Re: OT - Excellent unofficial drivers for SoundBlaster in Vista x6
Re: OT - Excellent unofficial drivers for SoundBlaster in Vista x6
My own memory is not much better, I'm afraid. I bought that card [after]
installing ColinMcRae, under the firm belief that EAX was supported. As it
turned out, this was 'yet-another-instance-of-you
must-remember-the-entire-model-and-type-designation' before handing over
your money. The Card was the Audigy 2 - and I wanted the Audigy 2 ZS or NX -
so, no EAX!
I know there is not much future to back up the technology now, that's why I
thought it sounded interesting with those new drivers - I don't want to buy
that support today, but since it isn't going anywhere - as a technology - I
wouldn't mind using it if it was suddenly supported by an update!
What you refer to about Vista must be a part of DX10, I suppose?
Tony. . .
"Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:889AE154-60D2-4EFB-9AB2-3166CF248F94@microsoft.com...
> Tony,
> My memory is a little weak on EAX.
> I can recall that there were many flavours (versions) like EAX, EAX 2.0
and
> so on.
> All of them required some hardware support on the sound board.
> I am almost convinced that your Audigy 2 must have EAX hardware support.
> EAX is dead now with the recent audio subsystem changes in Vista.
> Creative released an EAX workaround for older games in Vista and high-end
> cards (like yours) called "Alchemy".
> Even weaker is my memory now when I try to remember the new nickname in
> Vista for those 3D audio effects things.
> 
> Carlos
>
> "Tony Sperling" wrote:
>
> > Thanks, Carlos. I will check it out while keeping up the healthy
scepticism.
> > I do believe it would require help from it's BIOS to do that?
> >
> >
> > Tony. . .
> >
> >
> > "Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:C1D277E5-7282-40EE-BD2A-DA459A49B1DD@microsoft.com...
> > > Tony,
> > > The last release for Audigy 2 (XP) was on Oct 2006 and can be found
here:
> > >
> >
http://asia.creative.com/support/do...sOSName=Windows+XP®ion=2&Product_Name=Audi
gy+2&Product_ID=149&modelnumber=&driverlang=1033&OS=10&drivertype=0&x=27&y=6
> > > Don't know about EAX support for those drivers.
> > > Carlos
> > >
> > > "Tony Sperling" wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hmm - is there something that will make my Audigy 2 play EAX on the
XP
> > you
> > > > think?
> > > >
> > > > Strangly enough, I've all but stopped listening to music, but Colin
> > McRae
> > > > would have a chance to unfold.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Tony. . .
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:B74EB9EF-1A17-4D81-BF01-A7C62DC2694B@microsoft.com...
> > > > > Creativelabs has done a lousy job providing good drivers for their
> > > > soundcards.
> > > > > I have been successfully using modded drivers taken from the Vista
> > forums
> > > > at
> > > > > Creative for many months.
> > > > > The last one is really something.
> > > > > For those who own the lowly Audigy Value SE/LS & SB Live 24bit
(like
> > me!)
> > > > > this set of drivers converts them to X-Fi Xtremes.
> > > > >
> > > >
> >
http://forums.creative.com/creativelabs/board/message?board.id=Vista&message.id=29663
> > > > > Hard to believe but I installed them a couple of hours ago and it
has
> > > > > supported the heavy gaming tasks imposed by my sons and my tests
with
> > > > Dolby
> > > > > 5.1 sound.
> > > > > Download page:
> > > > >
> > > >
> >
http://files.filefront.com/P17+XFXA+WDRV+1+04+0078exe/;9728517;/fileinfo.html
> > > > > Enjoy!
> > > > > Carlos
> > > > > P.S.: I do love those rich bass sounds that now come from the
> > subwoofer
> > > > when
> > > > > listening to hard rock!
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> >
> >
> >