SB Audigy Multichannel FAQ

[KyleK]

Hi,

i've been browsing the Creative Labs forums for quite some time, and
i found this:

http://uk.europe.creative.com/support/forums/thread.asp?thre=19418

This might be a nice addition to the AC3 FAQ.
For example it says:

for DVDs:

Make sure that the DVD decoding software you are using is set correctly and is compatible with the OS you are using. You should have chosen "SPDIF" in the Audio options of the program - not 5.1 or 6-speaker.[...]You do not need to connect the DVD drive to the Soundcard, as the audio passes along the IDE cable along with the other DVD information. It is seperated from the other info by the decoding software and streamed to the card over the PCI bus.

Those are some of the problems which might have been confusing for some of us.

[MaTTeR]

Hooking the DVD drive up with IDE is hopefully common knowledge. You did make me think of something else though.Perhaps I should mention that using the SPDIF/digital cable from the DVD drive to the sound card isn't advisable due to jitter/jutter issues.

I will add the bit about choosing SPDIF instead of 5.1 analog in the filter properties. I've been working on a new revision for awhile so I'll be posting it soon.

Thx