Creative Driver Updates and New Audigy 2 DriverPack 10/02/03

NewsFactory · Feb 10, 2003, 11:23 PM

Creative have released new drivers for the following products:

Creative Surround Mixer version 3.00.57: 10 Feb 2003: This web update contains Creative Surround Mixer enhancements and fixes to improve the performance of your Creative Sound Blaster® Audigy(TM) 2, Audigy 2 Digital Audio, Audigy 2 Platinum and Audigy 2 Platinum eX.

Audigy 2 DriverPack WDM Drivers AUD2DRVL11030205: 7 Feb 2003: This web update contains enhancements and fixes to improve the performance of your Creative Sound Blaster® Audigy(TM) 2, Audigy 2 Digital Audio, Audigy 2 Platinum and Audigy 2 Platinum eX.

Creative Speaker Settings version 1.00.56: 10 Feb 2003 This web update contains Creative Speaker Settings enhancements and fixes to improve the performance of your Creative Sound Blaster® Audigy(TM) 2, Audigy 2 Digital Audio, Audigy 2 Platinum and Audigy 2 Platinum eX.

Creative DVD-Audio Player version 1.00.60: 10 Feb 2003: This web update contains Creative DVD-Audio Player enhancements and fixes to improve the performance of your Creative Sound Blaster® Audigy(TM) 2, Audigy 2 Digital Audio Audigy 2 Platinum and Audigy 2 Platinum eX.

Creative MediaSource version 1.00.57: 10 Feb 2003: This web update contains Creative MediaSource enhancements and fixes to improve the performance of your Creative Sound Blaster® Audigy(™) 2, Audigy 2 Digital Audio, Audigy 2 Platinum and Audigy 2 Platinum eX.

http://warp2search.net/article.php?s...thread&order=0

saintzin · Feb 11, 2003, 02:21 AM

yea yea its phatty bo whatty man?!!1

saintzin · Feb 11, 2003, 02:24 AM

links dont work mon. no file found

magikmole · Feb 11, 2003, 03:23 AM

any mirror would be greatly appreciated I guess

gonx_me · Feb 11, 2003, 08:27 AM

The file is down or hammered...

Shadowmaster · Feb 11, 2003, 09:32 AM

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Shadowmaster · Feb 11, 2003, 09:33 AM

I have tried it, but there seems to be no appropiate file on the server, which is linked on Creative Asia.

Maybe not released ?

Bilux · Feb 11, 2003, 11:54 AM

Audigy1 not work these driver a speaker calibrator...
not save. Just 285 driver work.. Why?

gonx_me · Feb 11, 2003, 12:23 PM

I'm manage to download it. Later, i will test it. do you want me to upload it to some place?

sjh4 · Feb 11, 2003, 01:29 PM

all files can be downloaded from

http://fernando.darocha.free.fr/page/sblive-audigy.htm

RIV@NVX · Feb 11, 2003, 03:30 PM

Expect FAQ update very soon (bah, I don't want to uninstall kX, but work is work

)

Bilux · Feb 11, 2003, 06:31 PM

Audigy1 not work these driver a speaker calibrator...
not save. Just 285 driver work.. Why?

Help! thx
The test go, but not SAVE!

RIV@NVX · Feb 11, 2003, 06:36 PM

*cough*Creative doesn't care*cough*
I will try to check it tomorrow. Sorry, I just can't today, I am to tired - but I promise that I will try tomorrow (I have kX and they work perfectly).
Not sure that some work can be done here, but it is worth trying.

RIV@NVX · Feb 11, 2003, 06:45 PM

http://files.creative.com/Drivers/Ot...VL11030205.exe
http://files.creative.com/Applicatio...CMSP030127.exe
http://files.creative.com/Applicatio...ATCH030206.exe
http://files.creative.com/Applicatio...KSET030206.exe
http://files.creative.com/Applicatio...RMIX030206.exe

Direct links to files. Updating FAQ at the moment (so far, information is unoffical and I would like to hear your test procedure).

magikmole · Feb 11, 2003, 08:02 PM

Thanks for the links, installed all of'm so far, all running good so far

(on audigy2)

was glad to read creative finally fixed the bug with hyperthreading/multi cpu systems, coz that's been inthere since the Live I guess, man they work slow

oh and they seem to work fine in 3dmark03 too

from test results:

Sound Tests
No sounds 51.9 fps
24 sounds 46.0 fps
60 sounds 41.1 fps

Ney · Feb 11, 2003, 08:15 PM

Works fine with my SBLive! Value in XP.

gonx_me · Feb 11, 2003, 08:29 PM

runnig audigy 1 @audigy 2, newest drivers (version 324). working great!!! win XP all updates+ dx9+ asus a7v8x

RIV@NVX · Feb 11, 2003, 08:49 PM

Nice to hear that it works guys!

