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This download is a source release driver providing Linux® 32-bit / 64-bit OS support for Creative Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ and X-Fi Titanium series of audio devices. For more details, read the rest of this web release note.

Take note of the following:

• THIS IS AN UNSUPPORTED DRIVER. There is no technical support for this driver.
• We recommend that only experienced users install this driver. Do not install this driver on a system used to perform critical tasks.

This download is intended for the following audio devices 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 Professional Audio
• Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium
• Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Elite Pro 
• Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Platinum
• Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty
• Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer
• Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic

Current release features:

• ALSA PCM Playback
• ALSA Record
• ALSA Mixer

Known issues:

• External I/O modules are not supported in this driver release.
• Applications from the Installation CD of your Sound Blaster audio device will not work with this driver.

Requirements:

• Linux x86 / x86_64 OS
• Creative Sound Blaster audio devices listed above

Notes:

• To install the driver, do the following:
  1. Download the tarball package onto your local hard disk.
  2. Un-tarball the downloaded package to unpack its contents.
  3. Read the README file and follow the instructions.

This suite of driver and application has been updated and combined for your convenience. It installs Creative Audio Console to control your audio device's settings. For more details, read the rest of this web release note.

Game Fixes:

For BioShock™

• Resolves OpenAL issues when you turn on Creative EAX® Audio in the game's Audio Options page.

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
• PCI Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ Xtreme Audio

Notes:

• This pack is only for the Creative Sound Blaster audio device listed above.
  DO NOT install this pack for other Sound Blaster audio devices.
• 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 supports the following audio devices only:

• Creative Sound Blaster® Digital Music LX
• Creative Sound Blaster Digital Music PX
• Creative Sound Blaster Digital Music
• Creative Sound Blaster Connect
• Creative Sound Blaster MP3+
• Creative Sound Blaster Live!® 24-bit External
• Creative Sound Blaster Surround 5.1
• Creative Sound Blaster Digital Music SX

Note: You must have version 1.01.0002 and above of the audio device driver installed before installing this application. For more information, see Notes below.

Smart Recorder 2.40.12

Smart Recorder manages and performs all your recording tasks easily. With Smart Recorder you can:

• detect silences between audio tracks in analog content, and automatically record the content in separate MP3 files.
• remove hisses and pops in your recorded material using the Audio Cleanup feature.
• schedule recordings to start automatically.
• set the optimum recording level with the automatic source level analysis feature.

Requirements

• Microsoft Windows Vista 64-bit or Windows Vista 32-bit
• Creative Sound Blaster audio devices listed above
• Audio device driver version 1.01.0002 and above (USB_VTDRV_LB_1_01_0002.exe)

Notes

• To check your audio device driver version:

1. Click Start -> Control Panel.
2. Select Hardware and Sound.
3. Select Device Manager.
   If the User Account Control dialog box appears, click the Continue button. 
4. Double-click the Sound, video and game controllers entry and then double-click your audio device's entry.
5. In the Drivers tabbed page, click the Driver Details button.
6. In the Driver files list, select the C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\sbusb.sys entry.
   The file version is indicated next to File version.

• To install this application

1. Download the SMARTREC_PCAPP_LB_2_40_12.exe file into your local hard disk.
2. Close all applications and Windows Explorer windows that are currently running on your computer.
3. Double-click the downloaded file and follow the instructions on the screen.

This download supports the following audio devices only:

• Creative Sound Blaster® Live!® 24-bit External
• Creative Sound Blaster Surround 5.1

Note: You must have version 1.01.0002 and above of the audio device driver installed before installing this application. For more information, see Notes below.

Current Release Features

• Audio Center restores the line monitoring function in Windows Vista.

Requirements

• Microsoft Windows Vista 64-bit or Windows Vista 32-bit
• Creative Sound Blaster audio devices listed above
• Audio device driver version 1.01.0002 and above (Creative Sound Blaster USB Series Windows Vista Driver 1.01.0002)

Notes

• To check your audio device driver version:

1. Click Start -> Control Panel.
2. Select Hardware and Sound.
3. Select Device Manager.
   If the User Account Control dialog box appears, click the Continue button. 
4. Double-click the Sound, video and game controllers entry and then double-click your audio device's entry.
5. In the Drivers tabbed page, click the Driver Details button.
6. In the Driver files list, select the C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\sbusb.sys entry.
   The file version is indicated next to File version.

