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    No bass/treble adjustment for Conexant HD Audio?

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by 7earitup, Jun 17, 2009.

  1. 7earitup

    7earitup Notebook Consultant

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    I am running Windows 7 64bit build 7100 with the Vista 64 bit version of the Conexant High Definition Audio drivers installed. When I go to my playback devices and click properties next to Speakers, there is no tone tab so that I can adjust bass and treble. Is there anyway to enable this?

    Thanks for any help.
     
    7earitup, Jun 17, 2009
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  2. 7earitup

    7earitup Notebook Consultant

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    Any help with this?
     
    7earitup, Jun 18, 2009
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    dhc014 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Have you checked in the SmartAudio program?

    You can access it through Control Panel.
     
    dhc014, Jun 19, 2009
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  4. 7earitup

    7earitup Notebook Consultant

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    I don't see any tone adjustments.. Just some pointless enhancement features.
     
    7earitup, Jun 19, 2009
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    Hey, did you ever get this resolved?

    I'm trying to add a little bass to my headphone output...
     
    cloneman, Oct 16, 2009
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  6. AMD_PhenomX4

    AMD_PhenomX4 Notebook Guru

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    Sigmatel HD audio with bass booster ftw!
     
    AMD_PhenomX4, Oct 16, 2009
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  7. 7earitup

    7earitup Notebook Consultant

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    Nope - never found a solution besides using a equalizer settings in Foobar or a similar MP3 player.. Doesn't really solve the issue for games and whatnot though.
     
    7earitup, Oct 16, 2009
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    I'm not sure if there is a way. Dont take this as the word of law, but i seem to remember these features were starting to fade in vista and they were removed in Win7... again dont take this for truth its just something i heard. On the 22nd (or there about) there might be a newer driver that enables all of this sort of thing though.

    At this point all we can do is cross our fingers and hope :eek:
     
    Kamin_Majere, Oct 16, 2009
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    TANWare Just This Side of Senile, I think. Super Moderator

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    There is bass level enhancement but that is about it. I have an Asus with SRS Sound and that is alot more tweakable, but I hadn't found anything for my P-7805......
     
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    Wow, I'm sure glad I bumped this thread, lol.

    I loved Sigmatel Audio on my Dell 9400, I didn't have to touch any settings on winxp and the bass was great on my koss headphones.

    What options do I have? I have a Connexant laptop, I'm thinking maybe I could get a expresscard sound card (or even a USB one, lol?)

    I absolutely must have better base response on my headphone output.


     
    cloneman, Oct 17, 2009
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  11. AMD_PhenomX4

    AMD_PhenomX4 Notebook Guru

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    LOL,what's wrong with the Sigmatel HD audio set?
    It seems to sound better than Realtek HD audio...
     
    AMD_PhenomX4, Oct 17, 2009
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  12. cloneman

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    You misunderstood me? I loved Sigmatel, I'm stuck on Connexant now.
     
    cloneman, Oct 17, 2009
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  13. AMD_PhenomX4

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    Lol,ah ok....

    I wasnt aware that connexant even made sound chips,i thought they made networking stuff only.
     
    AMD_PhenomX4, Oct 17, 2009
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