Questions for Classic Leon on drivers of SBlive

jeuda

A big thank you to Classic Leon for helping SB live! owners here. Possibly the world population on its driver updates.

As I was looking through the forum, I picked up bits and pieces of information you have provided here. Would you be able to advice us on what can I (owner of SBlive 4.1, CT4830) do to maximize the sound card today?

- How to mod 4.1 to 5.1? By using a wire? Is there any guide on this?
- What is the most stable and efficient driver to use to-date?
- New drivers keep surfacing, what can we expect from the latest apart from the most stable driver?
- Would appreciate any additional advices for users like myself (if u have more to tell...)

Thank you!

dj_stick

to mod the device you will need to build or utilise DAC from the AUD_EXT connector(if your motherboard has onboard sound with s/pdif this can be used)

classic_leon

Sorry I haven't surfed the forum for a long time.
- How to mod 4.1 to 5.1? By using a wire? Is there any guide on this?
dj stick posted this already. I don't have any picture for this thread. so you please do with:
let your AUDIGY2 become to HI-FI!!!
Post #23. if you have any question, ask me.
- What is the most stable and efficient driver to use to-date?
I think the driver you want is YouP-PAX 2.18
http://www.mydrivers.com/dir96/d38416.htm
- New drivers keep surfacing, what can we expect from the latest apart from the most stable driver?
There 3 drivers for 3 different drivers.
YouP-PAX ZS 2.68 for Audigy1. The driver was modded adding spdif in of non-Audigy1 platinum.
YouP-PAX VI Ultra for sblive, modded adding DOLBY DIGITAL EX decode
YouP-PAX ZS 2.66a for Audigy2 series, just modded sound quality only.
- Would appreciate any additional advices for users like myself (if u have more to tell...)
i just suggest you install Windows XP SP2. it promote you mod and stable(except we talk about WORM.) to use.

Hypeman

Hey leon can you please tell me what software pack I can use with YouP-PAX VI Ultra?

Live-NewYear.zip works but CMSS and some other options doesnt work with it. I also tried PAX-TH.zip and these drivers do not work with those.

Nforce2XP

does this mod works for sb 4.1 model ct4750 cards,if does what pax driver you have to use thanx for the help

MythicaL

Hehe, looks like DJ_Stick and Classic_Leon are in the same boat duh duh duhhhhh

classic_leon

im sorry i have no full-cracked-package yet . maybe it is hardware limitation as dj stick said.

classic_leon

theoreticlly it works for sb 4.1 model ct4750 cards.

classic_leon

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he's a sound master. i need to study sound knowledge from him.

Nforce2XP

Is that true cuz it won`t install in my card how come can you tell me wish driver
classic leon. anyway i din`t get any anwser in my previus post. thank you for the help

jeuda

Hi Nforce2XP,

I experienced the same for my CT4830, what I did was,

1)double click PAX-IV to extract files to drive C:\PAX-VI
then, I cancel the installation.

2)I copied that PAX-IV directory to another directory for keeping.

3)Go to control-panel,device manager to install driver manually.
make sure you have selected PAX WDM instead of winXP default.

4) reboot to use PAX drivers...

BiGBrOwNPimpsta

off topic - classic_leon you have been a great help to me my friend

really i know jack about modding, so guys bug him from now on lol!

jeuda

yeah... leon is a hero. I have tried to mod ATI drivers.. but creative is a hard nut to crack...

Nforce2XP

Hi jeuda and thank you for the help,i think my card won`t install cuz the audio card that i got is sb pci sb 4.1 model ct4750,wish is not the sound blaster live
is the previus version i think i might be wrong,it does`nt have the a same shipset as live and thats why it wont work ,but i give a shoot thanx

dj_stick

make sure that the soundcard has the e-mu 10k1 chip on it, otherwise none of these modded drivers will work properly

classic_leon

Yes, Nforce2XP, I also think you cann't mod without having emu.

Nforce2XP

by the way nobody answer the question about wish driver use with sb0220
cuz as i stated the rear output wont work at all,with the pax moded driver and the kx driver any help or any workaround will be apreciate,if it s not fix woul be the audigy be a better choose on modding thank you all

classic_leon

I suggest you go and buy Audigy card,haha. I AM SURE AUDIGY CAN BE MODIFIED UNLESS THE SOUND CARD IS BROKEN.

Brian48

Ya know, I think it's great that there's still such a large sub-group of users for older sound cards like the SBLive, but still........the SBLive is SIX YEAR OLD (and counting). Isn't it time to upgrade to something else more contemporary? I mean, I got my first SBLive when my primary PC was a P200MMX. To each his own, but it just seems to me that it's time to move on.

classic_leon

Emu1212

classic_leon

Thanks man.
Do you play MGS?
Do you have any news for MGS3! This is my favourite game!!!
I used to connect my optical out of PS2 and optical in of Audigy2 by a sync cable. You konw, I think MGS3 will drive me crazy.

AMDman

I've been following the threads of how to use audigy2 app on sb live, and I've been trying the YouP-PAX III E,P, and YouP-PAX IV. I think the YouP-PAX III allows more apps to install than the IV, cause there was no EAX things on app that included with YouP-PAX IV. And now I'm downloading the YouP-PAX VI Ultra, Live New Year and A2-ZS-Pack. I'm using CT4830.

And I have some questions that maybe looks similiar:
1. At some threads, I read that the A2-ZS-Pack can be used with the YouP-PAX VI Ultra at SB Live cards, is that true?
2. Can someone post a changelog, to show us what the differences of those YouP-PAX drivers and apps since the III version maybe? So many files at so many threads confuses me somehow. I have to jump here and there.
3. If I want to taste an Audigy2 flavour on my SB Live, what is the best combination between driver and app?
4. I've visited mydrivers.com but since I'm not Chinese, I don't understand the languange, and I'm confused on how to download the latest driver and app. Can someone just post the link straight to the file? Not to another tread or website.

Thank you, especially of posting a straight link to the files.

jeuda

AMDman

Thank you. Still waiting for classic leon to answer the other questions. Badly want a taste of Audigy2ZS

Nforce2XP

amdman
i am using the youp-pax new driver and its work best for me and i can tell you that app that work are:
1.eax console
2.surround mixer
3.speaker seattings
all this programs works great i din`t installed the other cuz i don`t need it, i use this sb live for games,and i can tell you ut2004 work absolutly great,the eax/h/d sound so good that i love it,i have no issues with this drivers.actually just in two maps that are golhiat,iron deaty.
the music sound good and evrything but well the others up to date driver does`nt sound (eax h/d)so good as the new driver ok bye

AMDman

NForce2XP
Do you use YouP-PAX-ZSv2.18 driver? And do you use app that comes from live(original), audigy2(a2forsblive), or audigy2zs(a2-zs-pax)?

AMDman

Ok, I've visited mydrivers.com and analyzed any drivers and apps that it has by searching any letter that i know (really like a blind man in a jungle, hi is that ASCII? ), following each link and stoping every ad. But there are so many files there . Let me list now (for SB Live only):
YouP-PAX ZS v2.18
YouP-PAX VI Ultra
A2 ZS PAX
Live New Year
PAX TH
PAX TH-D
Creative NGO SBLive 0444
A2 ZS drv (ISO)
Due to bandwidth limit, I have to be very picky, so anyone have a changelog? Which is the latest, which is the right one for Live? And what's in the package? What's the difference between them?