Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 4 Beta Driver

Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 4 Beta Driver description

OSSupport:Windows XP/2003/Vista Size:34.5 MB
Filename: SBAX_PCDRVBETA_US_2_18_000.exeThis download is a beta driver providing Microsoft Windows Vista and Windows XP support for Creative Sound Blaster Audigy series audio devices. For more details, read the rest of Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 4 Beta Driver web release note.Take note of the following: * Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 4 Beta Driver is AN UNSUPPORTED BETA DRIVER. There is no technical support for Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 4 Beta Driver driver. * We recommend that only experienced users install this driver. Do not install this driver on a system used to perform critical tasks. * Users who are looking for stable drivers should wait for the final release. When this happens, user should install the latest Sound Blaster Audigy series driver available. Added Features:To find out if your audio device supports the following features in Windows XP, click here.For systems using Windows Vista * Dolby Digital and DTS driver decode re-established for sound cards that included decoding in their Windows XP drivers. * DVD-Audio playback re-established for sound cards that included the application in their Windows XP software suite (For Windows Vista 32-bit only). Requires the latest Creative MediaSource DVD-Audio Player Beta software. Click here to download.Fixes: * Resolves issues of intermittent and random application/system crash when playing games or running applications that use EAX, DirectSound, OpenAL and/or ASIO features. * Resolves issue of system crash when running DTM - Device Path Exerciser test in Windows Vista 64-bit. * Resolves issue of volume mapping leading to very soft volume level in systems using Windows Vista with Service Pack 1. * Resolves issue with distortion and noise occuring in systems with 4 GB of RAM or greater. * Resolves issue with OpenAL playback of multichannel formats. * Resolves issue of system crash when performing immediate system shutdown after exiting Battlefield 2. * Optimizations to OpenAL to improve performance in Unreal Tournament 3, DiRT, and other games.Known Issues: * Applications from the original Sound Blaster Audigy CD will not work with this download on Windows Vista. * Users are advised to use Audio Console included in this download to change speaker configurations. * Gameport is not supported in Windows Vista and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition. * 6.1 speaker mode is not supported by Windows Vista. * No analog audio output in Windows XP due to Digital Output Only setting enabled by default. To restore analog audio output: Launch Play Control Panel, click the Advanced button, then uncheck Digital Output Only. * When using 5.1 Speaker configuration, no audio output from the Center/Rear channels. To restore audio output in Windows XP: Launch Play Control Panel, click the Speaker Volume button, then click the Restore Defaults button. To restore audio output in Windows Vista: Launch Windows Sound Control Panel, select the Playback tab, select Speakers, click the Configure button, complete the setup for 5.1 Surround, then restart your computer.Requirements: * Windows Vista 64-bit, Windows Vista 32-bit, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), Windows XP Media Center Edition (MCE) 2005 or Window XP MCE 2004 * Creative Sound Blaster Audigy audio devices listed above.Notes: * DO NOT install this driver for Sound Blaster Audigy LS, Sound Blaster Audigy SE, or Sound Blaster Audigy Value. * To install this driver 1. Download the file onto your local hard disk. 2. Double-click the downloaded file. 3. Follow the instructions on the screen.

Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 4 Beta Driver is highly recommended to always use the most recent driver version available.Try to set a system restore point before installing Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 4 Beta Driver. Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 4 Beta Driver will help if you installed a wrong driver.