• To install this application

1. Download the AUDCTR_PCAPP_LB_1_10_12.exe file into your local hard disk.
2. Close all applications and Windows Explorer windows that are currently running on your computer.
3. Double-click the downloaded file and follow the instructions on the screen.

This software contains the latest versions of the Mac OS X application, driver, and firmware for the E-MU 0202, 0404 USB, Tracker Pre audio interfaces.

• S/PDIF input is no longer muted when the system is set to internal clock source and the S/PDIF input clock is the same as the system clock (0404-USB).
• Improved S/PDIF sync when receiving noisy or high-jitter signals (0404-USB).
• The 176.4 kHz and 192 kHz samples rates are no longer stored on power-off. Now, the system defaults to 44.1 kHz
• Support for Mac OSX Leopard.

• The driver now supports the standard Macintosh master volume control.
• When operating on an 0404 USB, the driver now supports AC-3 and DTS playback through S/PDIF.
• The driver is now more robust when the sample rate changes during audio playback or recording.
• Cubase now works properly at higher sample rates when two streams are running effects.

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 contains the driver for Creative Video Blaster® Editor. For more details, read the rest of this web release note.

This download also includes VidCap, an application for capturing and converting videos with Video Blaster Editor.

Requirements

• Microsoft® Windows Vista™ (32-bit)
• Video Blaster Editor

Notes  

• DO NOT install this driver for Sound Blaster® Audigy® 2 ZS Video Editor.
• 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 Entertainment Center application for use with the devices listed below in Microsoft® Windows Vista™. For more details, read the rest of this web release note.

This download supports the following devices only:

• Creative Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ Elite Pro
• Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Platinum
• Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Platinum Fatal1ty® Champion Series 
• Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty
• Creative Sound Blaster Audigy® 4
• Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Video Editor
• Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 NX
• Creative Sound Blaster Live!® 24-bit External
• Creative Sound Blaster Digital Music SX
• Creative USB IR Receiver 

Known issues:

• DVD playback is not supported

Requirements:

• Microsoft Windows Vista 64-bit or Windows Vista 32-bit
• Creative devices listed above
• Latest Creative device drivers for Windows Vista

Notes:

• To install the application
  1. Download the ECUP_PCVTAPP_LB_3_40_21.exe file onto your local hard disk.
  2. Double-click the downloaded file.
  3. Follow the instructions on the screen.

This download contains the original drivers found on the Creative Sound Blaster® 5.1 installation CD. For more details, read the rest of this web release note.

Requirements:

• Microsoft® Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 
• Creative Sound Blaster 5.1

Notes:

• To install the driver, do the following:
  1. Download the SB51_WDRV1_LB_5_12_01_202.exe 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. 
• To uninstall or reinstall the driver, do the following:
  1. Double-click the downloaded file.
  2. Click the Remove button to uninstall the driver or click the Repair button to reinstall the driver.
  3. Click the Next button and follow the instructions on the screen.
  4. Restart your computer when prompted.

This download contains an improved version of the firmware found on your Creative Xmod™ Wireless. For more information, read the rest of this web release note.

Added Features or Enhancements:

• Improves the quality of the X-Fi™ Crystalizer™ enhancement
• Improves the quality of the X-Fi CMSS®-3D enhancement
• Improves the wireless connection with X-Fi Wireless Receivers

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 
• USB port
• Creative Xmod Wireless

Notes:

• Only install the firmware for one Xmod Wireless at a time.
• DO NOT attempt to use Xmod Wireless while the firmware update is in progress.
• To install the firmware
  1. Download the XMOD_PCFW_LB_1_8_070625.exe file onto your local hard disk.
  2. Close all application and Windows Explorer windows that are currently running on your computer.
  3. Connect your Xmod Wireless to your computer. 
  4. Double-click the downloaded file and follow the instructions on the screen.
     For Windows XP users
     When the Hardware Installation window appears, click the Continue Anyway button.
  5. When prompted, disconnect your Xmod Wireless, then reconnect it to your computer to complete the installation process.
  6. Restart your computer when prompted.