GotNoRice
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I’m trying to switch over to using Vista64, and currently Dual Boot with XP32.
When I boot into Vista, the maximum volume output is about 12db lower than the maximum volume output in XP. This is immediately obvious, as I have the digital output from my Audigy2 ZS going into the digital input of my EMU 0404, which is actually in another computer at the moment, but is only being used as a DAC. Having patchmix open on that other computer, I can clearly see that the digital audio being sent from the audigy while running vista is 12db lower than while under XP.
Aside from the volume issue, I noticed the audio sounding even worse than normal still, and after opening up the “speaker” properties I could see that there are tone controls that are quite clearly affecting the sound. The max you can adjust either the bass or the treble with either slider is +12db. I’m guessing that isn’t a coincidence, like maybe they reduced the maximum volume by +12db so that tards who max the EQ don’t cause clipping.
Is there any way to simply disable or bypass these horrible tone controls? The idea of my audio being sent through a crappy software EQ makes me sick to my stomach. Also, the 12db volume reduction means I have to turn the volume knob on my little dot up considerably higher, to the point where I can hear hiss when no audio is playing; that’s not gonna fly.
When I boot into Vista, the maximum volume output is about 12db lower than the maximum volume output in XP. This is immediately obvious, as I have the digital output from my Audigy2 ZS going into the digital input of my EMU 0404, which is actually in another computer at the moment, but is only being used as a DAC. Having patchmix open on that other computer, I can clearly see that the digital audio being sent from the audigy while running vista is 12db lower than while under XP.
Aside from the volume issue, I noticed the audio sounding even worse than normal still, and after opening up the “speaker” properties I could see that there are tone controls that are quite clearly affecting the sound. The max you can adjust either the bass or the treble with either slider is +12db. I’m guessing that isn’t a coincidence, like maybe they reduced the maximum volume by +12db so that tards who max the EQ don’t cause clipping.
Is there any way to simply disable or bypass these horrible tone controls? The idea of my audio being sent through a crappy software EQ makes me sick to my stomach. Also, the 12db volume reduction means I have to turn the volume knob on my little dot up considerably higher, to the point where I can hear hiss when no audio is playing; that’s not gonna fly.