BlueSteel · Feb 11, 2003, 09:10 PM

Those drivers installed a new "Theme engine", probably to fix the issues with multi-channel and EAX presets. Works fine, the theme engine (-version) is also displayed in the Help -> About screens of the apps. But since the EAX control did not get updated I'm getting a crash/exception when I try to open Help -> About there. Have to reboot then since CTCMS.EXE get's stuck without an app window, can't even kick it. (WinXP)

Reproducable on your systems or did I do something wrong?

-BlueSteel

EDIT: Happened only once so far (first time after reboot) so this may not be a big issue...

Rest works perfectly well on my Audigy1, just a bit strange that the OpenAL32.dll didn't get updated since .282; either it's mature or they just gave up

ZenmasteR · Feb 11, 2003, 10:17 PM

i wonder what 3dmark03 scores the audigy 2 gets in 60 sounds

BlueSteel · Feb 12, 2003, 12:18 AM

Did anyone else notice the changed (worse) headphones-sound with CMSS enabled? CMSS really helps producing a fuller soundfield on headphones, really noticable with mono sources. Also the 3D-positiong seems much better with CMSS enabled, so I don't want to turn it off.
But now it seems they tinkered with the settings; if I enable it the heights/treble -whatever you call it- are REALLY high/loud, some MP3s I could bear with full volume now produce ear-piercing high sounds, sounds terrible. Also the background hiss you have in some recordings got much louder.

Maybe it's really just a better reproduction of the original sound, but I liked the previous version better...

Interesting is that the only change regarding headphones is "Improved front panel headphones support.".
What's that supposed to mean anyway? Isn't that front-panel just something like an extensioning cord for the connectors?

-BlueSteel

flalvare · Feb 12, 2003, 11:01 AM

Well:

Is there a special procedure for installing these updates on a SB live 1 that already has installed audigy 2 drivers?. Something like CTCOMP, or similars?

Thanks in advance

Ney · Feb 12, 2003, 11:18 AM

To install it for a Live, just run CTZAPXX.exe.

dwarfy · Feb 12, 2003, 11:43 AM

works very well with my live, exept one thing : the windows startup sound is completly horrible and distorded.

jowever, after the boot, everything is fine. any idea ?

kmolazz · Feb 12, 2003, 02:15 PM

now i have some weird interference with my cdrom and harddrive... i can ear when a cd is spinning in the drive.

i didn't have that with the 283. I uninstalled 283 and installed the 324 after. is that ok, or should i install the new ones over the 283?

also, the appz did't work after the update, Mixer and Speaker setup...
i have to be doing something wrong

RIV@NVX · Feb 12, 2003, 02:31 PM

I don't know how much does this matter, but you should install 324 over 323 - and 323 over 283. That's what CL says.

ZenmasteR · Feb 12, 2003, 11:11 PM

this is the scores i get in 3dmark03 with these drivers on an audigy 1

No sounds 53.9 fps
24 sounds 48.0 fps
60 sounds 43.4 fps

bit of a ripoff if you ask me esp with 60 sounds (3dstreams) I am glad i didn't "upgrade" to A2

dexe · Feb 13, 2003, 02:22 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Ney
Works fine with my SBLive! Value in XP.

What Application working with this drivers and SBLive?
EAX Console?

Better than last version?

Ghaleon4 · Feb 13, 2003, 06:29 AM

Alrighty...this is my first post on these forums; here goes:
I'm using an Audigy 1, and have succesfully gotten the new drivers to install (5.12.1.324) after some tinkering, and utilization of a "compatibility patch" that I had to use on the drivers before they would install correctly.

