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yeah im in cevo atm for TF2 and well be joining another league soon. I started out with CS 1.3, years ago and then gradually went through CS 1.3/.4/.5/.6 CS:S, COD1-2-3-4, BF2142, and more = /
ATM im focusing on TF2 so i want any hardware/software that can make me excel at that game.
The weird thing is that at one point, i got fed up with the creative drivers and i uninstalled everything from drivers to volume panel and all taht stuff. And then i restarted the comp and it found the oldest drivers for creative which was like from 2005 and i tried playing TF2 with that, and i put the game settings to 2.1 speaker and i actually had some sort of a 3D environment for like 2 hours. People would run past me and up steps and i could hear exactly where they were. then i closed the game and started playing the next day and it wasnt there anymore. and i havent been able to reproduce that since. So maybe its my card malfunctioning? i dont know.
or maybe its my settings, cuz i read that you have to play around with the:
1)windows sound settings +Bass + Treble
2)Soundcard settings + 3DSS + Crystallizer
3)ingame settings
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try installing the latest x-fi drivers and use these settings
game mode , cmss3d ON, snd_digital surround 1(snd_legacy_surround 0 for orange box games), speakers 2.1 mode (NOT headphone mode, much clearer audio and positioning especially when using quality headphones, use this audio file as a test if you don't believe me
Holophonic Sound - 2Loop.com ) game and xp control panel options set to 5.1 (
Guru3D.com Forums - View Single Post - X-Fi CMSS-3D Headphone )
please note that you need first to install THX console (found in the drivers cd) and launch it at least once in order to tweak your thx.ini file located somewhere in \Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Creative\Spi , once you find it use these values
[Spatializer]
2=89
3=1
4=89
5=1
then set your x-fi control panel speaker mode to 2.1 instead of headphones and reboot, DON't open the thx console again or your speaker angles will be back to +60/-60,for more info about this tweak check these links out,
[H]ard|Forum - View Single Post - Dolby Headphone or CMSS-3D better for surround gaming? X-FI 3D positional sound through headphones with CMSS 3D. - nV News Forums
If you want to play games like BF2 prey and ut2k4 where elevation filter is vital and works flawlessly switch back to headphone mode and set macroFX and elevation filter to ON instead of auto.
btw crystalizer EQ and svm should be disabled from the game console when using quality headphones too, hope i helped