vista

So I got a lap top Compac Presario F700 with Vista and the Creative Soundblaser LIve 24bit external. I loaded the Vista driver that came with sound card. Nothing looks the same as the posts show. I can't even get REW to recognize the sound card in the settings window under Output Device and Output. Tom

[brucek]

with Vista and the Creative Soundblaser LIve 24bit external

Yeah, that thread on the SoundBlaster Live is really for XP users. There are some issues with Vista that may be a problem. There are some reports that the latest drivers are more promising, but it wasn't enough to convince me to buy it. Have you tried controlling the levels in REW with the SoundBlaster application itself, or with the Vista Playback and Record Devices screen?

You can look at the thread where I do indicate a card I have been successful with, but I'm afraid I have no experience with the Live card.

brucek

Sounds like the Audio Advantage SRM is the way to go. I'll be ordering it tonight. I really don't feel like jacking around with SB live, at least it was relatively inexpensive. Thanks for the help. Tom

[allredp]

So, I just got my Galaxy 140 and the SB Live External SC... I'm running Vista on my I-Mac (boot-camp).

This thread is the first I've heard that I may have problems with Vista and the SB Live! card.

Is there a fix or work-around?

I'm very excited to get my Dali/Ultra system calibrated and my room acoustically treated...

Thanks!

I installed the Audio Advantage SRM sound card. I did the set up to do the calibrations. When I try to calibrate the sound card every thing goes fine but I don't have the graph showing the frequency response of the sound card. What am I missing?

[brucek]

When I try to calibrate the sound card every thing goes fine but I don't have the graph showing the frequency response of the sound card. What am I missing?

We would need a bit more information?
When you say fine, do you mean the input and output VU readings were good?

brucek

Yes. Head room is 9.5 db.

[brucek]

When I try to calibrate the sound card every thing goes fine but I don't have the graph showing the frequency response of the sound card

OK, so I don't really know what to say... Can you describe further the statement, "When I try to calibrate the sound card every thing goes fine but I don't have the graph showing the frequency response of the sound card".........

You need to show some pictures or something.....

brucek

Now when I click the start measuring tab it freezes up. The out meter will jump up to -12 and then drop down. It reads -21 at the top of the top meter and then nothing.

[brucek]

Let's forget about REW for a bit and see if the card is installed correctly.

When you examine the Playback and the Recording Devices (by right clicking the speaker in the System Tray of Windows), do you see the SRM soundcard shown as seen in the pics below?
You should see both the laptops on-board soundcard and the SRM soundcard listed in both.

Playback devices shows SRM analog and digital outputs plus the onboard device



Recording devices shows the SRM two analog and one digital inputs plus onboard device


brucek