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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 a firmware for use with your Sound Blaster® Tactic3D Alpha gaming headset on Windows® operating systems. For more details, read the rest of this web release note.

Added Features and Enhancements:

• Increases the microphone gain for clearer voice pickup. 

Requirements:

• Microsoft® Windows 7 32-bit or 64-bit, Windows Vista® 32-bit or 64-bit with Service Pack 1 or higher, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition or Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or higher
• Sound Blaster Tactic3D Alpha

Notes:

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

This download contains a firmware for use with your Sound Blaster® Tactic3D Sigma gaming headset (THX version only) on Windows® operating systems. For more details, read the rest of this web release note.

Added Features and Enhancements:

• Increases the microphone gain for clearer voice pickup. 

Requirements:

• Microsoft® Windows 7 32-bit or 64-bit, Windows Vista® 32-bit or 64-bit with Service Pack 1 or higher, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition or Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or higher
• Sound Blaster Tactic3D Sigma

Notes:

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

This download is a driver providing Microsoft® Windows® support for Creative Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ 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 X-Fi XtremeGamer Fatal1ty® Professional Series
• Sound Blaster X-Fi Platinum Fatal1ty Champion Series
• Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic
• Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer
• Sound Blaster X-Fi Platinum
• Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty
• Sound Blaster X-Fi Elite Pro 
• Sound Blaster X-Fi

Fixes:
Resolves the following issues:

• System taking more than two minutes to shut down.
• PowerDVD® DX 8.3 (Dell® version) not working properly.
• Passthrough of Dolby®/DTS® audio to an external decoder not working with Windows Media Player 12.

Requirements:

• Microsoft Windows Vista® 32-bit or 64-bit with Service Pack 1 or higher, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition or Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or higher, Windows XP Media Center Edition (MCE) 2004 or later
• Sound Blaster X-Fi audio devices listed above

Notes:

• Do not install this driver for Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio.
• To install this driver
  1. Download the SBXF_PCDRV_XPVT_LB_2_18_0015.exe file onto your local hard disk.
  2. Double-click the downloaded file.
  3. Follow the instructions on the screen.

This download contains the Creative Console Launcher application for use with your Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ Titanium HD on Microsoft® Windows® 7 and Windows Vista®. For more details, read the rest of this web release note.

Fixes:
Resolves the following issues:

• Unable to display EAX preset list after switching from Game Mode to Entertainment Mode.
• Application becomes unstable when there is no Microphone effects support. 

Requirements:

• Microsoft Windows 7 64-bit, Windows 7 32-bit, Windows Vista 64-bit with Service Pack 2 (SP2), Windows Vista 32-bit with SP2
• Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium HD 

Notes:

• Before installing the application, download and install the latest web driver for your audio device.
• To install the applications
  1. Download the CSL_PCAPP_LB_2_61_53.exe file onto your local hard disk.
  2. Double-click the downloaded file.
  3. Follow the instructions on the screen.

This download is a driver providing Microsoft® Windows® 7 and Windows Vista® support for Creative Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ Titanium HD. For more details, read the rest of this web release note.

Fixes:
Resolves the following issues:

• Aux-In is incorrectly displayed as Mic-In when using the Creative ASIO driver. 
• Microphone input is missing. when using the Creative ASIO driver.
• System takes a long time or is unable to shutdown properly while Dolby Digital® Live or DTS® Connect is enabled. 

Requirements:

• Microsoft Windows 7 64-bit, Windows 7 32-bit, Windows Vista 64-bit with Service Pack 2 (SP2), Windows Vista 32-bit with SP2
• Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium HD

Notes:

• To install this driver
  1. Download the SBRL_PCDRV_LB_3_00_1004.exe file onto your local hard disk.
  2. Double-click the downloaded file.
  3. Follow the instructions on the screen.

This download contains the Creative Console Launcher beta application for use with the devices listed below in Microsoft® Windows® 7, Windows Vista® and Windows XP. For more details, read the rest of this web release note.

