Eugene Gavrilov

hi guys,

this summer was quite short, and, unfortunately, no time spent on the kX driver at all..
I would like to get back to it this autumn, but need to fix my PC hardware first (I migrated to Mac, so don't use kX/Creative hardware).

while I tried to keep an eye on the forum, I'm almost sure to forget many important bugs and issues...

please report links to the threads that need my attention
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at the moment, my list of issues consists of the following:

* better installation under Windows 7, start-up and settings restore issues
* problems with sliders for built-in effects
* sfman32 registration and installation
* improve audio buffers for "Master Mixer"
* verify WaveHQ operation
* check Soundfonts in x64 version of Windows
* some issues with RemoteIR under Win7 (?)

let's add to the list (but, well, don't expect too much...)

E.

jaromanda

the problems with sliders do not affect just built-in effects. Effect I wrote also exhibits the same issue with sliders created using create_hslider ... although, I seem to recall this only affects sliders created with a range requiring a long int, anything that requires short ints (within -32768 to 32767) is apparently OK, but I have not tested this as 3551 is essentially useless for me

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nakamichi

Surrounder+ / Speaker settings issue:
kX 3551 Alpha Surrounder+ bug (Windows 7)

Mata Hari

E-MU 1010 PCIe support?

RPGWiZaRD

Nice to hear from you Eugene, don't worry, we're not craving any1 that already have spent so much time with kX Audio drivers to always find the motivation or time to work on it but it's always nice to hear what's the situation though (because there's quite a few people lurking here constantly in hope to see a 3552 driver show up ).

I'm curious about one thing, is it even possible to integrate WaveHQ into the plugin system, so you could apply plugin effects to that output device? That would be a MAJOR improvement to me as the WaveHQ does have noticable better sound quality (due to the quite poor hardware 48kHz resampling in Audigy cards) and what could be better than a sound quality boost? Unfortunately I'm quite dependant on the EQ and like to use a bit reverb as well as the Surrounder+ plugin so currently I'm not using WaveHQ but I'd love to be able to use it with plugins...

EDIT: With WaveHQ I think it stacks up well quality wise even to a mighty Creative X-Fi Titanium HD card!

Bob L

Eugene .... just a note of thanks for all your effort. Seriously, this is a wonderful piece of work for many. Personally, I use the kx drivers for audio transfers from out of print recordings. I would SOOO love to see kx finally be able to support both the HQ 96 .... but also the ASIO 96 too. It would give me another option with different kinds of material to compare tracks transferred in HQ or ASIO are this sample rate to find out with is best suited to any particular kind of material I was working with.

As I understand it, kx still only supports ASIO up to 48,000. And although I have no complaints with the HQ recording ... I still would love the option of using ASIO at that rate too.

AND IF ... I ever get paid for anything I do ... (which it hasn't happened yet ... but might someday .... Eugene ... I owe to some ! .... hahaha! .... thanks!

Bob

nakamichi

- Windows 8 support (the developer preview is out)

The core driver does work under Windows 8 DP. The main problem is with the kX Mixer app - it's not compatible with the NT 6.2 kernel (fails to start).

- Compatibility with Windows 7 UAC

The driver needs a manifest file so the kX Mixer can load on startup without being blocked by the OS when UAC is enabled (this is for both Windows 7 and Windows 8).

pkozerski

nakamichu don't be stupid

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woodendaze

I don't see how his concern is stupid since it's probably a requirement for continuous development of the kX Drivers. I remember a few years back reading this forum when people were asking for Windows 7 and x64 support, with replies from the peanut gallery pretty much reassembling yours that it's completely unnecessary. Nowadays more and more are migrating to Windows 7 and x64 versions of the OS and we're all very grateful that kX drivers are available to that platform.

RPGWiZaRD

Well Windows 7 support makes sense as it's clear at this point it'll be the next "XP" which will be around/popular for 5-7 years or so maybe. Windows 8 however it still far from finished and wouldn't make sense to focus on at this point, who knows it might also be the next Windows ME...

Max M.

Either way I guess Eugene asks for "bug fixing & issue solving" stuff (that's what ver. 3552 will be for). Current driver state is already quite buggy so the primary goal now is more stable release (it's all just crying "fix me fix me fix me "), therefore "new feature requests" won't make much sense (here at least).

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erim

We don't know how the future will play out. For all we know 8 could end up being much better than 7.

Since the preview of 8 is already out, IMO it makes sense to consider it.
From what I read it's fundamentally not very different from 7 apart from the added touch UI. Supposedly all the software that works in 7 will work in 8. So I'm optimistic for drivers as well.

nakamichi

Previous post updated with more info / better description of the issues.

