New Audigy2/ZS beta drivers!

stormy13 · Apr 15, 2005, 06:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hohum

Anyone tried installing these on an Audigy 1 with ctcomp? I'm curious about trying them, yet don't want to unexpectedly hose my system

Just did that. Installed them over top of the PAX-NewYear package with no problems. So far so good. Everything is clearer and louder, especially in games.

Edit: Forgit to mention this is on an Audigy ES.

e v o · Apr 15, 2005, 09:19 PM

installed over the new years package, lost the zs, but the sound is good so far...Music is the same if not better

Have yet to test games...

hohum · Apr 15, 2005, 09:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stormy13

Just did that. Installed them over top of the PAX-NewYear package with no problems. So far so good. Everything is clearer and louder, especially in games.

Edit: Forgit to mention this is on an Audigy ES.

Yeah, ended up trying them earlier today in the end - everything seems fine

Samir · Apr 16, 2005, 01:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zendel

what control panel are you talking about? can you tell us where is it exactly pls?

Extract the driver .exe with WinRAR, somewhere in this file structure you should be able to find various .exe files; one of them is control panel...

zendel · Apr 16, 2005, 08:46 AM

ok
i found it
I allready had control had that audigy control panel in windows control panel somehow

maybe it came with pax drivers too

GeneralClaymore · Apr 17, 2005, 12:31 AM

i'm still testing these drivers, and there working great, i haven tested them with my dvd movies,So far everthing esle igreat still. i cant wait for these drivers to offically come out, as well as that 1.3 patch for doom3 Roe, gonna finally hear doom3 with EAX4HD =D.

XibaD · Apr 17, 2005, 12:44 AM

THe fact is that the graphic eq with this beta drivers and the pax soft doesn't work at all.

what a pity!!!

Floruro · Apr 20, 2005, 03:32 AM

Hmm. Any way of getting the Audigy4 equalizer installed with this driver? I extracted the youp 2005 set which has it, but cant install. Any suggestions?

edit: ahh just saw the post above. Yes, i miss it too. Why cant they give us what is possible to do, and why are they hindering things like this? I have been happy and patient for now (and for years buying creative soundcards), but seeing that things are possible to implement, and Creative JUST DONT DO IT. That seriously pisses me off.

serpentx · Apr 20, 2005, 06:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by XibaD

THe fact is that the graphic eq with this beta drivers and the pax soft doesn't work at all.

what a pity!!!

The beta drivers are straight from Creative. Thus your A2 is an A2 now, not modded to A2 ZS. So it's not about it not working, coz it just can't. We'll just have to wait for the modded drivers.

Rswave2k2 · Apr 22, 2005, 09:44 AM

These beta drivers sound great but i'll wait til they're modded to use them

Deam · Apr 26, 2005, 04:08 AM

I was posting this in another thread, but to clarify, for the time being, there is now way to get the EQ working with the new beta drivers using etiher an A1 or A2?

Floruro · May 3, 2005, 12:44 PM

It seems the same driver is now avalable for Audigy4 Pro. Maybe this one can be modded so that we can use the equalizer again?

Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 4 Pro Beta driver with OpenAL support SBA4-BETAD-1-US

This beta driver adds full support of the OpenAL interface for Sound Blaster® Audigy® 4 Pro audio devices.

Added Features or Enhancements:

Provides full OpenAL / EAX ADVANCED HD support when used with the DOOM 3™ 3 1.3 patch.
Includes EAX 4.0 support for the new DOOM 3: Resurrection of Evil™ expansion pack.
Improves performance of all OpenAL game titles, including Battlefield 2™.
Requirements:

Microsoft® Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 4 Pro audio device
Notes:

THIS IS AN UNSUPPORTED BETA DRIVER. We recommend that only experienced users install this driver.
Make sure you uninstall your existing Audigy 4 Pro driver before installing this beta driver.
Do not install this driver for an external USB Sound Blaster audio device.
Some Creative applications such as Surround Mixer, THX Console, and Creative MediaSource™ may not work properly with this beta driver.
Refer to the Readme file for more information.

Heres the link:
http://files.creative.com/manualdn/D..._2_05_0000.exe

BAM · May 11, 2005, 04:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Deam

I was posting this in another thread, but to clarify, for the time being, there is now way to get the EQ working with the new beta drivers using etiher an A1 or A2?

