sound blaster x-fi surround 5.1 pro usb asio

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Hi. I bought a card sound blaster x-fi surround 5.1 pro (usb). I know its not too good for recording but i was impatient, I didnt read about it and now i have this card. I know, that on creative page it is written that this card doesnt support asio, but i didnt know this before i bought it. However I read somewhere that people are using asio on this card. When I set asio on devices in reaper there is a signal, but i cant play this on asio on this card. I have to use an integrated card's output for example for monitoring input when i want to hear in real time input signal. What can I do about it? Please speek simple language because my English is not too good :). Thank you in advance and sorry for my English.
 
Did you purchase it new? Can you take/send it back?

Personally I wouldn't waste any time on the soundblaster. The chances are you'll only ever be disappointed.
 
Just to get you going, you might try downloading and using ASIO4ALL. Basically, it's a utility that makes non ASIO devices appear as ASIO to your DAW.

However, I agree with Mr Clean that you will never be happy with a Sound Blaster device and you should be making plans to replace it. Perhaps you can sell it on eBay to somebody who needs a card for gaming and watching videos, then put the proceeds towards a "real" interface.
 
I didnt bought it on internet so here where i live i cant return it... I can sell it, but first i want to try do something about it. On my integrated card i have some noise etc on line in input so im happy that i dont have it on this card, but i thought that when I could set output from soundblaster maybe i could have some smaller latency. I cant install new asio drivers in my win 7 because when im trying to do this there is some error. Should I uninstall that asio driver that i have on my computer first? Im afraid that when i will do this I could not can install it even...
 
That card is probably fine for gaming and home theater but you will not be happy with it for recording, not necessarily due to sound quality but because it doesn't have the features you need.
 
Ok, so you dont have any ideas whay could i do about this output-problem?
 
Have you tried disabling the onboard soundcard and using the soundblaster as the default.

I would unistall the soundblaster and asio4all. Disable the onboard soundcard and reinstall the soundblaster, then asio4all.

Worth a try :thumbs up:
 
Yes, best gotten rid of.
If/when you do, download "Ccleaner" and run the Registry cleaner then save and fix the results (you will understand when you do it. No harm will befall your computer, promise!).

This will show you just how much crap (aka boom-boom?) that card creates and leaves behind!...THEN! Run a search for "Creative" and "Soundblaster" and delete all you find. Run Ccleaner again.

If you really want a PCI soundcard the M-Audio 2496 is the best value. If cash is really tight, the Trust Optical Expert is not bad for £20 here. But what you really need is a decent usb interface.

Dave.
 
thanks for help. I know that this card is not too good but i want to try to do something with it. Propably then i will sell it...
 
When i'm trying to install new asio i have some error. I dont remember what was that because i dont have this computer in home. Will this problem disapear when i'll uninstall an old asio? I dont wanna uninstall old asio because i'm afraid that then this error will still exist and then I will not have any asio...
 
You haven't given total details about what you mean when you say you installed "ASIO" a couple of years ago. There's no such thing as a generic ASIO driver--they're written specifically for the devices you wish to use.

ASIO4ALL is something a bit different. It takes the generic (MME) drivers as used by your built in sound card or Sound Blaster and makes them LOOK like ASIO to Reaper (or any other DAW). It's not true ASIO in that control is still by the MME drivers--it just gives you some ASIO controls of those MME drivers.

I think those who are suggesting a complete uninstall/reinstall are on the right track. Uninstall everything then install the current MME drivers for each of your devices and make sure they're working properly at that stage. Note that (assuming you're using Windows) you'll have to go to the Windows Sound Control panel and tell it to use either the built in or the Sound Blaster card as your default card. Each time you change, you have to do this twice--once for Record Devices and once for Playback devices.

I'm not a Reaper user but I'll assume there's a set up screen where you tell it to either use MME or ASIO drivers and what sound devices to use. (Perhaps a Reaper user can help you with this.) Anyhow, get this working.

THEN re-install ASIO4ALL and set that to use/control the Sound Blaster. Set the Sound Blaster as your default device on both the Windows Sound (Record and Playback) screens--then tell Reaper to use ASIO4ALL as the driver and the Sound Blaster for recording and playback,

You should be able to get it going but I can see how a two year old ASIO driver for something floating around in your system could be causing problems.

At this point listen to the rubbish recordings the Sound Blaster will give and sell it.
 
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