I have my Soundblaster (CT4760) hooked up to my Hitachi HA-6800. I have it connected to the 'rear out jack' which, along with the 'line out jack', is supposed to accomodate 'powered speakers' or an 'external amplifier'. Problem is that I cannot hear internet sound (i.e. Youtube videos) when I have it connected to the 'rear out jack'; only when I have it connected to the 'line out jack' can I hear internet sound. Anyone know why this might be? I updated the soundblaster drivers, but that didn't do it. The reason that I want to use the 'rear out jack' is that there is less noise at higher volume, than with the 'line out jack'
Thanks,
...... john
Connecting amp to soundcard.
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Re: Connecting amp to soundcard.
<<<The reason that I want to use the 'rear out jack' is that there is less noise at higher volume, than with the 'line out jack'>>>
How do you know that if you can't get the show to appear on that jack?
You could have something broken. Nobody is throwing awards at PC sound cards for their high quality, but it's usually listenable. I've been using two different Sound Blaster cards for years, but they do warn you that they have to be installed as far away from other cards and electronics and you can get -- particularly high-powered video cards. If you have a video card with more than one fan on it, it's also creating a lot of electrical noise inside the cabinet.
It's also possible to have one of the festival of controls in the Windows Sound Control Panel turned down or otherwise badly adjusted. One of my Blaster cards has its own control panel in addition to the Windows one. They both work.
If you're recording internet audio, it's even worse because both record and playback controls work and they all have to be balanced.
Typically, the surround connections only wake up if you're listening to AC3 or other multi-channel shows. If you have a TV tuner in your PC, some television shows are in full Dolby surround. Not, however, if you're watching videos on-line. One of my PCs could play Movie DVDs in surround.
What kind of noise are you getting? Buzzzzz by any chance?
Koz
How do you know that if you can't get the show to appear on that jack?
You could have something broken. Nobody is throwing awards at PC sound cards for their high quality, but it's usually listenable. I've been using two different Sound Blaster cards for years, but they do warn you that they have to be installed as far away from other cards and electronics and you can get -- particularly high-powered video cards. If you have a video card with more than one fan on it, it's also creating a lot of electrical noise inside the cabinet.
It's also possible to have one of the festival of controls in the Windows Sound Control Panel turned down or otherwise badly adjusted. One of my Blaster cards has its own control panel in addition to the Windows one. They both work.
If you're recording internet audio, it's even worse because both record and playback controls work and they all have to be balanced.
Typically, the surround connections only wake up if you're listening to AC3 or other multi-channel shows. If you have a TV tuner in your PC, some television shows are in full Dolby surround. Not, however, if you're watching videos on-line. One of my PCs could play Movie DVDs in surround.
What kind of noise are you getting? Buzzzzz by any chance?
Koz
Re: Connecting amp to soundcard.
Hi Koz,
Thanks for replying.
The reason that I want to use the 'rear out jack' is that there is less noise at higher volume, than with the 'line out jack'
"How do you know that if you can't get the show to appear on that jack?"
...... Because it works with the sound files on my drive, and is less noisey. It's only with internet sound that it doesn't work.
"If you have a video card with more than one fan on it, it's also creating a lot of electrical noise inside the cabinet."
........ Yes.. I do have that.
"It's also possible to have one of the festival of controls in the Windows Sound Control Panel turned down or otherwise badly adjusted. One of my Blaster cards has its own control panel in addition to the Windows one. They both work."
....... I didn't get drivers with the card, being as it were used. When I downloaded and installed the recommended drivers, I started having more severe problems with Audacity, then what I reported in my other post. After installing the new drivers, my computer would crash everytime I opened Audacity, so I removed the CT 4760 and replaced it with a CT 4700, that I had laying around. Now I have no problem. There's very little 'machine' noise, and Audacity runs like I'm used to seeing it run ..... beautifully.
"If you're recording internet audio, it's even worse because both record and playback controls work and they all have to be balanced."
..... Do you know what? I could tell the difference bewtween the sound of a video I recorded with Audacity from Youtube (converted to mp3), and the sound of the same video (flv) converted to an mp3 using FormatFactory. They sounded identical.
(No.... I'm not recording internet radio.)
"What kind of noise are you getting? Buzzzzz by any chance?"
..... No it was a static kind of sound, but I don't have it now, with the other card. I think there must have been something wrong with the CT4760. The other odd thing was that the noise only showed up on one side of the channel, the right side I think. I'm pretty sure it wasn't the amp, because I didn't have the noise with either the tuner or record player. Tell me... do sound cards normally develop problems, or is this relatively rare?
Thanks,
..... john
Thanks for replying.
The reason that I want to use the 'rear out jack' is that there is less noise at higher volume, than with the 'line out jack'
"How do you know that if you can't get the show to appear on that jack?"
...... Because it works with the sound files on my drive, and is less noisey. It's only with internet sound that it doesn't work.
"If you have a video card with more than one fan on it, it's also creating a lot of electrical noise inside the cabinet."
........ Yes.. I do have that.
"It's also possible to have one of the festival of controls in the Windows Sound Control Panel turned down or otherwise badly adjusted. One of my Blaster cards has its own control panel in addition to the Windows one. They both work."
....... I didn't get drivers with the card, being as it were used. When I downloaded and installed the recommended drivers, I started having more severe problems with Audacity, then what I reported in my other post. After installing the new drivers, my computer would crash everytime I opened Audacity, so I removed the CT 4760 and replaced it with a CT 4700, that I had laying around. Now I have no problem. There's very little 'machine' noise, and Audacity runs like I'm used to seeing it run ..... beautifully.
"If you're recording internet audio, it's even worse because both record and playback controls work and they all have to be balanced."
..... Do you know what? I could tell the difference bewtween the sound of a video I recorded with Audacity from Youtube (converted to mp3), and the sound of the same video (flv) converted to an mp3 using FormatFactory. They sounded identical.
(No.... I'm not recording internet radio.)
"What kind of noise are you getting? Buzzzzz by any chance?"
..... No it was a static kind of sound, but I don't have it now, with the other card. I think there must have been something wrong with the CT4760. The other odd thing was that the noise only showed up on one side of the channel, the right side I think. I'm pretty sure it wasn't the amp, because I didn't have the noise with either the tuner or record player. Tell me... do sound cards normally develop problems, or is this relatively rare?
Thanks,
..... john