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Old 20th December 2007, 4:26pm   #1
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Small/simple PC audio problem...
I have a Creative X-Fi soundblaster card, the one with the external box with aw yer in's and out's etc.

I just got a pair of Alesis M1 520's.

I've used an XLR to phono cable to hook these bad boys up to my sound card.

Nae sound.... i know it's some pissy annoying little software setting needing adjusted... any help?
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Have you tried adjusting the software settings?
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Old 20th December 2007, 4:58pm   #3
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Re: Small/simple PC audio problem...
Not sure if your X-Fi console is anything like mine. Usually there is a seperate volume control for headphones on these cards and are sometimes set to 0 by default. Sorry i can't help you much.
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Old 20th December 2007, 5:01pm   #4
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Re: Small/simple PC audio problem...
I've been clickin away at those aye and not having much luck

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Not sure if your X-Fi console is anything like mine. Usually there is a seperate volume control for headphones on these cards and are sometimes set to 0 by default. Sorry i can't help you much.
Yeah i have the same control console, that doesn't seem to be the problem tho!

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Re: Small/simple PC audio problem...
Do the headphones need phantom power from the sound card? Some headphones, headsets and the like require such things to actually work. If so its a case of finding out if your soundcard has the nessecary jumpers to allow you to power the headphones.
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Old 20th December 2007, 5:28pm   #6
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It's not headphones! Pair a monitors! with built in amplifiers!
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Re: Small/simple PC audio problem...
Tried quarter inch jack to phono aswell... still nae sound.
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It's not headphones! Pair a monitors! with built in amplifiers!
Right oh. I could blame stella but I fear I just had no actual idea what you were on about.
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Have you tried asking in the Computers & Technology forums?
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that was my next step... can u recommend any good yins?
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Re: Small/simple PC audio problem...
Check that you're getting Audio out of all the other outputs..

Try something else in the outputs you're trying to use..

Make sure the powered monitors work from a separate audio source..

Make sure the monitors are getting power (sounds silly I know.. but..)..



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that was my next step... can u recommend any good yins?
I meant the ones on AltNation

http://www.altnation.com/forums/computers-technology/

Also, have you tried running Windows Update to see if it detects a missing driver?
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Re: Small/simple PC audio problem...
I think I have the problem sussed

spoke to my mate, goin round to pick up a wee converter from him shortly just to adjust the cable set up... so here's hopin!

i cannae wait to hear music again!
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Old 20th December 2007, 10:52pm   #14
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gd stuff
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