OT - Excellent unofficial drivers for SoundBlaster in Vista x64

March 4, 2008

Creativelabs has done a lousy job providing good drivers for their soundcards.

I have been successfully using modded drivers taken from the Vista forums at

Creative for many months.

The last one is really something.

For those who own the lowly Audigy Value SE/LS & SB Live 24bit (like me!)

this set of drivers converts them to X-Fi Xtremes.

http://forums.creative.com/creativelabs/board/message?board.id=Vista&message.id=29663

Hard to believe but I installed them a couple of hours ago and it has

supported the heavy gaming tasks imposed by my sons and my tests with Dolby

5.1 sound.

Download page:

http://files.filefront.com/P17+XFXA+WDRV+1+04+0078exe/;9728517;/fileinfo.html

Enjoy!

Carlos

P.S.: I do love those rich bass sounds that now come from the subwoofer when

listening to hard rock!

March 4, 2008

Re: OT - Excellent unofficial drivers for SoundBlaster in Vista x64

Hmm - is there something that will make my Audigy 2 play EAX on the XP you

think?

Strangly enough, I've all but stopped listening to music, but Colin McRae

would have a chance to unfold.

Tony. . .

"Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:B74EB9EF-1A17-4D81-BF01-A7C62DC2694B@microsoft.com...

> Creativelabs has done a lousy job providing good drivers for their

soundcards.

> I have been successfully using modded drivers taken from the Vista forums

at

> Creative for many months.

> The last one is really something.

> For those who own the lowly Audigy Value SE/LS & SB Live 24bit (like me!)

> this set of drivers converts them to X-Fi Xtremes.

>

http://forums.creative.com/creativelabs/board/message?board.id=Vista&message.id=29663

> Hard to believe but I installed them a couple of hours ago and it has

> supported the heavy gaming tasks imposed by my sons and my tests with

Dolby

> 5.1 sound.

> Download page:

>

http://files.filefront.com/P17+XFXA+WDRV+1+04+0078exe/;9728517;/fileinfo.html

> Enjoy!

> Carlos

> P.S.: I do love those rich bass sounds that now come from the subwoofer

when

> listening to hard rock!

March 4, 2008

Re: OT - Excellent unofficial drivers for SoundBlaster in Vista x6

Re: OT - Excellent unofficial drivers for SoundBlaster in Vista x6

Tony,

I can only suggest you checking the Creativelabs forums here:

http://forums.creative.com/creativelabs?category.id=productboards

The Vista sub-forum is excellent.

There is the workaround (driver) for using the old joystick gameport in

Vista x86.

Carlos

"Tony Sperling" wrote:

> Hmm - is there something that will make my Audigy 2 play EAX on the XP you

> think?

>

> Strangly enough, I've all but stopped listening to music, but Colin McRae

> would have a chance to unfold.

>

> Tony. . .

>

> "Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:B74EB9EF-1A17-4D81-BF01-A7C62DC2694B@microsoft.com...

> > Creativelabs has done a lousy job providing good drivers for their

> soundcards.

> > I have been successfully using modded drivers taken from the Vista forums

> at

> > Creative for many months.

> > The last one is really something.

> > For those who own the lowly Audigy Value SE/LS & SB Live 24bit (like me!)

> > this set of drivers converts them to X-Fi Xtremes.

> >

> http://forums.creative.com/creativelabs/board/message?board.id=Vista&message.id=29663

> > Hard to believe but I installed them a couple of hours ago and it has

> > supported the heavy gaming tasks imposed by my sons and my tests with

> Dolby

> > 5.1 sound.

> > Download page:

> >

> http://files.filefront.com/P17+XFXA+WDRV+1+04+0078exe/;9728517;/fileinfo.html

> > Enjoy!

> > Carlos

> > P.S.: I do love those rich bass sounds that now come from the subwoofer

> when

> > listening to hard rock!

>

March 4, 2008

Re: OT - Excellent unofficial drivers for SoundBlaster in Vista x6

Re: OT - Excellent unofficial drivers for SoundBlaster in Vista x6

Tony,

The last release for Audigy 2 (XP) was on Oct 2006 and can be found here:

http://asia.creative.com/support/downloads/download.asp?MainCategory=1&nRegionFK=&nCountryFK=&nLanguageFK=&sOSName=Windows+XP&region=2&Product_Name=Audigy+2&Product_ID=149&modelnumber=&driverlang=1033&OS=10&drivertype=0&x=27&y=6

Don't know about EAX support for those drivers.

