Audigy2 ZS Drivers

erickmOrillo · Sep 27, 2003, 02:56 PM

greets.
well, in my rig the new drivers don't work very well: it gives me a sound with excess chorus, even if chorus is set to 0%.

btw:
no one of you that got the apps wanna share it? bittorrent or something? maybe u should help the others just like others had helped you

WEST · Sep 27, 2003, 03:52 PM

Please post links for Full Istallation

RIV@NVX · Sep 27, 2003, 06:43 PM

I am currently working on getting full installation, and I will hopefully have it and be able to to test it in a few days.
Until then, I can only think of solutions from my head, can't try them.

@Fire_Angel: I am glad to hear that. Did they work without patching?

@HeartbreakKid: Do you have Audigy2 OEM or Retail (are the connectors on the back colored or golden)?

@madrappers: Some people already answered this, but I will too. These drivers are totally different thing compared to previous, so:
1. if you got the whole cd, you can uninstall older ones and install these
2. if you got only the drivers, you should keep older apps

@erickmOrillo: Which soundcard?

If I have missed someone who wants to try it, please repost your question in this thread. Thanks to everyone posting their expiriences. With more testing we will have more sucessful installation guide and FAQ!

HeartbreakKid · Sep 27, 2003, 06:47 PM

I have a Audigy 2 OEM(the connectors are black)

RIV@NVX · Sep 27, 2003, 06:54 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by HeartbreakKid
I have a Audigy 2 OEM(the connectors are black)

Perhaps the guys who hacked this CD forgot about Audigy2 OEM PCI ID... But it's not all lost

You can try to install drivers by using CTZAPXX.exe and apps one by one. Does any of that work?

WildChild · Sep 27, 2003, 07:06 PM

one thing I found out these drivers DO NOT work with the ati tv out sound

Fire_Angel · Sep 27, 2003, 07:24 PM

I dont know if they were patched, so I just ran ctcomp.exe in audio/setup folder, burned everything on a cd, and installed Drivers, AudioHQ, EaxConsole, SpeakerSetting, Mixer.
Everything works fine.

P.S.: Some one here put they whole CD up somewhere, rar-ed and splitted in 4 parts, and i downloaded them there, but know it looks like the links/the post are gone.

HeartbreakKid · Sep 27, 2003, 07:39 PM

I installed the driver and apss one by one..the equalizer doesn't work....and some features in MediaSource 2 don't work because it can't detect a compatible soundcard

How can I myself hack the cd to work with my card???

I would like to talk with msn messenger...if you want I will pm you my email.

WEST · Sep 27, 2003, 07:50 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by HeartbreakKid
I installed the driver and apss one by one..the equalizer doesn't work....and some features in MediaSource 2 don't work because it can't detect a compatible soundcard

How can I myself hack the cd to work with my card???

I would like to talk with msn messenger...if you want I will pm you my email.

What Soundcard you have Live, A1,A2 ???

HeartbreakKid · Sep 27, 2003, 07:52 PM

Audigy 2 OEM(black connectors)

Necrosis · Sep 27, 2003, 08:16 PM

I've looked high low for the links for the install CD for these drivers, and am unable to find any good working links.

As far as the drivers go...by themselves I hear/see little or no improvement with sound quality or performance in games. Honestly the "golden" reason for having these is for the EQ & the added features in AudioHQ. If you read the Creative Audigy newsgroup there has been a number of people having issues with these drivers taking out EAX functions in games. So beware you are risking hosing your install using these drivers.

RIV@NVX · Sep 27, 2003, 08:46 PM

Thanks for the info Necrosis.

Are the issues card-specific or random, from system to system?

Necrosis · Sep 27, 2003, 08:51 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by RIV@NVX
Thanks for the info Necrosis.

Are the issues card-specific or random, from system to system?

I'm uncertain..how it seems mainly to be with Audigy 1 users. However, doing a roll back to the 383's seems to solve the problem.

Tiberian_Uk · Sep 27, 2003, 09:39 PM

any gamers forget the drivers half my games do not have EAX or direct 3D and as for they sound better sorry but i must be deaf cuz they sound just the same unless u got 7.1 suround sound speakers forget them like i said bad news for gamers on certain games

erickmOrillo · Sep 28, 2003, 12:58 AM

Quote:

@erickmOrillo: Which soundcard?

Audigy1 oem, non gold conectors
btw, nooen has working links for the apps?

RIV@NVX · Sep 28, 2003, 01:36 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by erickmOrillo
Audigy1 oem, non gold conectors

Could be the problem that Necrosis mentioned.

I might be able to try it at a friend who has Audigy1, so I can verify that.

ajm786 · Sep 28, 2003, 01:57 AM

I have EAX in my games (SOFII, UT2003, Thief 2, etc. etc.)

Where should I see if EAX is truly enabled or not?

Tiberian_Uk · Sep 28, 2003, 02:00 AM

i'm using Audigy 2 plat like i said some games not all Raven shield when i enable eax i get bullits souns when shooting but nothing else ie running and moving sound untill i turn EAX off then all is cool lol just no EAX

RIV@NVX · Sep 28, 2003, 11:44 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by ajm786
I have EAX in my games (SOFII, UT2003, Thief 2, etc. etc.)

