List of sound cards not supported????

Pongo

OK, messing around with settings today, and realised I hadn't enabled hardware sound, which I did, I've got a soundblaster live 5.1, basic but effective I would have thought.... Wrong, the sound went to hell in a handbasket, massive feedback, coming and going, and a constant buzzing in the background. So I had a look around a few forums to see if anyone else had the same problem, and I was pointed towards this in the 'read me' file:

We recommend Creative sound cards for use with Battlefield 2.

- The following sound cards do not support the Hardware Audio
Renderer option:

Altec Lansing ADA70 USB Speakers
AOpen AW-320
AOpen Phantom 3D AW-724
ASound Express II
Aureal Vortex
Aureal Vortex 2
Aztech A3D
Creative Labs SB 16 PCI
Creative Labs SB Audigy 2 NX
Creative Labs SB Audigy LS - (5.1)
Creative Labs SB Extigy
Creative Labs SB Live 24-bit
Creative Labs SB Live
Creative Labs SB Live PLATINUM
Creative Labs SB Live Value
Creative Labs SB Live X-GAMER
Creative Labs SB Live X-GAMER 5.1
Creative Labs SB MP3+ USB
Creative Labs SB PCI 128
Creative Labs SB PCI 512
Creative Labs SB PCI 64
Diamond Monster Sound II MX300
Diamond Monster Sound MX400
Diamond Sound Impact S90
Ensoniq Audio PCI PNP
ESS Canyon 3D
ESS Canyon 3D-2
ESS Maestro-2 3D Audio
Hercules DIGIFIRE 7.1
Hercules Game Theater XP 7.1
Hercules Gamesurround Fortissimo III 7.1
Hercules Gamesurround Muse Pocket USB
Hi-Live PCI
Hi-Live PCI SC4000
IOMagic Storm Surge
M-Audio Sonica
M-Audio Sonica Theater 7.1
M-Audio Transit USB
Microsoft Digital Sound System 80 USB
Nvidia nForce Audio
Nvidia nForce2 Audio
Philips Acoustic Edge
Realtek ALC861 audio
Siig Soundwave Elite 2000
Siig Soundwave Pro PCI
SoundMAX 3
SoundMAX
SoundMAX Cadenza (Intel 845)
SoundMAX Cadenza (Intel 850)
SoundMAX ADI AD1980 CODEC
Turtle Beach Montego A3D Xstream
Turtle Beach Montego II
Turtle Beach Montego II Quadzilla
Turtle Beach Santa Cruz
Yamaha Xwave-192
Yamaha Xwave-512
Zoltrix Nightingale Value

So..... anyone have any similar problems and can anyone recommend a good soundcard!

stagolee

does enabling hardware sound make much difference?

jonski

I have a SB live value and use Hardware Sound , it works fine

Pongo

Not sure if it makes a difference, but i'd like to find out. Bit of a pain, they recommend the use of creative sound cards but then list a load of them that aren't supported. EA/Creative's way of making me upgrade I suppose...
I'm leaning towrds this card: http://www.peats.com/cgi-bin/shop/db.cgi?view=1&id=5484&type=6&path=14x122x572

Anyone have one or have any other suggestions?

KdjaCL

Turn off EAX and use hardware or software , both should be fine.


I use Built in 5.1 jobbies after 4 now and previous Creative exp i swear by the VIA/CMI codecs.


kdjac

stagolee

heres how to get eax4 working for sb live and audigy
http://www.shackbattles.com/wiki/index.php/BF2:Getting_EAX4_working_for_All_SB_Live%21_and_Audigy_sound_cards

Hellrazer

For those of you capable of running with hardware sound on creative cards what drivers are you lot using?
Ive a sb live 24 bit 7.1 that I paid something like 60 euros for 6 or so months ago whic works in every game I play with eax and hardware and wont run in hardware mode in bf2.
Any ideas--all I want is 5.1 sound which I cant seem to get in software mode.