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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 contains the Creative Smart Recorder application for Microsoft® Windows Vista™. For more details, read the rest of this web release note.

Smart Recorder

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 files.
• remove hisses and pops in your recorded material using the Audio Clean-up 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
• Windows Media® Player
• Creative Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ audio device

Notes:

• To install the file
  1. Download the SMARTREC_PCAPP_LB_2_40_20.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 an improved version of the firmware found on your Creative Xmod. It enables monitoring of line-in recordings. For more information, read the rest of this web release note.

Added Features or Enhancements:

• Enables you to hear what you are recording from the Xmod Line-in jack.

Requirements:

• Microsoft® Windows Vista™, Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP (Service pack 2 or later), Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004 or later
• 256 MB RAM
• USB 1.1 port
• Creative Xmod

Notes:

• To install this firmware
  1. Download the file into your local hard disk.
  2. Close all application and Windows Explorer windows that are currently running on your computer.
  3. Connect your device to your computer.
  4. Double-click the downloaded file and follow the instructions on the screen.
     WARNING: Do not disconnect your device while the firmware is being updated.
     For Windows XP users
     When the Hardware Installation window appears, click the Continue Anyway button.
  5. Restart your computer when prompted.

Requirements:

• Mac OS® X version 10.4
• USB port
• Creative Xmod

Notes:

• To install this firmware
  1. Download the XMOD_MACFW_US_1_08_070516.dmg file into your local hard disk.
  2. Close all applications that are currently running.
  3. Connect your device to your computer.
  4. Double-click the downloaded file and follow the instructions on the screen.
     If you see an error message, click the OK button to install the firmware again.
• After upgrading the firmware, disconnect and reconnect your Xmod.

This download is a driver providing Microsoft® Windows® Vista 64-bit and Windows Vista 32-bit support for Creative Sound Blaster® Audigy® series audio devices. For more details, read the rest of this web release note.

This download supports the following audio devices only:

• Creative Sound Blaster Audigy including Platinum and Platinum eX series
• Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 including Platinum, Platinum eX, and Value series
• Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS including Platinum and Platinum Pro series
• Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 4 Pro and Sound Blaster Audigy 4
• Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Notebook PCMCIA

Known issues:

• Applications from the original Sound Blaster Audigy CD will not work with this download.
• Users are advised to use Audio Console included in this download to change speaker configurations.
• This driver does not support the following:
  • Decoding of Dolby® Digital and DTS™ signals
  • DVD-Audio
  • DirectSound®-based EAX games
  • Gameports
  • 6.1 speaker mode.
• SPDIF passthrough is supported on Vista 32-bit only.

Requirements:

• Windows Vista 64-bit or Windows Vista 32-bit
• Creative Sound Blaster Audigy audio devices listed above.

Notes:

• DO NOT install this driver for Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit, Sound Blaster Audigy LS, Sound Blaster Audigy SE, or Sound Blaster Audigy Value.
• To install the driver, do the following:
  1. Download the SBAXVSD_PCDRV_LB_2_12_0001.exe file into your local hard disk.
  2. Double-click the downloaded file.
  3. Follow the instructions on the screen.
• To uninstall the driver, do the following:
  1. Click Start -> All Programs -> Control Panel.
  2. Double-click the Device Manager icon.
  3. Double-click the Sound, video and game controllers option.
  4. Right-click the Creative SB Audigy option, and select Uninstall.
  5. From the 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 the OK button.
  7. Restart your computer.
• To reinstall the driver, do the following:
  1. Double-click the SBAXVSD_PCDRV_LB_2_12_0001.exe file.
  2. When the message You must restart your computer to apply these changes appears, click the Restart Later button.
  3. 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 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 audio 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

Applications included in this release:

• Creative Device Control
• Creative EAX Settings
• Creative Speaker Settings*

The above should not be installed with applications from the installation CD.

* Use this to change your computer's audio output to Headphone only. To configure your speakers, use Windows Vista's Control Panel.

Features unsupported in this release:

• DVD-Audio
• Decoding of DTS™ signals
• Decoding of Dolby® Digital
• CMSS™
• SPDIF passthrough (in Windows Vista 64-bit only)

Requirements:

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

Notes:

• To install the driver
  1. Download the USBVS_PCDRV_LB_1_00_0060.exe file into your local hard disk.
  2. Double-click the downloaded file.
  3. Follow the instructions on the screen.
• To uninstall the driver
  1. Click Start -> All Programs -> Control Panel.
  2. Double-click the Device Manager icon.
  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 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 the OK button.
  7. Restart your computer.
• To reinstall the driver
  1. Double-click the USBVS_PCDRV_LB_1_00_0060.exe file.
  2. When the message You must restart your computer to apply these changes appears, click the Restart Later button.
  3. Follow the instructions on the screen.

This download contains an improved version of the driver found on the Creative Video Blaster® Editor. It improves the sound quality of video captures under certain usage scenarios. 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.

Fixes

•  Improves the sound quality of video captures under certain usage scenarios.

Requirements

• Microsoft® Windows® XP Service Pack 2 (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.

Features:

• Lets you select audio features and resolution settings that work best with your notebook computer.
• Enables audio playback through your notebook's built-in speakers.

Requirements:

Notes:

• To install the update, double-click the update file and follow the instructions on the screen.
• To check the version number of your audio drivers, do the following:
  1. Right-click the My Computer icon on your desktop and click Properties.
     Alternatively, launch Windows Explorer, right-click the My Computer icon, and then click Properties.
  2. Click the Hardware tab.
  3. Click the Device Manager button.
  4. Double-click Sound, video and game controllers.
  5. Right-click Creative SB Audigy2 (WDM) and click Properties.
  6. Click the Drivers tab.
  7. Check that the version number of your audio drivers is 5.12.10.1042 or 5.12.4.1081.
  8. Click the OK button.
• If your audio drivers are not version 5.12.10.1042 or 5.12.4.1081, you must install Creative Sound Blaster Audigy, Audigy 2 series and Audigy 4 series Driver SBAX_WBUP2_LB_2_09_0016.exe.

This download contains an improved version of the drivers found on the Sound Blaster Audigy®, Audigy 2 series, and Audigy 4 series installation CDs. It also supports Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition.

This download supports the following audio devices only:

• Creative Sound Blaster® Audigy including Platinum and Platinum eX series
• Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 including Platinum, Platinum eX, and Value series
• Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS including Platinum and Platinum Pro series
• Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 4 Pro and Sound Blaster Audigy 4
• Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Notebook PCMCIA

This download also includes the following application:

• Creative Audio Console
  The application enables you to use the Sound Blaster Audigy, Audigy 2 series, and Audigy 4 series features and functions.

Requirements:

Notes:

• This download will uninstall the drivers for your existing audio device before proceeding with the installation.
• For Audigy 2 and Audigy 4 series only: After updating your driver, download and install Creative MediaSource™ DVD-Audio Player DVDA_PCApp_LB_2_00_75.exe.
• Creative MediaSource DVD-Audio Player is unavailable for Windows XP Professional x64 Edition.
• Do not install this driver for the Creative Sound Blaster Audigy LS or Sound Blaster Audigy SE audio device.