Audigy 2 ZS Newest Beta Driver Probl

those drivers have really big problems, in BF2 it has its problems as u know, freezes and when there are a lot voices and sound it laggy but sometimes not so much.
for example in the game SAS Anti Terror Force, and StarShip Troopers the FPS new game, the games Freeze, stuck, and have sound issues, and the game : The Movies has sound problems too, the music suddently and sometimes turn off and on.
anyone tried and has the same synptoms?
i dont want to go back to .84.55 , they dont support nothing,, .

Never mind about my previous post. Found the answer on another forum. CMSS does not upmix like ProLogic. All it does is put echoes/reverb in the other speakers besides L/R (pretty worthless if you ask me).
To get real ProLogic type upmix, all I did was disable CMSS altogether. Then I installed DTS NEO 6 and enabled it in Cinema mode. All my music was then upmixed just like ProLogic. Voices to the center speaker, instruments to L/R, echoes to the rear channels, and bass signals to the subwoofer.
Lesson learned: Do not look for answers on manufacturer forums. These are just gripe pages. Hope this helps somebody with the same problem though.

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