New X-Fi Vista Driver (dated Nov 5th)

[TQ]

http://us.creative.com/support/downl...pe=0&x=29&y=12

What's new:

This download is a driver providing Microsoft® Windows Vista™ 64-bit and Windows Vista 32-bit support for Creative Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ series of audio devices. For more details, read the rest of this web release note.

This download supports the following audio devices only:

* Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic
* Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer
* Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Platinum
* Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty®
* Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer Fatal1ty Pro
* Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Platinum Fatal1ty Champion Series
* Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Elite Pro

Current release features:

* X-Fi Crystalizer™
* X-Fi CMSS®-3D
* MIDI Playback
* EAX® Effects
* PCM stereo output through Optical Out
* Line-in connectivity
* SPDIF passthrough is supported on both Vista 32-bit and Vista 64-bit
* Recording capabilities

Fixes:

* Resolves an issue for Windows Vista 64-bit systems with 4 GB RAM
* Resolves loud speaker noise when restarting your computer
* Resolves an issue that causes OpenAL games not to respond

Known issues:

* Applications from the original Sound Blaster X-Fi CD (for Windows XP) will not work with this download.
* The following are not supported:
o Decoding of Dolby® Digital and DTS™ signals (Cyberlink® PowerDVD™ or InterVideo® WinDVD® is required)
o DVD-Audio (PowerDVD may support selected DVD-Audio content)
o EAX or DirectSound®3D (Download Creative ALchemy to restore this feature in Windows Vista)
o 6.1 speaker mode (not supported by Windows Vista)

Requirements:

* Windows Vista 64-bit or Windows Vista 32-bit
* Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi audio devices listed above

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[SpeedDMN]

Thanks for the heads up I will have to try these once I get home. Probably wont be for a few days though. It would be nice if it resolved my sound issues with Bioshock and the Crysis demo. I am not overly hopeful however..

[TQ]

You never know!

[A_Squirrel]

Sorry this is an old post, but I need a driver update like this one but which works with the Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio.

The problem is that I don't have a mode changing ability in the software provided for the Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio. This prohibits me from recording sound while playing age of conan and making videos, or making sound bytes for pithy 2D games that I make.

It's a real pain in the butt. I built the computer myself (first time), and ordered a combo deal from Newegg.com which included this soundcard. The soundcard seems like a lemon though if it can't even record sound in Vista.

Does anyone know of a hack/work-around/plugin that might help?

I'm a new member of this forum, so I'm going to indulge in one of these pointless emoticons to my right.... Yes. Snoopy. That will do fine, just fine.

[johnrr6]

Originally Posted by A_Squirrel

Sorry this is an old post, but I need a driver update like this one but which works with the Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio.

The problem is that I don't have a mode changing ability in the software provided for the Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio. This prohibits me from recording sound while playing age of conan and making videos, or making sound bytes for pithy 2D games that I make.

It's a real pain in the butt. I built the computer myself (first time), and ordered a combo deal from Newegg.com which included this soundcard. The soundcard seems like a lemon though if it can't even record sound in Vista.

Does anyone know of a hack/work-around/plugin that might help?

I'm a new member of this forum, so I'm going to indulge in one of these pointless emoticons to my right.... Yes. Snoopy. That will do fine, just fine.

Welcome to the forum-----this one is for Vista 64 bit----it installs the console which allows you to change settings and I think allows the mode changes (Gaming, music etc....)

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[petersing]

I had the same problem, I found the following solution at noaudiooutput.com
Find the latest version of your driver, download it, uninstall your current driver and install the new one. After uninstalling the driver and reboot it to automatically reinstall it, the audio still may not work. Amazingly though, sometimes after putting the system in hibernate mode and coming back, the audio worked.

Hope it helps if it doesn't they have other suggestions.