Creative Driver Updates and New Audigy 2 DriverPack 10/02/03

NewsFactory · Feb 10, 2003, 06:23 PM

Creative have released new drivers for the following products:

Creative Surround Mixer version 3.00.57: 10 Feb 2003: This web update contains Creative Surround Mixer enhancements and fixes to improve the performance of your Creative Sound Blaster® Audigy(TM) 2, Audigy 2 Digital Audio, Audigy 2 Platinum and Audigy 2 Platinum eX.

Audigy 2 DriverPack WDM Drivers AUD2DRVL11030205: 7 Feb 2003: This web update contains enhancements and fixes to improve the performance of your Creative Sound Blaster® Audigy(TM) 2, Audigy 2 Digital Audio, Audigy 2 Platinum and Audigy 2 Platinum eX.

Creative Speaker Settings version 1.00.56: 10 Feb 2003 This web update contains Creative Speaker Settings enhancements and fixes to improve the performance of your Creative Sound Blaster® Audigy(TM) 2, Audigy 2 Digital Audio, Audigy 2 Platinum and Audigy 2 Platinum eX.

Creative DVD-Audio Player version 1.00.60: 10 Feb 2003: This web update contains Creative DVD-Audio Player enhancements and fixes to improve the performance of your Creative Sound Blaster® Audigy(TM) 2, Audigy 2 Digital Audio Audigy 2 Platinum and Audigy 2 Platinum eX.

Creative MediaSource version 1.00.57: 10 Feb 2003: This web update contains Creative MediaSource enhancements and fixes to improve the performance of your Creative Sound Blaster® Audigy(™) 2, Audigy 2 Digital Audio, Audigy 2 Platinum and Audigy 2 Platinum eX.

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saintzin · Feb 10, 2003, 09:21 PM

yea yea its phatty bo whatty man?!!1

saintzin · Feb 10, 2003, 09:24 PM

links dont work mon. no file found

magikmole · Feb 10, 2003, 10:23 PM

any mirror would be greatly appreciated I guess

gonx_me · Feb 11, 2003, 03:27 AM

The file is down or hammered...

Shadowmaster · Feb 11, 2003, 04:32 AM

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Shadowmaster · Feb 11, 2003, 04:33 AM

I have tried it, but there seems to be no appropiate file on the server, which is linked on Creative Asia.

Maybe not released ?

Bilux · Feb 11, 2003, 06:54 AM

Audigy1 not work these driver a speaker calibrator...
not save. Just 285 driver work.. Why?

gonx_me · Feb 11, 2003, 07:23 AM

I'm manage to download it. Later, i will test it. do you want me to upload it to some place?

sjh4 · Feb 11, 2003, 08:29 AM

all files can be downloaded from

http://fernando.darocha.free.fr/page/sblive-audigy.htm

RIV@NVX · Feb 11, 2003, 10:30 AM

Expect FAQ update very soon (bah, I don't want to uninstall kX, but work is work

)

Bilux · Feb 11, 2003, 01:31 PM

Audigy1 not work these driver a speaker calibrator...
not save. Just 285 driver work.. Why?

Help! thx
The test go, but not SAVE!

RIV@NVX · Feb 11, 2003, 01:36 PM

*cough*Creative doesn't care*cough*
I will try to check it tomorrow. Sorry, I just can't today, I am to tired - but I promise that I will try tomorrow (I have kX and they work perfectly).
Not sure that some work can be done here, but it is worth trying.

