Center speaker doesn't work (5 speaker set, 5.1)?

Question

Hi, I recently purchased some 'Creative Inspire m5300 speaker set...

But I have had problems with the speakers, and I'm not sure if its because my soundcard is old or not...

I have Creative EMU10K1 Audio Processor (WDM) card, and when I test the speakers in the testing mode, all speakers respond, but when I play a song, or play a game, everything works except the center speaker...

Is this suppose to happen? Please help, much appreciated...

Answer 1

In 5.1 surround systems, commonly center speakers only work when watching a Dolby enabled DVD's or testing speakers. Center speakers are specialized for theater systems and 3d movies. Your sound card disables center channel when playing music, games and other sound effects. If you want the center channel to work every time, go to your sound card's settings. Hope this helped. ^_^