; W5 f2 R# J. u* m3 |- Windows Security warning during driver installation ' n' A8 D/ s+ M6 M$ S ' X' F) A4 h( F+ _7 S9 }When prompted with "Windows can't verify the publisher of this driver software", choose "Install this driver software anyway".& I- q: S* ?6 P
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After making changes in Audio Console, you must change the settings in Vista's Speaker configuration -> Speaker setup and in Audio Center. If you don't need Equalizer, try the new v2.15.0004C that fixes this issue. ( o' ]/ O$ @# \7 {7 R: R! ~$ M 8 q3 o- Q& A& E: {& Y' ~3 j
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- EAX effects, Advanced EQ and Special FX ( ]$ C& x; x( P' ?/ b: C 3 [5 W" z# N9 k6 Y2 w7 q; \# t) PEAX effects only work in 4.1, 5.1 e 7.1 speaker settings. K/ r4 O, Z2 }% ~0 y % `$ m4 m6 D. HAdvanced EQ and Special FX only work in 2.1 speakers or Headphone settings.1 l) k3 ^: y' |# N
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All effects work properly, but when you restart your computer, the Tone settings (Bass and Treble) are not applied. - U P* q/ \% v4 L) T6 ?Just readjust one of the controls one time per boot. , K& L, u8 O+ K: @ % v4 Q) ^5 q4 A; O
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- MediaSource DVD-Audio Player requires Audigy 2 or better1 V0 C8 V7 u- a, W2 Y
Do not install if you have the first Audigy model./ y# Q4 g# r; `, Q9 g: F& ]3 l9 x" F
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The application does not support Windows Vista 64-bit and setup will close with an error message.3 J" O4 R/ [: x
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- WaveRT Pull Mode enabled by default , `9 ~( P* Z: i& R9 qDoes not seem to cause any problems, but if you ever need to disable it, follow these steps: * F& C1 Q, Z% S& N9 t- f+ |. ^- run the Registry Editor (Regedit) and open the following registry tree:: v l6 X. q P: \) K
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlClass . Y3 B5 D7 O4 O) n2 o, \- select Search (or press the F3 key) and type EnableWaveRTPullMode, deleting the value when found.5 t1 }+ X% {. U+ i3 v+ I
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7 `8 w/ ?/ R, C7 z `' B" P2 N- Built-in Decoder (requires Windows Vista Service Pack 1): k) [: D; J, S
To use the built-in decoder, make sure it is enabled in Audio Console.6 r9 w" H* j9 c4 h/ @
) p- a+ j/ E- t7 H% QSelect "SPDIF Out (Creative SB Audigy (WDM))" as the output device of : Y8 i" f# h3 X: Wyour player and then configure the AC3/DTS filter to send the stream $ z( ~# @) ~$ V/ T( Ethrough SPDIF. ! n% j; E$ F3 \ G. H $ y$ R9 J$ c' U2 KWhen you restart your computer, the Tone settings (Bass and Treble) are not applied. / @: g! z1 [& e. F/ W4 O9 xJust readjust one of the controls one time per boot. 8 w8 N% M! T/ d, i( \ " R9 W' o% @7 B6 A
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- There is no sound in games with OpenAL support or using Creative ALchemy' [0 T: w; e$ ~. N2 l
( N2 F5 r, i2 S0 S0 zDisable Advanced EQ and Special FX selecting "No effects" before running the game or program./ M; o# S p7 T& i$ r* w. J4 L
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- Windows Vista MIDI Device Configuration Utility % d1 A5 s: B8 Y1 QUse this utility to change the MIDI playback device for 32-bit and 64-bit applications.! |0 V4 Q. s0 }( j Q, `
The driver installer automatically selects the first hardware MIDI synthesizer found.9 b4 L6 _2 S! v' _ c( |- Q
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This application lets you to use CMSS and Stereo Surround features Creative has decided not to make available for Audigy cards. 7 z8 z8 \$ B7 S1 N. y( pA headphone optimized CMSS mode is used when you select the "Optimize speaker output for headphones" option. ; k# Y' O5 m7 o, q. C# a8 [ ) Q* l/ ^; Z+ E, M0 m) q! I"Bass Settings" button was disabled, use the "Speaker Settings" application to adjust Bass related settings.8 L4 m/ o" _+ q5 E i, X9 t
, @( \5 S2 D3 t3 g 1 o5 i# @! J& s) m4 ` 6 M& S( a& A( y/ S! v' X4 C& LSome screenshots: " D7 z& \* a7 R ' o) p: `. n' r7 s2 F) M2 T- Equalizer: : j; f4 V3 L! Z/ U: |$ G, a" | d o" s) v _+ S$ g
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- Choose "Optimize speaker output for headphones" for improved CMSS (Bass Settings doesn't work, use Speaker Settings instead):" v2 u! P# }/ ]( j3 \2 W
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- Working Stereo Focus control for CMSS or Stereo Surround:; n" |; l1 x6 ?: L6 T/ ]
: W) `3 }7 d, h z 3 [ Z* u9 t# _* f- Decoder: ! k$ L3 R3 k, \# {5 ~ a2 } , D% _- K( f: I8 D$ w: X8 d 0 L+ m. e$ }7 `5 B T5 H
- Mplayer Classic: select "SPDIF Out (Creative SB Audigy (WDM))" as the output device of ' o9 j, M# C7 d- N4 b3 }your player " c# L& I) {. e$ y4 v 3 [$ A" P% L3 f' F ' L( y0 Q9 R* h& Q' V. f8 F
- Mplayer Classic: configure the AC3/DTS filter to send the stream through SPDIF / d o0 }! ?& F# }' Q8 i. }- `) m! M! b4 w" v; ^