Sound Blaster

[asamp]

Hello All, I'm at my witts end here! I'm trying to get spdif out in vista by using the same configuration from XPP, but its no go.

I dl the Audigy2zs vista drivers from creatives web site and installed them in my newbuild with no problem.

In XP to get Spdif out:

Speakers setting in xp: = sound 5.1 + digital out

Creative audio console: = spdif passthru to external decoder =  Logitech 5.1 THX, DTS decoder/Speakers

PowerDVD 9 Ultra: sound = Spdif

THX Console = 5.1

But Vista will not produce bitstreamed compressed sound out like XPP.

In Vista Sound: Spdif

Creative audio console = spdif passthru to external decoder =  Logitech 5.1 THX, DTS decoder/Speakers

PowerDVD 9 Ultra sound: = Spdif

But all I get is static. Is there something I'm missing? am I configuring this right??

HELP!!!

regards,

Asamp

[jmacguire]

When you get static that means you are passing the signal out, but you must still have DOLBY DIGITAL LIVE or DTS CONNECT turned on which is encoding the signal still. 

[asamp]

Hi Jmacguire, do you know how to setup spdif in vista?? To answer your question the Logitech 5.1 thx, Dts, Dolby, speakers, and decoder handles the decoding. However, I did set the creative audio console > decoder > Spdif external decoder. LMK, Asamp

[jmacguire]

That sounds right.  But if you have DDL (Dolby Digital Live) or DTS activated, then they are encoding the signal you are passing out, so if you have an encoded stream from a DVD, then the DDL or DTS will try to encode it again, creating static.  If you turn off DDL or DTS Connect, then no encoding is being done and the signal should pass straight through to your speakers and the unit there should decode the signal for playback.

[asamp]

Hi Jmacquire, I'm not at home now but I dont remember a panel for choosing DD or DTS for encoding. I just choose spdif out to my Logitechs for the encoding.  Where do you turn  DD and DTS off??

Regards,

Asamp

[jmacguire]

Some people bought the Dolby Digital/DTS connect pack for Vista/Windows 7. Therefore I thought you might have a tray applet like my X-Fi console launcher that lets you turn off or on the DTS/Dolby encoding features on the fly

[asamp]

No, I only have the supported creative files which I dl, and I'm trying to produce Spdif out using the same configuration from XP to Vista, but it a no go in vista. Does anyone know how to produce Spdif out in Vista?

[jmacguire]

http://shark007.net/forum/Thread-problem-spdif-passthrough-x-fi-decoder-Win7

similar but not exact, this codec pack is a great place to start to give you output options on your system for 5.1 sound.

[asamp]

Hello All, is anyone out there getting spdif out in vista??

[acousticwave]

Hi asamp

It sounds OK about your setup. what I shall do is just give you few suggestions to double check with.

1. First make sure your optical/coaxial cable works fine and also your z-5500's control pod; if it is fine...

2. Check whether you have selected Dolby Digital live/DTS connect under the "Encoder" tab of your Creative Audio Console; if it is selected de select it.

3. Check whether you selected 'spdif passthrough' under the decoder tab of Creative Audio Conole.If it is not, select it.

4. Go to' Control Panel' ---- 'Sound'----Select SPDIF Creative Audigy-----Select 'Properties' tab------ select 'Levels' tab and check whether the sound level is set on very low (say 0) (its a 0-100 scale) if it is set in low please move it to a higher value (80/90/100).

After all these measures still your problem persist; go to 'control panel' select 'sound' select 'SPDIF Audigy 2' and set it as default; restart windows and try a DVD.

Try these and let me know whether it work or not

GOOD LUCK

acousticwave