There is a lot of software installed with the Audigy. Unfortunately it isn't accessible to Jaws. But if you get some sighted help you can set it up and just use the Audio HQ program to make minor changes.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Shigeru Toda" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2005 10:59 PM Subject: is the problem with Winamp, soundcard or XP? > Hi Gene and Larry, > > > > Thank you for your immediate replies. Gene, you were right on. I never > thought of checking the default configuration. In fact, I never knew you > could change the settings on the driver. This machine came as is, so I > never had to deal with that part of the setup. > > > > It took me a while to find where to change the configuration. But I > finally > found it in the speaker tab of the sounds and audio devices in the control > panel. I was pleasantly surprised to see so many different configurations > there, and sure enough, the default configuration was desktop speakers. > > > > Larry, my Winamp problem went away when I changed the speaker > configuration > to surround sound 5.1 speakers. Oh, what a relief! I am so glad to hear > the clean sound on podcast files using Winamp. Again. > > > > Thank you for your help, both of you. > > > > ST > > > > > > Below is the original message I sent: > > > > Hello everyone: > > > > > > > > I've been having a bit of a problem. I have a Pentium 4 with XP > > professional. It's running at about 3.08GHz with one gigabytes of RAM. > > Ever since I installed Total Recorder about a month ago, I've been having > to > > take care of a problem here and there. > > > > > > > > It started out with the microphone input on the soundcard no longer > > responding. It turned out that somehow the Total Recorder's driver did > not > > like the SoundBlaster Audigy driver and corrupted it. This problem was > > fixed by uninstalling and reinstalling the SoundBlaster Audigy driver, and > > the microphone input on the soundcard now works. But in the process the > > Total Recorder's driver disappeared. At this point that is a minor issue > > for me. > > > > > > > > Then the second major problem happened. For some reason, the rear > speakers > > on the surround sound system quit working. I know the speakers themselves > > are working because when I use them as front speakers, they work. So at > > this point I don't know whether there is something wrong with the > soundcard > > or the controller that is connected to the soundcard since I have no idea > > how I can test them. I forgot to mention that the sound system is Boston > > Acoustics' BA7900 5 and 1 speaker system. It is possible that the problem > > may be the subwoofer since the all the speakers are directly connected to > > it. The controller brings the sound signals from the soundcard and feeds > > them into the subwoofer. > > > > > > > > My third problem, which is the reason for this inquiry, is that I noticed > > last night Winamp was playing the podcast files I downloaded in very poor > > quality. They sound like listening to a far-away FM radio station with > > quite a bit of static. Sometimes the files played are breaking up as if > I'm > > getting a bad stream. I played the same files on Studio Recorder and > Sound > > Forge, and they are in perfect quality with no extra noise. > > > > > > > > Does anyone out there happen to know what's going on with my system? I > > don't know if I need to be focusing on my soundcard, Winamp or speaker > > system. I've unstalled and reinstalled different versions of Winamp > several > > times. But the result is just the same. I wish I new how surround sound > > signals are coming out from the soundcard, so that I could test to see if > > all the ports are in working order. > > > > > > > > There are five jacks on the soundcard. I know the microphone jack, > line-in > > jack and line-out (at least I think that's what it is) jack are working. > > But I'm not sure about the jack between line-in and line-out, and the jack > > on the outside opposite from the microphone jack. > > > > > > > > If anyone out there can help me, I would greatly appreciate it. > > > > > > > > Sorry about the long-winded explanation of my problem. > > > > > > > > ST > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we > offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com > _______________________________________________ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com
