eax what is it and how do i tell?

[phantom punisher]

ive niglected spelling and computer sound for so long that i dont really understand what this stuff is. i read in a post from renwick that my new sound driver now has eax in it and im eager to hear the difference. is there a way to test this?

[BoB NaPaLm]

EAX is Environmental Audio I believe. You can turn it on with some really weird effects in you sound options somewhere. It emulates having surround sound and is supposed to make you feel more like your in the game :D

[ElroyCarbon]

Yep I have been running it since the HL days and I personally like it. It only works with games that are designed for it I believe. IE You cannot use it in Quake 3 Arena at least not to the best of my knowledge.

CYA!

[phantom punisher]

cool thanks guys. just saw my ut2003 soports it

[Buzzdog]

EAX, is best experienced with surround speakers. 5.1 or better is the best way to go. I have an audigy with the klipsche 5.1 set up. I play alot of wwiionline. Just recently they have gotten their 3d sound to perform nicely. I am not sure if it is EAX or not, but let me tell ya, the ability to actually hear a low flying plane come in from the rear and fly over head while strafing you is INSANE. Now granted this game still has alot of other issues that need fixed, but they are slowly working them out.

Back to EAX, I belive it is creatives propriatary 3d sound api, similar to how 3dfx had the glide api.


Buzzdog