What driver should i use for Audigy 2

daizoe · Oct 2, 2005, 07:22 PM

Hey!

I have audigy 2 zs bulk.
And i just installed creatives newest beta driver, but i didnt get any mixxer or something when I installed it.

So I went in here, and saw there was more good driver/package.

So, please tell med what drivers I should use.

Most important is music/movie - use headphones to games.

My speakers are: Creative MegaWorks 550 5.1 THX

Help me!

mkk · Oct 3, 2005, 01:03 AM

I use the YouP-PAX 1.02 modified driver for my bulk Audigy2ZS and love it for both games and music. The driver itself won't give you a mixer though, just like Creatives basic driver package. You can either use the Windows mixer or install software from some of the various software packages. I just use the Windows mixer and the Audio Console that comes with the driver, wich covers most settings.

YouP-PAX forum thread

stormy13 · Oct 3, 2005, 02:59 PM

I assume you mean this for the driver,

[color=#0000ff]Creative Sound Blaster Audigy unified series Beta driver with OpenAL support 2.08.0002[/color]

you can also use this,

[color=#0000ff]Audio Console for Creative Sound Blaster Audigy audio cards 1.20.23[/color]

It will allow you to access speaker settings, EAX console, and a basic EQ,

Samir · Oct 3, 2005, 07:21 PM

kX drivers...

michaelp · Oct 3, 2005, 09:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Samir

kX drivers...

but the kx drivers don't support eax!?

sprudel · Oct 3, 2005, 11:48 PM

kx driver really great for music, but if you want to have a driver to play games with eax support better try audigy 4 softmodded youp pax driver or xi-fi driver (i like yup pax driver 1.02)
i really cant say which sounds better of both cause difference is minimal but i had problems with audigy 4 software and xi-fi driver to work properly, seems you need audigy 2 software when using xi-fi driver but no sure if only i had problems or they exist in general.

michaelp · Oct 4, 2005, 03:33 PM

so what's better for games? the youp pax driver at game edit or the openal and this other stuff. (i'm playing counterstrike:source. what is the best for that?)

mkk · Oct 4, 2005, 04:55 PM

The YouP-PAX package has the OpenAL included. Give it a try.

Oct 2, 2005, 07:22 PM	#1
daizoe DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	What driver should i use for Audigy 2 Hey! I have audigy 2 zs bulk. And i just installed creatives newest beta driver, but i didnt get any mixxer or something when I installed it. So I went in here, and saw there was more good driver/package. So, please tell med what drivers I should use. Most important is music/movie - use headphones to games. My speakers are: Creative MegaWorks 550 5.1 THX Help me!

Oct 3, 2005, 07:21 PM	#4
Samir kX Lover Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 520 Rep Power: 0	kX drivers... __________________ MU3NKA 3A HAPO6!

Oct 3, 2005, 01:03 AM	#2
mkk Cthulhu/Dagon 2012 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Gefle, Sweden Posts: 4,384 Rep Power: 120 System Specs	I use the YouP-PAX 1.02 modified driver for my bulk Audigy2ZS and love it for both games and music. The driver itself won't give you a mixer though, just like Creatives basic driver package. You can either use the Windows mixer or install software from some of the various software packages. I just use the Windows mixer and the Audio Console that comes with the driver, wich covers most settings. YouP-PAX forum thread

Oct 3, 2005, 02:59 PM	#3
stormy13 DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Toronto,Ontario Posts: 111 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	I assume you mean this for the driver, [color=#0000ff]Creative Sound Blaster Audigy unified series Beta driver with OpenAL support 2.08.0002[/color] you can also use this, [color=#0000ff]Audio Console for Creative Sound Blaster Audigy audio cards 1.20.23[/color] It will allow you to access speaker settings, EAX console, and a basic EQ,

Oct 3, 2005, 11:48 PM	#6
sprudel DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 9 Rep Power: 0	kx driver really great for music, but if you want to have a driver to play games with eax support better try audigy 4 softmodded youp pax driver or xi-fi driver (i like yup pax driver 1.02) i really cant say which sounds better of both cause difference is minimal but i had problems with audigy 4 software and xi-fi driver to work properly, seems you need audigy 2 software when using xi-fi driver but no sure if only i had problems or they exist in general.

Oct 4, 2005, 03:33 PM	#7
michaelp DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 8 Rep Power: 0	so what's better for games? the youp pax driver at game edit or the openal and this other stuff. (i'm playing counterstrike:source. what is the best for that?)

Oct 4, 2005, 04:55 PM	#8
mkk Cthulhu/Dagon 2012 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Gefle, Sweden Posts: 4,384 Rep Power: 120 System Specs	The YouP-PAX package has the OpenAL included. Give it a try.