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Audigy SE to X-Fi Xtreme Audio

I installed that driver.

Oh, I use Audigy LS

But, after I install that driver, my mic is dead.

but, i roll back to audigy LS, mic is work.

is it a bug of driver? or something?

On my Audigy SE the mic is working. I have to unmute it in the Playback control or to select it in the Record control.

I can't change volume rear,center,side and subwoofer.

I know about this. No clue on how to fix it. It might be related with the .ini files...
 
hi all!

TheDukeSD, i read somewhere that there was a patch to enable crystalizer on some real audigy cards based on emu10k2 chipset (audigy 2 and audigy 4). I was wondering if it was possible to do the same for sb-live cards (emu10k1 chipset) and if this is even possible under xp.

Thanks a lot!
 
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hi all!

TheDukeSD, i read somewhere that there was a patch to enable crystalizer on some real audigy cards based on emu20k1 chipset (audigy 2 and audigy 4). I was wondering if it was possible to do the same for sb-live cards (emu10k1 chipset) and if this is even possible under xp.

Thanks a lot!

Sure it is

crystalizers are software based, so it should be possible to write drivers for them on the older live cards. might even be possible to run them on any dedicated sound card but your stepping into the "please sue me zone" then.
 
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yeah i read about this somewhere. some of the creative "x-fi" cards are actually fakes and dont use the x-fi chipset.

I think only from the Xtreme Music and Xtreme gamer upwards have a genuine hardware Xifi chip, anything below that is just driver/software emulation so to speak.
 
I think only from the Xtreme Music and Xtreme gamer upwards have a genuine hardware Xifi chip, anything below that is just driver/software emulation so to speak.

I think only xtreme audio are fake x-fi based on p17 chipset. The other are real x-fi that use hardware crystalizer.

I think that software crystalizer based on p17 drivers could be modified to run on live cards but, who knows :S
 
I think only xtreme audio are fake x-fi based on p17 chipset. The other are real x-fi that use hardware crystalizer.

I think that software crystalizer based on p17 drivers could be modified to run on live cards but, who knows :S

Ahhhh right, I dont actually think Crystalizer is much good anyways!
 
Yeah, got the driver working on Win7 also, sweeet sound! I didn't keep any log on what I did, but I removed the original (automatically downloaded & installed SB Audigy SE driver) with the "Delete the driver software for this device." option enabled. Then rebooted to safe mode. Then went to device manager and manually installed the driver only. I had problems and these are not only things I did, because the first manual install didn't work. I went to safe mode couple times. I used Audigy to X-Fi Extreme Audio 1_04_0079 XP Vista 4_2.rar

I think Win7 would require a reboot from safe mode to safe mode after installing the driver. Then normal boot and then it will inform that the driver has been installed.

As I stated before, these cant be considered as a guide because I didn't keep track to what I did. If anyone else has done this they could inform better.

With every driver I tried to install with a Setup.exe, I got the error message that there is no hardware that is supported.
 
Hi all. Is there someone who achieved to install the software for SB Live 24 Bit USB? I got the error message that there is no hardware that is supported.
 
Does anyone know if its able to get Console Launcher working when MediaSource 5 is installed? Once I have MediaSource installed, Console Launcher will give an error saying the hardware isn't supported!

The other option is that someone show me a Music player software for windows, that is working in same way as the Amarok? I mean that the player has its own embedded "source magaer" or a browser for browsing through files and folders on a computer.

The only players that do this is Media Source and Amarok in ubuntu... At least I haven't found others.
 
hey, just wanted to say thanks for this thread. i am so happy. i got a X-Fi Xtreme for $30 :)
 
Umm does this work on a SB Audigy 2 card?
 
hmmm... I've been looking everywhere for an Audigy 2 modded driver and i cant find one... this is the closest thing..lol
 
hmmm... I've been looking everywhere for an Audigy 2 modded driver and i cant find one... this is the closest thing..lol

audigy 2 has tons of modded drivers. go investigate YouPax on the driverheaven forums under general audio i think, they have heaps there.
 
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Hi guys, i know this is an old thread, but....

I'm going to buy a Audigy SE today, it's a steal at $18 and i want to use it as a xi-fi obviously. There are so many links to the different drivers on this thread, its all a little confusing.
Which drivers should i use with vista x64? will the drivers also give me the creative software?

Thanks guys
 
Hi guys, i know this is an old thread, but....

I'm going to buy a Audigy SE today, it's a steal at $18 and i want to use it as a xi-fi obviously. There are so many links to the different drivers on this thread, its all a little confusing.
Which drivers should i use with vista x64? will the drivers also give me the creative software?

Thanks guys

Did the same as you! Bought an Audigy SE today. Writing this from Win 7 Ultimate 64-bit and installed modded drivers. Works fine...

Used "Audigy to X-Fi Extreme Audio 1_04_0079 XP Vista 4_2.rar" from
http://forums.techpowerup.com/showpost.php?p=1007109&postcount=77

And so far I'm happy!
 
Has anyone noticed a worth wild change going from the Audigy to the X-Fi?
 
So far i've not noticed any advantage going from onboard to audigy
 
i definitely noticed a difference going from Realtek HD onboard to Audigy 2 zs. Ill start with the microphone. With my realtek onboard the mic would just cut out randomly and not work. This would require a restart. Also the mic level was really low even when i had the volume for recording all the way up. With the audigy, the mic works alot better/louder. Also, sound in general is alot louder, and its clear at the loud levels. Dont be fooled, any normal person can notice a difference going from on board to even an audigy. Not to mention the OBVIOUS advantage in games with EAX 4.0.
 
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i definitely noticed a difference going from Realtek HD onboard to Audigy 2 zs. Ill start with the microphone. With my realtek onboard the mic would just cut out randomly and not work. This would require a restart. Also the mic level was really low even when i had the volume for recording all the way up. With the audigy, the mic works alot better/louder. Also, sound in general is alot louder, and its clear at the loud levels. Dont be fooled, any normal person can notice a difference going from on board to even an audigy. Not to mention the OBVIOUS advantage in games with EAX 5.0.

you arent even getting EAX 5.0. audigy doesnt support it, even with driver mods.
such an OBVIOUS improvement.
 
lol sorry i meant 4.0 which im sure anyone could gather
 
Not many good games that support EAX. But my audigy has the same problem as my realtek. Mic volume is way too low even with the 20DdB boost
 
Really thats wierd the mic is crazy loud for me if i turn it all the way up. I leave it around midway. What drivers are you using ?
 
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