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

This download supports the following audio devices only:

• Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit
• Sound Blaster Audigy Value/SE/LS 
• Sound Blaster 5.1 VX

Requirements:

• Microsoft Windows 7 64-bit, Windows 7 32-bit, Windows Vista 64-bit with Service Pack 1 (SP1) or Windows Vista 32-bit with SP1
• Sound Blaster audio devices listed above

Notes:

• This driver is only for the Creative Sound Blaster audio device listed above.
  DO NOT install this driver for other Sound Blaster audio devices.
• To install this driver
  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.

Applications included in this release:

• Creative Audio Console (for Windows Vista™ only)
• Creative Device Control
• Creative EAX Console
• Creative Speaker Settings

Added Features or Enhancements:

• Enables 44.1 kHz sampling format for SPDIF In and Out.

Requirements:

• Microsoft® Windows Vista 64-bit, Windows Vista 32-bit, Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Service Pack 2, Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 or Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004 
• Sound Blaster® Audigy® Value/SE/LS, or Sound Blaster Live!® 24-bit audio devices 

Notes:

• This pack is only for the Creative Sound Blaster audio devices listed above.
  DO NOT install this pack for Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit External.
• To install this pack
  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 is a driver providing Microsoft® Windows Vista™ 64-bit and Windows Vista 32-bit support for the audio devices listed below. For more details, read the rest of this web release note.

Current Release Features

• Provides basic audio support and control options for sampling rate and speakers only. Applications bundled with your audio device will not work with this driver.

Known Issues

• This download does not support direct monitoring.
• Speakers can be configured in Control Panel only.

Requirements

• Windows Vista 64-bit or Windows Vista 32-bit
• Sound Blaster® Audigy® Value/SE/LS, or Sound Blaster Live!® 24-bit audio devices.

Notes  

• DO NOT install this driver for Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit External.
• This package is only for the Creative Sound Blaster audio devices listed above. DO NOT install this package for other Sound Blaster audio devices.
• To install this driver
  1. Close all other Windows applications.
  2. Double-click the downloaded file.
  3. 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 update addresses a security vulnerability that Creative users face when using Gracenote© services like MusicID™ (formerly known as CDDB™). For more details, read the rest of this web release note. You must already have one of the following applications listed in Requirements below on your computer to perform this update successfully.

Fixes

• Secures your computer against the vulnerability caused by using some Gracenote services with a Creative application.

Requirements