However, I am unable to get the installation for the SurroundMixer, or SoundFont Bank Manager to run...(The installation programs say that I don't have the correct hardware, or something to that effect...)

Is there a different compatibility patch available that I can use on each individual program as well, so that they will install?

Thanks!

WildChild · Feb 13, 2003, 08:13 AM

Ok I got this to work...all I did was this....downloaded the .324 drivers...ran the patch...then I got no sound whatsoever...so I did this I removed the driver....rebooted ....let windows find it ....ran the original driver update package...sound came back...rebooted agn....went into properties update driver located in the c:/programs files found a folder for creative ...it had audigy files and a folder for audigy 2....I went back to driver update chose to install from a location directed it to the audigy 2 folder and it installed without a prob...The driver version says this:

Driver Provider: Creative
Driver Date: 1/03/2003
Driver Version: 5.12.1.324

Driver file details says this :
Provider: empty
File Version: 80.0.0.3
Copyright: empty
Digital Signer: Not digitally signed

Win Xp Pro Corp SP1
AMD XP 2700+
1.5 GB DDR 400 Samsung memory
120 GB ATA 133 Maxtor,80 GB ATA 133 Maxtor
ATI Radeon Pro 128 mb
Audigy Platinum
Pioneer 16x DVD
TDK CDR-Burner 40x
GA-7VAXP Ultra Raid Board

Feb 10, 2003, 11:23 PM	#1
NewsFactory News Guru Join Date: May 2002 Location: UK Posts: 1,400 Rep Power: 0	Creative Driver Updates and New Audigy 2 DriverPack 10/02/03 Creative have released new drivers for the following products: Creative Surround Mixer version 3.00.57: 10 Feb 2003: This web update contains Creative Surround Mixer enhancements and fixes to improve the performance of your Creative Sound Blaster® Audigy(TM) 2, Audigy 2 Digital Audio, Audigy 2 Platinum and Audigy 2 Platinum eX. Audigy 2 DriverPack WDM Drivers AUD2DRVL11030205: 7 Feb 2003: This web update contains enhancements and fixes to improve the performance of your Creative Sound Blaster® Audigy(TM) 2, Audigy 2 Digital Audio, Audigy 2 Platinum and Audigy 2 Platinum eX. Creative Speaker Settings version 1.00.56: 10 Feb 2003 This web update contains Creative Speaker Settings enhancements and fixes to improve the performance of your Creative Sound Blaster® Audigy(TM) 2, Audigy 2 Digital Audio, Audigy 2 Platinum and Audigy 2 Platinum eX. Creative DVD-Audio Player version 1.00.60: 10 Feb 2003: This web update contains Creative DVD-Audio Player enhancements and fixes to improve the performance of your Creative Sound Blaster® Audigy(TM) 2, Audigy 2 Digital Audio Audigy 2 Platinum and Audigy 2 Platinum eX. Creative MediaSource version 1.00.57: 10 Feb 2003: This web update contains Creative MediaSource enhancements and fixes to improve the performance of your Creative Sound Blaster® Audigy(™) 2, Audigy 2 Digital Audio, Audigy 2 Platinum and Audigy 2 Platinum eX. http://warp2search.net/article.php?s...thread&order=0

Feb 11, 2003, 09:32 AM	#6
Shadowmaster DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 4 Rep Power: 0	Maybe this link ? deleted

Feb 11, 2003, 09:33 AM	#7
Shadowmaster DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 4 Rep Power: 0	The file seems not to be available I have tried it, but there seems to be no appropiate file on the server, which is linked on Creative Asia. Maybe not released ? Last edited by Shadowmaster; Feb 11, 2003 at 09:38 AM.

Feb 11, 2003, 03:30 PM	#11
RIV@NVX Freedom is a feature. Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Croatia, Rijeka Posts: 4,476 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Expect FAQ update very soon (bah, I don't want to uninstall kX, but work is work) __________________ -- Vedran

Feb 11, 2003, 06:36 PM	#13
RIV@NVX Freedom is a feature. Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Croatia, Rijeka Posts: 4,476 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	coughCreative doesn't carecough I will try to check it tomorrow. Sorry, I just can't today, I am to tired - but I promise that I will try tomorrow (I have kX and they work perfectly). Not sure that some work can be done here, but it is worth trying. __________________ -- Vedran

Feb 11, 2003, 02:21 AM	#2
saintzin DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 8 Rep Power: 0	yea yea its phatty bo whatty man?!!1

Feb 11, 2003, 02:24 AM	#3
saintzin DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 8 Rep Power: 0	links dont work mon. no file found

Feb 11, 2003, 03:23 AM	#4
magikmole DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Baal, Belgium Posts: 20 Rep Power: 0	any mirror would be greatly appreciated I guess

Feb 11, 2003, 08:27 AM	#5
gonx_me DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 15 Rep Power: 0	The file is down or hammered...

