New Audigy 2 drivers are out!

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Boogak

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Try it out and lemme know how it goes :p

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Install Notes:

EAX 4.0 ADVANCED HD Driver Update for Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2/Audigy 2 ZS


This driver update contains enhancements and fixes to improve the performance of your Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 or Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS product.
Added Feature:

EAX 4.0, containing DirectSound and Open AL API extensions, to utilize the EAX 4.0 ADVANCED HD Multiple Environment feature

Fixes:

Removes noise from analog speakers after switching to VXD drivers using Driver Utility.
Allows compressed and uncompressed AC-3 signals when using VXD drivers.
Resolves noise and distortion issues during extended playback of DVD movies.
Removes popping and clicking sounds when decoding AC-3 signals from external DVD players.
Updates the speaker settings when connecting or disconnecting headphones from the Platinum Drive or Audigy 2 Drive after changing the volume level and returning from Standby mode.
Removes popping sounds when compressed .WAV files are played back in Feature Showcase Demonstration.
Updates the speaker volume setting after changing the volume level and restarting the computer.
Removes distortion on MIDI notes when the latency is set to below 20 ms on ASIO tracks.
Removes static from .MP3 and .WAV files during playback.
Outputs Dolby Digital and DTS signals from the software DVD player in 'SPDIF In decode' mode.
Launches the OSD (On-Screen Display) main menu when the remote control's Start button is pressed.
Removes the error message when launching Creative Graphic Equalizer.
Synchronizes monitored SPDIF In Input signals with Input SPDIF signals.
Resolves the volume increase issue when adjusting bass or treble levels during DVD-Audio playback.
Mutes all audio output when the Platinum Drive or Audigy 2 Drive's 'Push Mute' button is pressed once.
Requirements:

Microsoft© Windows© XP, Windows 2000, Windows Me (Millennium Edition) or Windows 98 SE (Second Edition)
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 card, Audigy 2 Platinum eX card, Audigy 2 ZS card or Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro card installed, with or without drivers.
Notes:

This EAX 4.0 driver update is not meant for USB Audigy 2 NX or other external Sound Blaster audio products.
If you later wish to install older or newer versions of Audigy 2 or Audigy 2 ZS drivers, you must first uninstall the EAX 4.0 driver update. Uninstallation steps for the EAX 4.0 driver update is displayed during installation.
 
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Pacinamac23

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They do the exact same thing the beta drivers did. They absolutly kill the mid-low range sounds in everything including MP3s, movies and games. It is incredibly noticable on my Klipsch speakers. Ugh.
 
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Bass sucks with these new drivers on my Audigy 1 card,I had to turn the bass up very high,very flat at default level.
 
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ThomS

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Whats the deal with DTS support on the Audigy 2. My machine freezes up when ever I play something and attempt DTS decoding. The specs say it will decode DTS on spdif in decode with these new drivers.


Is it only for pass through to external decoder. It could do this before, right?
 
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LED

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Hmmm after recalibrating and resetting everything, it's all good here with my Aud2 Platinum Ex.
 
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Pacinamac23

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The advanced EQ effects in the Surround Mixer no longer work for me. When I choose any of them sound just dissapears.
 
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LED

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Originally posted by: Pacinamac23
The advanced EQ effects in the Surround Mixer no longer work for me. When I choose any of them sound just dissapears.
Click to expand...
When in the Advance EQ Menu, Go back to (No Effects) wait a moment then choose a Preset

 
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Pacinamac23

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Originally posted by: LED
Originally posted by: Pacinamac23
The advanced EQ effects in the Surround Mixer no longer work for me. When I choose any of them sound just dissapears.
Click to expand...
When in the Advance EQ Menu, Go back to (No Effects) wait a moment then choose a Preset
Click to expand...

Nope, doesn't work. Enviroments and Special effects work but those both suck. The good stuff is in the Advanced EQ, not sure why it won't work.

edit: It seems to work with movies but not with mp3 or wav files in both Winamp and WMP.
 
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RollWave

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a plague upon your PC, this sh*t screwed up my sound balance completely...I can barely hear voices now....this driver set blows....Now i have to dig around and find my original driver set.
 
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My SB Aud2 crashes my rig with HT enabled for some reason, i hope this fixes it, here i go :D!

And i wuv my bass, better not kill my bass on my Z-560's
 
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billyjak

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Absolutely no problems for me with the new drivers, sound much better in my opinion.
 
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GnomeCop

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so do you all remove your previous driver then install this one? or do you just let the webupdate do it without removing your previous driver?
 
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Compddd

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I updated to these latest drivers. Driver date is 7/10/2003 that the driver date everyone else is getting? Also instead of Creative Audigy Processor it now shows up as Creative Audigy2 ZS WDM now in device manager
 
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Sheriff

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I just used their web update-install on 1 Rig, the driver date is 10/21 and the Aud2 is listed as Creative SB Audigy 2 (WDM)
 
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Auric

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This is queer but the driver version shown under Audigy Properties is not updated when the normal setup is run but it is when extracted and ctzapxx is run. Either way the driver is actually updated.
 
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