RIV@NVX · Feb 11, 2003, 01:45 PM

http://files.creative.com/Drivers/Ot...VL11030205.exe
http://files.creative.com/Applicatio...CMSP030127.exe
http://files.creative.com/Applicatio...ATCH030206.exe
http://files.creative.com/Applicatio...KSET030206.exe
http://files.creative.com/Applicatio...RMIX030206.exe

Direct links to files. Updating FAQ at the moment (so far, information is unoffical and I would like to hear your test procedure).

magikmole · Feb 11, 2003, 03:02 PM

Thanks for the links, installed all of'm so far, all running good so far

(on audigy2)

was glad to read creative finally fixed the bug with hyperthreading/multi cpu systems, coz that's been inthere since the Live I guess, man they work slow

oh and they seem to work fine in 3dmark03 too

from test results:

Sound Tests
No sounds 51.9 fps
24 sounds 46.0 fps
60 sounds 41.1 fps

Ney · Feb 11, 2003, 03:15 PM

Works fine with my SBLive! Value in XP.

gonx_me · Feb 11, 2003, 03:29 PM

runnig audigy 1 @audigy 2, newest drivers (version 324). working great!!! win XP all updates+ dx9+ asus a7v8x

RIV@NVX · Feb 11, 2003, 03:49 PM

Nice to hear that it works guys!

BlueSteel · Feb 11, 2003, 04:10 PM

Those drivers installed a new "Theme engine", probably to fix the issues with multi-channel and EAX presets. Works fine, the theme engine (-version) is also displayed in the Help -> About screens of the apps. But since the EAX control did not get updated I'm getting a crash/exception when I try to open Help -> About there. Have to reboot then since CTCMS.EXE get's stuck without an app window, can't even kick it. (WinXP)

Reproducable on your systems or did I do something wrong?

-BlueSteel

EDIT: Happened only once so far (first time after reboot) so this may not be a big issue...

Rest works perfectly well on my Audigy1, just a bit strange that the OpenAL32.dll didn't get updated since .282; either it's mature or they just gave up

ZenmasteR · Feb 11, 2003, 05:17 PM

i wonder what 3dmark03 scores the audigy 2 gets in 60 sounds

BlueSteel · Feb 11, 2003, 07:18 PM

Did anyone else notice the changed (worse) headphones-sound with CMSS enabled? CMSS really helps producing a fuller soundfield on headphones, really noticable with mono sources. Also the 3D-positiong seems much better with CMSS enabled, so I don't want to turn it off.
But now it seems they tinkered with the settings; if I enable it the heights/treble -whatever you call it- are REALLY high/loud, some MP3s I could bear with full volume now produce ear-piercing high sounds, sounds terrible. Also the background hiss you have in some recordings got much louder.

Maybe it's really just a better reproduction of the original sound, but I liked the previous version better...

Interesting is that the only change regarding headphones is "Improved front panel headphones support.".
What's that supposed to mean anyway? Isn't that front-panel just something like an extensioning cord for the connectors?

-BlueSteel

flalvare · Feb 12, 2003, 06:01 AM

Well:

Is there a special procedure for installing these updates on a SB live 1 that already has installed audigy 2 drivers?. Something like CTCOMP, or similars?

Thanks in advance

Ney · Feb 12, 2003, 06:18 AM

To install it for a Live, just run CTZAPXX.exe.

dwarfy · Feb 12, 2003, 06:43 AM

works very well with my live, exept one thing : the windows startup sound is completly horrible and distorded.

jowever, after the boot, everything is fine. any idea ?

kmolazz · Feb 12, 2003, 09:15 AM

now i have some weird interference with my cdrom and harddrive... i can ear when a cd is spinning in the drive.

i didn't have that with the 283. I uninstalled 283 and installed the 324 after. is that ok, or should i install the new ones over the 283?

also, the appz did't work after the update, Mixer and Speaker setup...
i have to be doing something wrong

RIV@NVX · Feb 12, 2003, 09:31 AM

I don't know how much does this matter, but you should install 324 over 323 - and 323 over 283. That's what CL says.

ZenmasteR · Feb 12, 2003, 06:11 PM

this is the scores i get in 3dmark03 with these drivers on an audigy 1

No sounds 53.9 fps
24 sounds 48.0 fps
60 sounds 43.4 fps

bit of a ripoff if you ask me esp with 60 sounds (3dstreams) I am glad i didn't "upgrade" to A2

dexe · Feb 12, 2003, 09:22 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Ney
Works fine with my SBLive! Value in XP.

What Application working with this drivers and SBLive?
EAX Console?

Better than last version?