Feb 11, 2003, 11:54 AM	#8
Bilux DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 4 Rep Power: 0	Audigy1 not work these driver a speaker calibrator... not save. Just 285 driver work.. Why?

Feb 11, 2003, 12:23 PM	#9
gonx_me DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 15 Rep Power: 0	I'm manage to download it. Later, i will test it. do you want me to upload it to some place?

Feb 11, 2003, 01:29 PM	#10
sjh4 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 17 Rep Power: 0	all files can be downloaded from http://fernando.darocha.free.fr/page/sblive-audigy.htm

Feb 11, 2003, 06:31 PM	#12
Bilux DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 4 Rep Power: 0	Audigy1 not work these driver a speaker calibrator... not save. Just 285 driver work.. Why? Help! thx The test go, but not SAVE!

Feb 11, 2003, 06:45 PM	#14
RIV@NVX Freedom is a feature. Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Croatia, Rijeka Posts: 4,476 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	http://files.creative.com/Drivers/Ot...VL11030205.exe http://files.creative.com/Applicatio...CMSP030127.exe http://files.creative.com/Applicatio...ATCH030206.exe http://files.creative.com/Applicatio...KSET030206.exe http://files.creative.com/Applicatio...RMIX030206.exe Direct links to files. Updating FAQ at the moment (so far, information is unoffical and I would like to hear your test procedure). __________________ -- Vedran

Feb 11, 2003, 08:02 PM	#15
magikmole DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Baal, Belgium Posts: 20 Rep Power: 0	Thanks for the links, installed all of'm so far, all running good so far (on audigy2) was glad to read creative finally fixed the bug with hyperthreading/multi cpu systems, coz that's been inthere since the Live I guess, man they work slow oh and they seem to work fine in 3dmark03 too from test results: Sound Tests No sounds 51.9 fps 24 sounds 46.0 fps 60 sounds 41.1 fps

Feb 11, 2003, 08:15 PM	#16
Ney DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Brazil Posts: 89 Rep Power: 0	Works fine with my SBLive! Value in XP.

Feb 11, 2003, 08:29 PM	#17
gonx_me DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 15 Rep Power: 0	runnig audigy 1 @audigy 2, newest drivers (version 324). working great!!! win XP all updates+ dx9+ asus a7v8x

Feb 11, 2003, 08:49 PM	#18
RIV@NVX Freedom is a feature. Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Croatia, Rijeka Posts: 4,476 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Nice to hear that it works guys! __________________ -- Vedran

Feb 11, 2003, 09:10 PM	#19
BlueSteel DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 34 Rep Power: 0	Those drivers installed a new "Theme engine", probably to fix the issues with multi-channel and EAX presets. Works fine, the theme engine (-version) is also displayed in the Help -> About screens of the apps. But since the EAX control did not get updated I'm getting a crash/exception when I try to open Help -> About there. Have to reboot then since CTCMS.EXE get's stuck without an app window, can't even kick it. (WinXP) Reproducable on your systems or did I do something wrong? -BlueSteel EDIT: Happened only once so far (first time after reboot) so this may not be a big issue... Rest works perfectly well on my Audigy1, just a bit strange that the OpenAL32.dll didn't get updated since .282; either it's mature or they just gave up Last edited by BlueSteel; Feb 11, 2003 at 09:38 PM.

