Audio problem

[MDD1]

Hello i have an old Sounblaster Live! 5.1 soundcard. The issue i have is that it only seems to play 4 channels at one time when i it can play all the channels perfectly well when only any of 1, 2, 3 or 4 channels are connected to the subwoofer of my speakers but i can never get 5 at the same time.

I am using a Creative program called Creative Audio HQ. When i test my speakers with this program in the 5.1 configuration and say for example the rear-left speaker is disconnected from the subwoofer, I can hear front left, front right, center, pause, rear-right. When i connected my rear-left speaker i get front left, front right, pause, rear left, rear right as if i have removed my center speaker cable from the subwoofer when i have not touched it. It seems almost as if my system is programmed as a 4.1 configuration but i have used the program to make it 5.1. Can anybody offer me any advice?

I forgot to mention that i have used this card flawlessly for about 3 years and for about 1.5 years i have had this problem and not know what to do to help it.

 

[Athadeus]

Do you have analog or digital speakers? Digital speakers only have 1 output for all the channels, and analog speakers usually have 3 stereo outputs. What model speakers are they?

You can check in Control Panel > Sounds and Audio Devices > Volume Tab > Speaker Settings Area > Advanced, and see what mode the output is set for. Howevere, the creative Audio HQ usually overrides that setting, sometimes without keeping them synchronized. I just use the Createive Audio Console for my SB Audigy.

 

[MDD1]

Ummm im not sure whether they are analog or digital. All i know about the speakers is that there is 5 speakers and a (very powerful!) subwoofer.

The model of the speakers is:
"Cambridge Desktop Theater 5.1"
" DTT2200"

 

[MDD1]

Ah ok. My speakers in windows were set to "Quadraphonic" and now i have changed them to "5.1 surround sound speakers" although there is no change to the sound and my center speaker is still mute.

 

[ChonChon]

try to go higher on that speaker setting in windows...

 

[MDD1]

Ive tried 7.1 Home Theater and 7.1 wide configuration but no change either.

 

[ChonChon]

call creative?