This download is a driver providing Microsoft® Windows® 7 support for Creative Sound Blaster® audio devices. For more details, read the rest of this web release note.

• Sound Blaster X-Fi™ Go!
• Sound Blaster X-Fi Notebook
• Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1 
• USB Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio Karaoke
• Sound Blaster Audigy® 2 ZS Video Editor
• Sound Blaster Live!® 24-bit External
• Sound Blaster Digital Music SX
• Sound Blaster Digital Music PX 
• Sound Blaster Digital Music
• Sound Blaster Surround 5.1
• Sound Blaster Connect 
• Sound Blaster MP3+
• USB Sound Blaster Audigy 2 NX
• USB Sound Blaster Digital Music LX

Fixes:

• Resolves issue with system resource utilization when there is no Line-In/Microphone input connected to Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1 and its Line-In/Microphone output in Microsoft Volume Panel/Mixer is not muted.

Requirements:

• Microsoft Windows 7 64-bit or Windows 7 32-bit
• Creative Sound Blaster audio devices listed above

Notes:

• To install this driver
  1. Download the .exe file onto your local hard disk.
  2. Double-click the downloaded file.
  3. Follow the instructions on the screen.

This download contains the video driver and VidCap, an application you can use with your Sound Blaster® Audigy 2 ZS Video Editor to capture and convert videos for editing. For more details, read the rest of this web release note.

You can use VidCap as an alternative to the Ulead® software originally bundled with Sound Blaster Audigy® 2 ZS Video Editor to capture video. You can then use any video editing software to edit and create DVDs. VidCap features hardware encoding to accelerate DV-to-MPEG file conversion. VidCap is a video capturing application that enables you to:

• capture video from video cameras, VCRs, televisions, or other external video devices to your computer.
• convert video files to other supported formats (including hardware-accelerated DV-to-MPEG).
• export video files from video applications back to the external video devices.

Requirements:

Notes:

• VidCap is available in English only.
• Before installing this update for your Audigy 2 ZS Video Editor, make sure that no other applications are running or active in your computer.
• While installing this update, do not disconnect Audigy 2 ZS Video Editor.
• To install this download:

1. Double-click the downloaded file.
2. Follow the instructions on the screen.

• Video files captured with VidCap can be imported into video applications.
• All source and destination devices must be connected to your Audigy 2 ZS Video Editor when using with VidCap.

This download is a driver providing Microsoft® Windows Vista™ support for the audio devices listed below. For more details, read the rest of this web release note.

This download supports the following devices only:

• Creative Sound Blaster® Digital Music
• Creative Sound Blaster Audigy® 2 NX
• Creative Sound Blaster Live!® 24-bit External
• Creative Sound Blaster Digital Music PX
• Creative Sound Blaster Connect
• Creative Sound Blaster MP3+
• Creative Sound Blaster Surround 5.1
• Creative Sound Blaster Digital Music SX
• Creative USB Sound Blaster Digital Music LX
• Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Video Editor

Install this driver to enjoy the full features of your audio device in Windows Vista.

Applications included in this release:

• Creative Audio Console

Fixes:

• Resolves button functionality issues for Sound Blaster Audigy 2 NX, Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit External, Sound Blaster Surround 5.1 and Sound Blaster Digital Music SX
• Removes distortion found in the recorded file when selecting Wave, MIDI or CD as your recording source

Requirements:

• Windows Vista 32-bit or 64-bit
• Creative audio devices listed above

Notes:

If you have installed an earlier version of this driver, uninstall it, and install this latest version.

• To install the driver:
  1. Download the USB_VTDRV_LB_1_01_0002.exe file onto your local hard disk.
  2. Double-click the downloaded file.
  3. Follow the instructions on the screen.
• To uninstall the driver:
  1. Click Start -> Control Panel.
  2. In the window that appears, click Hardware and Sound -> Device Manager. 
     If the User Account Control dialog box appears, click Continue.
  3. Double-click the Sound, video and game controllers option.
  4. Right-click the name of your audio device, and select Uninstall.
  5. From the Confirm Device Uninstall dialog box, select the Delete the driver software for this device option.
     Note: This check box must be selected to avoid reinstallation issues.
  6. Click OK.
  7. Restart your computer.
• To reinstall the driver:
  1. Double-click the USB_VTDRV_LB_1_01_0002.exe file.
  2. When the message You must restart your computer to apply these changes appears, click Restart Later.
  3. Follow the instructions on the screen.

