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OK fair enough if you've performed a fresh install its likely just to be
associated with that non-standard Audigy driver issue. Going by that link
(knowledgebase number 650) it really does look as if there's not much ATI
can do to fix this (or that you can do as long as the Audigy and TV Wonder
Pro both remains together in the same machine) - given that the problem is
associated with Creative drivers having grouped volume controls. Just
because Creative are the main player in the soundcard business doesn't mean
they should be able to go off on a limb with their driver design and expect
everyone else to change their software to suit. I guess if your work is in
audio then there may be a "standardisation" requirement for you to use a SB
Audigy card but otherwise a change of audio card would surely fix it.
I agree with you re ATI's Graphics Card driver improvements. The drivers
have been developed to control ATIs own hardware designs though. Its a bit
different to the situation with MMC where the software attempts to control
both their own graphics card AND audio mixer software from another
manufacturer. I think that your efforts may be better directed by writing to
Creative and asking THEM to make a more standard driver that works with MMC
without needing workarounds - especially given that you cant get the
workaround to work. There are audio issues with some audio devices and MMC
(the one that stands out in my mind is audio hiss on TV recordings with
certain CMedia 8xxx sound chips in specific circumstances) but these again
are due to non standard audio devices and drivers. ATI have recently
implemented changes in certain All In Wonder Radeon 9xxx series drivers
which allows audio to go through the PCI bus. The brand new TV Wonder Elite
also does this. The only way I can think they may be able to resolve your
issue is if they could do the same for your TV Wonder Pro drivers but I
don't know if that's possible on such hardware. Additionally it may deter
people from buying the more lavish TV Wonder Elite. I see the TV Wonder
Elite isn't listed as one of the affected products on that list so perhaps a
change of TV Tuner may be another solution. Lots of options but
unfortunately none of the certain cures are free. Good luck getting it
resolved!
Paul
"Todd" <nospam@spamless.ca> wrote in message
news:SkC2e.853512$Xk.377184@pd7tw3no...
> Hi Paul,
>
> This IS a fresh install from about 2 weeks ago! No other MMCs or drivers
> have ever been on this rig. I've seen problems from cross-pollinations
> between MMCs, etc., so I know what you are talking about.
>
> ATi has done a wonderful job straightening out their video card drivers
> over the last couple of years. (I remember when they were literally the
> curse of the industry.) However, ATi has serious problems with their MMCs
> and how they integrate with their entire line of TV cards and AIWs. One
> MMC can be like night and day compared to the very next one in the series.
> ATi MUST standardize their approach and rationale when it comes to
> adopting a standard electronic interface between cards like the Audigy
> (the de facto standard in the PC world) and their line of products.
>
> Words fail me in this particular case. I'm trained as an audio engineer
> and NOTHING should be this convoluted in signal flow :-/
> --
> Todd
>
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