Audigy2ZS Best Drivers

tEiS · Nov 2, 2005, 04:03 PM

Hello.

as noone has replied to my questions, i will try it this way.

wich drivers, no matter if modded or not, are the best for
an Audigy2ZS soundcard? .. i use it more for music productions,
less for eax gaming. but i don't know wich drivers i should use
as there are so much to choose from

could please somebody answer to this questions,
is important!

i'd appreciated it alot!
thanks in advance!!

carnival · Nov 2, 2005, 11:33 PM

I tried Youp A4 1.02, kx 3537 and 3538i, Creative official and, at last, beta drivers. For music i'd say that creative latest beta drivers with youp a4 iso applications is the best choice. Why? You'll have 24/96 asio recording support, sound is clear without midi problems.

tEiS · Nov 3, 2005, 11:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by carnival

I tried Youp A4 1.02, kx 3537 and 3538i, Creative official and, at last, beta drivers. For music i'd say that creative latest beta drivers with youp a4 iso applications is the best choice. Why? You'll have 24/96 asio recording support, sound is clear without midi problems.

well ok. how do i install the latest beta's with youP a4p iso ??

could you tell me how?

thanks for answering!

Jitter · Nov 3, 2005, 12:14 PM

I have tried the Audigy 4 modded drivers, Creative Official, Creative Beta, and the KX drivers. I was not crazy about the Youp drivers, or the official creative ones.
I like the sound of the KX drivers, but they are more complicated and geared more toward creating / editing music I believe. I had sound issues in 2 games (Far Cray and KOTOR II) and the ventrilo setup doesnt work w/ them, but other than that, I havent had any problems. A friend of mine is into music recording and really loves the KX drivers, and he hasnt had any sound issues w/ any of the newer games.
Personally I like the Creative betas the best. They sound better than the official ones and I havent had any sound issues w/ them yet.

carnival · Nov 4, 2005, 02:13 PM

First you must unninstall all creative applications in windows add/remove control panel; then unninstall your soundcard under device manager (right click my computer--properties--hardware--device manager), always without any reboot. Delete all "creative tech" registry entries (see more details in the forum)

Delete all creative folders left (c: program files and start menu). After unnistall and delete all creative stuff, reboot your pc.

When windows start it finds your soundcard and will ask you to install it. Cancel that process and install the latest beta drivers for your soundcard that you previously downloaded from creative site (click the downloaded file and follow the process). Reboot your pc.

After reboot, you must open the youp a4 iso file with alchool or other similar program (mount the image file in your virtual drive) and install what you want to from all creative stuff. Reboot your pc.

After reboot, replace the creative speaker settings and creative mixer shortcuts under their installation folders (c: program files:creative:sbaudigy4...) by the ones contained in the patch folder.

That's all.

DjFluidz · Nov 6, 2005, 12:14 AM

When u say u like the creative beta's the best, which version do u mean?

Ive looked on creatives site and under the Audigy 2 zs it seems that the latest drivers are the :

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

So I downloaded and installed these and installed the audigy 4 iso 'creative software' over them to get the multimedia side of the card but mp3's sound a little flat even with the treble turned up max. Im using a Audigy 2 zs with a pair of headphones and the Inspire 7900's.. Do u recommend these drivers or are there better?

carnival · Nov 6, 2005, 07:30 AM

Yes, that's the right driver. About the flat sound, when you installed Youp A4 iso did you uncheck the drivers when you were choosing what to install? Cause you already have the beta drivers installed previously. Check your device manager and if your soundcard driver is 5.12.10.1162 (dated from 29-08-2005) then it's OK. If not, unistall them (just the drivers, not the creative applications), reboot and install the betas again. This is the best combination for music, cause the drivers sound great, you have the nice looking applications from audigy4 and you have 24/96 asio recording support.

tEiS · Nov 6, 2005, 01:59 PM

Jitter..

i used kx drivers, but i liked the sound of the audigy4 drivers abit better.
thanks, though

carnival..

ok, i've deinstalled everything. and used drivercleaner pro.
then i've installed those latest betas. then installed the stuff
from the youP audigy4pro iso. almost everthing except for the
windows drivers. then copied the patched files and installed
the speaker calibration.

will winxp regocnise the cardas audigy4 again or will it stay
as audiy2zs ??

thanks !

carnival · Nov 6, 2005, 06:09 PM

It will be an audigy 2 zs.

jdopple · Nov 6, 2005, 10:00 PM

tEiS, would you say this was worth all the trouble soundwise?

tEiS · Nov 7, 2005, 09:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jdopple

tEiS, would you say this was worth all the trouble soundwise?