This download is an application for use with Creative audio products. It restores 3D audio and EAX® effects for certain DirectSound®3D games in Microsoft® Windows® 7 and Windows Vista®. For more details, read the rest of this web release note.

This download supports the following audio products only:

• Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi™ Titanium Fatal1ty® Champion Series
• Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional Series
• Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Series
• Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Elite Pro
• Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty
• Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Platinum Fatal1ty Champion Series
• Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Platinum
• Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer Fatal1ty Pro
• Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer
• Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic
• Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio
• Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio Karaoke
• Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio Notebook
• Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Notebook
• Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1
• Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Go!
• Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Play!
• Creative Sound Blaster Arena Surround
• Creative Sound Blaster Audigy® 4
• Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro 
• Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum 
• Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Notebook
• Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS
• Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Video Editor
• Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS SE
• Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum EX
• Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum
• Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2
• Creative USB Sound Blaster Audigy 2 NX
• Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Value
• Creative Sound Blaster Audigy Platinum EX
• Creative Sound Blaster Audigy Platinum
• Creative Sound Blaster Audigy
• Creative Sound Blaster Audigy LS
• Creative HS-1200 Headset
• Creative USB Gaming Headset
• Creative USB Speaker

Fixes:

• Enables the DirectSound3D game audio to be processed by your Sound Blaster audio device to deliver EAX effects, 3D audio spatialization, sample rate conversion and hardware audio mixing. Without this, most DirectSound3D games will be reduced to stereo output without any EAX effects.
• Improves 3D audio processing for host-based Sound Blaster audio devices.

Requirements:

• Microsoft Windows 7 64-bit, Windows 7 32-bit, Windows Vista 64-bit with Service Pack 2 (SP2) or Windows Vista 32-bit with SP2
• Creative audio product listed above

Notes:

• Do not install this application if you do not play DirectSound3D games in Windows 7 or Windows Vista.
• To find out more about Creative ALchemy or view the list of DirectSound3D games supported, click here.
• To install the application
  1. Download the ALMY_PCAPP_LB_1_43_27.exe file onto your local hard disk.
  2. Close all other Windows applications.
  3. Double-click the downloaded file.
  4. Follow the instructions on the screen.

This download contains the Creative WaveStudio application for Windows® 7, Windows Vista® and Windows XP. For more details, read the rest of this web release note.

WaveStudio

WaveStudio manages and performs all your sound editing tasks easily. With WaveStudio you can:

• play, edit, and record 8-bit, 16-bit, and 24-bit wave data.
• enhance your wave data or create unique sounds with various special effects and editing operations.  
• open and edit several audio files simultaneously.
• open RAW, WMA and WAV data files.

Requirements:

• Microsoft® Windows 7 64-bit or 32-bit, Windows Vista 64-bit or 32-bit with Service Pack 1, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Service Pack 2, Windows XP Media Center Edition (MCE) 2005 or Windows XP MCE 2004
• Windows Media® Player
• Microsoft DirectX® 9.0 or later (download the latest DirectX installation file here)

Notes:

• To install the file
  1. Download the file onto your local hard disk.
  2. Close all other Windows applications.
  3. Double-click the downloaded file.
  4. Follow the instructions on the screen.

This download contains the Creative ALchemy application for Windows Vista®. For more details, read the rest of this web release note.

Creative ALchemy

Creative ALchemy restores 3D audio and EAX® effects for certain DirectSound®3D games in Windows Vista. With Creative ALchemy, you can:

• enable the DirectSound3D game audio to be processed by your Sound Blaster audio device to deliver EAX effects, 3D audio spatialization, sample rate conversion and hardware audio mixing. Without this, most DirectSound3D games will be reduced to stereo output without any EAX effects.
• improve 3D audio processing for host-based Sound Blaster audio devices.

Requirements:

• Microsoft® Windows Vista with Service Pack 1

Notes:

• Do not install this application if you do not play DirectSound3D games in Windows Vista.
• To find out more about Creative ALchemy or view the list of DirectSound3D games supported, click here.
• To install this software 
  1. Download the file onto your local hard disk.
  2. Close all other Windows applications.
  3. Double-click the downloaded file.
  4. Follow the instructions on the screen.