I dont know about the A1 or A2, but all of the apps (including the EQ) from the YouP PAX new year package work perfectly on my A2ZS when I installed these beta drivers straight over the top of the PAX drivers. To me, the great sound quality increase I got from going from official creative drivers to PAX drivers has now been lost again since I put the new beta drivers on. The PAX drivers definitely done something to make the sound quality so much better than any creative official driver ive used.

Floruro · May 12, 2005, 10:55 PM

Some new utilities are out too:
http://www.station-drivers.com/forum...hp?p=5136#5136
Speaker Settings version 1.54.08
EAX Console version 2.05.06
Device_Control version 1.20.08

http://www.station-drivers.com/telec...udigy2pack.exe

moroga · May 16, 2005, 04:38 PM

hi there

will there be any hardware problem after installing these drivers ??

may i destroy my audio-card while using these drivers ??

moroga

moroga · May 16, 2005, 04:55 PM

i am testing them for now and the first impressions are :

no so much memory usage
but also very low mid-sound ...
so the complete sound is pretty high

going to test a bit more

-----------------------

reinstalled the previous drivers ( 5.12.05.522 )
now the sound is much more round ( everythings is in harmony high-mid and bass )
i noticed that the memory-usage is the same like before with the new drivers
so far

moroga
p.s. i hope creative will change the point with the mid-sound in the final version

Nuke209 · May 20, 2005, 11:40 AM

anyone having a problem where
for example
I turn on winamp or dscaler (tv)
and volume is normal, then it lowers itself for like 3-4 seconds and goes up again and sounds normal?

**dj_stick** · May 20, 2005, 11:52 AM

that sounds like automatic volume levelling/compression is happening there

Nuke209 · May 21, 2005, 06:45 AM

^^^
How do i fix that?

Deam · May 24, 2005, 12:19 AM

Has anyone tried the new application updates? THey aren't on the creative website.

JohnMcClane · May 24, 2005, 10:38 AM

@nuke: winamp->options->preferences->plugIns->output->direct sound output->other-> untick enable volume control

cheese_thief · May 25, 2005, 01:54 AM

Some drivers were released on creatives site on May 12, a month after the betas, but the betas are labled version 2_05_0000, but the ones released on May 12 are labled 1_84_55-R1.

If I wanted to stay on the bleeding edge of driver technology, which one should I download?

Floruro · May 25, 2005, 03:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cheese_thief

Some drivers were released on creatives site on May 12, a month after the betas, but the betas are labled version 2_05_0000, but the ones released on May 12 are labled 1_84_55-R1.

If I wanted to stay on the bleeding edge of driver technology, which one should I download?

The 1_84_55-R1 are just repackaged ones from last year, so its just hot air

The betas are the latest for now. So dont worry, if you have the latest ( 5.12.31.1100 dated 2005/03/28) then you are in business.

Floruro · May 25, 2005, 01:15 PM

The Doom3 1.3 patch is now out, so we can try the EAXHD in Ressurectum of Evil!
http://www.fileshack.com/file.x?fid=5392

Deam · May 26, 2005, 04:06 AM

Did anyone get those apps of station-drivers? The site seems to be down.

Floruro · May 26, 2005, 01:34 PM

I put them up on my ftp for you so you can download them from there (or anyone else needing them):
http://www.ringstad.cc/pcbgfiles/audigypack.exe

Xenomorph · May 26, 2005, 09:06 PM

Hmm, I have problem with Thief DS - it resets my system every time i quit the game. Can someone confirm this? Before everything was ok...

~~Vasot~~ · May 27, 2005, 11:46 AM

When is going to become Official at last ??

I do not like installing BETA sh*t in my system

g4bb3 · Jun 8, 2005, 05:46 PM

does it matter ?
isnt all drivers from creative usually shit anyways ?

Brian48 · Jun 9, 2005, 05:03 PM

Well, Creative still hasn't been able to write a drivers that are moron-proof for idiots who don't know how to do basic troubleshooting with their systems

Apr 15, 2005, 09:19 PM	#32
e v o HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,037 Rep Power: 47 System Specs	installed over the new years package, lost the zs, but the sound is good so far...Music is the same if not better Have yet to test games... __________________

Apr 17, 2005, 12:31 AM	#36
GeneralClaymore HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: MI Posts: 431 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	i'm still testing these drivers, and there working great, i haven tested them with my dvd movies,So far everthing esle igreat still. i cant wait for these drivers to offically come out, as well as that 1.3 patch for doom3 Roe, gonna finally hear doom3 with EAX4HD =D. __________________ Source: x-fi titanium hd 2x LME49720NA + 2x LME49710NA > Fiio E9(OPA2111AM)> DT880 pro 250ohm

