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This download is a driver providing Microsoft® Windows® 10 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 Surround 5.1 
• Sound Blaster Live!® 24-bit External
• Sound Blaster Surround 5.1
• Sound Blaster Connect 
• Sound Blaster MP3+

Requirements:

• Microsoft Windows 10 64-bit or 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 is an application for use with Creative audio products. It restores 3D audio and EAX® effects for certain DirectSound®3D games in Microsoft® Windows® 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7 and Windows Vista®. For more details, read the rest of this web release note.

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 10 64-bit or 32-bit, Windows 8.1 64-bit or 32-bit, Windows 8 64-bit or 32-bit, Windows 7 64-bit or 32-bit, Windows Vista 64-bit or 32-bit with Service Pack 2

Notes:

• Do not install this application if you do not play DirectSound3D games in Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, 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 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® 8 support for Creative Sound Blaster® audio devices. This software includes support for Windows 8.1 (32-bit and 64-bit). For more details, read the rest of this web release note.

• Sound Blaster X-Fi™ Go!
• Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1
• Sound Blaster Live!® 24-bit External
• Sound Blaster Surround 5.1
• Sound Blaster Connect
• Sound Blaster MP3+

Requirements:

• Microsoft Windows 8.1 32-bit or 64-bit, Windows 8 32-bit or 64-bit, Windows 7 64-bit or 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 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 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 is a driver providing Microsoft® Windows® 7, Windows Vista® and Windows XP support for Creative Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ Go!. It also contains basic applications for this audio device. For more details, read the rest of this web release note.

The following applications are available in this download:

• Audio Control Panel
• Console Launcher
• Creative ALchemy

Added Features or Enhancements:

• Adds Silencer, a noise-cancelling technology for use with Creative Fatal1ty® Professional Series Gaming Headset MK II.

Requirements:

• Microsoft Windows 7 64-bit, Windows 7 32-bit, 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) 2004
• Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Go!

Notes:

• To install the driver, do the following:
  1. Download the file onto your local hard disk.
  2. Double-click the downloaded file.
  3. Follow the instructions on the screen.
  4. Restart your computer when prompted. 

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.

This download contains a suite of bonus applications for Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ Go!. For more details, read the rest of this web release note.

 The following applications are available in this download:

• Creative System Information

Requirements:

• Microsoft® Windows Vista® 64-bit, Windows Vista 32-bit, Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2), Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 or Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004
• Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Go!  

Notes:

• To install this pack:
  1. Download the SBXG_CSI_PCApp_LB_1_10_13.exe file onto your local hard disk.
  2. Double-click the downloaded file.
  3. Follow the instructions on the screen.

This download contains a suite of bonus applications for Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ Go!. For more details, read the rest of this web release note.

 The following applications is available in this download:

• Volume Panel

Requirements:

• Microsoft® Windows Vista® 64-bit, Windows Vista 32-bit, Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2), Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 or Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004
• Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Go!  

Notes:

• To install this pack:
  1. Download the SBXG_VolPanel_PCApp_LB_2_20_70.exe file onto your local hard disk.
  2. Double-click the downloaded file.
  3. Follow the instructions on the screen.