Creative X-FI 5.1 USB Soundcard and PulseAudio - Page 3

durangowildlife · #31 1st March 2009, 09:52 PM

Quote:

Playing Music/Ali_Farka_Touré/The_Source/Ali_Farka_Touré_-_Cinquante_Six.flac.
Audio only file format detected.
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Opening audio decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg/libavcodec audio decoders
AUDIO: 44100 Hz, 2 ch, s16le, 713.0 kbit/50.53% (ratio: 89128->176400)
Selected audio codec: [ffflac] afm: ffmpeg (FFmpeg FLAC audio decoder)
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AO: [alsa] 44100Hz 2ch s16le (2 bytes per sample)
Video: no video
===== PAUSE =====
A: 11.5 (11.4) of 331.0 (05:31.0) 0.9%

Will change audio settings in Preferences and see what that does.

durangowildlife · #32 2nd March 2009, 01:31 AM

So right now mplayer works best. Rhythmbox has a lot of popping when ALSA is selected in the sound preference. Also see that Pulseaudio is sucking up 7% of my CPU when using Rhythmbox, which seems pretty high. I don't have Amarok installed, and I don't really like it, but I know it's closer to Foobar2000 in that you can select an output device -- might try it later. Also have to try some surround files.

Thanks again for the help!

paulvictor · #33 4th June 2009, 04:55 PM

@mndar,
When you said "Sound was working fine with stereo on your usb Creative Surround 5.1",was sound coming out of all 5 speakers(in a stereo manner) or only from the front left and right speakers? Am planning to buy this sound card and would like to know if i can get a pseudo 5.1 experience.Else i'll settle with my intel inbuilt sound card.

Expecting a reply!

mndar · #34 16th January 2010, 02:09 PM

Sorry paulvictor. Never saw your post until today. I know this is too late but anyway..
I've only used it with a 2 Channel setup.

BTW, something I did not know before buying this card is that all the X-Fi stuff is done by the Windows driver/software. There is nothing in hardware for the X-Fi, CMSS 3D and all that stuff.
I would have been better off with one of those USB DACs like the NuForce Icon uDAC
http://www.nuforce.com/hp/products/iconudac/index.php
http://billstclair.com/blog/nuforce_icon_udac.html