Do you need Liveware for four channel sound?

[Fenix793]

I just upgraded to Win Me and I only installed the SB Live! drivers with no Liveware. I can't get four channel audio only two. Do I have to install Liveware for this? I really dont want to cuz its so bloated.

 

[BChico]

Did you set your speakers to 4 channel when you installed the drivers?

 

[Thyme]

You don't need liveware, but you can get the mixer and audioHQ with the driver isntall. Just make sure you install them.

 

[Fenix793]

Hmm the driver never installed anything but the driver. I went ahead and installed Liveware and now I have 4 channel sound. Weird. Its a lot less bloated when you get it off the internet. The CD one is just huge.

 

[heffe734]

no you don't...but when you installed your sb software...you had the option of choosing 4 speakers.
I htink you could go into the creative mixer and mess around with it...and make it 4 speakers there.

 

[DeeK]

The SB software *is* LiveWare. And the no-4-speaker problem is strange, since my brother installed drivers-only for his Live Value and he got all four channels.

 

[MTDEW]

If you just install the drivers, you have look under Sounds & Multimedia Properties & click the AUDIO tab.
Under Sound Playback/Preferred Device Click the ADVANCED button & select quadrophonic Speakers, to get all 4 channels to work.

This is in WinMe & I know the menus are slightly different in WinSe/Win2000 but it shouldnt be too difficult to find.

 

[AaronP]

do you have the creative Cambridge Soundworks Four Point Surround speaker package?
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hehe, if so, check the little fade dial on your remote thingy. I had a problem getting rear sound, and it turned out that that was the only problem!

hehe. I just made a post about it.