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Sound Blaster Audigy series Vista Support Pack - Compiled on Feb 14 2008 by Daniel Kawakami/ b" ^! j$ S+ w5 @1 B
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Supports both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows Vista (including Service Pack 1).$ X5 x3 G' d) ]5 Y) ]: Y( u
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4 @. w# C% B* A* s" Z4 BSupports all Audigy card with a Hardware EMU10K2 DSP chipset (OEM / Retail models):+ `* e: a" O8 Y3 v5 ?+ k
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- Audigy (including ES, MP3+, X-Gamer and Platinum)
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- Audigy 2 ZS (including Platinum and Platinum Pro)9 U4 \; N; M, M/ L4 E
- Audigy 4 (including SE and Pro)
9 O) T2 u+ e7 q+ r- Audigy 2 ZS Notebook (PCMCIA) - Uses software MIDI emulation that does not (currently) work in Vista.
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Does NOT support the following OEM / Retail models:( m* R! a4 Q$ e6 \, N+ T! o2 a
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- Host / software-based cards including Audigy LS / SE / Value, Audigy 2 SE, Live! 24-bit)9 A) w3 _; V8 `+ O, J% s" ^8 h2 T2 k
- any external Audigy soundcards8 |; v$ q* u. a
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3 ]$ i* D+ _8 D7 Z7 L' mIntegrated setup program to install the following items:
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- Audigy series driver 2.15.0004 (the latest X-Fi driver)* c% K- L7 k+ t" B) X/ r
- APO Interface Module 1.30.00
0 R* m A0 @' u- Audio Console 1.20.57 (including Graphic Equalizer): v9 X0 P4 q& d* k; C- ]" ?
- Audio Center 1.00.09' y, P" c. p! }5 S
- EAX Settings 1.10.050 O7 c3 q. @1 B0 A M
- MediaSource DVD-Audio Player 2.00.76 (32-bit only)
* V5 X% x: C8 n' N" |- SoundFont Bank Manager 3.20.20 H5 P" [$ M! F1 c- J
- Speaker Settings 2.00.60
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Exclusive features in this unofficial driver:/ v( k% m. i4 d& O- n1 `, y
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- Equalizer) n6 d) M4 R, w! k
- CMSS and Stereo Surround with Stereo focus control
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- Dolby/DTS decoder (working on 32-bit/64-bit, requires Windows Vista Service Pack 1)/ m1 K+ b' i V9 r* v6 K: Y
- DVD Audio (32-bit only)5 h) a7 w" _7 w2 ~( D7 ^
- Hardware MIDI synthesizer (includes 2Mb, 4Mb and 8Mb SoundFont banks)% x: A) X$ [- B- E( y8 z
- 4 Gb RAM approved (tested on Intel C2D E6400, Gigabyte 965P-DS3, 4Gb RAM)6 f( O: c1 q/ d- i/ t# `
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+ Z& m" o2 R( o9 QRelease notes / Known issues:. `4 g" P8 a" f4 m% `( t
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When prompted with "Windows can't verify the publisher of this driver software", choose "Install this driver software anyway".8 k+ U. k5 Z! _) P' I
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; H S: C: A B$ r1 k X# P* H- Speaker configuration and CMSS settings are not synchronized+ |) J U- ]+ E, `0 Z* ~0 Y' R
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.% f! Z1 U! T9 h0 [3 V: y5 L- d
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- EAX effects, Advanced EQ and Special FX
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Advanced EQ and Special FX only work in 2.1 speakers or Headphone settings.9 J9 J) Z M2 h1 z# v+ ^
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6 y) l+ Z4 b% T/ w/ P# Q- EAX effects, Advanced EQ and Special FX (Using SPDIF Out) J+ [, q/ V& }2 k P
All effects work properly, but when you restart your computer, the Tone settings (Bass and Treble) are not applied.
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, g5 ]. }4 ~/ S% {9 Z& ^- MediaSource DVD-Audio Player requires Audigy 2 or better
5 {9 H0 M/ `! D9 {, nDo not install if you have the first Audigy model.7 C+ _0 ^% L) P% b4 r% ]
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The application does not support Windows Vista 64-bit and setup will close with an error message.
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- WaveRT Pull Mode enabled by default
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- run the Registry Editor (Regedit) and open the following registry tree:' ~8 q) Z! g, s# a0 Q
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlClass
9 r" T* F3 R" i. u5 S5 n' _- select Search (or press the F3 key) and type EnableWaveRTPullMode, deleting the value when found.
, k9 Y! e: F% t" }! P* _Restart the computer.
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For more information on WaveRT, access:
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- Built-in Decoder (requires Windows Vista Service Pack 1); A2 q# { E5 i2 `$ ?. @3 Q
To use the built-in decoder, make sure it is enabled in Audio Console.4 {8 Y& F2 |4 p# g9 b8 ?
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Select "SPDIF Out (Creative SB Audigy (WDM))" as the output device of% A7 K; ~/ Q! Q3 l( c$ c
your player and then configure the AC3/DTS filter to send the stream0 g; S6 d6 x9 n! ]
through SPDIF.9 c, A% }& Z6 K5 @5 M+ N, t
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When you restart your computer, the Tone settings (Bass and Treble) are not applied.% [4 P7 z1 ^7 n3 l( M! D) u
Just readjust one of the controls one time per boot.% {+ s) {/ }4 k4 \ w7 G
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- There is no sound in games with OpenAL support or using Creative ALchemy
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Disable Advanced EQ and Special FX selecting "No effects" before running the game or program.; ^7 o. Y c+ w7 p9 y3 j/ J
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It happens after you run a game with OpenAL support or using Creative ALchemy. This issue also occurs in Windows XP, so it is not specific to this Windows Vista driver.; S; O- H3 h/ E1 f, q0 d
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7 G) y! D- b }2 j7 P$ a- Windows Vista MIDI Device Configuration Utility
/ z% W1 C) t$ B H2 Y3 S- [Use this utility to change the MIDI playback device for 32-bit and 64-bit applications.
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Note: The Audigy 2 ZS Notebook (PCMCIA) does not have a hardware synthesizer.
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- Creative Audio Center
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A headphone optimized CMSS mode is used when you select the "Optimize speaker output for headphones" option.
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"Bass Settings" button was disabled, use the "Speaker Settings" application to adjust Bass related settings., u4 j# b/ ^6 a7 a
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Some screenshots:
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- Equalizer:! l7 V; u! J( }% x3 s. X
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1 _3 E C1 Q6 ]* K9 j& b/ s- Stereo Surround:
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7 a! Y& s, M0 n1 @; k! u' w/ V- Choose "Optimize speaker output for headphones" for improved CMSS (Bass Settings doesn't work, use Speaker Settings instead):) u7 F. r- u+ ?. s' S
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7 {9 F' |6 }' l5 t2 z- Working Stereo Focus control for CMSS or Stereo Surround:
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- Decoder:1 f' p5 h! D* m& M& r$ s
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0 ]2 G1 |5 d) b" I- Mplayer Classic: select "SPDIF Out (Creative SB Audigy (WDM))" as the output device of
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- Hardware MIDI:% q! W( J! z' q+ ~2 z
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