i can't tell really. if all others say the betas sound better than youP audigy4pro
drivers, then i'll agree also. i haven't heard any difference yet. tho some
mp3's still don't sound the same as they did with youP's drivers.

let's hope youP/classic_leon will modd these beta drivers to audigy4pro
as the same driver package is for audigy2zs and audigy4.

but then again .. wouldn't make a difference i think

tEiS · Nov 7, 2005, 09:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by carnival

It will be an audigy 2 zs.

so that means the audio quality won't differ alot from the one of
a audigy4pro ? ..

as the beta driver package is for both audigy2zs and audigy4 .

maybe i should install youP's drivers from his iso and the 1.02 driver
of his. then do a soundcheck. then install the betas again ??

carnival · Nov 7, 2005, 10:37 AM

The A2 and A4 is almost the same hardware, so the sound would be almost the same, i guess. You can try the youp 1.02 and check the difference. I installed those drivers a "long" time ago, but i had problems with the game port: i wasn't able to play midi sound from an external midi keyboard. So, as far as i'm concerned, my best choice would be ONE of these:

1. Creative betas with youp4 iso (without the drivers) for 24/96 asio recording (thats my case).
2. Kx drivers for 16/48 music production - they allow you to use a lot of good DSP effects (no cpu usage).
3. Creative official (drivers and software) for games and music - they're build to work fine without compatibility issues.

Shakey_Jake33 · Nov 11, 2005, 06:11 PM

So the general view is that the new Creative betas subside the YouP modded A4 drivers, and we should move over to these new ones, right? Cool.

I am right in saying that the only difference between the Audigy4 and Audigy2ZS are the new DAC's, which obviously the drivers can't magically add anyway?

jdopple · Nov 20, 2005, 11:48 PM

fyi, I'm still using the official ZS2 drivers. Pretty old, but haven't felt like messing with the new stuff. I tried one of the betas, but dont like all the 'broken' functions.

I did discover that using the Parametric Equalizer in the EAX custom module produces much better sound than stock or using the plain old equalizer module. It's not easy to use, but a little experimentation is worth the result.

Nov 2, 2005, 04:03 PM	#1
tEiS DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 32 Rep Power: 0	Audigy2ZS Best Drivers Hello. as noone has replied to my questions, i will try it this way. wich drivers, no matter if modded or not, are the best for an Audigy2ZS soundcard? .. i use it more for music productions, less for eax gaming. but i don't know wich drivers i should use as there are so much to choose from could please somebody answer to this questions, is important! i'd appreciated it alot! thanks in advance!!

Nov 3, 2005, 12:14 PM	#4
Jitter DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 532 Rep Power: 0	I have tried the Audigy 4 modded drivers, Creative Official, Creative Beta, and the KX drivers. I was not crazy about the Youp drivers, or the official creative ones. I like the sound of the KX drivers, but they are more complicated and geared more toward creating / editing music I believe. I had sound issues in 2 games (Far Cray and KOTOR II) and the ventrilo setup doesnt work w/ them, but other than that, I havent had any problems. A friend of mine is into music recording and really loves the KX drivers, and he hasnt had any sound issues w/ any of the newer games. Personally I like the Creative betas the best. They sound better than the official ones and I havent had any sound issues w/ them yet. __________________ Sony Vaio PCV-RX670 P4 1.8ghz XP Pro SP2 1 GB PC2100 RAM ATI All in Wonder 9700 pro Audigy 2 ZS Aquamark ~29,500 3dMark03 ~ 5,000

Nov 6, 2005, 12:14 AM	#6
DjFluidz DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Outta space Posts: 77 Rep Power: 30	When u say u like the creative beta's the best, which version do u mean? Ive looked on creatives site and under the Audigy 2 zs it seems that the latest drivers are the : [color=blue]Creative Sound Blaster Audigy unified series Beta driver with OpenAL support 2.08.0002[/color] So I downloaded and installed these and installed the audigy 4 iso 'creative software' over them to get the multimedia side of the card but mp3's sound a little flat even with the treble turned up max. Im using a Audigy 2 zs with a pair of headphones and the Inspire 7900's.. Do u recommend these drivers or are there better? __________________ Case: Cooler Master Cosmos 1000 + 7 fans .. 2 intake.. Motherboard : Asus P5N-T DELUXE Memory : 4GB Geil Black Dragon ddr2 @ 5-4-4-12 - 800mhz Cpu/s : Q6600 oc'd @ 3.4ghz (Thermalright tru black 120) Graphics : 2 x 8800gtx in Sli @ 620/1520/2000 Storage : 800Gb Sata2 Hd's Sound : Creative X-Fi xtreme music (1.10 W7 PAX summer) OS/System : Windows 7 Build 7600 final Display : 24" Dgm widescreen 6ms Lcd

