
In the acoustic engine portion of the Sound Blaster connect software.this is where you'll do most of your audio customization. You'll want to use SB Connect for this (you also have an equalizer, etc). You'll make these on the card side versus the speaker side.

This includes virtual surround / bass and treble adjustments.

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When you install the AE-5 it's going to take over the audio enhancements in windows. And I have noticed the bass is quite flat in just about all forms of media.Īs for the rest of it, I'd greatly appreciate some help! :)Ī few things to help clarify (In addition to the good info from xLith down below. However, the descriptions of the acoustic engine settings almost suggest I should just crank these up to full, aside from bass, which for some reason is locked on 0. From what I can tell, scout seems to be some sort of virtual surround for headphones? I don't use headphones at all and have actual surround so I'm assuming I can leave this be. I have no idea what this is supposed to do? I have "scout" and "acoustics" engine but I can't really figure out how I should be configuring all of this. I just see a generic "volume".Īs for Sound Blaster Connect. I have no idea what this does? I've noticed also that the inividual sound settings for bass and treble are also gone too. There is an "Audio Enhancements" option which has ticked itself in the properties setting of my speakers in Windows 10. In the recent Windows update I'm noticing quite a few settings have changed. I'm hoping there are some experts on here who can help me get the best sound quality possible with the equipment I have for gaming, watching blu-rays and listening to mp3 and FLAC music on my desktop PC. I'm using the AE-5 with some ancient Logitech Z-680 5.1 speakers. So I've recently just purchased the Sound Blaster AE-5 to replace my aging X-Fi Titanium. my goodness did things change and become so uncessarily difficult. I don't think I've ever enjoyed audio on my PC after Windows Vista.