Where should I see if EAX is truly enabled or not?

In game options (in UT2k3 for example, it's in Audio/Sound options or something like that - I can't verify because I don't have it installed).

If you play Warcraft III, it's under Options/Sound; If you play Diablo 2, it's under Audio Options. Every game should have it und some Audio/Sound options thing

indycab · Sep 28, 2003, 02:03 PM

Hi.
Do u think These drivers and full software to audigy 2 zs r right to audigy 1?.
Do must i hacking these drivers to the audigy 1?.
Regards.

RIV@NVX · Sep 28, 2003, 03:33 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by indycab
Hi.
Do u think These drivers and full software to audigy 2 zs r right to audigy 1?.
Do must i hacking these drivers to the audigy 1?.
Regards.

You can give them a try, but look at Necrosis's post - these drivers have some problems with Audigy1 (but who knows, you might get lucky

).

purush · Sep 28, 2003, 05:29 PM

Hey guys please read my post in this forum. These drivers work and the sound is much better than what comes from Audigy 1 and or 2. Mr. Necrosis seems to have a problem. If you just want the newest drivers of ZS to run on Audigy, just unpack it to a seperate folder and patch it with 'ctcomp' that's it .

WEST · Sep 28, 2003, 08:33 PM

Anyone who got full install FIXED_SB_Audigy2_ZS_install_modified_full_(multila nguage_v402_from_2003.07.10).rar Please share it

Necrosis · Sep 28, 2003, 09:02 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by purush
Hey guys please read my post in this forum. These drivers work and the sound is much better than what comes from Audigy 1 and or 2. Mr. Necrosis seems to have a problem. If you just want the newest drivers of ZS to run on Audigy, just unpack it to a seperate folder and patch it with 'ctcomp' that's it .

I don't have a problem Purush, and these drivers work fine for me as well. However, if you had read the Creative Newsgroup you would know there is a quite a few people have issues with these drivers.

guru · Sep 29, 2003, 07:21 PM

evil one thanx for the drivers.

RIV@NVX · Oct 1, 2003, 07:27 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Necrosis
I don't have a problem Purush, and these drivers work fine for me as well. However, if you had read the Creative Newsgroup you would know there is a quite a few people have issues with these drivers.

You have Audigy2 again? Kewl!

erickmOrillo · Oct 3, 2003, 11:44 PM

So, thre is no link?
nobody share it?

purush · Oct 5, 2003, 12:05 AM

There is so much talk about Audigy ZS fixed CD installation, but none seems to have a good link to download. Could someone give us a link please. There is a link in the 3D Sound Surge web site, but the download speed is too slow and cuts of after spending 8 hrs trying to download the file which appears to around 400MB. I am sure there are a lot of us waiting to install this fix over Audigy 1 or 2. Get cracking guys and help us

topinhas · Oct 6, 2003, 10:33 PM

Connect to FTP://156.17.42.175. The login is SB and no password required. The speed is arround 35-36 Kb/s and it takes 4-5 hours to get but has the entire CD. I instaled it on my Audigy 2 and it works fine, except the graphic equalizer and the DTS decodind function. If anybody can help me with thatI would apreciate. Thank You.

RIV@NVX · Oct 7, 2003, 09:13 AM

Many users reported Graphic EQ not working. Perhaps it's a bug in the drivers or intended limitation.

I am not sure about the other thing.

Sep 27, 2003, 06:43 PM	#93
RIV@NVX Freedom is a feature. Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Croatia, Rijeka Posts: 4,476 Rep Power: 67 System Specs	I am currently working on getting full installation, and I will hopefully have it and be able to to test it in a few days. Until then, I can only think of solutions from my head, can't try them. @Fire_Angel: I am glad to hear that. Did they work without patching? @HeartbreakKid: Do you have Audigy2 OEM or Retail (are the connectors on the back colored or golden)? @madrappers: Some people already answered this, but I will too. These drivers are totally different thing compared to previous, so: 1. if you got the whole cd, you can uninstall older ones and install these 2. if you got only the drivers, you should keep older apps @erickmOrillo: Which soundcard? If I have missed someone who wants to try it, please repost your question in this thread. Thanks to everyone posting their expiriences. With more testing we will have more sucessful installation guide and FAQ! __________________ -- Vedran Last edited by RIV@NVX; Sep 27, 2003 at 06:48 PM.

Sep 27, 2003, 07:06 PM	#96
WildChild I'm Still Watching Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: New Jersey,U.S.A. Posts: 1,068 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	one thing I found out these drivers DO NOT work with the ati tv out sound __________________ Knowledge is SCARY,Stupidity is REALLY frightening

Sep 27, 2003, 08:46 PM	#102
RIV@NVX Freedom is a feature. Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Croatia, Rijeka Posts: 4,476 Rep Power: 67 System Specs	Thanks for the info Necrosis. Are the issues card-specific or random, from system to system? __________________ -- Vedran

Sep 28, 2003, 01:57 AM	#107
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Oct 6, 2003, 10:33 PM	#119
topinhas DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	I have a link Connect to FTP://156.17.42.175. The login is SB and no password required. The speed is arround 35-36 Kb/s and it takes 4-5 hours to get but has the entire CD. I instaled it on my Audigy 2 and it works fine, except the graphic equalizer and the DTS decodind function. If anybody can help me with thatI would apreciate. Thank You.

