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Sound Blaster Audigy series Vista Support Pack - Compiled on Feb 14 2008 by Daniel Kawakami* G. p/ m. r' ~. B! ^
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Supports both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows Vista (including Service Pack 1).: @$ r# D; }* `
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Supports all Audigy card with a Hardware EMU10K2 DSP chipset (OEM / Retail models):
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- Audigy (including ES, MP3+, X-Gamer and Platinum)8 I2 u( E4 T8 X, ~* m" j
- Audigy 2 (including Value, Platinum and Platinum Ex)
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- Audigy 2 ZS Notebook (PCMCIA) - Uses software MIDI emulation that does not (currently) work in Vista.
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" \& P8 G4 g+ V" y( R! aDoes NOT support the following OEM / Retail models:
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- Host / software-based cards including Audigy LS / SE / Value, Audigy 2 SE, Live! 24-bit)
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B+ H7 G% G" ZIntegrated setup program to install the following items:, ~' r1 P6 a$ F
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- Audigy series driver 2.15.0004 (the latest X-Fi driver)
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- Audio Center 1.00.09
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- SoundFont Bank Manager 3.20.20
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0 F" H* m% U7 _& eExclusive features in this unofficial driver:
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- Equalizer
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- Advanced EQ and Special FX available (see notes below)0 [' Y; n2 i8 z, ?, M
- 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)1 M3 d: K) W' d+ |3 k
- 4 Gb RAM approved (tested on Intel C2D E6400, Gigabyte 965P-DS3, 4Gb RAM)
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Release notes / Known issues:; `, P, u1 |1 v7 q. J: _) w+ i
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- Windows Security warning during driver installation% ]6 e5 k H! L4 I- e# G: \0 I
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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.
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- EAX effects, Advanced EQ and Special FX# ~4 M. e7 S, t! r/ u+ }# `
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- |) O- s3 X5 ^6 ?: @Advanced 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)2 @/ X9 Y1 M, T2 g+ J1 f0 E
All effects work properly, but when you restart your computer, the Tone settings (Bass and Treble) are not applied.
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- MediaSource DVD-Audio Player requires Audigy 2 or better
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The application does not support Windows Vista 64-bit and setup will close with an error message.( @4 v+ y( r( g) G- \
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- WaveRT Pull Mode enabled by default
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. }- {2 F: r9 m6 H- run the Registry Editor (Regedit) and open the following registry tree:6 J, o4 h+ ^9 X$ s. E+ Y5 q
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlClass
; r9 S/ S2 Q& K! z- select Search (or press the F3 key) and type EnableWaveRTPullMode, deleting the value when found.: v2 P# ~8 ^6 X' Q6 s, w5 v G+ }& q8 t
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)
& y4 p/ r/ m' n/ HTo use the built-in decoder, make sure it is enabled in Audio Console.3 c9 D* k- ]8 t9 z, Z+ C0 C; A0 ~
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Select "SPDIF Out (Creative SB Audigy (WDM))" as the output device of. Y7 K& F! R! k$ Y4 b( j. z/ @/ _9 k
your player and then configure the AC3/DTS filter to send the stream; U) J3 }9 d* Z7 P# s
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When you restart your computer, the Tone settings (Bass and Treble) are not applied.7 N& C/ [8 E+ l; u
Just readjust one of the controls one time per boot.8 w/ \& j. \# n. N
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Disable Advanced EQ and Special FX selecting "No effects" before running the game or program.
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) J8 E0 Y* ~) l1 p8 qIt 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.4 ?0 {; G, Z; R6 @( u9 ]7 F
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- Windows Vista MIDI Device Configuration Utility% e' L, u$ L4 Y$ H
Use this utility to change the MIDI playback device for 32-bit and 64-bit applications.2 R" T9 |" |; ^. e# t
The driver installer automatically selects the first hardware MIDI synthesizer found.; B% Q( w- b, y9 _0 I
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- Creative Audio Center
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3 O6 b! j& D' @1 w+ y8 }: W8 yThis application lets you to use CMSS and Stereo Surround features Creative has decided not to make available for Audigy cards.
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v: o# t0 Y2 J. p( k7 u/ ?"Bass Settings" button was disabled, use the "Speaker Settings" application to adjust Bass related settings./ I! T4 X, I& ^
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$ f( f* O. t; {2 [5 t+ O! f5 MSome screenshots:
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- Equalizer:; n* n0 b0 f- |6 I
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- Stereo Surround:
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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:9 J: Z2 q6 H4 I7 r K5 a: R j& @
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- Decoder:
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- Mplayer Classic: select "SPDIF Out (Creative SB Audigy (WDM))" as the output device of8 A5 a, ^5 Z( W
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! X3 S3 K3 C& F: p/ A- Mplayer Classic: configure the AC3/DTS filter to send the stream through SPDIF
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