SBlive sounds like crap on cds?

[TimDgsr]

i have some altec lansing speakers, forget the model number, but 4 speakers and a sub.

everything sounds perfectly fine until i put in a cd, and then half my speakers stop playing and the sound quality sounds like trash.

any ideas?

 

[Element-Xero]

id check your connections on the audio in and digital audio in on your sb live card.

If its only when there is a CD it is almost definately something with that connection. I have had problems with the digital out/in on my Live 5.1 to my dvdrom drive, so i switched it to analog without any more trouble. Give that a try if you are using the digital ports. Also, in the volume control panel, try muting the digital sound, see if that helps. Good luck.

E~X

 

[Cooler666]

try using Windows Media Player

 

[Sonny]

What do your mixer settings look like?

 

[CrystalMethod]

Which Live! Do you have? The regular one or the 5.1 digital?

 

[TimDgsr]

like this

5.1 digital

 

[Element-Xero]

Did you check the digital/analog audio cables yet? The ones that go from the card to the CD/DVD Drive? I think that gets my vote as the culprit still. If its only CD related and your CD audio volume settings are not any different than your other volume settings, I say its the cable. As I said same thing happened to me with that same sound card and it was because of the cable.