Sep 27, 2003, 02:56 PM	#91
erickmOrillo DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 21 Rep Power: 0	greets. well, in my rig the new drivers don't work very well: it gives me a sound with excess chorus, even if chorus is set to 0%. btw: no one of you that got the apps wanna share it? bittorrent or something? maybe u should help the others just like others had helped you

Sep 27, 2003, 03:52 PM	#92
WEST DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	Please post links for Full Istallation

Sep 27, 2003, 06:47 PM	#94
HeartbreakKid DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 15 Rep Power: 0	I have a Audigy 2 OEM(the connectors are black)

Sep 27, 2003, 07:24 PM	#97
Fire_Angel HardwareHeaven Newbie Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	I dont know if they were patched, so I just ran ctcomp.exe in audio/setup folder, burned everything on a cd, and installed Drivers, AudioHQ, EaxConsole, SpeakerSetting, Mixer. Everything works fine. P.S.: Some one here put they whole CD up somewhere, rar-ed and splitted in 4 parts, and i downloaded them there, but know it looks like the links/the post are gone.

Sep 27, 2003, 07:39 PM	#98
HeartbreakKid DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 15 Rep Power: 0	I installed the driver and apss one by one..the equalizer doesn't work....and some features in MediaSource 2 don't work because it can't detect a compatible soundcard How can I myself hack the cd to work with my card??? I would like to talk with msn messenger...if you want I will pm you my email.

Sep 27, 2003, 07:52 PM	#100
HeartbreakKid DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 15 Rep Power: 0	Audigy 2 OEM(black connectors)

Sep 27, 2003, 08:16 PM	#101
Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 129 System Specs	I've looked high low for the links for the install CD for these drivers, and am unable to find any good working links. As far as the drivers go...by themselves I hear/see little or no improvement with sound quality or performance in games. Honestly the "golden" reason for having these is for the EQ & the added features in AudioHQ. If you read the Creative Audigy newsgroup there has been a number of people having issues with these drivers taking out EAX functions in games. So beware you are risking hosing your install using these drivers.

Sep 27, 2003, 09:39 PM	#104
Tiberian_Uk DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	any gamers forget the drivers half my games do not have EAX or direct 3D and as for they sound better sorry but i must be deaf cuz they sound just the same unless u got 7.1 suround sound speakers forget them like i said bad news for gamers on certain games

Sep 28, 2003, 02:00 AM	#108
Tiberian_Uk DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	i'm using Audigy 2 plat like i said some games not all Raven shield when i enable eax i get bullits souns when shooting but nothing else ie running and moving sound untill i turn EAX off then all is cool lol just no EAX

Sep 28, 2003, 02:03 PM	#110
indycab DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Hi. Do u think These drivers and full software to audigy 2 zs r right to audigy 1?. Do must i hacking these drivers to the audigy 1?. Regards.

Sep 28, 2003, 05:29 PM	#112
purush HardwareHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Toronto, Canada. Posts: 97 Rep Power: 59	Hey guys please read my post in this forum. These drivers work and the sound is much better than what comes from Audigy 1 and or 2. Mr. Necrosis seems to have a problem. If you just want the newest drivers of ZS to run on Audigy, just unpack it to a seperate folder and patch it with 'ctcomp' that's it .

Sep 28, 2003, 08:33 PM	#113
WEST DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	Anyone who got full install FIXED_SB_Audigy2_ZS_install_modified_full_(multila nguage_v402_from_2003.07.10).rar Please share it

Sep 29, 2003, 07:21 PM	#115
guru DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 31 Rep Power: 0	evil one thanx for the drivers.

Oct 3, 2003, 11:44 PM	#117
erickmOrillo DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 21 Rep Power: 0	So, thre is no link? nobody share it?

Oct 5, 2003, 12:05 AM	#118
purush HardwareHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Toronto, Canada. Posts: 97 Rep Power: 59	There is so much talk about Audigy ZS fixed CD installation, but none seems to have a good link to download. Could someone give us a link please. There is a link in the 3D Sound Surge web site, but the download speed is too slow and cuts of after spending 8 hrs trying to download the file which appears to around 400MB. I am sure there are a lot of us waiting to install this fix over Audigy 1 or 2. Get cracking guys and help us

Oct 7, 2003, 09:13 AM	#120
RIV@NVX Freedom is a feature. Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Croatia, Rijeka Posts: 4,476 Rep Power: 67 System Specs	Many users reported Graphic EQ not working. Perhaps it's a bug in the drivers or intended limitation. I am not sure about the other thing. __________________ -- Vedran