Creative Labs Audigy Drivers & Software Update

[jellybelly]

Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Driver XP\Vista 2.18.0004

Creative X-Fi " Vista Software Suite 2007 " complet (+ Maj) pour X-Fi Xtreme Music, Xtreme Gamer , Fatal1ty FPS, Fatal1ty Professional Series, Platinum, Platinum Fatal1ty Champion Series, Elite Pro pour Windows Vista 32/64bits New

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http://www.station-drivers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=8595#8595

Download (58.6MB)

http://ccftp.creative.com/manualdn/Drivers/AVP/10585/0xAEE2F44D/SBXF_PCDRV_LB_2_18_0004.exe

[Baldy]

Creative Sound Blaster Audigy series Driver v2.18.0010

This download supports the following audio devices only:
* Creative Sound Blaster Audigy including Platinum and Platinum eX series
* Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 including Platinum, Platinum eX, and Value series
* Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS including Platinum and Platinum Pro series
* Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 4 Pro and Sound Blaster Audigy 4
* Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Notebook PCMCIA

Added Features or Enhancements:
* Supports Dolby?Digital Live (To get the above mentioned feature you will need to purchase the Dolby Digital Live software pack.)

Fixes:
* Restores missing Microphone option in Surround Mixer after installing driver 2.18.0001.

Known Issues:
* Applications from the original Sound Blaster Audigy CD will not work with this download on Windows Vista. Click here to download the latest applications that are available for your product.
* Users are advised to use Audio Console included in this download to change speaker configurations.
* Gameport is not supported in Windows Vista and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition.
* 6.1 speaker mode is not supported by Windows Vista.

Requirements:
* Windows Vista 64-bit with Service Pack 1 (SP1), Windows Vista 32-bit with SP1, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), Windows XP Media Center Edition (MCE) 2005 or Windows XP MCE 2004
* Creative Sound Blaster Audigy audio devices listed above.

Download:

http://ccftp.creative.com/manualdn/Drivers/AVP/10808/0x06ADCF30/SBAX_PCDRV_LB_2_18_0010.exe

[jellybelly]

Creative Sound Blaster Audigy series Driver v2.18.0011

Filesize : 37.62 MB Download
Release date : 13 Jul 09
This download is a driver providing Microsoft® Windows® 7, Windows Vista® and Windows XP support for Creative Sound Blaster® Audigy® series of audio devices.
File Name : SBAX_PCDRV_LB_2_18_0011.exe

This download supports the following audio devices only:
•Sound Blaster Audigy including Platinum and Platinum eX series
•Sound Blaster Audigy 2 including Platinum, Platinum eX, and Value series
•Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS including Platinum and Platinum Pro series
•Sound Blaster Audigy 4 Pro and Sound Blaster Audigy 4
•Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Notebook PCMCIA

Known Issues:
•Applications from the original Sound Blaster Audigy CD will not work with this download on Windows 7 and Windows Vista. Click here to download the latest applications that are available for your product.
•Users are advised to use Audio Console included in this download to change speaker configurations.
•Gameport is not supported in Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition.
•6.1 speaker mode is not supported by Windows 7 and Windows Vista.

Requirements:
•Microsoft Windows 7 64-bit, Windows 7 32-bit, Windows Vista 64-bit with Service Pack 1 (SP1), Windows Vista 32-bit with SP1, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3), Windows XP Media Center Edition (MCE) 2005 or Windows XP MCE 2004
•Creative Sound Blaster Audigy audio devices listed above

Notes:
•DO NOT install this driver for Sound Blaster Audigy LS, Sound Blaster Audigy SE, or Sound Blaster Audigy Value.
•To install this driver
1.Download the SBAX_PCDRV_LB_2_18_0011.exe file onto your local hard disk.
2.Double-click the downloaded file.
3.Follow the instructions on the screen.

