.TuG.brok21k Posted February 27, 2007 Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 I think my Sounblaster audigy is on the way out (its only a few months old). So I thought i'll treat my self to the Sound blaster Johnathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel model (who ever the **** that is.) http://www.soundblaster.com/products/product.asp?category=1&subcategory=208&product=14000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.TuG.Skeeta Posted February 27, 2007 Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 His meant to be the best online gamer and is paid by a few of the big companies. Out of intrest, whats happining to your card? I think mine might be on the way out as well and I remember we bought it at the same time from the same supplier..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.TuG.brok21k Posted February 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 It doesn?t seem to output multiple sounds (voices) through the channels. So during GRAW I can?t always tell where bullets/sounds are coming from. The Creative X-Fi series supports 128 separate channels. Hopefully I should notice a difference. I can?t really complain the Audigy 64bit was really cheap. I guess you get what you pay for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.TuG.brok21k Posted February 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 With this sound card you can identify players from a greater distance. I can pin-point players movement so much more accurately, it totally reduces confusion. It almost feels like a hack, you can hear people upto 10 meters away (not just running, you can hear creeping and shuffling sounds). A must buy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.TuG.Skeeta Posted March 1, 2007 Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 OMG!!! I went round Broks house last night (mainly to mock him for spending so much on a sound card), that card is amazing. I played 3 rounds last night and averaged about 13 kills a round. Its almost as good as having a wall hack, if I saw someone killing people the way I was last night I would say that there hacking, its that good. The surround sound system it uses is amazing, if anyone was close to me I could tell EXACTLEY where they were, there was no way anyone would be able to sneek up on you without you knowing, it really is amazing. If yoy want to up your game to a new level buy this card, at £85 it is a bit expensive - mine arrives tommorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.TuG.Beaver Posted March 1, 2007 Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 Didnt I say on TS the other night that its amazing? I think you should buy me a new card too!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.TuG.Tweak Posted March 1, 2007 Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 The XFI Extreme music version is about ?50. Apparently it's the same card only cut down a bit (as fars as connectors go). It still has the channels and the on board processor etc. Might be a better option for the more cash strapped of us. Mine arrives on Monday. By the way John, are you using surround sound headphones or regular ones with the virtual surround sound?? Quote "Many of the EAX features never really impressed me, but with the CMSS-3DHeadphone setting enabled, you get the most immersive sound experience yet in a video game. The effect encompasses you with a believable 3D field. You can hear sounds all around you, front, sides, behind, above, and below. There are still some mixing issues that affect the immersion, but this is much better than Creative's past efforts. It is much better than the Sensaura3D 2.0, in my opinion, especially with the MacroFX. To give you some sense of what I'm talking about, I first used to our reference Terratec DMX 6-fire with Sensaura3D. This setup provided a very transparent and accurate sound field. Then came the X-Fi with EAX HD 5.0. A game like BF2 makes situational awareness very important, which makes sound very important. With EAX and CMSS Headphone, it was easy to gauge which direction, height, and how far away a sniper shot was, thus making easy work to sneak up on the guy to knife or shock paddle for the big points. Comparing EAX with and without CMSS, it was not possible to do the above without the CMSS. Without CMSS, just regular EAX, some sounds were reversed, like the engine sounds in tanks and buggies. If I'm not mistaken, engine sounds should come from where the engine actually is, in the back. Other sounds, like reverb and ambient (turret whine), were not accurate either, by being too little. With the CMSS-3DHeadphone setting, the game provides you with a lot more sound information and sucks you fully and completely into the game. The EAX features actually seem to work, providing occlusion, masking, and reflection, among all the other bits of reverb and crispy, detailed gun sounds. Did you notice that ejected shells will make different sounds depending on the ground texture? I didn't until the X-Fi." Sounds like the mut's nuts to me fellas. It increases your frame rate as well. In about 90% of games it's about 10% !!!! Makes sense as the burden of sound is taken away from your processor. Don't even get me started on the fantastic on board sound that we get these days!! All my games ran about 25% faster when I got my Audigy 2. We should all get one. I think the WD grenade accuracy has just been explained!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.TuG.Beaver Posted March 1, 2007 Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 I just ordered my X-Fi Extreme Music OEM today from dabs.com - I couldnt wait for 3 days, so took next day delivery. Should have it here at work tomorrow morning so I can play with it in the evening.... Then we'll own some noobs over the weekend!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.TuG.Skeeta Posted March 1, 2007 Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 Tweak, John uses surrond sound headphones (I know because we have the same set!) you cang et them from here (I think there great btw): http://www.steelseries.com/products/steel_sound/steelsound_5h_v2/information BUT I have read quite a few reviews that say you dont have to use surrond sound, by some witchcraft they make stero headphones work in surround sound, although I doubt that would be as good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.TuG.Beaver Posted March 1, 2007 Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 Tweak, John uses surrond sound headphones (I know because we have the same set!) you cang et them from here (I think there great btw): http://www.steelseries.com/products/steel_sound/steelsound_5h_v2/information BUT I have read quite a few reviews that say you dont have to use surrond sound, by some witchcraft they make stero headphones work in surround sound, although I doubt that would be as good! Those headphones aren't true surround sound headphones - they are just stereo phones. With the USB version offering 'virtual' 7.1 sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.TuG.brok21k Posted March 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2007 I have just ordered these custom made head phones: http://www.creativemods.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1859 (Skeeta, at least andy from college is doing ok). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.TuG.Beaver Posted March 3, 2007 Report Share Posted March 3, 2007 I have my X-Fi card installed toady. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.TuG.JJUK Posted March 3, 2007 Report Share Posted March 3, 2007 lol now we all have it just got to get some headphones now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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