Apr 17, 2005, 12:44 AM	#37
XibaD DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 67 Rep Power: 0	THe fact is that the graphic eq with this beta drivers and the pax soft doesn't work at all. what a pity!!! __________________ AMD Athlon XP 2400+ => 2280 (217x10.5,1.8v) // Gigabyte3D Cooler Pro Abit NF7 2.0 // 2 x 512 DDR 400 => 434 Seagate 80GB & Seagate 40GB // Club3D 6600GT AGP // Sound Blaster Audigy 2 => Audigy 2 ZS

Apr 20, 2005, 03:32 AM	Thread Starter #38
Floruro DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Gangstas Paradise, South Africa Posts: 87 Rep Power: 0	Hmm. Any way of getting the Audigy4 equalizer installed with this driver? I extracted the youp 2005 set which has it, but cant install. Any suggestions? edit: ahh just saw the post above. Yes, i miss it too. Why cant they give us what is possible to do, and why are they hindering things like this? I have been happy and patient for now (and for years buying creative soundcards), but seeing that things are possible to implement, and Creative JUST DONT DO IT. That seriously pisses me off. __________________ AMD64 3500+\| Abit AV8 3rd Eye \| 2x 1024 OCZ Gold pc4000@500mhz \| HIS x800 XT PE IceQII \| X-Fi Fatal1ty \| Logitech z5500 \| Antec Trueblue v2.0 480 Last edited by Floruro; Apr 20, 2005 at 03:37 AM.

May 3, 2005, 12:44 PM	Thread Starter #42
Floruro DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Gangstas Paradise, South Africa Posts: 87 Rep Power: 0	It seems the same driver is now avalable for Audigy4 Pro. Maybe this one can be modded so that we can use the equalizer again? Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 4 Pro Beta driver with OpenAL support SBA4-BETAD-1-US This beta driver adds full support of the OpenAL interface for Sound Blaster® Audigy® 4 Pro audio devices. Added Features or Enhancements: Provides full OpenAL / EAX ADVANCED HD support when used with the DOOM 3™ 3 1.3 patch. Includes EAX 4.0 support for the new DOOM 3: Resurrection of Evil™ expansion pack. Improves performance of all OpenAL game titles, including Battlefield 2™. Requirements: Microsoft® Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 4 Pro audio device Notes: THIS IS AN UNSUPPORTED BETA DRIVER. We recommend that only experienced users install this driver. Make sure you uninstall your existing Audigy 4 Pro driver before installing this beta driver. Do not install this driver for an external USB Sound Blaster audio device. Some Creative applications such as Surround Mixer, THX Console, and Creative MediaSource™ may not work properly with this beta driver. Refer to the Readme file for more information. Heres the link: http://files.creative.com/manualdn/D..._2_05_0000.exe __________________ AMD64 3500+\| Abit AV8 3rd Eye \| 2x 1024 OCZ Gold pc4000@500mhz \| HIS x800 XT PE IceQII \| X-Fi Fatal1ty \| Logitech z5500 \| Antec Trueblue v2.0 480 Last edited by Floruro; May 3, 2005 at 01:03 PM.

Apr 16, 2005, 08:46 AM	#35
zendel DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 7 Rep Power: 0	ok i found it I allready had control had that audigy control panel in windows control panel somehow maybe it came with pax drivers too

Apr 22, 2005, 09:44 AM	#40
Rswave2k2 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 14 Rep Power: 0	These beta drivers sound great but i'll wait til they're modded to use them

Apr 26, 2005, 04:08 AM	#41
Deam DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 51 Rep Power: 0	I was posting this in another thread, but to clarify, for the time being, there is now way to get the EQ working with the new beta drivers using etiher an A1 or A2?

May 12, 2005, 10:55 PM	Thread Starter #44
Floruro DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Gangstas Paradise, South Africa Posts: 87 Rep Power: 0	Some new utilities are out too: http://www.station-drivers.com/forum...hp?p=5136#5136 Speaker Settings version 1.54.08 EAX Console version 2.05.06 Device_Control version 1.20.08 http://www.station-drivers.com/telec...udigy2pack.exe __________________ AMD64 3500+\| Abit AV8 3rd Eye \| 2x 1024 OCZ Gold pc4000@500mhz \| HIS x800 XT PE IceQII \| X-Fi Fatal1ty \| Logitech z5500 \| Antec Trueblue v2.0 480 Last edited by Floruro; May 14, 2005 at 04:20 AM.