Download:

http://files2.europe.creative.com/manualdn/Drivers/AVP/10960/0x78B3768B/SBAX_PCDRV_LB_2_18_0011.exe

[annix]

Developer / Developer: daniel_k
Release date / Release date: 08/28/2009
System Requirements / System Requirements: Creative Sound Blaster Audigy Series
OS / OS: 32-bit and 64-bit editions of Windows 7 RTM / Vista SP2 / XP SP3 or later XP builds
Platform / Platform: 32-bit / 64-bit
Language / Language: English only / english only
Medicine / Activation / Crack / Serial / etc: Do not want to / it is not required
Size / Size: 48.6 MB

Modified and improved drivers for sound cards from Creative SB Audigy daniel_k.

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Last Driver for Creative SB Audigy Series, modified by daniel_k.

Supports any model of the following Sound Blaster cards (based on Emu10kx DSP):
- Audigy
- Audigy 2
- Audigy 2 ZS
- Audigy 4

Operating systems supported: 32-bit and 64-bit editions of Windows 7 RTM / Vista SP2 / XP SP3

Included in the pack:
- Audigy series driver 2.18.0011.8 (latest beta)
- ALchemy 1.30.00

- Audio Console 1.32.02
- DDL and DTS Connect License Activation 2.00.03 (*)
- Dolby Digital Live Pack 3.00.03 (*)

- DTS Connect Pack 1.03.04 (*)
- EAX Console 3.00.56 (Windows XP only)
- Graphic Equalizer 2.00.65
- MediaSource DVD-Audio Player 2.00.78
- SoundFont Bank Manager 3.21.00
- Speaker Settings 2.00.60

Does this driver improve sound quality or performance? Are there any tweaks?
No, this driver does not improve sound quality nor increase performance.
No, there are no tweaks.
If someone states that its driver improves sound quality and performance, you are being fooled, cheated.
It is even worse that the so called tweaks come from a person who is not EVEN technically acknowledged, does NOT know anything about Windows internals, software engineering and sound fidelity that all audiophiles always look for.
If you "feel" the sound better, that is the infamous placebo effect and there is no real proof that any tweaks work.
In fact, I have yet to see a driver that states in its release notes that it improves sound quality.
I've disassembled about every single. SYS driver,. DLL libraries and. EXE executables and found nothing.
There are some undocumented registry values, but nothing related to sound quality or performance.
Would the so called tweaks even exist, they would be in my Support Packs, you can bet that.

Creative SB Audigy Series Support Pack 3.1 Driver by daniel_k Creative SB Audigy Series Support Pack 3.1 Driver by daniel_k Creative SB Audigy Series Support Pack 3.1 Driver by daniel_k

Fixes and improvements:
- Enables support for WASAPI exclusive-mode event-driven playback, seems to be working just fine
- Fixes the enhancements errors in Windows mixer and Windows Media Player.
- Adds Microsoft Audio Home Theather Effects for both Speakers and S / PDIF Out endpoints.
- Includes Encoder Switcher to enable DTS Interactive on Audigy cards.
- Fixes the Audio Console "Internal application error" when enabling the DDL Encoder on localized installs.
- Updates Audio Console to display DTS Interactive in the Encoder tab when Encoder switcher is used.
- Workarounds a bug that unexpectedly resets the speaker configuration.
- Prevents an issue during installation on Windows 7/Vista that may result in low volume when certain enhancements are enabled.
- Implements Hardware CMSS Headphone by using a workaround.
- Updates all InstallShield setup scripts to support Windows 7.
- Fixes installation INI to properly install applications depending on the detected OS.
- Removes COM workaround for Equalizer, fixed by Creative.
- Adds workaround to a memory corruption issue preventing Equalizer from starting on Windows 7/Vista.
- Updates shared modules, responsiveness on certain applications is improved.
- Enables CMSS2 and Stereo Surround.
- Fixes 32-bit ASIO not working on Windows 7 x64.
- Fixes Encoder not available on Windows 7 x64 (related to fix above).
- Modifies default format on Windows 7 / Vista to 24-bit, 48kHz.
- Properly adds support for 64-bit OpenAL and 64-bit ASIO.
- Sets default speaker setting to 5.1 to properly reset configs to their defaults during install (fixes Bass and Treble leves not set to 50% on Windows 7 / Vista).

