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Greetings!
I'm having a little problem here which I wasn't quite able to solve using the official Creative Support.
First a little explanation:
Before installing my new Sound Blaster ZxR I had to temporarily use the Onboard Sound of my Asus Rampage IV Black Edition because of a SLI Water cooling component blocking the necessary PCI Port of the former Sound Card ( a Sound Blaster Recon3D Fatal1ty Professional ).
Because of the cracking ( grounding loop? ) I receive during the startup when using 3.5mm jacks ( or 1/4" with the ZxR ) I stopped using them whenever possible and instead started using the Toslink connection on both the Recon3D AND the RIVBE as it electrically disconnects the PC from the Sound System.
Now here comes the Problem:
Using the new Sound Blaster ZxR and having it connected via Toslink to my Sound System I'm not able to control the Volume using...
The only way to change the Volume level from now on has been by doing one of the following four...
To be honest... I'm not sure how my settings were while still using the Recon3D that allowed me to go Toslink while still being able to change the System Volume simply by using the Multimedia Keys of the Keyboard but if anyone has an idea I'd really appreciate some Information.
Thanks in Advance.
I'm having a little problem here which I wasn't quite able to solve using the official Creative Support.
First a little explanation:
Before installing my new Sound Blaster ZxR I had to temporarily use the Onboard Sound of my Asus Rampage IV Black Edition because of a SLI Water cooling component blocking the necessary PCI Port of the former Sound Card ( a Sound Blaster Recon3D Fatal1ty Professional ).
Because of the cracking ( grounding loop? ) I receive during the startup when using 3.5mm jacks ( or 1/4" with the ZxR ) I stopped using them whenever possible and instead started using the Toslink connection on both the Recon3D AND the RIVBE as it electrically disconnects the PC from the Sound System.
Now here comes the Problem:
Using the new Sound Blaster ZxR and having it connected via Toslink to my Sound System I'm not able to control the Volume using...
- Multimedia Keys on my Keyboard
- Volume Mixer from the Taskbar
- Even Muting isn't possible
The only way to change the Volume level from now on has been by doing one of the following four...
- Change the Volume level by Hand in the corresponding App itself, not the overall System Volume - Kind of sucks
- Using the Hardware Dial on my Speaker System - Hard to reach
- Switch from Toslink to Jacked Cables - Startup cracking
- Switching the default Playback Device from Speakers to Digital Audio (S/PDIF) - Will cause me to loose the ability to run Encoders like Dolby Digital Live or DTS Connect and it's DTS NeoC Music Mode feature which, in my opinion, really improves my listening experience as it then uses all my Satellites, not just the front ones.
To be honest... I'm not sure how my settings were while still using the Recon3D that allowed me to go Toslink while still being able to change the System Volume simply by using the Multimedia Keys of the Keyboard but if anyone has an idea I'd really appreciate some Information.
Thanks in Advance.
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Microsoft Windows 10 Professional
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- Homemade
- CPU
- Intel Core i7-5930K
- Motherboard
- ASUS RAMPAGE V Extreme
- Memory
- 32GB Corsair Dominator Platinum
- Graphics Card(s)
- 2x EVGA GTX 980 SC
- Sound Card
- Creative Sound Blaster ZxR
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 3x Dell UltraSharp U3011 / 1x Wacom Cintiq 24HD Touch
- Screen Resolution
- 3x 2560x1600 / 1x 1920x1200
- Hard Drives
- 1x Kingston HyperX Predator 480GB M.2 SSD
4x Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB
- PSU
- Corsair AX1200i Digital ATX Power Supply
- Case
- Corsair 900D
- Cooling
- EKWB / Aquacomputer Custom Water Cooling
- Keyboard
- 2x Logitech G710+ Mechanical Gaming Keyboard / 1x Logitech G13 Advanced Gameboard
- Mouse
- Logitech G700 Wireless Gaming Mouse / 3DConnexion Space Pilot PRO
- Internet Speed
- 250'000 / 15'000kbit
- Browser
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 11
- Antivirus
- YOLO