ATTN: Audigy 2 ZS owners with 5.1, HL2

OAKsider · Oct 7, 2005, 11:36 AM

JohnZS informed Creative Labs forums on the 4th about an issue with
the new beta drivers and the Audigy 2 ZS. He has simply asked that
people test and report back and is not getting mush feedback so thought
I'd send the news over here for a whirl. Maybe some new beta drivers
will come out of it all:

JohnZS's Thread: >>LINK<<
Creative Labs Forums: >>LINK<<

Quote:

Originally Posted by JohnZS

Hi Audigy 2 ZS fans

I have been in contact with Creative Labs regarding a possible driver issue with the NEW BETA drivers, they have got back to me and are willing to help resolve this issue.

HOWEVER

They need as many people as possible to do this test (which I will explain in the minute) and report back on the forum (I will forward on your specs etc to the relevant people).

With any luck we might get an updated driver soon.

Right what I am looking for are Audigy 2 ZS owners, who have a 7.1 speaker system and have Half-Life 2 (or any source based games). You must have either the 2.05BETA drivers or the 2.08 BETA drivers installed.

I want you to report back to me if the following happens (or does not happen) and list your specs.

1. Do the in game speaker settings revert back to 2 speakers when the game has been loaded after a restart or powering up?

2. Do some of the sounds cut each other off (eg medkit sounds cut off by ambiance or pistol reload sounds cut short)?

3. Are you lacking reverb?

If so are all of those issues resolved in the last official WHQL driver (the .444's May the 12th driver)

Thanks for you time

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Also:

Quote:

Originally Posted by JohnZS

Hi

I have received a report from a fellow Audigy 2 ZS user that this issue also occurs on 5.1 speaker setups to (thanks trodas).

Please could Audigy 2 ZS users who have 5.1, 6.1 and 7.1 speaker setups also participate in this test.

I have been in contact with VALVe and they assure me that this is a Creative Driver problem as they found with driver versions prior to version 5.12.1.1100 this problem did not exist.

I have also been in contact with Creative Labs support and they are looking into this issue and have contacted the Driver team.

HOWEVER they said that the more reports I get of this issue the more chance there will be of us getting an updated driver.

They NEED system specifications people, as this issue could be caused by a specific piece of hardware.

My system is

Pentium 4 3.0c

2GB Corsair RAM

P4P800-SE

Inno3D 6800 GT 256MB

Creative Labs Audigy 2 ZS Platinum PRO + 7.1 surround sound speaker system.

Windows XP Professional with SP2

They've got a link to HERE over there.
Get to testin'!

OAKsider · Oct 8, 2005, 01:18 PM

So, in summary...
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Audigy 2 ZS owners who have:

4/ 5.1/ 6.1/ or 7.1 speaker system
Half-Life 2 [any source based game]
2.05 BETA or 2.08 BETA drivers installed

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*Please Report back if the following happens*
*And list your specs*:

Do the in game speaker settings revert back to 2 speakers when the game has been loaded after a restart or powering up?
Do some of the sounds cut each other off (eg medkit sounds cut off by ambiance or pistol reload sounds cut short)?
Are you lacking reverb?

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TheOneEye · Oct 13, 2005, 10:02 PM

My report:

Game: Counter-Strike: Source
Speakers: Genius SW 5.1 Wood Home Theater Speaker System
Sound Card: Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS
Drivers: creative-audigy-xfi-5.12.02.1143-2kxp-whql.exe
Problem: speaker configuration going back to 2.1 after restart.

Oct 8, 2005, 01:18 PM	Thread Starter #2
OAKsider DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Boat, Gulf Posts: 59 Rep Power: 0	So, in summary... - - - - - - - - - - Audigy 2 ZS owners who have: 4/ 5.1/ 6.1/ or 7.1 speaker system Half-Life 2 [any source based game] 2.05 BETA or 2.08 BETA drivers installed - - - - - Please Report back if the following happens And list your specs*: Do the in game speaker settings revert back to 2 speakers* when the game has been loaded after a restart or powering up? Do some of the sounds cut each other off (eg medkit sounds cut off by ambiance or pistol reload sounds cut short)? Are you lacking reverb? - - - - - - - - - - __________________ [COLOR=gray][COLOR=gray] [/COLOR][/COLOR] Last edited by OAKsider; Oct 8, 2005 at 08:46 PM.

Oct 13, 2005, 10:02 PM	#3
TheOneEye DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	My report: Game: Counter-Strike: Source Speakers: Genius SW 5.1 Wood Home Theater Speaker System Sound Card: Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Drivers: creative-audigy-xfi-5.12.02.1143-2kxp-whql.exe Problem: speaker configuration going back to 2.1 after restart.