[simpits-tech] USB Sound cards

[Rick Davis]

I still enjoy the 3.1 version: (Creative Labs Ensonique 128)

A speaker on each side of the monitor and a woofer under the desk.

Is X-Plane at the stage where it will sound as though the landing gear is 
beneath you or the prop in front or the wind on the side in surround sound?

I doubt it. And I doubt it ever will be unless some kind soul takes it on. 
For free as usual of course. It's like the Austin Meyer Food Bank ain't it?

Many thanks to all who have donated to the cause.

R

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gene Buckle" <geneb at deltasoft.com>
To: "Simulator Cockpit Builder's List" <simpits-tech at simpits.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 4:03 PM
Subject: Re: [simpits-tech] USB Sound cards


> On Thu, 11 Dec 2008, William Segal wrote:
>
>> unfortuneatly that supports only 5.1 which hit the streets way back 2004
>> the preffered system today is 7.1 . I had 5.1 in my Supermicro the
>> support for it was not very good.
>
> The device only has two connectors and unless they're both outputs it does
> NOT support 5.1.  The 5.1 designation (to me anyway) means that it
> supports fore/aft left & right channels (4 speakers) and a center speaker
> or subwoofer.  You can't do that with a single stereo plug.
>
> It states "enjoy the virtual 5.1 channel sound track" which boils down to
> marketing puffery.
>
> I think it would be quite useful to have to offload the voice comms on to,
> but I would'nt depend on it to deliver the same kind of performance like
> nearly any Creative Labs product.
>
> g.
>
>
>
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