5 Speakders + Subwoofer - But no Bass

Edimasta · 30th March 2004, 15:55

Hi

I have a problem with winamp. I have winamp 5 and a 6 speaker-set (5 speakers + subwoofer)

The problem is - I dont have bass when i listen to mp3s. The subwoofer is silent.

I have tried everything in the Preferences, but nothing changes. It is like he cannot recognizes a bass.

But it works when i am playing a DVD in PowerDVD or something like that...

Also strange is, I dont have bass when I play a mp3 in Windows Media Player or elsewhere... is it my speakerset, or the mp3?

What can i do?

R4D4 · 30th March 2004, 17:42

On my 4.1 system it has 5 modes, Dolby Digital, Stereo and Stereox2, on these modes there is no bass channel. But on the prologic and quad mode there is. Try to find a "mode"-button on the speakers

Edimasta · 30th March 2004, 18:02

Hm, i cannot find such "modes"
I just defined "6 speakers" and thats it... i also have 5.1 speakers defined in the system registry, and in the test programm of the software, all speakers inclusive subwoofer work - but just when i play mp3 in winamp etc... it does not work...

So I posted here

Edimasta · 31st March 2004, 14:36

Well, anyone able to help me?

R4D4 · 1st April 2004, 16:01

Maybe....

What speakers
What soundcard
What version of Windows
Clean install?

Edimasta · 1st April 2004, 16:47

Uh... ok

Thats a Tevion 5.1 Sound System
C-Media AC97 Audio Device (or something like that)
Windows XP

Everything working fine... was a totaly complete computer when i bought it (few weeks ago) and well, everything is perfect.
Just now i dont know whats going on...

R4D4 · 2nd April 2004, 14:36

Go to start>control panel>classic view>sound and audio devices>advanced and change it to 5.1 speakers instead of desktop stereo speakers

Edimasta · 2nd April 2004, 17:08

I did this a few days ago... nothing changed.

Subwoofer is silent when i play mp3s... i can turn the bass full up, but then i have the "bass" on the 5 speakers, but not over the subwoofer...

AH that drives me mad...

R4D4 · 3rd April 2004, 09:39

Are the speakers plugged in correctly? check that

Edimasta · 3rd April 2004, 13:49

Sure they are. Otherwise i would not hear the subwoofer when i play DVDs on my computer...

Well... seems to be an unsolvable problem

DJ Egg · 3rd April 2004, 15:56

...and you've tried everything here?

Edimasta · 3rd April 2004, 16:06

Yes I did... i also tried some downloadable plugins now - nothing helps.

Now I am installing DirectX 9.0b ... letz see if this helps.

Alltaken · 3rd April 2004, 17:14

go to the output plugins area in winamp.

go to directsound select properties.

choose the drop down menu on the first tab and change it to AC97 audio codec. and also tick the box saying "allow hardware acceleration"

this is what enables 5.1 for me

Alltaken

Edimasta · 3rd April 2004, 17:29

But not for me... thats the strange thing.

My subwoofer keeps beeing silent. I give it up...

Alltaken · 4th April 2004, 05:52

Edimasta

can i ask does your sub-woofer work in anything else other than winamp.

does it work in WMP or any other media players???

i would test that first, it could be anything to do with your setup, could even be that the sub woofer volume is turend off. (in windows or on the thing itself) it could be that its not pluged in, or it could even be that the driver is not set up correctly.

i myself have a third party software driver that sets up the 5.1 channel sound for my mobo. hence i don't get to the configuration the same way as you.

but do try see if its a winamp only thing or if its a system wide issue.

Alltaken

Edimasta · 4th April 2004, 12:21

As i said, the subwoofer works when i watch DVDs over PowerDVD.

But when i play MP3s in Winamp, Media Player or elsewhere, the subwoofer is silent...

And in the test-center of my sound-card, the subwoofer also works. So he is plugged in correctly and turned on.

So it seems to be something with the MP3s... and i dont know what to do more.

Yadaraf · 26th January 2008, 14:27

Hi, I had the same problem with the same audio card : AC97.

I have just discovered the solution :
Go to your software DD realtek (the Asus software)
In the page of Frequency Management (ParamÃ¨tre de gestion de basse frÃ©quence in French) you check : Allow low management (Authoriser la gestion des graves).

That's all, it should work !

P.S. : I apologize for my english writting ^^

Adom · 28th August 2013, 11:32

Hello Edimasta, you can fix it like this:

Go to your taskbar, double click on a little button called "volume" and click activate bass manager.

Picture is in slovakia's language, sorry. :/

Sorry for my bad english.

