EAX 4.0 Advanced HD Driver Patch for Audigy 2 & Audigy 2 ZS

Mon Mar 29, 2004 8:30 am

EAX 4.0 Advanced HD Driver Patch Update for Sound Blaster Audigy 2 and Audigy 2 ZS. This update is Critical and has a download size of 6.35MB. The update contains additional features and fixes to improve the performance of your Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 or Audigy 2 ZS series audio card.

Whats new:
Resolves the issue of THX® Setup Console resetting to default values whenever it is launched.
Removes noise and distortion when THX Setup Console is used.
Synchronizes the settings between EAX® ADVANCED HD™ and Creative Graphic Equalizer.
Enables MIDI device name display in Windows® Multimedia Device and SoundFont® Bank Manager.
Enables the activation of imported EAX effect presets.
Resolves the audio mute issue that is encountered when certain EAX effect presets are activated.
Resolves the system stall issue that is encountered when rewinding or fast-forwarding DTS®-encoded audio CDs, on external DVD players that are playing back through your audio card.
Enhances the performance of PC games that use native OpenAL API extensions.

**I found this via Anandtech's post linking to this article :http://www.onlynewz.net/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=207

You can download from them, or use the Autoupdate from creative to grab it.

Mon Mar 29, 2004 10:43 am

Bullhead, have you installed these? If so, how do they work? BF:1942, BF:v?

I always have a sh*tload of trouble updating Audigy 2 drivers. I seem to lose my DTS output every time I do it. I always end up reverting back to a known-good version.

Mon Mar 29, 2004 10:55 am

I ditched Creative and their bullshit software a long time ago....I just posted this to beat Buli to it

Mon Mar 29, 2004 11:16 am

Make sure you guys have the EAX 4.0 Advanced HD Driver installed before installing this patch. It's been available for several months but some of you still may not have it yet.

Mon Mar 29, 2004 11:17 am

Creative has a handy autoupdate that should be used. It works like Windows Update and tells you what you need.

Tue Mar 30, 2004 6:23 pm

Originally posted by Irish
Creative has a handy autoupdate that should be used. It works like Windows Update and tells you what you need.

Irish, thanks for the autoupdate clue. I ran that and it solved some long-running problems I've had with Creative drivers for my Audigy 2. I'll buy you a drink in DC for technical services rendered. :beer:

Since Bullhead's not attending, I guess I can't buy him one. Ah, hell, I'll buy you a beer Bullhead and I'll drink it for you. :beer:

Tue Mar 30, 2004 7:10 pm

does anyone know if the messed up EAX in BFV works properly with these new drivers?

Tue Mar 30, 2004 7:37 pm

Originally posted by shockwave203
does anyone know if the messed up EAX in BFV works properly with these new drivers?

Shock, it's better but certainly not perfect. I still can't get music to work for me when I'm using the 1st person view inside a chopper. However, I can get music while in a jeep now. Before, I had no music except from external views.

I'm using the EAX3 mode with a 5.1 speaker setup.

Tue Mar 30, 2004 8:28 pm

Originally posted by hightimber
Shock, it's better but certainly not perfect. I still can't get music to work for me when I'm using the 1st person view inside a chopper. However, I can get music while in a jeep now. Before, I had no music except from external views.

I'm using the EAX3 mode with a 5.1 speaker setup.

hmmm yes it is a bit better. There are less sound bugs, but the performance is still considerably worse than using miles2D.

I hope a patch is on it's way soon

Tue Mar 30, 2004 8:29 pm

I don't have performance issues using the EAX drivers and I have everything cranked to the max. I've got a 2.8 machine. Are you CPU-bound?

Tue Mar 30, 2004 8:34 pm

No, I have a P4 2.4 running at 3.2 Ghz, with a 9800pro and an Audigy II.

For some reason, whenever I enable EAX, I get skippy frames per second and sound bugs so I just stick to miles 2D. I've added in the sound fix to default.con but I still have issues.

You aren't experiencing any drop in framerates when going from miles2D to EAX?

maybe i will give EAX3 a try...

Tue Mar 30, 2004 8:37 pm

I would express my opinion, but you all would probably just bite my head off

Tue Mar 30, 2004 8:39 pm

Originally posted by Jeffro
I would express my opinion, but you all would probably just bite my head off

people are just joking around and having some fun. dont worry about it

no one actually dislikes you dude

Tue Mar 30, 2004 8:43 pm

Its too hard to tell on forums...

No facial expressions, toens, or anything... :tard:

Sorry i got all defensive and stuff, long tiresome day!

Tue Mar 30, 2004 8:56 pm

Originally posted by shockwave203
No, I have a P4 2.4 running at 3.2 Ghz, with a 9800pro and an Audigy II.

For some reason, whenever I enable EAX, I get skippy frames per second and sound bugs so I just stick to miles 2D. I've added in the sound fix to default.con but I still have issues.

You aren't experiencing any drop in framerates when going from miles2D to EAX?

maybe i will give EAX3 a try...

I'll get some actual numbers for you. I've not done that yet. I'm just going on feel and how the game performs from a visual standpoint.

I have a 9700 Pro which is inferior to your 9800.