First off, I know this is old news. These drivers were released on September 21st, 2005. However, I'm willing to bet few people here are using them and rather than letting you guys miss out, I thought I'd point these out. And it only now just occured to me to point these out.
These betas drivers are a night and day difference over the current stable ones. You can hear SOOOO much more. It's quite amazing.
However, before downloading, note that these are beta drivers, so they are unsupported and not garunteed stable (although I've been using them for months and have had no issues).
Also note that the little Creative software pack isn't suported by these drivers. You have to fall back to using the old school "Creative Audio Console" that looks like this:
Anyway, if you're still wanting to get them, uninstall your current drivers and reboot the computer. Download and install Driver Cleaner (scroll down for download link) and make sure all Creative items are removed vie it.
Then download and install the betas:
http://ccftp.creative.com/manualdn/Driv … 8_0002.exe
Here's the official notes:
These betas drivers are a night and day difference over the current stable ones. You can hear SOOOO much more. It's quite amazing.
However, before downloading, note that these are beta drivers, so they are unsupported and not garunteed stable (although I've been using them for months and have had no issues).
Also note that the little Creative software pack isn't suported by these drivers. You have to fall back to using the old school "Creative Audio Console" that looks like this:
Anyway, if you're still wanting to get them, uninstall your current drivers and reboot the computer. Download and install Driver Cleaner (scroll down for download link) and make sure all Creative items are removed vie it.
Then download and install the betas:
http://ccftp.creative.com/manualdn/Driv … 8_0002.exe
Here's the official notes:
This beta driver is recommended for gamers who want full OpenAL™ support for their audio devices. Only the following audio devices are supported:
* Creative Sound Blaster Audigy® series, Sound Blaster Audigy Platinum series, Sound Blaster Audigy Platinum eX series
* Creative Sound Blaster® Audigy 2 series including Sound Blaster Platinum, Sound Blaster Platinum eX and Sound Blaster Value
* Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS series including Sound Blaster Platinum and Sound Blaster Platinum Pro
* Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 4 series
* Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Notebook series
Added Features or Enhancements:
* Provides full OpenAL / EAX® ADVANCED HD support
* Improves performance of all OpenAL game titles
Requirements:
* Microsoft® Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
* Audio devices listed above only
Notes:
* THIS IS AN UNSUPPORTED BETA DRIVER. We recommend that only experienced users install this driver.
* Make sure you uninstall the existing drivers for the audio devices listed above.
* To uninstall the existing drivers:
1. Click Start -> Settings -> Control Panel.
2. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon. The Add/Remove Programs Properties dialog box appears.
3. Click the Install/Uninstall tab.
4. Select the driver for your audio device and then click the Add/Remove button.
* Do not install this driver for the Creative Sound Blaster Audigy LS, Sound Blaster Audigy SE or Sound Blaster Audigy Value audio device.
* Some Creative applications such as Surround Mixer, THX Console, and Creative MediaSource™ may not work properly with this beta driver.