30th March 2004, 15:55	#1
Edimasta Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Vienna Posts: 9	5 Speakders + Subwoofer - But no Bass Hi I have a problem with winamp. I have winamp 5 and a 6 speaker-set (5 speakers + subwoofer) The problem is - I dont have bass when i listen to mp3s. The subwoofer is silent. I have tried everything in the Preferences, but nothing changes. It is like he cannot recognizes a bass. But it works when i am playing a DVD in PowerDVD or something like that... Also strange is, I dont have bass when I play a mp3 in Windows Media Player or elsewhere... is it my speakerset, or the mp3? What can i do?

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30th March 2004, 17:42	#2
R4D4 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 44	On my 4.1 system it has 5 modes, Dolby Digital, Stereo and Stereox2, on these modes there is no bass channel. But on the prologic and quad mode there is. Try to find a "mode"-button on the speakers

30th March 2004, 18:02	#3
Edimasta Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Vienna Posts: 9	Hm, i cannot find such "modes" I just defined "6 speakers" and thats it... i also have 5.1 speakers defined in the system registry, and in the test programm of the software, all speakers inclusive subwoofer work - but just when i play mp3 in winamp etc... it does not work... So I posted here

31st March 2004, 14:36	#4
Edimasta Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Vienna Posts: 9	Well, anyone able to help me?

1st April 2004, 16:01	#5
R4D4 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 44	Maybe.... What speakers What soundcard What version of Windows Clean install?

1st April 2004, 16:47	#6
Edimasta Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Vienna Posts: 9	Uh... ok Thats a Tevion 5.1 Sound System C-Media AC97 Audio Device (or something like that) Windows XP Everything working fine... was a totaly complete computer when i bought it (few weeks ago) and well, everything is perfect. Just now i dont know whats going on...

2nd April 2004, 14:36	#7
R4D4 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 44	Go to start>control panel>classic view>sound and audio devices>advanced and change it to 5.1 speakers instead of desktop stereo speakers

2nd April 2004, 17:08	#8
Edimasta Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Vienna Posts: 9	I did this a few days ago... nothing changed. Subwoofer is silent when i play mp3s... i can turn the bass full up, but then i have the "bass" on the 5 speakers, but not over the subwoofer... AH that drives me mad...

3rd April 2004, 09:39	#9
R4D4 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 44	Are the speakers plugged in correctly? check that

3rd April 2004, 13:49	#10
Edimasta Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Vienna Posts: 9	Sure they are. Otherwise i would not hear the subwoofer when i play DVDs on my computer... Well... seems to be an unsolvable problem

3rd April 2004, 16:06	#12
Edimasta Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Vienna Posts: 9	Yes I did... i also tried some downloadable plugins now - nothing helps. Now I am installing DirectX 9.0b ... letz see if this helps.

3rd April 2004, 17:14	#13
Alltaken Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: New Zealand Posts: 215	go to the output plugins area in winamp. go to directsound select properties. choose the drop down menu on the first tab and change it to AC97 audio codec. and also tick the box saying "allow hardware acceleration" this is what enables 5.1 for me Alltaken

3rd April 2004, 17:29	#14
Edimasta Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Vienna Posts: 9	But not for me... thats the strange thing. My subwoofer keeps beeing silent. I give it up...

4th April 2004, 05:52	#15
Alltaken Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: New Zealand Posts: 215	Edimasta can i ask does your sub-woofer work in anything else other than winamp. does it work in WMP or any other media players??? i would test that first, it could be anything to do with your setup, could even be that the sub woofer volume is turend off. (in windows or on the thing itself) it could be that its not pluged in, or it could even be that the driver is not set up correctly. i myself have a third party software driver that sets up the 5.1 channel sound for my mobo. hence i don't get to the configuration the same way as you. but do try see if its a winamp only thing or if its a system wide issue. Alltaken

4th April 2004, 12:21	#16
Edimasta Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Vienna Posts: 9	As i said, the subwoofer works when i watch DVDs over PowerDVD. But when i play MP3s in Winamp, Media Player or elsewhere, the subwoofer is silent... And in the test-center of my sound-card, the subwoofer also works. So he is plugged in correctly and turned on. So it seems to be something with the MP3s... and i dont know what to do more.

26th January 2008, 14:27	#17
Yadaraf Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1	Hi, I had the same problem with the same audio card : AC97. I have just discovered the solution : Go to your software DD realtek (the Asus software) In the page of Frequency Management (ParamÃ¨tre de gestion de basse frÃ©quence in French) you check : Allow low management (Authoriser la gestion des graves). That's all, it should work ! P.S. : I apologize for my english writting ^^

28th August 2013, 11:32	#18
Adom Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 1	Hello Edimasta, you can fix it like this: Go to your taskbar, double click on a little button called "volume" and click activate bass manager. Picture is in slovakia's language, sorry. :/ Sorry for my bad english.