Undocumented fixes by Creative (not listed in the release notes):
- Fixes the Enable Dolby Digital Live checkbox not staying checked when Audio Console is closed.
- Fixes Equalizer Out of Memory error.
- Fixes Equalizer settings being lost on Windows 7 / Vista when speaker configuration is changed.
- Fixes low volume on Windows 7 / Vista when default format is set to anything higher than 16-bit, 48kHz.
- Fixes MIDI instruments in Melodic Pool not playing when speaker setting is higher than 2.1 speakers.
- Restores missing Microphone option in Surround Mixer (documented).
- Fixes Microphone mute, volume and +20 db boost controls.

Release Notes:

Windows Security warning during driver installation

When prompted with: "Windows can't verify the publisher of this driver software", choose "Install this driver software anyway".

OpenAL 2D benchmark in RightMark 3DSound crashes your system

Due to a driver bug, your system will crash if you run the OpenAL 2D benchmark using 63 buffers. No problem With 62 or fewer buffers. OpenAL 3D and OpenAL 3D + EAX benchmarks are not affected.

Details: DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL (0x000000D1) - ctoss2k.sys

Microphone issues on Windows 7/Vista 64-bit (x64) with 4GB of RAM or more

Audigy driver does not support 64-bit addressing, resulting in random issues with the Microphone (static, robotic or distorted voice, white noise).

Workarounds:
- Install the 32-bit (x86) version of Windows
- Limit the RAM available to Windows to less than 4GB
- Enable Memore Hole in BIOS Setup, if your motherboard supports the setting

6.1 Speakers incorrectly available on Windows 7 64-bit (x64)

Due to a version detection bug in the 64-bit drivers, the FilterSpeakerMode registry setting is ignored, exposing the 6.1 speakers setting on Windows 7 x64 edition.

Do not choose that mode as it causes sync issues with Windows mixer.

MediaSource DVD-Audio Player system requirements

- 32-bit edition of Windows 7 / Vista / XP
- Any Audigy 2, Audigy 2 ZS or Audigy 4 card

Built-in Decoder on Windows 7 / Vista (requires Service Pack 1)

To use the built-in decoder, make sure it is enabled in Audio Console.

Select "SPDIF Out (Creative SB Audigy (WDM))" as the output device of your player and then configure the AC3/DTS filter to send the stream through SPDIF.

When you restart your computer, the Tone settings (Bass and Treble) are not applied.

Just readjust one of the controls one time per boot.

Advanced EQ and Special FX not available on Windows 7 / Vista

These presets don't work on Windows 7 / Vista.

There is no sound in games with OpenAL support on Windows XP

Disable Advanced EQ and Special FX selecting "No effect" before running the game or program.

Equalizer settings are lost

When you run a game with OpenAL support or using Creative ALchemy, the Equalizer settings are lost.

Just run Equalizer and the saved setting is loaded automatically.

Tone settings are reset when speaker configuration is changed

Bass and treble settings are reset when speaker configuration is changed.

DTS Encoder Switcher

The Encoder Switcher can be found in the \ EncSwitcher folder in the path where you extracted the Support Pack.

Thoroughly read the ReadMe.txt file included before using the provided utilities.

Hardware CMSS Headphone

To use the hardware CMSS you need to select "Disable all enhancements" in the "Enhancements" tab on:

Playback Devices -> Speaker Properties

Now check the Speaker configuration in "Playback devices".

If it is Stereo, run Audio Console and change it to 4.1, 5.1 or 7.1 and only after that change it to Headphones.

