Now this isn't right...

**AngelEyes** · **08-10-07, 01:01 PM**

I have come back to Rew after a fair few months bsense and I just know I am doing something wrong...

I am using Vista 32 Ultimate and an X-Fi Extreme Gamer sound card with a Radioshack SPL meter. I have the latest drivers and the correct cal file for my meter. Sub is SVS PB12 Ultra.

I have set levels and created a cal file for my sound card. After muh trial and error it seems only the 'What U hear' input under Recording in the Vista Sound control panel will allow you to create a cal file without all that horrid feedback.

When i measure I get the follwing graph which is obviously complete rubbish. I hope I am just doing smething stupid and you can help as i amtearing out what little hair i have left...

The red line is supposed to be my room measurement...

**AngelEyes** · **08-10-07, 01:09 PM**

Ok, I see what is going on now... the 'What U Hear' input is not an external input at all so the SPL meter isn't even in use. Looks like the X-Fi is no good for this job then as all other inputs give a load of feedback and monitoring cannot be trurned off to the best of my knowledge...

**brucek** · **08-10-07, 01:32 PM**

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After muh trial and error it seems only the 'What U hear' input under Recording in the Vista Sound control panel will allow you to create a cal file without all that horrid feedback.

Yeah, you've answered your own question. That's just the graph of an internal loopback in the card. The line is a perfect mirror image of the meter calibration as expected.

I can't imagine that you can't turn of monitoring.......

brucek

**AngelEyes** · **08-10-07, 01:37 PM**

I am just downloading the creative Media Sourcesoftware, I have a feeling this may be what i nee to configure things properly.. fingers crossed.

**AngelEyes** · **08-10-07, 01:55 PM**

It looks like the software to configure the X-Fi isn't available for Vista... just great.

**clubfoot** · **08-11-07, 08:41 AM**

I don't have Vista but there is a slider for "what you hear", try setting it to zero.

**AngelEyes** · **08-11-07, 12:19 PM**

I have XP on a dual boot and have found the 'turn monitor off' setting which is only available in 'Audio Creation Mode' or whatever it is. It looks like a mixing desk and is beyond me what everything does....

Anyway i managed to get some where with it but desoite setting all my levels at 75db on the Processors test tones when I try to measure the sub in Rew it is something like 30db quieter than the input... I need to fiddle more but not today, I have brain fry.

I don't remember it being this hard to setup last time i used it (previous version).

Adam

**cruzmisl** · **08-11-07, 11:38 PM**

I tried to get SB Live to work with Vista....no go after 3 days. Best to find a friend with a laptop that has XP, that's what I did and
I had it up and running in 10 minutes.

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