lol, well, i already checked my audio, HD Audio - ALC888S...using default MSI drivers though...not yet check my laptop, but still, can u teach me how to improve sound quality? ^^
On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 2:37 AM, tribaljet <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm looking for a tool that gives me the orange settings ;) and that > does them in a safe way. > > Can you be a little more detailed? I mean, just go to realtek control > panel, in the information menu there's the chipset. If you don't have > the control panel, RUN to realtek website, download and install the > latest drivers. Realtek is possibly the fastest manufacturer to deploy > drivers, like 1 a month or more. Is it ALC260, ALC650, ALC888, etc? > Some time ago I used a laptop with a Realtek ALC888, and the sound > wasn't so bad as I expected, but still a 50$ external soundcard still > beats it by far :) > > WASAPI is meant to be a bit-matched playback output, meaning that when > an app is outputting through WASAPI, all other sounds will be muted, > as they degrade audio quality. WASAPI is meant for music only, or HQ/ > HD video. But depending on the sound signature of your chipset and > your speakers, the sound might seem a little cold, meaning the > frequency response is flat, which is something that can be useful for > studio work but not for regular listening. > > On 16 Nov, 18:23, AngelicTears <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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 > > > > ... > > > > 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
