(Slightly) OT: Speakers/Configurations with Turtle Beach Santa Cruz

Hi guys, I've been making due with headphones while I get my new system set up, but it's time to get some speakers. I'm going to leave my Altec 495s with my old computer and give that to the kids. I put a Turtle Beach Santa Cruz in my new machine and was wondering what various configurations (i.e., number of speakers) and brands/models some of you guys with this card are using. The manual and the software control panel only have configurations for 2-speaker, 4-speaker, and 6-speaker setups. Oddly enough, there is no setting for the traditional 3-speaker gaming system (left, right and sub-woofer). And the only setup with a sub-woofer is the 6-speaker one. I'm reluctant to go with a setup that has rears (four or six speakers), just because of the rats' nest of wires. What are you guys using with this card? Are any of you using only 3 speakers? If yes, how do you set it up (Control Panel Speaker Mode and VersaJack settings, etc.)? For those of you going with the 4 or 6 speaker setup, what sims support surround sound? I mainly play GPL, F1 2002, will probably get Nascar 2003 eventually, as well as air combat sims (IL-2, Mig Alley), and various sports games. Thanks, Dave Ewing -- **************************************** David A. Ewing ****************************************

"David A. Ewing" <[email hidden]> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:b2omc6$a9c$[email hidden]... > Hi guys, > > I've been making due with headphones while I get my new system set up, but > it's time to get some speakers. I'm going to leave my Altec 495s with myold > computer and give that to the kids. > > I put a Turtle Beach Santa Cruz in my new machine and was wondering what > various configurations (i.e., number of speakers) and brands/models someof

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> you guys with this card are using. The manual and the software control > panel only have configurations for 2-speaker, 4-speaker, and 6-speaker > setups. Oddly enough, there is no setting for the traditional 3-speaker > gaming system (left, right and sub-woofer). And the only setup with a > sub-woofer is the 6-speaker one. > > I'm reluctant to go with a setup that has rears (four or six speakers),

just > because of the rats' nest of wires. What are you guys using with thiscard? > Are any of you using only 3 speakers? If yes, how do you set it up(Control > Panel Speaker Mode and VersaJack settings, etc.)? Three piece speaker setups act like a 2 Speaker setup. There is no extra channel only carrying the sub-signal like it�s the case in Dolby Digital. Direct Sound or Direct Sound 3D used in Windows games doesn�t provide a discrete sub-channel. So set the soundcard to 2 speakers and everything will be fine. Seperating the high from the low tones is done by the speakers. > For those of you going with the 4 or 6 speaker setup, what sims support > surround sound? I mainly play GPL, F1 2002, will probably get Nascar 2003 > eventually, as well as air combat sims (IL-2, Mig Alley), and varioussports > games. Most of the new games released today come with surround sound support in form of Direct Sound 3D or the extension of that called EAX introduced by Creative in 1998. For EAX you soundcard has to support it, I don�t know if it�s the case with yours. GPL has no surround sound if I remember right. I have not played F1-2K2 or NASCAR 2003 so I can�t tell you if it�s in surround.

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> Thanks, > > Dave Ewing > > -- > **************************************** > David A. Ewing > **************************************** > >

On Sun, 16 Feb 2003 22:22:43 +0100, "Stephan Paskert" <[email hidden]> wrote something like this:

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> >Most of the new games released today come with surround sound support in >form of Direct Sound 3D or the extension of that called EAX introduced by >Creative in 1998. For EAX you soundcard has to support it, I don�t know if >it�s the case with yours. >GPL has no surround sound if I remember right. I have not played F1-2K2 or >NASCAR 2003 so I can�t tell you if it�s in surround.

TB Santa Cruz supports EAX 2.0 (only the SB Audigy cards support EAX 3.0), and NR2003 supports 3D sounds. Dunno about F1 2002 though. BTW, if you have WinXP, then you'll probably have to set sound hardware acceleration to "basic" (in Windows) to get shift and skid sounds audible in GPL. Just remember to set it back to "full" for other games, or you won't get any 3D sounds... -- - JKo -

I'm using the Klipsch ProMedia 5.1's. Works out real well and it gets as loud as I can stand it :) I'm pretty sure that is you put it into 2 speaker mode the sub is still active, it's just not a filtered "LFE" output like it is for those modes with a discreet .1 channel (i.e. 5.1). Larry "David A. Ewing" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:b2omc6$a9c$[email hidden]... > Hi guys, > > I've been making due with headphones while I get my new system set up, but > it's time to get some speakers. I'm going to leave my Altec 495s with myold > computer and give that to the kids. > > I put a Turtle Beach Santa Cruz in my new machine and was wondering what > various configurations (i.e., number of speakers) and brands/models someof

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> you guys with this card are using. The manual and the software control > panel only have configurations for 2-speaker, 4-speaker, and 6-speaker > setups. Oddly enough, there is no setting for the traditional 3-speaker > gaming system (left, right and sub-woofer). And the only setup with a > sub-woofer is the 6-speaker one. > > I'm reluctant to go with a setup that has rears (four or six speakers),

just > because of the rats' nest of wires. What are you guys using with thiscard? > Are any of you using only 3 speakers? If yes, how do you set it up(Control > Panel Speaker Mode and VersaJack settings, etc.)? > > For those of you going with the 4 or 6 speaker setup, what sims support > surround sound? I mainly play GPL, F1 2002, will probably get Nascar 2003 > eventually, as well as air combat sims (IL-2, Mig Alley), and varioussports

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> games. > > Thanks, > > Dave Ewing > > -- > **************************************** > David A. Ewing > **************************************** > >

"Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:RA74a.27936$[email hidden]... > I'm using the Klipsch ProMedia 5.1's. Works out real well and it gets as > loud as I can stand it :) > > I'm pretty sure that is you put it into 2 speaker mode the sub is still > active, it's just not a filtered "LFE" output like it is for those modes > with a discreet .1 channel (i.e. 5.1). Thanks, Larry. Dave Ewing

"Jussi Koukku" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> TB Santa Cruz supports EAX 2.0 (only the SB Audigy cards support EAX > 3.0), and NR2003 supports 3D sounds. Dunno about F1 2002 though. > > BTW, if you have WinXP, then you'll probably have to set sound > hardware acceleration to "basic" (in Windows) to get shift and skid > sounds audible in GPL. Just remember to set it back to "full" for > other games, or you won't get any 3D sounds...

Thanks, Jussi. Dave Ewing