[king-dubs]

Originally Posted by BOYDIE-NI

Yup agree 100% also, set cmss-3d to Headphone,speakers to headphone and game/source to headphone.How can cmss -3d headphone work if you arn't using headphones settings in game.Cmss-3d alters the 2 channel signal.

Well that's what unchecking "Synchronize with Windows Control Panel" is for. It's to make windows and the apps that run on it send 5.1/7.1 signals to the card (the CMSS-3D Headphone feature will interpret those signals and essentially create 8 or 6 virtual speakers in your stereo headset).

Maybe you guys aren't reading what I'm writing, or I'm not writing what I did.

I'll now do a visual demo of what I did:

Settings that are done in Creative Audio Console and Windows' own sound thing


In-game settings for Counter-strike: Source


Note: If I do NOT follow this procedure and just set it to "Headphones" in Creative Audio Console and not uncheck synchronize with windows, it will set EVERYTHING to headphones. And CS:S sounds like absolute sh*t. Could not tell what's behind, above, or below me. However, If I do this procedure I found on my own, it sounded like my 5.1 speakers (similarly). I took off my headsets while playing, and could not hear sound (confirming that they were coming from headset).