Take note of the following:

• THIS IS AN UNSUPPORTED BETA APPLICATION. There is no technical support for this application.
• We recommend that only experienced users install this application. Do not install this application on a system used to perform critical tasks.
• Users who are looking for stable applications should wait for the final release. When this happens, user should install the latest Creative Console Launcher application available.

This download supports the following audio devices only:

• Sound Blaster® X-Fi XtremeGamer Fatal1ty® Professional Series
• Sound Blaster X-Fi Platinum Fatal1ty Champion Series
• Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic
• Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer
• Sound Blaster X-Fi Platinum
• Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty
• Sound Blaster X-Fi Elite Pro 
• Sound Blaster X-Fi
• PCI Express Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio
• Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio
• ExpressCard Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio Notebook
• Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Champion Series
• Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional Series
• Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Professional Audio
• Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium

Fixes:

• Resolves issue of missing DTS Connect™ option in Game and Audio Creation Mode.

Requirements:

• Microsoft Windows 7 64-bit, Windows 7 32-bit, Windows Vista 64-bit with Service Pack 1 (SP1), Windows Vista 32-bit with SP1, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3), Windows XP Media Center Edition (MCE) 2005 or Windows XP MCE 2004
• Creative audio devices listed above

Notes:

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

This download contains the latest firmware for use with your Sound Blaster® World of Warcraft® Headset on Windows® operating systems. For more details, read the rest of this web release note.

Added Features or Enhancements:

• Reduces the chance that speech captured by the microphone will be distorted after using the headset for an extended period of time.

Requirements:

• Microsoft® Windows 7 32-bit or 64-bit, Windows Vista® 32-bit or 64-bit with Service Pack 1 or higher, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition or Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or higher, Windows XP Media Center Edition (MCE) 2004 or later   
• Sound Blaster World of Warcraft Headset

Notes:

• To install this pack
  1. Download the SBWH_PCUSBFW_US_1_0_100602.exe file onto your local hard disk.
  2. Double-click the downloaded file.
  3. Follow the instructions on the screen.

This download is a driver providing Microsoft® Windows® 7, Windows Vista® and Windows XP support for Creative Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ Titanium series of audio devices. For more details, read the rest of this web release note.

This download contains the driver and following application(s):

• Creative Audio Control Panel 

This download supports the following audio devices only:

• Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty® Champion Series
• Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional Series
• Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Professional Audio
• Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium 

Added Features or Enhancements:

• Improves the loading time of Audio Control Panel.
• Enables selection of other microphones under the Microphone Effects tab of Audio Control Panel.

Fixes:
Resolves the following issues:

• Microphone volume level is not saved in each Creative Console Launcher mode.
  Requires the latest Creative Console Launcher application (v2.61.49).
• No sound is passed through S/PDIF output when playing back DVD movies using Windows Media® Player 12.
• Buttons on the X-Fi I/O drive do not work in Windows XP. 
• Occasional unresponsiveness in Audio Control Panel when configuring the Flexijack.
• Speaker Configuration in Audio Control Panel is not synchronized when Headphones option is selected in Game Mode or Audio Creation Mode.
• System becomes unresponsive when shutting down Windows while DTS® Connect is enabled.

Known Issues:

• Audio stutters during the opening video for certain game titles while Dolby Digital® Live is enabled. This issue occurs on certain hardware and OS configurations only. More details and a workaround are available here. 

Requirements:

• Microsoft Windows 7 64-bit, Windows 7 32-bit, Windows Vista 64-bit with Service Pack 1 (SP1), Windows Vista 32-bit with SP1, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3), Windows XP Media Center Edition (MCE) 2005 or Windows XP MCE 2004
• Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium series audio devices listed above

Notes:

• To install this driver
  1. Download the XFTI_PCDRV_LB_2_17_0008.exe file onto your local hard disk.
  2. Double-click the downloaded file.
  3. Follow the instructions on the screen.