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Sound Blaster Audigy series Vista Support Pack - Compiled on Feb 14 2008 by Daniel Kawakami8 J0 t/ ?9 e& s( h8 {$ Q
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7 e6 } ]( Y) SSupports 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):
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$ _9 N) C$ B1 Z2 c7 l- Audigy (including ES, MP3+, X-Gamer and Platinum)
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- Audigy 2 ZS (including Platinum and Platinum Pro)
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, e* d, A) t0 \! X% O- Audigy 2 ZS Notebook (PCMCIA) - Uses software MIDI emulation that does not (currently) work in Vista.8 G# B6 G# w( @& k1 i. g1 r, Y
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Does NOT support the following OEM / Retail models:
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- any external Audigy soundcards1 B ~( H1 T# b3 s2 ], Z# U* ~) o2 A5 c
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% Q# I* y% O+ |+ S- pIntegrated setup program to install the following items:
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- Audigy series driver 2.15.0004 (the latest X-Fi driver)- P9 ?, r' a9 O D2 Q
- APO Interface Module 1.30.00
& g V# `* |6 u M* W0 v- Audio Console 1.20.57 (including Graphic Equalizer)
! [; S4 m5 G0 ?: f& W- Audio Center 1.00.09
5 s* Y3 Y: ?6 M# Q- EAX Settings 1.10.05* |7 j/ @/ w) ~' q; C7 P
- MediaSource DVD-Audio Player 2.00.76 (32-bit only)
- T$ t% E$ n" R5 m: R- SoundFont Bank Manager 3.20.20! |* Z8 D6 U/ B0 |
- Speaker Settings 2.00.602 @, I5 j' J! ^0 J0 y
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! [: a$ K8 T, }0 fExclusive features in this unofficial driver:
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- Equalizer
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- Z3 b/ A2 Z3 I" E% y8 l- Dolby/DTS decoder (working on 32-bit/64-bit, requires Windows Vista Service Pack 1)6 I8 g: L: i9 Q0 k+ I; V; {8 I
- DVD Audio (32-bit only)5 m+ \- Q1 a' X$ ?
- Hardware MIDI synthesizer (includes 2Mb, 4Mb and 8Mb SoundFont banks)" `+ U2 P/ Z" [; j3 f$ `4 q
- 4 Gb RAM approved (tested on Intel C2D E6400, Gigabyte 965P-DS3, 4Gb RAM)+ l5 Y4 f6 Z* j
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Release notes / Known issues:. l2 d3 n- Q+ }: ]
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/ F+ G% k; A+ V- Windows Security warning during driver installation2 ~+ A; j/ n( u4 X& q
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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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! q9 X @8 ^+ \ P/ [- Speaker configuration and CMSS settings are not synchronized
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3 e1 h: v! l4 h, ~/ o& P- 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.
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- EAX effects, Advanced EQ and Special FX (Using SPDIF Out)
& j" x8 z) m: z2 H4 yAll effects work properly, but when you restart your computer, the Tone settings (Bass and Treble) are not applied./ o2 d3 I: `4 Y+ I- H6 N+ M# Y
Just readjust one of the controls one time per boot.+ [# w' u6 b! J X2 Q
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3 A# u7 B2 J: ~( c- MediaSource DVD-Audio Player requires Audigy 2 or better9 c4 _# }$ P$ T2 b8 J; w: I' u
Do not install if you have the first Audigy model.( ^* @: }6 }6 V3 d/ p( Y; k
' @& o: r \( w9 O& G3 \8 n+ f3 QThe application does not support Windows Vista 64-bit and setup will close with an error message.
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$ r8 I% b- l( D2 b" aDoes not seem to cause any problems, but if you ever need to disable it, follow these steps:
' q# y( e) }! d. a- run the Registry Editor (Regedit) and open the following registry tree:
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1 b9 j1 I. }% R+ W, t7 e/ B# |& [( q- select Search (or press the F3 key) and type EnableWaveRTPullMode, deleting the value when found.
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5 M! R; ?0 m# G: v) U) W, y. ?4 \; _7 UFor more information on WaveRT, access:
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2 o f2 H9 P2 k& X; w+ |7 i$ n- Built-in Decoder (requires Windows Vista Service Pack 1)
/ E7 R; d# d+ `8 B" t; KTo use the built-in decoder, make sure it is enabled in Audio Console.
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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.
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3 ]8 M. n5 Z; w- 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.: |- P( ~2 s' s; g; D
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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.9 e3 w9 v, N j: O1 R
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" j. r) J9 k- Q! V- Windows Vista MIDI Device Configuration Utility
% u# u, k' Z5 u0 {5 KUse this utility to change the MIDI playback device for 32-bit and 64-bit applications.- l) u7 [2 b8 X; e' g- I, G
The driver installer automatically selects the first hardware MIDI synthesizer found.% e* k( ~# W8 b# q% {
; X$ k- Q' M V1 dNote: The Audigy 2 ZS Notebook (PCMCIA) does not have a hardware synthesizer.
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4 p6 } q1 L ]: t V- Creative Audio Center
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- Q9 }! W! R5 I0 p% H* E4 ~This application lets you to use CMSS and Stereo Surround features Creative has decided not to make available for Audigy cards.
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"Bass Settings" button was disabled, use the "Speaker Settings" application to adjust Bass related settings.
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1 Y5 f9 T2 Y, Q9 _ ~2 s8 S' DSome screenshots:
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- Equalizer:
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- Working Stereo Focus control for CMSS or Stereo Surround:- G3 A" h+ M' u8 D5 ^3 S; U4 ~
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- Mplayer Classic: configure the AC3/DTS filter to send the stream through SPDIF
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