Carlos

"Tony Sperling" wrote:

> Hmm - is there something that will make my Audigy 2 play EAX on the XP you

> think?

>

> Strangly enough, I've all but stopped listening to music, but Colin McRae

> would have a chance to unfold.

>

> Tony. . .

>

> "Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:B74EB9EF-1A17-4D81-BF01-A7C62DC2694B@microsoft.com...

> > Creativelabs has done a lousy job providing good drivers for their

> soundcards.

> > I have been successfully using modded drivers taken from the Vista forums

> at

> > Creative for many months.

> > The last one is really something.

> > For those who own the lowly Audigy Value SE/LS & SB Live 24bit (like me!)

> > this set of drivers converts them to X-Fi Xtremes.

> >

> http://forums.creative.com/creativelabs/board/message?board.id=Vista&message.id=29663

> > Hard to believe but I installed them a couple of hours ago and it has

> > supported the heavy gaming tasks imposed by my sons and my tests with

> Dolby

> > 5.1 sound.

> > Download page:

> >

> http://files.filefront.com/P17+XFXA+WDRV+1+04+0078exe/;9728517;/fileinfo.html

> > Enjoy!

> > Carlos

> > P.S.: I do love those rich bass sounds that now come from the subwoofer

> when

> > listening to hard rock!

>

March 4, 2008

Re: OT - Excellent unofficial drivers for SoundBlaster in Vista x6

Re: OT - Excellent unofficial drivers for SoundBlaster in Vista x6

Thanks, Carlos. I will check it out while keeping up the healthy scepticism.

I do believe it would require help from it's BIOS to do that?

Tony. . .

"Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:C1D277E5-7282-40EE-BD2A-DA459A49B1DD@microsoft.com...

> Tony,

> The last release for Audigy 2 (XP) was on Oct 2006 and can be found here:

>

http://asia.creative.com/support/downloads/download.asp?MainCategory=1&nRegionFK=&nCountryFK=&nLanguageFK=&sOSName=Windows+XP&region=2&Product_Name=Audigy+2&Product_ID=149&modelnumber=&driverlang=1033&OS=10&drivertype=0&x=27&y=6

> Don't know about EAX support for those drivers.

> Carlos

>

> "Tony Sperling" wrote:

>

> > Hmm - is there something that will make my Audigy 2 play EAX on the XP

you

> > think?

> >

> > Strangly enough, I've all but stopped listening to music, but Colin

McRae

> > would have a chance to unfold.

> >

> > Tony. . .

> >

> > "Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> > news:B74EB9EF-1A17-4D81-BF01-A7C62DC2694B@microsoft.com...

> > > Creativelabs has done a lousy job providing good drivers for their

> > soundcards.

> > > I have been successfully using modded drivers taken from the Vista

forums

> > at

> > > Creative for many months.

> > > The last one is really something.

> > > For those who own the lowly Audigy Value SE/LS & SB Live 24bit (like

me!)

> > > this set of drivers converts them to X-Fi Xtremes.

> > >

> >

http://forums.creative.com/creativelabs/board/message?board.id=Vista&message.id=29663

> > > Hard to believe but I installed them a couple of hours ago and it has

> > > supported the heavy gaming tasks imposed by my sons and my tests with

> > Dolby

> > > 5.1 sound.

> > > Download page:

> > >

> >

http://files.filefront.com/P17+XFXA+WDRV+1+04+0078exe/;9728517;/fileinfo.html

> > > Enjoy!

> > > Carlos

> > > P.S.: I do love those rich bass sounds that now come from the

subwoofer

> > when

> > > listening to hard rock!

> >

March 4, 2008

Re: OT - Excellent unofficial drivers for SoundBlaster in Vista x6

Re: OT - Excellent unofficial drivers for SoundBlaster in Vista x6

Tony,

My memory is a little weak on EAX.

I can recall that there were many flavours (versions) like EAX, EAX 2.0 and

so on.

All of them required some hardware support on the sound board.

