Liveware update allows decoding DD from external SPDIF

Hi Sherbona ,

Is these drivers valid for my Live Platinum 5.1 card??

Also can this be done with my card -decoding DD from external sources I mean-??

Can you give a link for this download?


Thanks in advance



---Mina

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Hewpaq lists Audigy and SB Live Value 5.1 as dependencies ('corporate' for requirements). I've read in newsgroups that Creative is moving towards a 'unified' type of driver - my guess, and that's all it is, is that it will work for Live Platinum 5.1 as well. The Creative usenet newsgroup might have more info about this from other users.


Also, I belive you need to have WinXP (Pro or Home) for this one.


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Yep (I've installed but haven't tested it yet). Keep in mind this should work for an external source that is DD bitstream connected to the Audigy/5.1 S/PDIF in. It won't decode DTS.


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Go to the link in my previous post and scrolldown. Towards the bottom there is a link called 'Download Now' which is what you need.

Hi K-Wood,


I run an Audigy and an MAudio 1010LT in one of my computers with no conflicts so far.


I just tested the Audigy for decoding DD based on its S/PDIF in and it works. It still can't decode dolby pro-logic (e.g., analog audio from a VCR video tape); however it can apply 'cmss' to an external analog which is similar effect/functionality. Also, keep in mind the Audigy can't decode DTS.


Here's the test configuration in case this helps anyone:


Machine A, WinXP Pro:

> Philips Acoustic Edge soundcard with its S/PDIF set for DD passthrough

> PowerDVD set to S/PDIF


Machine B, WinXP Pro:

> 2 soundcards; MAudio 1010LT and Audigy EX

> Audigy Livedrive; S/PDIF-in (coax) from the Acoustic Edge S/PDIF

> AudigyHQ; digital-input set to "AC-3 SPDIF-in decode"

> Audigy line-outs (front and rear speakers) connected to MAudio line-ins

> MAudio set so that its line-outs use its line-ins as source.

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anogaijin,


With a livedrive I think it should be able to. After installing this software, the AudioHQ > Device Controls > Digital Input tab shows the following choices for S/PDIF; Default, SPDIF Bypass, and AC-3 SPDIF-in decode (I don't remember what was there before). The middle one should pass S/PDIF input directly to the S/PDIF output (undecoded ...). In fact, it should be possible to feed a coax S/PDIF signal in, and get a optical SPDIF signal out (or vice a versa) - sort of a built in converter. Of course this is an Audigy EX, but my *guess* is that this would work the same with a Live!5.1 that has a livedrive.

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Sure. On the Audigy I would use these connectors:


__Line Out > FL/FR signal

__Rear Out > RL/RR signal

__Analog/Digital Out Connector > Set to output analog, Center/Sub signal


Connect the above Audigy connectors to the 1010LT's analog inputs.


Set the Audigy 'Surround Mixer' to 5.1 speakers and the bass redirection as needed.


Set each of the 1010LT's analog outputs to use the relevant analog input as its source.


Connect the 1010LT analog outputs to amp/speakers


Voila!


In the above configuration the 1010LT is merely serving as a pass-through device so that one doesn't have to physically change the amp/speaker connections to/from the Audigy/1010LT. Which brings up your excellent point - if K-Wood is using a 410, which has less analog inputs, then using the Audigy to decode to 5.1 speakers would mean having to physically change the speaker connections from the 410 to the Audigy since the 410 does not have enough inputs.


For me, I don't usually need to decode from an external source (and if I did regularly , I would also want DTS decoding) - I usually use PowerDVD for onboard decoding in conjunction with the 1010LT directly.