hmm..didnt know that before, very detailed explanation indeed... i never concern about pc audio before ^^
btw i have a Realtek Semiconductor standard on board audio, comes with the MSI 770 - C45 mobo..same as my laptop... lol, never heard of WASAPI before...learned something new today..i'll give it a try later on, and the Gigatweaker looks promising at least if it not using some auto tool tweaking stuff, On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 2:17 AM, tribaljet <[email protected]> wrote: > Oh, ok, I didn't get what you mean. The funny thing is that creative > made EAX 1 and 2 open source, but those sound better by a little > amount, adding more reverbs and echos that real positional audio, > which came with EAX 3. From 3 to 5 it's still proprietary, with only > one brand other than creative having access to EAX 5, and that's just > because they are modding x-fi chipsets. Creative is doing a lot of sh! > t these days, with very bloated software coming with their drivers, > but their hardware is still the best for gaming, and quite good for pc > audio. Take a look at my specs on the members page and see the > soundcard I have, then check the price ;) I do recommend it to anyone > who can listen the difference between crappy onboard and dedicated > audio solutions ;P > Btw, it's good that you have that Aiwa plugged in, as it will > strengthen the audio signal a bit. > > I know that Linux can have quite good sound, but xp is awful when it > comes to sound, mainly because of its kmixer that really degrades > audio, and that's why high-end soundcards bypass the internal mixer. > Vista and 7 on the other hand have really good sound by default, and > if you use WASAPI, then it's very close to perfection, given the > limitation of your audio hardware. Speaking of that, what is your > sound device? > > Also, take a look at GigaTweaker, perhaps (I only said perhaps) could > be a potential replacement for X-Setup: http://7room.net/gigatweaker/ > > On 16 Nov, 18:04, AngelicTears <[email protected]> wrote: > > lol..i never said EAX for music and stuffs...it's just i missed playing > > games in EAX...pure quality... > > hmm, i never thought about that..but i do noticed music sounded a lot > better > > in Linux and XP...but i still can live with that...im using a Aiwa mini > > Hi-fi as output btw..connected by mini 3.5 - to - RCA cable ^^ > > > > On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 1:58 AM, tribaljet <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Well, after microsoft and creative started a pissing contest with each > > > other, hardware acceleration was disabled, so creative had to make a > > > workaround for that since they are the leading pc soundcard > > > manufacturer. They created a f#uck!ng amazing software called ALchemy, > > > that converts DS3D calls to OpenAL, which means I play my games in all > > > their EAX 4.0 glory :D (for the ones that support that, that is). But > > > you're mixing things, EAX is an environmental engine that's used for > > > games, it isn't used for music or movies. > > > The onboard chips that go around computers nowadays are a little less > > > crappy, but are still very bad, and the physical plugs that > > > manufacturers use don't help sound quality at all, as well as a > > > complete lack of EMI shielding (which can be made at home just with > > > stuff people have in their kitchen;) ). > > > What kind of tweaks are you talking about, also what's outputting > > > sound on your pc? > > > > > On 16 Nov, 17:49, AngelicTears <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > yeah, and what i see from the last version (9.10 if not mistaken) > their > > > > included plugin up to vista..no new tweak for 7...indeed a great > loss... > > > > > > lol, an Ipv4 extermination counter...lol...but still, our ISP is a > little > > > > slow on advancing their services... > > > > > > ah, pc audio...as far as it's crappy nowadays, i do hate the fact > that > > > > win7/vista disables EAX completely...EAX was the best system in audio > > > > history for stereo users... > > > > lol, and i do noticed that almost ALL mobo uses Realtek audio..it's > not > > > too > > > > bad but still not good enough either...speaking of which, how can u > tweak > > > > the audio quality other than playback rate and freq tweaking? > > > > > > On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 1:39 AM, tribaljet <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > > For free?? Damn, that was one of my trusted software too :D It's > truly > > > > > a great loss for computers in general :S > > > > > Well, take a