Maybe my PCI version of X-fi is an older version since I dont have the application in the previous post. However, in MC, DSP Studio I changed Channels from "Source number of channels" to "5.1 Channels" and now I seem to have working surround channels.
However, at some point looking through all the settings somewhere, I may have made a change to something which seems to be sending all sub-output to the fronts. My pre-amp does have a separate sub output which I use. What I am noticing is more, excessive thumpy bass out the fronts now. I just dont recall where I saw this setting, or if its my imagination.
Ya know I am very impressed with MC, and have certainly enjoying using Gizmo and the Media Server. But all this fiddling with outputs, and MC crashing more than any other Windows application I have run in at least the last decade is troubling. Hoping to see steady improvements and development for MC. Great potential thats for sure.