Audigy Vista x64/x68 Drivers Released!

[Mem]

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This download is a driver providing Microsoft® Windows® Vista 64-bit and Windows Vista 32-bit support for Creative Sound Blaster® Audigy® series audio devices. For more details, read the rest of this web release note.

This download supports the following audio devices only:

* Creative Sound Blaster Audigy including Platinum and Platinum eX series
* Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 including Platinum, Platinum eX, and Value series
* Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS including Platinum and Platinum Pro series
* Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 4 Pro and Sound Blaster Audigy 4
* Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Notebook PCMCIA

Known issues:

* Applications from the original Sound Blaster Audigy CD will not work with this download.
* Users are advised to use Audio Console included in this download to change speaker configurations.
* This driver does not support the following:
o Decoding of Dolby® Digital and DTS? signals
o DVD-Audio
o DirectSound®-based EAX games
o Gameports
o 6.1 speaker mode.
* SPDIF passthrough is supported on Vista 32-bit only.

Requirements:

* Windows Vista 64-bit or Windows Vista 32-bit
* Creative Sound Blaster Audigy audio devices listed above.

Notes:

* DO NOT install this driver for Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit, Sound Blaster Audigy LS, Sound Blaster Audigy SE, or Sound Blaster Audigy Value.
* To install the driver, do the following:
1. Download the SBAXVSD_PCDRV_LB_2_12_0001.exe file into your local hard disk.
2. Double-click the downloaded file.
3. Follow the instructions on the screen.
* To uninstall the driver, do the following:
1. Click Start -> All Programs -> Control Panel.
2. Double-click the Device Manager icon.
3. Double-click the Sound, video and game controllers option.
4. Right-click the Creative SB Audigy option, and select Uninstall.
5. From the the Confirm Device Uninstall dialog box, select the Delete the driver software for this device option.
Note: This check box must be selected to avoid reinstallation issues.
6. Click the OK button.
7. Restart your computer.
* To reinstall the driver, do the following:
1. Double-click the SBAXVSD_PCDRV_LB_2_12_0001.exe file.
2. When the message You must restart your computer to apply these changes appears, click the Restart Later button.
3. Follow the instructions on the screen.

I uninstalled beta drivers first ,rebooted and installed these,don't see any real difference at the moment.

 

[Schadenfroh]

DirectSound®-based EAX games

I take it no Alchemy on the Audigy yet?

 

[Mem]

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh

DirectSound®-based EAX games

I take it no Alchemy on the Audigy yet?

Not at the moment,Alchemy was still in beta stage for X-Fi last time I checked.

 

[butch84]

When I try to install this driver, Vista locks up after the required reboot. The beta drivers did the same for me, except my machine would lockup DURING the install instead of after the reboot. Does anybody have any suggestions? I've installed the Kx project drivers for now, which work ok as long as I disable the Kx mixer, but I have sound stuttering in some games.

I also have an M-Audio Revolution 7.1 sitting around, but it's got no drivers in Vista yet. There is a Via beta driver for Envy24 and Envy24HT chipsets, so I'm tempted to try that. Has anybody tried them so far?

At this point, I just want working sound in Vista. I don't really care if it's with my Audigy2 or M-Audio Revolution.... Any help would be appreciated!

 

[Mem]

Originally posted by: butch84
When I try to install this driver, Vista locks up after the required reboot. The beta drivers did the same for me, except my machine would lockup DURING the install instead of after the reboot. Does anybody have any suggestions? I've installed the Kx project drivers for now, which work ok as long as I disable the Kx mixer, but I have sound stuttering in some games.

I also have an M-Audio Revolution 7.1 sitting around, but it's got no drivers in Vista yet. There is a Via beta driver for Envy24 and Envy24HT chipsets, so I'm tempted to try that. Has anybody tried them so far?

At this point, I just want working sound in Vista. I don't really care if it's with my Audigy2 or M-Audio Revolution.... Any help would be appreciated!

Did you uninstall the old beta driver first via device manager?..Reboot before installing new driver as well.

 

[butch84]

Yea, I did that. I finally was able to get the driver to install by using the device manager and pointing it to C:/Windows/Temp/CRF001 - where the driver is extracted. However, when I rebooted I had no sound. Windows media has no problem playing files, but I get no sound output. Everything *looks* fine, but no sound! I'm at a loss here. I've played with the default output sampling rate and whatnot, but still no sound.

Anybody got any ideas?

 

[corkyg]

Just an aside - the Audigy 2NX (external USB sound module) passes the Vista Upgrade Advisor with flying colors. No changes needed. That is probably why it is not listed.

 

[AndyHui]

These drivers fixed several things for me:

- The betas would BSOD during install, and then require several reinstalls to recognise the hardware. After installation there are frequent BSODs whenever a sound starts.

- Now the install works correctly for me and no more BSODs on sounds.

- Settings such as Digital Output only are kept between reboots.

While not entirely happy with the sound quality and most features apart from basic sound are non-existent, they are not too bad at this point.