I am almost convinced that your Audigy 2 must have EAX hardware support.

EAX is dead now with the recent audio subsystem changes in Vista.

Creative released an EAX workaround for older games in Vista and high-end

cards (like yours) called "Alchemy".

Even weaker is my memory now when I try to remember the new nickname in

Vista for those 3D audio effects things.

:)

Carlos

"Tony Sperling" wrote:

> Thanks, Carlos. I will check it out while keeping up the healthy scepticism.

> I do believe it would require help from it's BIOS to do that?

>

> Tony. . .

>

> "Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:C1D277E5-7282-40EE-BD2A-DA459A49B1DD@microsoft.com...

> > Tony,

> > The last release for Audigy 2 (XP) was on Oct 2006 and can be found here:

> >

> http://asia.creative.com/support/downloads/download.asp?MainCategory=1&nRegionFK=&nCountryFK=&nLanguageFK=&sOSName=Windows+XP&region=2&Product_Name=Audigy+2&Product_ID=149&modelnumber=&driverlang=1033&OS=10&drivertype=0&x=27&y=6

> > Don't know about EAX support for those drivers.

> > Carlos

> >

> > "Tony Sperling" wrote:

> >

> > > Hmm - is there something that will make my Audigy 2 play EAX on the XP

> you

> > > think?

> > >

> > > Strangly enough, I've all but stopped listening to music, but Colin

> McRae

> > > would have a chance to unfold.

> > >

> > > Tony. . .

> > >

> > > "Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> > > news:B74EB9EF-1A17-4D81-BF01-A7C62DC2694B@microsoft.com...

> > > > Creativelabs has done a lousy job providing good drivers for their

> > > soundcards.

> > > > I have been successfully using modded drivers taken from the Vista

> forums

> > > at

> > > > Creative for many months.

> > > > The last one is really something.

> > > > For those who own the lowly Audigy Value SE/LS & SB Live 24bit (like

> me!)

> > > > this set of drivers converts them to X-Fi Xtremes.

> > > >

> > >

> http://forums.creative.com/creativelabs/board/message?board.id=Vista&message.id=29663

> > > > Hard to believe but I installed them a couple of hours ago and it has

> > > > supported the heavy gaming tasks imposed by my sons and my tests with

> > > Dolby

> > > > 5.1 sound.

> > > > Download page:

> > > >

> > >

> http://files.filefront.com/P17+XFXA+WDRV+1+04+0078exe/;9728517;/fileinfo.html

> > > > Enjoy!

> > > > Carlos

> > > > P.S.: I do love those rich bass sounds that now come from the

> subwoofer

> > > when

> > > > listening to hard rock!

> > >

>

March 4, 2008

Re: OT - Excellent unofficial drivers for SoundBlaster in Vista x6

Re: OT - Excellent unofficial drivers for SoundBlaster in Vista x6

My own memory is not much better, I'm afraid. I bought that card [after]

installing ColinMcRae, under the firm belief that EAX was supported. As it

turned out, this was 'yet-another-instance-of-you

must-remember-the-entire-model-and-type-designation' before handing over

your money. The Card was the Audigy 2 - and I wanted the Audigy 2 ZS or NX -

so, no EAX!

I know there is not much future to back up the technology now, that's why I

thought it sounded interesting with those new drivers - I don't want to buy

that support today, but since it isn't going anywhere - as a technology - I

wouldn't mind using it if it was suddenly supported by an update!

What you refer to about Vista must be a part of DX10, I suppose?

Tony. . .

"Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:889AE154-60D2-4EFB-9AB2-3166CF248F94@microsoft.com...

> Tony,

> My memory is a little weak on EAX.

> I can recall that there were many flavours (versions) like EAX, EAX 2.0

and

> so on.

> All of them required some hardware support on the sound board.

> I am almost convinced that your Audigy 2 must have EAX hardware support.

> EAX is dead now with the recent audio subsystem changes in Vista.

> Creative released an EAX workaround for older games in Vista and high-end

> cards (like yours) called "Alchemy".

> Even weaker is my memory now when I try to remember the new nickname in

> Vista for those 3D audio effects things.

> :)

> Carlos

>

> "Tony Sperling" wrote:

>

> > Thanks, Carlos. I will check it out while keeping up the healthy

scepticism.

