Solved Low sound volume

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saulob

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I have one Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Value

Ok, I read that it's a driver problem.
But, I already tried both drivers available to my card, the one official from Sound Blaster (SBAX_PCDRV_LB_2_18_0011.exe) and the one from Daniel_K (Audigy_SupportPack_2_0.exe) and same low volume problem.

Still the sound is very low. Yes, everything is on maximum and the 'Communications' tab is on 'Do nothing'

Please, someone, help me :)

I'm using Windows 7 RTM.
 

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Give this one a try,

SB Audigy Series Support Pack 2.5 (08/09/2009) - Creative Labs

He just posted it today,

Fixes and improvements:

- Workarounds a bug that unexpectedly resets the speaker configuration.
- Prevents an issue during installation on Windows 7/Vista that may result in low volume when certain enhancements are enabled.
- Really improves CMSS Headphone experience.
- Dolby Digital Live works on Windows 7.
- Updates all InstallShield setup scripts to support Windows 7.
- Fixes installation INI to properly install applications depending on the detected OS.
- Removes COM workaround for Equalizer, fixed by Creative.
- Adds workaround to a memory corruption issue preventing Equalizer from starting on Windows 7/Vista.
- Updates shared modules, responsiveness on certain applications is improved.
- Enables CMSS2 and Stereo Surround.
- Fixes 32-bit ASIO not working on Windows 7 x64.
- Fixes Encoder not available on Windows 7 x64 (related to fix above).
- Modifies default format on Windows 7 / Vista to 24-bit, 48kHz.
- Properly adds support for 64-bit OpenAL and 64-bit ASIO.
- Sets default speaker setting to 5.1 to properly reset configs to their defaults during install (fixes Bass and Treble leves not set to
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The bolded bit sure sounds like what you are describing.
 

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saulob said:
I have one Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Value

Ok, I read that it's a driver problem.
But, I already tried both drivers available to my card, the one official from Sound Blaster (SBAX_PCDRV_LB_2_18_0011.exe) and the one from Daniel_K (Audigy_SupportPack_2_0.exe) and same low volume problem.

Still the sound is very low. Yes, everything is on maximum and the 'Communications' tab is on 'Do nothing'

Please, someone, help me :)

I'm using Windows 7 RTM.
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Have you configured the speakers in windows? I was having problems with movie sound until I set to DVD quality.
 

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I was having the same problem on my Vista machine, chev65.

Your picture .... "set to DVD quality" ... helped me on that machine! LOL Thanks ;)
 

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chev65.

Thank you very much. your tip fixed that low volume...

I got the new daniel_k driver and the same error, but, you fixed :)

I'm going to post right now on the Daniel_K thread in the Creative forum about this fix, ok?

Thanks.
 

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Jacee said:
I was having the same problem on my Vista machine, chev65.

Your picture .... "set to DVD quality" ... helped me on that machine! LOL Thanks ;)
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Yes that one threw me off for a minute also, I put a movie in and no sound at all so I figured that was the one to play with, i'm not sure why it's not on DVD quality by default. Thanks for the rep.
 

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saulob said:
chev65.

Thank you very much. your tip fixed that low volume...

I got the new daniel_k driver and the same error, but, you fixed :)

I'm going to post right now on the Daniel_K thread in the Creative forum about this fix, ok?

Thanks.
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Sure you can do that, I'm sure a bunch of other people are having that problem because the sound isn't set to DVD quality by default for some reason.
 

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thanks fixed my sound problem
 

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sound still low

Thanks everybody, but the sound is still low. This is a major problem, dont you think? Can we expect a real solution from Microsoft? Thanks again,
marinildac
 

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It's not a "microsoft" problem - it's a SoundBlaster issue. Microsoft doesn't (or doesn't have to) make the OS work with SoundBlaster's, SoundBlaster must make their hardware/drivers work with whatever it's installed on.
 

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fireberd said:
It's not a "microsoft" problem - it's a SoundBlaster issue. Microsoft doesn't (or doesn't have to) make the OS work with SoundBlaster's, SoundBlaster must make their hardware/drivers work with whatever it's installed on.
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No it isn't. According to marinildac's specs he is using onboard sound, and I know Jacee is as well.

marinildac if you didn't also try the "16 bit, 44100 Hz" setting.
 

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Thank you very much. Well, I did it weeks ago, and also installed the new Realtek stuff. Sound is now audible, but I wonder, is it enough...?
(oh, Marinildac is a she, a 63 y-o old Brazilian she... :))
 

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i just keep 1 or 2 % sound it work like 100% something wrong
 

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