I am from good old germany and have a HTPC with the Diva in it. Are there any new information about a driver for the DAE? I using my HTPC for blurays and other high definition material.
Hope there will be an answer…

My HTPC: Lian Li Msi Diva Amd x2 4850+ F2 Eco green HDD Bluray Drive Terratec TV Card Logitech Bluetooth Keyboard + Mouse Win7

Sorry for the broken english!

Do you happen to know in what way this software will or could be published? Currently I am checking the D2Audio website, MSI website and most of the time avsforum.com to see if something gets leaked in any way like the 6dB enhancement. I also wonder what kind of software we can expect because it seems that they have a lot of different tools and would understand that these tools would not be published for free. I have no clue what to expect. Some are speaking of a new firmware, but firmware doesn’t sound as something which will include software for better control over the amplifier. I hope you can shed some light over these questions and thank you in advance!

Best Regards,

Michael

The f/w you downloaded is not the same version I discussed in this blog. The f/w mentioned in this blog is not yet released to the public. I think you downloaded an earlier version which adds about 6dB to the output but it does not have the hooks that allow more control over the audio properties.

That f/w will be coming as soon as D2Audio completes the tweaks and testing.

if updated the FW , but where can I download the Audio Canvas software ??

Michel

Hello Michel,

No, the f/w has no way to enable that functionality. Unfortunately, that is a limitation of the operating system and not a function of the f/w.

I am not aware of any method to enable multiple audio output paths silmultaneously at this point in time. I know that there have been many people that would like to have that functionality, I am just not aware of any solution for that today.

I know there was talk a while back about Jriver offering that type of functionality, but I have not seen much on it.

There might be a way to do this in Linux, but that would inherently create other challenges.

So as of right now, I don’t think you will be able to do this.

Regards,
Jay

Stay tuned.

When is this software/firmware going to be released? Looking over the D2Audio website they have all kind of nice software applications like sound studio and listening environment optimizers etcetera while I still have only a batch file to activate the 5.1 amplifier and (for me) no sufficient control over the audio settings. And as one of the repliers said, in some cases the volume is low and needs to be maxed out to have a normal volume. I understand that this will probably relies on the source material but it would be nice to have more control over the amplifier.

Thanks,

Michael

Even a 380W PSU should be fine. If audio is low, sounds like there may be a bad connection or something missing during the set up. Audio should be plenty loud when maxed out. You might try posting your question on one of the forums I mention in the support blog.

http://links.amd.com/Support

Regards,
Jay

I have had an active speaker setup since 2005 using my PC as crossover and for digital room correction. I like where the evolution of the Maui is heading, but it does have a lot of catching up to do. Will it be possible to run FIR filters on indovidual channels in the future?

Here is a good thread for serious PC Audio enthusiasts: http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=63078

Thanks,
Fredrik

I have decided to rethink/redesign/relaunch allhtpc.com

It is currently in the design process, so stay tuned!

Everything looks ok except that the audio is very weak. I have cranked up vista volume up to 100 (max) but the audio from my lenovo laptop seems louder.

I am thinking it could because i’m using a 380 watts PSU? i don’t know if lack of PSU wattage can affect the volume capcity of the Amp card. If somebody can confirm that i will upgrade my PSU or i will try plugging in the amp card into a dedicated 280watts PSU from an old PC.

btw i am using JBL SCS 145.5 5.1 speakers.

As for the canvas applicaiton…D2Audio is trying to determine the best way to make this available to the community. There are a couple of methods being looked at now.

Once the puzzle pieces are ready, I will be sure to post back here on how customers can take advantage of these new features.

Some things I would love to see on a DAE3 5.1 board firmware update as a current Live Diva user:

1) Native equalizer (no way to do this currently on Windows Vista, but from the screenshots above it looks like all of that may be on its way via the app)
2) Native bass management (Windows Vista refuses to set bass management and push a signal to the subwoofer from a stereo feed if your left/right speakers are set to full range–that’s an OS issue but it would be great if D2Audio can work around this)
3) Eliminate the subwoofer “three thumps” problem on resume from sleep!
4) TrueHD support w/Arcsoft if it isn’t already there (TMT3 fooled me into thinking it was?)

I love my 5.1 board–not a hint of hiss from my speakers.

However, the audio referenced in this blog is not actually part of our southbridge. The audio is a separate chip from D2Audio that was integrated into the motherboard. The D2Audio chip does have the processing capabilities to handle the higher bit rates required for Dolby TrueHD and DTS-MA. However, s/w players currently downsample content.

As such, there are currently discussions underway on this topic with some of our s/w partners to see if there is a solution to enable those types of playback options on this platform.

Joseph, is there an email address that you can be reached at? I might be able to help you with your request.

As far as I know, the OS will only allow one active playback path (codec) at one time.

Great post. I was wondering if it is possible to configure a audio output stream over the HDMI and spreaker channels the same time ?

Michel

Are the docs for accessing this hardware out yet? Where can we get our grubby mitts on it?

Thanks!