> > I do believe it would require help from it's BIOS to do that?

> >

> > Tony. . .

> >

> > "Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> > news:C1D277E5-7282-40EE-BD2A-DA459A49B1DD@microsoft.com...

> > > Tony,

> > > The last release for Audigy 2 (XP) was on Oct 2006 and can be found

here:

> > >

> >

http://asia.creative.com/support/downloads/download.asp?MainCategory=1&nRegionFK=&nCountryFK=&nLanguageFK=&sOSName=Windows+XP&region=2&Product_Name=Audi

gy+2&Product_ID=149&modelnumber=&driverlang=1033&OS=10&drivertype=0&x=27&y=6

> > > Don't know about EAX support for those drivers.

> > > Carlos

> > >

> > > "Tony Sperling" wrote:

> > >

> > > > Hmm - is there something that will make my Audigy 2 play EAX on the

XP

> > you

> > > > think?

> > > >

> > > > Strangly enough, I've all but stopped listening to music, but Colin

> > McRae

> > > > would have a chance to unfold.

> > > >

> > > > Tony. . .

> > > >

> > > > "Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> > > > news:B74EB9EF-1A17-4D81-BF01-A7C62DC2694B@microsoft.com...

> > > > > Creativelabs has done a lousy job providing good drivers for their

> > > > soundcards.

> > > > > I have been successfully using modded drivers taken from the Vista

> > forums

> > > > at

> > > > > Creative for many months.

> > > > > The last one is really something.

> > > > > For those who own the lowly Audigy Value SE/LS & SB Live 24bit

(like

> > me!)

> > > > > this set of drivers converts them to X-Fi Xtremes.

> > > > >

> > > >

> >

http://forums.creative.com/creativelabs/board/message?board.id=Vista&message.id=29663

> > > > > Hard to believe but I installed them a couple of hours ago and it

has

> > > > > supported the heavy gaming tasks imposed by my sons and my tests

with

> > > > Dolby

> > > > > 5.1 sound.

> > > > > Download page:

> > > > >

> > > >

> >

http://files.filefront.com/P17+XFXA+WDRV+1+04+0078exe/;9728517;/fileinfo.html

> > > > > Enjoy!

> > > > > Carlos

> > > > > P.S.: I do love those rich bass sounds that now come from the

> > subwoofer

> > > > when

> > > > > listening to hard rock!

> > > >

> >

March 4, 2008

Re: OT - Excellent unofficial drivers for SoundBlaster in Vista x6

Re: OT - Excellent unofficial drivers for SoundBlaster in Vista x6

Tony,

The new nickname is "OpenAL".

And I just don't know anything else about it, whether DirectXsomething or

EAXthingie.

:)

Carlos

"Tony Sperling" wrote:

> My own memory is not much better, I'm afraid. I bought that card [after]

> installing ColinMcRae, under the firm belief that EAX was supported. As it

> turned out, this was 'yet-another-instance-of-you

> must-remember-the-entire-model-and-type-designation' before handing over

> your money. The Card was the Audigy 2 - and I wanted the Audigy 2 ZS or NX -

> so, no EAX!

>

> I know there is not much future to back up the technology now, that's why I

> thought it sounded interesting with those new drivers - I don't want to buy

> that support today, but since it isn't going anywhere - as a technology - I

> wouldn't mind using it if it was suddenly supported by an update!

>

> What you refer to about Vista must be a part of DX10, I suppose?

>

> Tony. . .

>

> "Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:889AE154-60D2-4EFB-9AB2-3166CF248F94@microsoft.com...

> > Tony,

> > My memory is a little weak on EAX.

> > I can recall that there were many flavours (versions) like EAX, EAX 2.0

> and

> > so on.

> > All of them required some hardware support on the sound board.

> > I am almost convinced that your Audigy 2 must have EAX hardware support.

> > EAX is dead now with the recent audio subsystem changes in Vista.

> > Creative released an EAX workaround for older games in Vista and high-end

> > cards (like yours) called "Alchemy".

> > Even weaker is my memory now when I try to remember the new nickname in

> > Vista for those 3D audio effects things.

> > :)

> > Carlos

> >

> > "Tony Sperling" wrote:

> >

> > > Thanks, Carlos. I will check it out while keeping up the healthy

> scepticism.

