SoundBlaster Audigy

[Carlo Razzeto]

For a while there Creative was doing pretty good releasing driver updates
for the audigy serives on Windows Vista (32/64). I just went to their
website and a driver search pulled up no results for the audigy all of the
sudden, when they previously at least had the (usless) october build for a
late beta 2 (or was it RC1?). At any rate, any one hear that Creative was
pulling support for the audigy in vista? That would be pretty sad to hear,
and not jive with what I just read on their website.

Carlo Razzeto

 

[dev]

/Carlo Razzeto/ said:

For a while there Creative was doing pretty good releasing driver updates
for the audigy serives on Windows Vista (32/64). I just went to their
website and a driver search pulled up no results for the audigy all of the
sudden, when they previously at least had the (useless) october build for a
late beta 2 (or was it RC1?). At any rate, any one hear that Creative was
pulling support for the audigy in vista? That would be pretty sad to hear,
and not jibe with what I just read on their website.

http://www.creative.com/support/vista/

I have heard nothing contrary to the official word. Check into their
forums.

 

[David A. Lessnau]

I think they pulled the beta drivers from their site because they expire
tomorrow (01/12/07). Hopefully, they'll have some kind of replacement up
today (I'm not holding my breath, though).

 

[Carlo Razzeto]

I think they pulled the beta drivers from their site because they expire
tomorrow (01/12/07). Hopefully, they'll have some kind of replacement up
today (I'm not holding my breath, though).

That makes sense, I didn't realize tomorrow was the EXP date... I thought we
had a bit longer. Well, hopefully we'll see something that's compatible with
RTM (and works properly, but that's too much to hope for from Creative).

Carlo

 

[CJM]

That makes sense, I didn't realize tomorrow was the EXP date... I thought
we had a bit longer. Well, hopefully we'll see something that's compatible
with RTM (and works properly, but that's too much to hope for from
Creative).

Just in the nick of time...
http://uk.europe.creative.com/suppo...?searchString=SBAX_PCDVTBETA_US_2_12_0001.exe

Currently my Audigy 4 card is disabled and I'm using onbaord audio. Even
with these drivers, things like EAX won't work properly under Vista and it
is likely that they never will.

CJM

 

[Kevin Spencer]

Great Link. Although I have a beta driver now, I found a newer one that
doesn't expire at all that I can see.

--
HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
Bit Player
http://unclechutney.blogspot.com

Where there's a Will, there's a William.

 

[Carlo Razzeto]

Just in the nick of time...
http://uk.europe.creative.com/suppo...?searchString=SBAX_PCDVTBETA_US_2_12_0001.exe

Currently my Audigy 4 card is disabled and I'm using onbaord audio. Even
with these drivers, things like EAX won't work properly under Vista and it
is likely that they never will.

CJM

Tell me about it, here's hoping I don't randomly lose channels like I did
with the last driver.

Carlo

 

[nicholas hall]

I have just installed the new drivers and they seem to work alright.
One thing though the volume seems quieter (all the settings are the same as
before)?

NIK

 

[Carlo Razzeto]

I have just installed the new drivers and they seem to work alright.
One thing though the volume seems quieter (all the settings are the same
as before)?

NIK

What kind of soundcard/platform are you running? On my system it failed to
pass the tone test, and when I decided to set it for 5.1 anyway (what the
heck right?) the system restarted it's self rather ungracefully

Carlo

 

[nicholas hall]

I have a sound blaster audigy 2 ZS which is connected to a 5.1 speaker
system

NIK

 

[Carlo Razzeto]

I have a sound blaster audigy 2 ZS which is connected to a 5.1 speaker
system

Huh, my Original Audigy connected to my Asus A8N-SLI Premium isn't quite as
happy. Can't wait till all drivers are fialized and fixed up some time just
after Jan 30th

Carlo

 

[CJM]

I tried the 12th Jan Drivers, and to my surprise they seem to work - 2.1 at
least.

I'm not so sure whether EAX 4 works or any of the finer features, but at
least I'm getting sound out.

CJM

 

[Carlo Razzeto]

I tried the 12th Jan Drivers, and to my surprise they seem to work - 2.1 at
least.

I'm not so sure whether EAX 4 works or any of the finer features, but at
least I'm getting sound out.

CJM

"Legacy" EAX will not be supported in Vista, only OpenAL. Which I kind of
like, should make the sound card market more like the video card market. All
devices will aspire to support the same standard, you'll make your choice
based on audio fadelity and performance impact on the system.

Carlo

 

[dev]

/Carlo Razzeto/ said:

"Legacy" EAX will not be supported in Vista, only OpenAL. Which I kind of
like, should make the sound card market more like the video card market. All
devices will aspire to support the same standard, you'll make your choice
based on audio fidelity and performance impact on the system.

Be aware too that Creative drivers, to date, do not support the software
utils bundled with the card. (See the release notes for the driver at
the Creative site.) Whether they ever will remains to be seen.

 

[Bryan Foster]

After finding the drivers on there very messed up site this weekend they
kinda work, I think my onboard Realtek AC 97 sound better. I have a SB
Audugy 2 ZS w Vista Ultimate x64.