Sunday, April 6th 2008
Modder Unlocks Vista Driver Features on Creative Sound Cards
Creative has received much criticism for charging owners of Audigy sound cards for its ALchemy software, which offers improved audio support for certain games under Windows Vista. However, a modder by the name of Daniel Kawakami has managed to build hybrid drivers using a combination of XP and Vista files as well bypassing certain driver checks to enable several features including:
Source:
Custom PC
- Dolby/DTS decoding
- CMSS, CMSS2 and Stereo Surround (originally only CMSS was available, but this setting also affects ALchemy/OpenAL and Kawakami notes that it's thus particularly useful)
- Advanced EQ and Special FX presets
- DVD Audio
- Hardware MIDI synthesizer (Kawakami says he wrote a small utility that automatically detects and changes the default Vista MIDI Synth during driver install or can change it later using its GUI. Some media players let you choose the MIDI synthesizer)
- Equalizer
- WaveRT
103 Comments on Modder Unlocks Vista Driver Features on Creative Sound Cards
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everything seems to work ok so far but the advanced eq doesn't seem to work too well, you can select different EQ settings but the sound doesn't change.
other than that they are ok :D
down with creative i say, boo!!!!!!!!
They make great hardware which earns bad name only due to poorly written drivers and atrocious end-user support from the manufacturer. The drivers written by DK prove that it's more or less just bad software that has been pulling back Creative, not to forget their flunk-fanatic corporate bosses that make corporate decisions on par with dumb blondes playing chess vs. Kasprov (the public, us).
Eitherway I disabled the onboard HDaudio on my ABIT IP35-E, and Im pleasently surprised that the Live! card is working and sounds great :)
Bass boost where u can set the level and the cut-off level is good :P
The system has no drivers at all, calls it an unknown PCI device. should he install the ones that dont work (the legit audigy ones with the echo effect) and then these over the top?
oh well, i will stick with my onboard, it dosnt have any distortions like some boards, and at least realtek updates their drivers regularly and dosnt remove fetures for no good reasion :P
Id try reinstalling if you already havent done so already.
Problem solved..... not quite sure how i done it but it involved lots of trial and error :'(
(for reference, i know him in the rw - my work and his studies just happen to be at different hours, so i cant go around and help him directly)