look here and see more or less when to expect really > big > > > > > changes:http://www.inetcore.com/project/ipv4ec/index_en.html > > > > > Btw, I'm thinking of creating a topic about computer audio, what do > > > > > you think of it? I know that most computer users have really crappy > > > > > onboard audio and things like that, but with a little tweak tweak > > > > > here, a little tweak tweak there, and things might not be so crappy > :) > > > > > > > On 16 Nov, 17:32, AngelicTears <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > ipv6..hmm, i do want to test it but i dont have any active use > for > > > ipv6 > > > > > > yet.. > > > > > > > > speaking of trusted tweaking software..dont forget the famous > X-Setup > > > > > > Pro...it's too bad though they discontinued it... :( > > > > > > but still the last version available for download and their > giving > > > the > > > > > > activation key for free... :) so recommended anyone to give it a > > > try... > > > > > > > > and yes, Solutp is a unique tool indeed..and i like the PC genome > > > thingy > > > > > ^^ > > > > > > > > On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 1:26 AM, tribaljet < > [email protected]> > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > I know, I've been using it for many years now, got some > licenses > > > after > > > > > > > doing some work for them. Great stuff, and in about a year or > so, > > > I'm > > > > > > > curious to try their replacement ipv6 solution. > > > > > > > Soluto just sounds interesting for their database, the tweaks > are > > > on > > > > > > > me, or a software which I can put my full trust on, and it > still > > > has > > > > > > > way too much road to walk :) > > > > > > > > > On 16 Nov, 17:18, AngelicTears <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > lol, sure thing..i find that software to be the most > interesting > > > one > > > > > for > > > > > > > > this year... > > > > > > > > > > Manager? which manager? soluto or cFos? > > > > > > > > > > lol, cFos is a must for me, installed it in every system i > > > > > had...mostly > > > > > > > to > > > > > > > > download stuffs and lower my ping time, so far i can pawned > very > > > hard > > > > > in > > > > > > > MW2 > > > > > > > > with cFos,,,^^ > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 1:14 AM, tribaljet < > > > [email protected]> > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > In case there are significant changes when it gets final, > do > > > make a > > > > > > > > > neat post on the group :) > > > > > > > > > So you like that manager? ;) > > > > > > > > > > > On 16 Nov, 17:12, AngelicTears <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > hmm...as far as i use it ( just 3 - 4 times, lol, after > that > > > i > > > > > turn > > > > > > > its > > > > > > > > > > service manual) > > > > > > > > > > it is pretty stable...their are some application dont > > > recognize > > > > > issue > > > > > > > but > > > > > > > > > > that's because their PC Genome database isn't done > > > yet..setting > > > > > do > > > > > > > apply > > > > > > > > > and > > > > > > > > > > it remembers what u have done recently so u can undo what > uve > > > > > done > > > > > > > > > > as easily.. > > > > > > > > > > > > there are some bug that i managed to pin point.. > > > > > > > > > > > > first ..when an application set to delay start up ( start > > > after > > > > > OS > > > > > > > boots > > > > > > > > > ) > > > > > > > > > > there are some major gap when the OS finished booting and > the > > > > > > > application > > > > > > > > > > should start (the Soluto service manually delay the > > > application, > > > > > not > > > > > > > the > > > > > > > > > OS > > > > > > > > > > ) for example, my cFos Bandwidth Manager started 30 > seconds > > > after > > > > > OS > > > > > > > > > boots. > > > > > > > > > > > > second..the service itself consume a approx 3 second on > my > > > boot > > > > > time > > > > > > > ( i > > > > > > > > > > manage to save just 1 second with that software) so an > extra > > > 2 > > > > > > > seconds > > > > > > > > > when > > > > > > > > > > the soluto service set to automatic.. > > > > > > > > > > > > other than that there's no major bug... > > > > > > > > > > > > mainly what i like about this piece of software is not > > > because it > > > > > > > saves > > > > > > > > > boot > > > > > > > > > > time, it actually shows what's running during boot up, > and i > > > mean > > > > > > > > > > accurately... > > > > > > > > > > it's still in beta, so the bugs mentioned above is still > > > > > > > acceptable...i > > > > > > > > > do > > > > > > > > > > hope that their minimize their software resource usage > during > > > > > boot up > > > > > > > .. > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 1:01 AM, tribaljet < > > > > > [email protected]> > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > I've read about it, and it could be useful to install > on > > > > > computers > > > > > > > I > > > > > > > > > > > maintain, but my laptop boot is already configured as > it > > > can > > > > > be. > > > > > > > > > > > But do you find it stable? I ask because I read that it > > > > > sometimes > > > > > > > > > > > didn't change settings, as well as making proper > rollback > > > on > > > > > the > > > > > > > > > > > settings you changed, which is the biggest issue imo. > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 16 Nov, 16:58, AngelicTears <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > lol, that's truly right...we can assume that Game > booster > > > is > > > > > a > > > > > > > > > "beginners > > > > > > > > > > > > guide to tweaking" but in a dirty way...lol, im no > good > > > in > > > > > making > > > > > > > > > > > jokes... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > which reminds me, have u guys test out the "Soluto - > > > > > > > > > > > > Anti Frustration Software" ? > > > > > > > > > > > > ive tested it and all i can say that it's a nice tool > > > with > > > > > the > > > > > > > nicest > > > > > > > > > > > > interface ive ever seen...although i also can do it > > > manually, > > > > > it > > > > > > > do > > > > > > > > > helps > > > > > > > > > > > me > > > > > > > > > > > > point out my start up time graph... > > > > > > > > > > > > and it's free ^^ (still in beta stage) > > > > > > > > > > > > > >http://www.soluto.com/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > <http://www.soluto.com/>check this out ^^ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 12:52 AM, tribaljet < > > > > > > > [email protected]> > > > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > Exactly, tweaking is something that is done when > > > knowing > > > > > what > > > > > > > is > > > > > > > > > being > > > > > > > > > > > > > changed. Also, someone who tweaks must have at > least > > > some > > > > > > > > > knowledge, > > > > > > > > > > > > > just like no one who just took their drivers > license > > > begins > > > > > > > tuning > > > > > > > > > > > > > their car like a pro :) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 16 Nov, 16:49, AngelicTears <[email protected] > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > lol, i swear i read GMA booster at first i saw > this > > > > > > > post...lol.. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > yeah, i have mentioned that almost all the > setting > > > that > > > > > Game > > > > > > > > > Booster > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "enables" can be done manually and safely...means > u > > > do > > > > > know > > > > > > > what > > > > > > > > > ur > > > > > > > > > > > > > > changing, in contrast to Game Booster "auto" > setting, > > > u > > > > > don't > > > > > > > > > > > actually > > > > > > > > > > > > > know > > > > > > > > > > > > > > what's been change, and it's effect...imo, this > > > > > application > > > > > > > > > > > originally > > > > > > > > > > > > > made > > > > > > > > > > > > > > for those users who just know how to type > > > > > documents...anyone > > > > > > > that > > > > > > > > > > > > > > have intermediate level of computer knowledge (in > > > fact > > > > > anyone > > > > > > > who > > > > > > > > > > > knows > > > > > > > > > > > > > how > > > > > > > > > > > > > > to use Google Search can) can do what Game > Booster do > > > for > > > > > > > free ^^ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 11:18 PM, Dalmation < > > > > > > > > > [email protected]> > > > > > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I dunno, this software seem only change few > basic > > > > > things > > > > > > > like > > > > > > > > > > > taking > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > your aero and stuff to the stone age by > disabling > > > some > > > > > > > option, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > possibly messing some reg file like tribaljet > said > > > > ... > > > > mais informações » > > -- > 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS > -- Laptop: Acer Aspire Core Duo T2300E @ 1.67GHz Intel GMA 950 IGP Intel 945 Chipset 1GB RAM (512MB*2) Dual Channel DDR2 80GB standard PATA HDD Win7 Ultimate 32bit / Ubuntu 10.04 -- 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS
