[PD] 4 chanel out of a Soundblaster Live 5.1 platinum

Hans-Christoph Steiner hans at eds.org
Mon Aug 28 22:10:32 CEST 2006


I got 6 channels working in an Audigy 2, which I think is the same  
chipset.  Here's my notes on how:

http://at.or.at/hans/misc/audigy+alsa.html

.hc

On Aug 22, 2006, at 12:20 AM, Nicholas Ward wrote:

> Hi thanks,
> So i got kx working fine. Damn confusing piece of software. Looks  
> like it will be windows 98, kx drivers, and an SB Live setup.  
> Brings me back!
> No time to play with linux install.
>
>
> On 21 Aug 2006, at 22:52, beau c wrote:
>
>> Hi Nicholas,
>>    I tryed it with an audigy mp3 (also made by creative). The  
>> problem back then, and probably still today, is that port audio  
>> needs to have the same number of inputs as outputs. With newer  
>> versions of pd, you maybe able to get around that by using the  
>> multiple audio card features in the setup preferences. If your  
>> thinking about linux try http://dynebolic.org/ ; it is a bootable  
>> cd and comes with pd already installed, so you can see if it would  
>> work before you wipe your xp install. I don't think kx would work  
>> persay, but you could do some interesting pd like things within kx  
>> itself.
>>
>>
>> On 8/21/06, Nicholas Ward <nicholas.ward at cs.tcd.ie > wrote: Hi,
>>> Im putting together an old PC for an installation and i need four
>>> output channels. I was wondering if anyone has ever managed to get 4
>>> channel out of an SB live 5.1? With the standard XP installed  
>>> driver i
>>> can only get sound out of the front and nothing from the rear.
>>> I dont mind putting on linux if that will help (windows at the  
>>> moment)
>>> its just a p3 500.
>>> Im going to try the kx drivers and see how that goes.
>>> Thanks for any tips though
>>> Nick
>>>
>>>
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