This procedure ensures that CMSS (1) will work after a Windows restart, otherwise only CMSS2 will work.

Microsoft Audio Home Theater Effects

This driver adds the following audio effects, which are available depending on the current speaker configuration:
- Bass Management
- Speaker Fill
- Room Correction
- Loudness Equalization
- Bass Boost
- Virtual Surround
- Low Frequency Protection

Some effects are also available for the "SPDIF Out" device.

Some Microsoft effects have priority over Creative CMSS effects and will disable the later.

Windows MIDI Device Configuration Utility

Use this utility to change the MIDI playback device for 32-bit and 64-bit applications.

On the file:
Filename: Audigy_SupportPack_3_1.exe
File size: 48.6 MB
CRC32 hash: 716D2A6D
SHA-1 hash: 69ECD7A8B61F3B384DA6E34C2AACEBDEC063D167
MD5 hash: 5FD15718E4E25FD32A6FAA1B27F4818D

http://rapidshare.com/files/276419680/v3_1.rar

[jellybelly]

Creative ALchemy v1.41.00 [Released at 2010-01-05]


This download supports the following audio products only:
* Creative Sound Blaster® World of Warcraft® Headset Series
* Creative Sound Blaster Wireless for iTunes®
* Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi™ Titanium Fatal1ty® Champion Series
* Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional Series
* Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Series
* Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Elite Pro
* Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty
* Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Platinum Fatal1ty Champion Series
* Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Platinum
* Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer Fatal1ty Pro
* Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer
* Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic
* Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio
* Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio Karaoke
* Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio Notebook
* Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Notebook
* Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1
* Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Go!
* Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Play!
* Creative Sound Blaster Arena Surround
* Creative Sound Blaster Audigy® 4
* Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro
* Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum
* Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Notebook
* Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS
* Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Video Editor
* Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS SE
* Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum EX
* Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum
* Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2
* Creative USB Sound Blaster Audigy 2 NX
* Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Value
* Creative Sound Blaster Audigy Platinum EX
* Creative Sound Blaster Audigy Platinum
* Creative Sound Blaster Audigy
* Creative Sound Blaster Audigy LS
* Creative HS-1200 Headset
* Creative USB Gaming Headset
* Creative USB Speaker

Fixes:
* Enables the DirectSound3D game audio to be processed by your Sound Blaster audio device to deliver EAX effects, 3D audio spatialization, sample rate conversion and hardware audio mixing. Without this, most DirectSound3D games will be reduced to stereo output without any EAX effects.
* Improves 3D audio processing for host-based Sound Blaster audio devices.

Requirements:
* Microsoft Windows 7 64-bit, Windows 7 32-bit, Windows Vista 64-bit with Service Pack 2 (SP2) or Windows Vista 32-bit with SP2
* Creative audio product listed above

Download:

http://ccftp.creative.com/manualdn/Applications/AVP/11202/0xF356023B/ALMY_PCVTAPP_LB_1_41_00.exe

[jellybelly]

Creative OpenAL 2.1.0.0

Download:

http://www.mediafire.com/?nwt3ilty2mo

more info:

http://forums.creative.com/t5/Sound-Blaster/OpenAL-2-1-0-0-now-available/td-p/548634

OpenAL is for all sound cards. The only problem is if your sound card drivers support OpenAL.





SB Audigy Series Support Pack 3.6 (11/09/2009)

http://forums.creative.com/t5/Sound-Blaster/SB-Audigy-Series-Support-Pack-3-6-11-09-2009/m-p/540934

Supports any model of the following Sound Blaster cards (based on Emu10kx DSP):

- Audigy
- Audigy 2 (including Audigy 2 Value)
- Audigy 2 ZS
- Audigy 4

It doesn't support Audigy SE/LS/Value and Live! 24-bit cards

Download:

http://rapidshare.com/files/304511981/Audigy_SupportPack_3_6.exe
http://www.supashare.net/nn2jkorp6y1z