> > > I do believe it would require help from it's BIOS to do that?

> > >

> > > Tony. . .

> > >

> > > "Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> > > news:C1D277E5-7282-40EE-BD2A-DA459A49B1DD@microsoft.com...

> > > > Tony,

> > > > The last release for Audigy 2 (XP) was on Oct 2006 and can be found

> here:

> > > >

> > >

> http://asia.creative.com/support/downloads/download.asp?MainCategory=1&nRegionFK=&nCountryFK=&nLanguageFK=&sOSName=Windows+XP&region=2&Product_Name=Audi

> gy+2&Product_ID=149&modelnumber=&driverlang=1033&OS=10&drivertype=0&x=27&y=6

> > > > Don't know about EAX support for those drivers.

> > > > Carlos

> > > >

> > > > "Tony Sperling" wrote:

> > > >

> > > > > Hmm - is there something that will make my Audigy 2 play EAX on the

> XP

> > > you

> > > > > think?

> > > > >

> > > > > Strangly enough, I've all but stopped listening to music, but Colin

> > > McRae

> > > > > would have a chance to unfold.

> > > > >

> > > > > Tony. . .

> > > > >

> > > > > "Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> > > > > news:B74EB9EF-1A17-4D81-BF01-A7C62DC2694B@microsoft.com...

> > > > > > Creativelabs has done a lousy job providing good drivers for their

> > > > > soundcards.

> > > > > > I have been successfully using modded drivers taken from the Vista

> > > forums

> > > > > at

> > > > > > Creative for many months.

> > > > > > The last one is really something.

> > > > > > For those who own the lowly Audigy Value SE/LS & SB Live 24bit

> (like

> > > me!)

> > > > > > this set of drivers converts them to X-Fi Xtremes.

> > > > > >

> > > > >

> > >

> http://forums.creative.com/creativelabs/board/message?board.id=Vista&message.id=29663

> > > > > > Hard to believe but I installed them a couple of hours ago and it

> has

> > > > > > supported the heavy gaming tasks imposed by my sons and my tests

> with

> > > > > Dolby

> > > > > > 5.1 sound.

> > > > > > Download page:

> > > > > >

> > > > >

> > >

> http://files.filefront.com/P17+XFXA+WDRV+1+04+0078exe/;9728517;/fileinfo.html

> > > > > > Enjoy!

> > > > > > Carlos

> > > > > > P.S.: I do love those rich bass sounds that now come from the

> > > subwoofer

> > > > > when

> > > > > > listening to hard rock!

> > > > >

> > >

>

March 6, 2008

Re: OT - Excellent unofficial drivers for SoundBlaster in Vista x6

Re: OT - Excellent unofficial drivers for SoundBlaster in Vista x6

Tony,

Straight answer right here!

http://connect.creativelabs.com/alchemy/ALchemy%20for%20Audigy/Home.aspx

Carlos

"Tony Sperling" wrote:

> Hmm - is there something that will make my Audigy 2 play EAX on the XP you

> think?

>

> Strangly enough, I've all but stopped listening to music, but Colin McRae

> would have a chance to unfold.

>

> Tony. . .

>

> "Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:B74EB9EF-1A17-4D81-BF01-A7C62DC2694B@microsoft.com...

> > Creativelabs has done a lousy job providing good drivers for their

> soundcards.

> > I have been successfully using modded drivers taken from the Vista forums

> at

> > Creative for many months.

> > The last one is really something.

> > For those who own the lowly Audigy Value SE/LS & SB Live 24bit (like me!)

> > this set of drivers converts them to X-Fi Xtremes.

> >

> http://forums.creative.com/creativelabs/board/message?board.id=Vista&message.id=29663

> > Hard to believe but I installed them a couple of hours ago and it has

> > supported the heavy gaming tasks imposed by my sons and my tests with

> Dolby

> > 5.1 sound.

> > Download page:

> >

> http://files.filefront.com/P17+XFXA+WDRV+1+04+0078exe/;9728517;/fileinfo.html

> > Enjoy!

> > Carlos

> > P.S.: I do love those rich bass sounds that now come from the subwoofer

> when

> > listening to hard rock!

>

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