Nov 7, 2005, 10:37 AM	#13
carnival DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 26 Rep Power: 0	The A2 and A4 is almost the same hardware, so the sound would be almost the same, i guess. You can try the youp 1.02 and check the difference. I installed those drivers a "long" time ago, but i had problems with the game port: i wasn't able to play midi sound from an external midi keyboard. So, as far as i'm concerned, my best choice would be ONE of these: 1. Creative betas with youp4 iso (without the drivers) for 24/96 asio recording (thats my case). 2. Kx drivers for 16/48 music production - they allow you to use a lot of good DSP effects (no cpu usage). 3. Creative official (drivers and software) for games and music - they're build to work fine without compatibility issues. Last edited by carnival; Nov 10, 2005 at 05:19 PM.

Nov 11, 2005, 06:11 PM	#14
Shakey_Jake33 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Bristol, UK Posts: 80 Rep Power: 0	So the general view is that the new Creative betas subside the YouP modded A4 drivers, and we should move over to these new ones, right? Cool. I am right in saying that the only difference between the Audigy4 and Audigy2ZS are the new DAC's, which obviously the drivers can't magically add anyway? __________________ CPU: Intel Core2 Extreme X6800 2.93GHz RAM: 2GB (2X1) GEiL DDR2 800MHz CAS4 GPU: OCUK GeForce 7900 GTO SILENT 512Meg Motherboard: Asus P5W DH Deluxe Sound Card: Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic Speakers: Logitech Z-5500 Digital 5.1 Case: Antec P180 Black PSU: Seasonic S12 600W

Nov 2, 2005, 11:33 PM	#2
carnival DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 26 Rep Power: 0	I tried Youp A4 1.02, kx 3537 and 3538i, Creative official and, at last, beta drivers. For music i'd say that creative latest beta drivers with youp a4 iso applications is the best choice. Why? You'll have 24/96 asio recording support, sound is clear without midi problems.

Nov 4, 2005, 02:13 PM	#5
carnival DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 26 Rep Power: 0	First you must unninstall all creative applications in windows add/remove control panel; then unninstall your soundcard under device manager (right click my computer--properties--hardware--device manager), always without any reboot. Delete all "creative tech" registry entries (see more details in the forum) Delete all creative folders left (c: program files and start menu). After unnistall and delete all creative stuff, reboot your pc. When windows start it finds your soundcard and will ask you to install it. Cancel that process and install the latest beta drivers for your soundcard that you previously downloaded from creative site (click the downloaded file and follow the process). Reboot your pc. After reboot, you must open the youp a4 iso file with alchool or other similar program (mount the image file in your virtual drive) and install what you want to from all creative stuff. Reboot your pc. After reboot, replace the creative speaker settings and creative mixer shortcuts under their installation folders (c: program files:creative:sbaudigy4...) by the ones contained in the patch folder. That's all.

Nov 6, 2005, 07:30 AM	#7
carnival DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 26 Rep Power: 0	Yes, that's the right driver. About the flat sound, when you installed Youp A4 iso did you uncheck the drivers when you were choosing what to install? Cause you already have the beta drivers installed previously. Check your device manager and if your soundcard driver is 5.12.10.1162 (dated from 29-08-2005) then it's OK. If not, unistall them (just the drivers, not the creative applications), reboot and install the betas again. This is the best combination for music, cause the drivers sound great, you have the nice looking applications from audigy4 and you have 24/96 asio recording support.

Nov 6, 2005, 01:59 PM	#8
tEiS DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 32 Rep Power: 0	Jitter.. i used kx drivers, but i liked the sound of the audigy4 drivers abit better. thanks, though carnival.. ok, i've deinstalled everything. and used drivercleaner pro. then i've installed those latest betas. then installed the stuff from the youP audigy4pro iso. almost everthing except for the windows drivers. then copied the patched files and installed the speaker calibration. will winxp regocnise the cardas audigy4 again or will it stay as audiy2zs ?? thanks !

Nov 6, 2005, 06:09 PM	#9
carnival DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 26 Rep Power: 0	It will be an audigy 2 zs.

Nov 6, 2005, 10:00 PM	#10
jdopple DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 9 Rep Power: 0	tEiS, would you say this was worth all the trouble soundwise?

Nov 20, 2005, 11:48 PM	#15
jdopple DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 9 Rep Power: 0	fyi, I'm still using the official ZS2 drivers. Pretty old, but haven't felt like messing with the new stuff. I tried one of the betas, but dont like all the 'broken' functions. I did discover that using the Parametric Equalizer in the EAX custom module produces much better sound than stock or using the plain old equalizer module. It's not easy to use, but a little experimentation is worth the result.