Is this peace of Soundmax essential?

Question

Hello, Half a year ago or so I removed all kinds of software from my pc. Among it was something of Soundmax. In the process, I discovered that Soundmax is (also?) the name of my PC's audio system. There is no Soundmax left in the software list, but I found Soundmax synthesizer on the computer. Is this Soundmax synthesizer part of my pc's essential software or is it (a leftover of) a "hobby " program, put there by a former user?

There is a file "Analog Devices" with in it only the empty file "Soundmax" and there are the files swsetup\SP2703 and SP36228, both with in them a file called Soundmax Synthesizer.

Answer 1

You've just removed the application while the driver was preserved. In this case, you should install the Soundmax application again because there won't be a way to configure the audio card for surround system. The application provided additional functionality for sound configuration.