Multichannel Recording in MediaSource

1. Open MediaSource Player/Organizer (Go > Start > Programs > Creative > Creative MediaSource > MediaSource Player/Organizer).
2. From recording Source select "What U Hear".

3. Now select Recording Format WAV, Multi-channel and click OK.

Note: you can only record "WAV, Multi-channel" by selecting the recording source "What U Hear". If you attempt to select any other recording source for example Microphone you will be prompted with the message box below:

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Multichannel ("what u hear") captures audio directly from the audio card's 6.1-channel analog speaker outputs and for the conditions of a Wave Multichannel recording to be fulfilled you need to ensure CMSS1/2 has been enabled in Eax Console and 5.1 speakers selected.

For example you have a computer with an Audigy2 and Creative Inspire 6.1 6700 speaker system:
In order for a Multichannel recording to be possible you require CMSS1/2 in Eax Console to be enabled.

Why?
If you have CMSS1/2 disabled and play an audio file then you will only experience Stereo (front right & front left speaker).

If you record this audio file using Multichannel and playback this recorded file through your Inspire 6.1 system you will only experience Stereo (front right & front left speaker).
If you enable the option CMSS1/2 in Eax Console and play an audio file you will experience music through all six speakers.

If you record this audio file using Multichannel; then disable CMSS1/2 and playback this recorded file you will experience Multichannel (Front left, front center, front right, rear left, rear center, rear right).

• Multichannel Recording:
• 5.1 speaker setting Set
• CMSS1/2 OFF
• Multichannel NO (Only Stereo)

• Multichannel Recording:
• 5.1 speaker setting Set
• CMSS1/2 ON
• Multichannel YES

Once you successfully record an audio file in Wave Multichannel then, whether you have CMSS1/2 enabled or not, you will experience music through all 6 speakers.
Multichannel will allow you to capture/mirror audio played: for example if you were to play an AC3 file, and through the rear right speaker you hear a single drum beat play louder, recording this AC3 using Multichannel recording will enable you to hear the drum beat play at the same level through the rear right speaker.
Whereas normally if you were to record this AC3 file with wave stereo 24bit/96khz the same drum beat will be spread across all satellite speakers; thus losing the realism.
Think of Multichannel as taking a picture of audio been played, what you hear is what will be recorded.