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Gamerspage

The biggest issues for me with an Audigy 2 ZS Plat Pro (SB0360) on 7 x64 are:

• Settings not restoring upon boot (mentioned above, worked around by editing the startup key and making 'kxdefault.kx')
• Output becomes hiss, pops, noise, or non-existant after 2-4 weeks of uptime (Similar to the default buffer settings, but irreconcilable). I think I saw another thread at some point about a directsound memory leak
• External headphone volume knob no longer works, even with default dsp.

JocPro

RemoteIR not working on some cards (Audigy 1 Ex Platinum) while working on some others (Audigy 2 ZS)
3551 bugs

BiCho

A very useful feature would be that the .kx file could store windows positions and the "Always on Top" On/Off condition of each one.

I use a second screen and I must drag each window there on every restart, its quite time consuming :S

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silvertones

If you remember I use all 8 ANALOG outs to a mixer as my "Band". I play live as a solo Band .
The reason I switched back to 3550 is that the multi outs don't stay perfectly in sync with each other in 3551A. At times when I get a screen change it'll throw the drummer out by as much a a whole beat.Other times he's out just a hair but as a bass player this is annoying. Other times it's fine.

BiCho

Another great new feature could be the ability to automate plugin presets with MIDI program changes in kX Automation, and I don't think it takes too much code to implement it.

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Temragon

First off, a big thanks Eugene! Working well under 7x64 now, and it could be improved a bit but I've been a huge fan and solid user since XP.

As far as wishlist, well:

More virtual devices. A second recording output and a final pair of playback output would be great, I do some weird stuff casting and vent-dj wise.

8 support: Yes, I know. This is a big controversy, but here's the thing: 8 isn't as much of a change from 7, as 7 from vista.. or vista from xp. Having solid support coming out of the gate for it would be absolutely great.

Finally, and most importantly: Proper multi-channel sound in 7 (And presumably 8). Master Mixer and WaveHQ have been big stumbling blocks =\

RPGWiZaRD

Would be nice with a status update as there's some of us really looking forward to this release if there will be any. It's just nicer to know if you're not finding interest or time to work on it than not hearing anything at all.

silvertones

+1 on that. I'm at a crossroads of just giving up on KX and going another route or waiting.
Even 3550 has issues on win7x64 but I can deal with them to a degree as I just use it live and a little glitch sound wise is never noticed.

ivelegi

Hi everyone,

I don't know whether I write to ther ight place but I didn't find topic for my problem. Plus I am visually impaired and it's difficult to use this forum.

I have just tried out the latest version of kx driver on windows 7 32 bit enterprise with Audigy2 zs notebook. However, I had a lot of problem. On one hand I couldn't set up my speakers because I only had sound on the rear speakers and subvoofer. When I tried the speaker test, it said unable to make sound on any speakers I clicked on. Further more If I set the output device to wave out it very often made buzzing noise. The other problem was when I had sound oon my rear speakers, at the beginning of the sound I could hear a pluck noise on my right speaker which is very annoying, especially because I use a screen reader software which makes sounds very often. If you have any idea How I could solve my problems, I would appreciate it very much.

Thanks in advance.

Cheers,
Istvan

Sorry for my not too perfect English.

peate

The speaker test does not work on Windows 7 unfortunately. Did you try using SPDIF as the default output in Windows 7? This seems to solve many problems with sound even with analogue speakers. I'm not sure if it will work on a notebook model however, good luck.

silvertones

You Know E just asked for bugs that needed fixing not new features and all the other crap that has been posted. No wonder he's appeared to have just dropped this.

Imynhateb

Eugene Gavrilov - Good evening, I thank you for what you are , your work is just captured me, very good work, super driver, just wanted to write that I have respect for your work and that you strive together with ordinary people, looking forward to the new version driver

Eugene Gavrilov

hei guys!

once again, I'm sorry - it's been a while since my last message here...

things have changed significantly since my last post
first of all, unfortunately I had no time to work on the kX driver at all.. moreover, I almost don't use Windows/PC at the moment...

however, there are good news (at least for some of you).
I'm working on a =opensource= GPL-covered driver for E-mu E-DSP card (PCI and PCIe versions), with full support for all sampling rates. This project is focused on Windows 7 support, so no XP or anything like that. And it also currently supports 10k2 cards only (audigy / audigy2 / e-dsp), no AC97, no SoundFonts and no MIDI. But still I hope this might be a good start for 3-rd party developers if they wish to...

I hope I have more time in 2012 to get back to kX. I remember I promised several bug fixes, and I hope I can make them. Although the kX code is really very outdated, and I don't even remember certain aspects of the sources...

thanks for your on-going support and interest in the project, and, well, sorry for your extremely long waiting for the new release

E.

jaromanda

What would it take for someone else to be able to take over from your work on ks, seeing as you seem to have lost interest in it?

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Imynhateb

Eugene Gavrilov you legend, not just leave his work, especially kX is the best project which exists at the moment, if you need any help I gladly got you ,please do not forget about 10k1 they are also very good sound card , thank you !

Jani-

Nice to hear! Is the source available yet? Could you post a link?