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Sound Blaster Audigy series Vista Support Pack - Compiled on Feb 14 2008 by Daniel Kawakami
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Supports both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows Vista (including Service Pack 1).7 u. x2 v# ^, h
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+ L! f& s: E/ f6 d0 lSupports all Audigy card with a Hardware EMU10K2 DSP chipset (OEM / Retail models):
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- Audigy (including ES, MP3+, X-Gamer and Platinum)
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- Audigy 2 ZS (including Platinum and Platinum Pro)
8 M2 S4 E. k+ [3 i' V, R4 j9 y3 ^- Audigy 4 (including SE and Pro)3 I( W. J" I$ {
- Audigy 2 ZS Notebook (PCMCIA) - Uses software MIDI emulation that does not (currently) work in Vista.& M+ \$ r% E, O7 z% b
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- Host / software-based cards including Audigy LS / SE / Value, Audigy 2 SE, Live! 24-bit)
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# t# n# r: j9 Q- f; m/ I1 `% q5 BIntegrated setup program to install the following items:
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- Audigy series driver 2.15.0004 (the latest X-Fi driver)
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: n/ q8 V* `+ d- Audio Console 1.20.57 (including Graphic Equalizer)
" m. K0 n, N( k8 H+ p5 D- Audio Center 1.00.09
* ?3 f7 o! ^7 |0 q9 B& }* \- EAX Settings 1.10.05
_, J) Z- q! K' u% w! c. h- MediaSource DVD-Audio Player 2.00.76 (32-bit only)# Y3 w' g8 w6 ^6 f" v' N6 s" v7 m8 X
- SoundFont Bank Manager 3.20.20
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Exclusive features in this unofficial driver:
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- Equalizer
4 N/ Y5 z1 V& C0 O1 e; ~" m- CMSS and Stereo Surround with Stereo focus control
5 U+ P! d5 j! I! _, Z8 `; f- Advanced EQ and Special FX available (see notes below)
: s0 K3 ~+ W$ Z% l/ h2 r# g8 D- Dolby/DTS decoder (working on 32-bit/64-bit, requires Windows Vista Service Pack 1)
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( C4 Q1 `$ t3 m1 X+ t/ P2 D# V! C% x4 l- Hardware MIDI synthesizer (includes 2Mb, 4Mb and 8Mb SoundFont banks)
, n1 c; U( P) Q- 4 Gb RAM approved (tested on Intel C2D E6400, Gigabyte 965P-DS3, 4Gb RAM)
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. R2 @; s- v7 Y# C# s- T; ^) k! w/ LRelease notes / Known issues:
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- E0 S' U2 X; u) O8 P* d0 g4 t- Windows Security warning during driver installation
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3 U: b: G$ j1 t, L% E7 cWhen prompted with "Windows can't verify the publisher of this driver software", choose "Install this driver software anyway".
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) @) s$ G# h) ~4 K* [) R( d5 G6 ]- Speaker configuration and CMSS settings are not synchronized
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EAX effects only work in 4.1, 5.1 e 7.1 speaker settings.4 P, S1 @: }7 Y1 }6 N/ a3 p
8 X/ c* \! B; Y/ L# m) m1 @) N5 ~4 zAdvanced EQ and Special FX only work in 2.1 speakers or Headphone settings.
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- EAX effects, Advanced EQ and Special FX (Using SPDIF Out)
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Just readjust one of the controls one time per boot.9 b7 }9 ^ O) b4 D' L D
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- MediaSource DVD-Audio Player requires Audigy 2 or better. I( v/ o! j8 Y+ c. C) S- m
Do not install if you have the first Audigy model.
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/ l' M5 [5 X w6 @# jThe application does not support Windows Vista 64-bit and setup will close with an error message.2 W# a0 q) ~+ a8 b, u
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- WaveRT Pull Mode enabled by default1 S1 G5 t* ^! a9 d
Does not seem to cause any problems, but if you ever need to disable it, follow these steps:
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HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlClass* V) g+ b( R1 {: R! u& ]
- select Search (or press the F3 key) and type EnableWaveRTPullMode, deleting the value when found.- p- K/ \5 m0 _$ O
Restart the computer.0 O3 ?& ^1 ^9 T! C
, y6 |4 @; i! ^6 ~5 F1 }For more information on WaveRT, access:2 q8 g" n, t J+ l: Q
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/device/audio/wavertport.mspx
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S4 k/ _& w9 q! w9 ]- Built-in Decoder (requires Windows Vista Service Pack 1)
4 U3 a4 n$ N6 c( v) ?, k' c1 `/ cTo use the built-in decoder, make sure it is enabled in Audio Console.$ }+ q2 G N' }2 F+ J. C3 K
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Select "SPDIF Out (Creative SB Audigy (WDM))" as the output device of
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When you restart your computer, the Tone settings (Bass and Treble) are not applied.
6 [( R; V3 o+ }, o9 O9 lJust readjust one of the controls one time per boot.
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- There is no sound in games with OpenAL support or using Creative ALchemy. Q ?- }. u% Z) X
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Disable Advanced EQ and Special FX selecting "No effects" before running the game or program. _: @5 S$ {+ L
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) ]# e7 v1 X6 n; s7 V* v8 M/ r8 ?* tIt 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.
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- Windows Vista MIDI Device Configuration Utility
! c; a$ ]8 S9 k: y+ k1 z4 P# E0 m* tUse this utility to change the MIDI playback device for 32-bit and 64-bit applications.
: @; s# R% L @" ]. QThe driver installer automatically selects the first hardware MIDI synthesizer found.
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Note: The Audigy 2 ZS Notebook (PCMCIA) does not have a hardware synthesizer.- y. w- ?; J& w- M' b8 o
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: i7 [4 r# T5 C4 @+ w; SThis application lets you to use CMSS and Stereo Surround features Creative has decided not to make available for Audigy cards.& r6 S3 s" \8 w* h9 ~' [* a4 b% r, A
A headphone optimized CMSS mode is used when you select the "Optimize speaker output for headphones" option.$ E& r: ?4 I7 R3 h. h% z! u$ n
$ z( ]2 J7 P3 k"Bass Settings" button was disabled, use the "Speaker Settings" application to adjust Bass related settings.
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6 ?& a; j8 J* _( W) a4 a, d" s- Choose "Optimize speaker output for headphones" for improved CMSS (Bass Settings doesn't work, use Speaker Settings instead):
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- Working Stereo Focus control for CMSS or Stereo Surround:
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- Decoder:
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- Mplayer Classic: select "SPDIF Out (Creative SB Audigy (WDM))" as the output device of! S! i& a9 f! p+ \* B
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