Sound Blaster

For the last month ive been trying to get my computer to play DTS surround sound. Its been completely frustrating why this isnt working. First ill post me set up of what i have. AMD FX 8300 16G ram 970 GTX 4G Sound Blaster Z Harman Kardon AVR 110 Optical (Sound blaster Z to Receiver) HDMI...

Hey I just installed a Creative Sound Blaster Z on my system, specs below just in case they matter: MB: Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3 CPU: AMD Phenom II x4 925 @ 2.8 GHz RAM: 12 GB DDR3 OS: Win7 64-bit Ultimate SP1 GPU: Geforce 260 GTX 896 MB The problem with the card was that the sound was heavily...

Hi, I've been looking into the forums and all over the internet and I couldn't find any info about this. I would like to know if I can connect my Headset (Optical audio) and a 5.1 system (5.1 jacks) to this sound card (Creative Sound Blaster XFI 5.1) and get sound simultaneously. I want to turn...

I'm sure this is a simple question, I'm just a novice at this. I'm looking to purchase this Sound Blaster card: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000LP0R3E/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?qid=1455982146&sr=1-4&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=Audigy It says it is 7.1, but there are only 4 connections. How do...

I just bought a pair of Technical Pro MB5000's bookshelf monitors. I want to test this software, but I dont have a soundblaster card. So what can I do to enable this software?

I recently decided upon purchasing a mid-tier 2.0 audio system and a sound card in order to solve a slight issue with my onboard sound. However, I need help determining which of the sound cards mentioned in the title is the better choice for me. I have provided some information below that will...

Hello from Spain! tl;dr Headset: Sound Blaster 3D Rage Wireless headset (USB conexion to MOBO) Sound Card: Sound Blaster Z Questions: Will they work together just fine, or does the headset need to be connected to the Sound Card directly by cable, in order to work? (Bare in mind this headset...

If i go over a certain volume (like over 75%) i start getting an annoying crackling noise. Here are the speakers I have right now...

Title says it all pretty much. My local shop took 44% off the SB Evo for Christmas so I've been wondering which headphones are better for gaming since they both cost about the same. I play on PC and 7.1 is somewhat important for certain games. I don't intend to use either of those headphones...

Hello! I have an old Toshiba SA-750 receiver, still in fine condition, and am thinking about buying a Sound Blaster Z sound card for my computer. I'm an avid music listener and concert goer. I do must of my music listening via Spotify Premium which is ~320 kbit/s I believe. I would use TOSLINK...

Hello guys, I'm in need of a new gaming headset. I had a Turtle beach px21 for about 3years now and finally the wire near the mixamp gave out so the microphone doesn't work anymore. I tried ordering Sound Blaster Tactics 3D Fury but they came out faulty so again I'm in need of a new headset...

Hi Everybody, So here is my dilemma, my Mom has previously bought me a Cyber Acoustics $30-$40 headset that has lasted about 2 years. She also bought one for herself that has now broken, and lasted about the same amount of time. The idea would be if we could get two $60-$80 headsets, and have...

I can't get games like System Shock or I have no mouth and i must scream to work because it does not detect my sound card. I try to select "Creative Labs Sound blaster or 100% compatible" and when i "attempt to configure sound driver automatically" it says ERROR XMIDI SOUND HARDWARE NOT FOUND...