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z906 surround sound and music

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sensuibean

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Dec 23, 2011
Hey guys,

So i just went out and treated myself to the Lgitech z-906 5.1 surround system, and since i didn't feel speakers of this caliber should be used with my motherboard's integrated sound card, i picked up the creative x-fi fatal1ty sound card.

Installed everything but for some reason when i have it in 3d surround sound mode some of my song's vocals and sometimes instruments are VERYY quiet. When i use the control console to change the stereo mode to default (5.1) it sounds perfectly fine, I'd really like to get 3d surround working as the songs sound much better aside from the quiet vocals.
is this normal? suggestions?
I'm using 3.5mm to connect pc to subwoofer.

Let me know what you think and thanks in advance!

~Sensui
 
Have you set anything in your audio control panel? The vocals should be playing clearly through the center channel, and at a somewhat lower volume from the front mains. On a related note, why not just listen to music in stereo? Afterall, thats how it was recorded, mixed, and engineered. If you want surround music, get some DVD-A tracks, those are in true surround. Generally, the DVD-A tracks will be from a live performance. When you go to a concert, is the band in front of you on stage? Or is the guitarist behind you, the drummer up on the balcony, and the singer sitting in front of you? ;) Just a little food for thought, no pun intended. When you listen to a stereo recording, once you close your eyes, you should be able to pin point where on stage the various instruments are coming from. This is called soundstage. On well engineered recordings, you can hear the guitarist move back and forth on stage, the singer move from side to side, etc. Running a stereo recording in surround smears this effect, and it will not be able to be heard when coming from more than 2 speakers.
 
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