May 16, 2005, 04:38 PM	#45
moroga DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 57 Rep Power: 0	hi there will there be any hardware problem after installing these drivers ?? may i destroy my audio-card while using these drivers ?? moroga

May 16, 2005, 04:55 PM	#46
moroga DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 57 Rep Power: 0	i am testing them for now and the first impressions are : no so much memory usage but also very low mid-sound ... so the complete sound is pretty high going to test a bit more ----------------------- reinstalled the previous drivers ( 5.12.05.522 ) now the sound is much more round ( everythings is in harmony high-mid and bass ) i noticed that the memory-usage is the same like before with the new drivers so far moroga p.s. i hope creative will change the point with the mid-sound in the final version Last edited by moroga; May 16, 2005 at 05:12 PM.

May 20, 2005, 11:40 AM	#47
Nuke209 DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: St. Paul Posts: 568 Rep Power: 0	anyone having a problem where for example I turn on winamp or dscaler (tv) and volume is normal, then it lowers itself for like 3-4 seconds and goes up again and sounds normal? __________________ 2006 Subaru Impreza WRX

May 21, 2005, 06:45 AM	#49
Nuke209 DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: St. Paul Posts: 568 Rep Power: 0	^^^ How do i fix that? __________________ 2006 Subaru Impreza WRX

May 24, 2005, 12:19 AM	#50
Deam DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 51 Rep Power: 0	Has anyone tried the new application updates? THey aren't on the creative website.

May 24, 2005, 10:38 AM	#51
JohnMcClane DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: May 2003 Location: Vienna, Austria Posts: 146 Rep Power: 0	@nuke: winamp->options->preferences->plugIns->output->direct sound output->other-> untick enable volume control

May 25, 2005, 01:54 AM	#52
cheese_thief HardwareHeaven Lover Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 134 Rep Power: 0	Some drivers were released on creatives site on May 12, a month after the betas, but the betas are labled version 2_05_0000, but the ones released on May 12 are labled 1_84_55-R1. If I wanted to stay on the bleeding edge of driver technology, which one should I download? __________________ [color=DimGray]_Specs____________________________________________ Abit A7N8X (nForce2) \| AMD Barton 2800+ \| 1Gb Kingston ValueRAM PC2700 2-2-2-8 \| Radeon 9500 Pro (BBATi), OC'ed to 385/310 thanks to a VGA Silencer rev3 \| Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS \| Sony 24x/10x/40x CD-RW \| Lite-On 16x DVD-ROM \| Microsoft Natural 4000 Keyboard \| Razer Diamondback w/ fUnc 1030 Archetype \| Sennheiser PC160 \| Princeton VF912 19" moniter __________________________________________________[/color]

May 25, 2005, 01:15 PM	Thread Starter #54
Floruro DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Gangstas Paradise, South Africa Posts: 87 Rep Power: 0	The Doom3 1.3 patch is now out, so we can try the EAXHD in Ressurectum of Evil! http://www.fileshack.com/file.x?fid=5392 __________________ AMD64 3500+\| Abit AV8 3rd Eye \| 2x 1024 OCZ Gold pc4000@500mhz \| HIS x800 XT PE IceQII \| X-Fi Fatal1ty \| Logitech z5500 \| Antec Trueblue v2.0 480

May 26, 2005, 04:06 AM	#55
Deam DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 51 Rep Power: 0	Did anyone get those apps of station-drivers? The site seems to be down.

May 26, 2005, 01:34 PM	Thread Starter #56
Floruro DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Gangstas Paradise, South Africa Posts: 87 Rep Power: 0	I put them up on my ftp for you so you can download them from there (or anyone else needing them): http://www.ringstad.cc/pcbgfiles/audigypack.exe __________________ AMD64 3500+\| Abit AV8 3rd Eye \| 2x 1024 OCZ Gold pc4000@500mhz \| HIS x800 XT PE IceQII \| X-Fi Fatal1ty \| Logitech z5500 \| Antec Trueblue v2.0 480

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Xenomorph DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 0	Hmm, I have problem with Thief DS - it resets my system every time i quit the game. Can someone confirm this? Before everything was ok...

May 27, 2005, 11:46 AM	#58
~~Vasot~~ Banned Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: GREECE Posts: 369 Rep Power: 0	When is going to become Official at last ?? I do not like installing BETA sh*t in my system

Jun 8, 2005, 05:46 PM	#59
g4bb3 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 28 Rep Power: 0	does it matter ? isnt all drivers from creative usually shit anyways ?

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