ADI1988 Soundmax Frequency Volume

[mockingbird]

So I had to switch from the trusty Realtek HD platform to this one, which is let's just say not as good as Soundmax. It cuts out in BF1942 with HW Acceleration enabled and has only very slight glitching without it (I'm using Windows XP x64, maybe this isn't an issue on regular Windows XP). The main problem I had was that the volume was way under-amplified out of the box.

I managed to hack in a later driver that was released by Intel by adding the device ID, and the driver is version 5.10.2.6600, but the low volume stayed the same.

I was reading a post today on a Yahoo search, and I got an idea to explore the mixer a little but, and lo and behold, I came up with this:



Which then gave me this:



Now this more than solved the low volume problem. It is just as loud now, if not louder than the Realtek HD. The problem is that with all the sliders set on the highest, the sound has too much bass in it. I'm not sure what type of curve to set that would match the default setting. Does anyone have any experience with this?

[momaka]

Re: ADI1988 Soundmax Frequency Volume

No idea. Maybe just reinstall the drivers?

Or you can try to loop the audio output back to line in and play some white noise. Use the FFT/Spectrum Analyzer in Virtual Analyzer and adjust EQ in real time untill you get a flat line on the.
Should work... in theory. And maybe fun to mess around with Virtual Analyzer if you have the time.

[mockingbird]

Re: ADI1988 Soundmax Frequency Volume

Thanks, that's a great idea.

I want to keep these drivers, because I need these controls to boost the volume. The only thing is, I want to boost it properly so that I have the right balance of bass and treble.

I will give it a shot.