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Sound Blaster Audigy series Vista Support Pack - Compiled on Feb 14 2008 by Daniel Kawakami7 e/ p) y' |' w: ^$ l
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0 k4 s( z) T2 h1 n; |# E2 QSupports both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows Vista (including Service Pack 1).
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Supports all Audigy card with a Hardware EMU10K2 DSP chipset (OEM / Retail models):% u! l( d7 u4 u1 L
2 ?, u4 F0 l# H, [- Audigy (including ES, MP3+, X-Gamer and Platinum)
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- Audigy 2 ZS (including Platinum and Platinum Pro)
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- Audigy 2 ZS Notebook (PCMCIA) - Uses software MIDI emulation that does not (currently) work in Vista.
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- o% n6 j m% |+ M. P- Host / software-based cards including Audigy LS / SE / Value, Audigy 2 SE, Live! 24-bit)
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Integrated 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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- Audio Console 1.20.57 (including Graphic Equalizer); |3 t( a+ c, d2 g1 O0 a# |
- Audio Center 1.00.09
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- MediaSource DVD-Audio Player 2.00.76 (32-bit only)
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: O. V1 s! K& g2 |1 V7 f6 z3 XExclusive features in this unofficial driver:
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- Equalizer& N. I+ r3 s; ~; ^% n. }, F+ D, ]1 M
- CMSS and Stereo Surround with Stereo focus control
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1 w: J# C# q _9 J1 W- Dolby/DTS decoder (working on 32-bit/64-bit, requires Windows Vista Service Pack 1)
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- Hardware MIDI synthesizer (includes 2Mb, 4Mb and 8Mb SoundFont banks)7 S/ o/ w3 i L( O
- 4 Gb RAM approved (tested on Intel C2D E6400, Gigabyte 965P-DS3, 4Gb RAM)) N- W3 k4 i2 s$ P* d. C( t
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- r0 j* Q! w0 o8 G1 j# g6 bRelease notes / Known issues:% D6 p5 ?% R1 D0 ^7 {
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- Windows Security warning during driver installation# K" ~" c5 @: B8 N2 p: a! S
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When prompted with "Windows can't verify the publisher of this driver software", choose "Install this driver software anyway".
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- Speaker configuration and CMSS settings are not synchronized
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- EAX effects, Advanced EQ and Special FX
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' E; X1 O3 b F' jEAX effects only work in 4.1, 5.1 e 7.1 speaker settings.
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- EAX effects, Advanced EQ and Special FX (Using SPDIF Out)
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- MediaSource DVD-Audio Player requires Audigy 2 or better
( b: ]) \" s3 RDo not install if you have the first Audigy model.
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Does not seem to cause any problems, but if you ever need to disable it, follow these steps:
( Y! Y" h; N' H1 a% C9 g- run the Registry Editor (Regedit) and open the following registry tree:/ m3 a3 J0 e2 X" X
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlClass z2 M; ~. d# }7 h0 y' b
- select Search (or press the F3 key) and type EnableWaveRTPullMode, deleting the value when found.( _- R; S+ L, N) I! l8 J. Y
Restart the computer.
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For more information on WaveRT, access:8 [( R! o9 G* i6 w, k
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/device/audio/wavertport.mspx8 Q, q( K! F- L Q. ]
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# u8 M! [2 {& Y; \! S- Built-in Decoder (requires Windows Vista Service Pack 1)+ y( n0 A' Y; }5 m; T1 @9 h
To use the built-in decoder, make sure it is enabled in Audio Console.1 @ ?7 C: w/ o2 ?, T3 u
7 X. n" g8 B- X+ \8 KSelect "SPDIF Out (Creative SB Audigy (WDM))" as the output device of
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through SPDIF.* T4 J1 m8 j; b1 @3 i! |$ o0 P4 x
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When you restart your computer, the Tone settings (Bass and Treble) are not applied.2 T3 e# k( [: O4 X3 M
Just readjust one of the controls one time per boot./ Y# `7 u9 _% K$ Q7 l5 k% k
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- There is no sound in games with OpenAL support or using Creative ALchemy4 ?8 V, q4 e$ V- q0 p1 x
5 d$ J3 J l/ Q' d* A- A0 b! _Disable Advanced EQ and Special FX selecting "No effects" before running the game or program.( Q: S" h' Z2 ^" n8 M
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- Equalizer settings are lost
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) O& r" d% {9 b3 W, R h5 dIt 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.5 T1 j5 `/ f& ~6 K4 H Q
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" V4 c% `& _% q- Windows Vista MIDI Device Configuration Utility8 C7 {5 G7 m& H1 Y
Use this utility to change the MIDI playback device for 32-bit and 64-bit applications.0 V& X ^+ ^" s$ N8 l9 j5 l* q) ~
The driver installer automatically selects the first hardware MIDI synthesizer found.+ b0 O" _- T& e: h; Q" k
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Note: The Audigy 2 ZS Notebook (PCMCIA) does not have a hardware synthesizer.) g- X8 H8 c$ M( N4 i4 ^( r
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) |/ h' J: f/ @6 @* H1 S8 |! [! X- Creative Audio Center
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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.8 q: G; @; v. C: S
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.5 _3 k+ _: Y; g* s3 ~/ |- E7 H2 U& U) t
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( R7 l( X! c9 NSome screenshots:
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- 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:4 Y+ i$ x! |& m9 @% n5 m
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8 ?: r2 B9 q/ W9 K4 U4 Z- Mplayer Classic: select "SPDIF Out (Creative SB Audigy (WDM))" as the output device of
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' [1 g. Z8 x+ a& b: T7 Z- Mplayer Classic: configure the AC3/DTS filter to send the stream through SPDIF
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