Feb 11, 2003, 10:17 PM	#20
ZenmasteR DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 11 Rep Power: 0	i wonder what 3dmark03 scores the audigy 2 gets in 60 sounds

Feb 12, 2003, 12:18 AM	#21
BlueSteel DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 34 Rep Power: 0	Did anyone else notice the changed (worse) headphones-sound with CMSS enabled? CMSS really helps producing a fuller soundfield on headphones, really noticable with mono sources. Also the 3D-positiong seems much better with CMSS enabled, so I don't want to turn it off. But now it seems they tinkered with the settings; if I enable it the heights/treble -whatever you call it- are REALLY high/loud, some MP3s I could bear with full volume now produce ear-piercing high sounds, sounds terrible. Also the background hiss you have in some recordings got much louder. Maybe it's really just a better reproduction of the original sound, but I liked the previous version better... Interesting is that the only change regarding headphones is "Improved front panel headphones support.". What's that supposed to mean anyway? Isn't that front-panel just something like an extensioning cord for the connectors? -BlueSteel

Feb 12, 2003, 11:01 AM	#22
flalvare DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 8 Rep Power: 0	Well: Is there a special procedure for installing these updates on a SB live 1 that already has installed audigy 2 drivers?. Something like CTCOMP, or similars? Thanks in advance

Feb 12, 2003, 11:18 AM	#23
Ney DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Brazil Posts: 89 Rep Power: 0	To install it for a Live, just run CTZAPXX.exe.

Feb 12, 2003, 11:43 AM	#24
dwarfy DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 38 Rep Power: 0	works very well with my live, exept one thing : the windows startup sound is completly horrible and distorded. jowever, after the boot, everything is fine. any idea ?

Feb 12, 2003, 02:15 PM	#25
kmolazz DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 9 Rep Power: 0	now i have some weird interference with my cdrom and harddrive... i can ear when a cd is spinning in the drive. i didn't have that with the 283. I uninstalled 283 and installed the 324 after. is that ok, or should i install the new ones over the 283? also, the appz did't work after the update, Mixer and Speaker setup... i have to be doing something wrong

Feb 12, 2003, 02:31 PM	#26
RIV@NVX Freedom is a feature. Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Croatia, Rijeka Posts: 4,476 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	I don't know how much does this matter, but you should install 324 over 323 - and 323 over 283. That's what CL says. __________________ -- Vedran

Feb 12, 2003, 11:11 PM	#27
ZenmasteR DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 11 Rep Power: 0	this is the scores i get in 3dmark03 with these drivers on an audigy 1 No sounds 53.9 fps 24 sounds 48.0 fps 60 sounds 43.4 fps bit of a ripoff if you ask me esp with 60 sounds (3dstreams) I am glad i didn't "upgrade" to A2

Feb 13, 2003, 06:29 AM	#29
Ghaleon4 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	Alrighty...this is my first post on these forums; here goes: I'm using an Audigy 1, and have succesfully gotten the new drivers to install (5.12.1.324) after some tinkering, and utilization of a "compatibility patch" that I had to use on the drivers before they would install correctly. However, I am unable to get the installation for the SurroundMixer, or SoundFont Bank Manager to run...(The installation programs say that I don't have the correct hardware, or something to that effect...) Is there a different compatibility patch available that I can use on each individual program as well, so that they will install? Thanks! __________________ The only time I've ever felt truly alone, was when I looked at myself in the mirror...

Feb 13, 2003, 08:13 AM	#30
WildChild I'm Still Watching Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: New Jersey,U.S.A. Posts: 1,068 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Ok I got this to work...all I did was this....downloaded the .324 drivers...ran the patch...then I got no sound whatsoever...so I did this I removed the driver....rebooted ....let windows find it ....ran the original driver update package...sound came back...rebooted agn....went into properties update driver located in the c:/programs files found a folder for creative ...it had audigy files and a folder for audigy 2....I went back to driver update chose to install from a location directed it to the audigy 2 folder and it installed without a prob...The driver version says this: Driver Provider: Creative Driver Date: 1/03/2003 Driver Version: 5.12.1.324 Driver file details says this : Provider: empty File Version: 80.0.0.3 Copyright: empty Digital Signer: Not digitally signed Win Xp Pro Corp SP1 AMD XP 2700+ 1.5 GB DDR 400 Samsung memory 120 GB ATA 133 Maxtor,80 GB ATA 133 Maxtor ATI Radeon Pro 128 mb Audigy Platinum Pioneer 16x DVD TDK CDR-Burner 40x GA-7VAXP Ultra Raid Board Last edited by WildChild; Feb 13, 2003 at 08:24 AM.