So, how do I get Dolby Digital decoding aga

Do these new drivers still haven't fixed the DD in vista? Do I really need to buy a newer X-Fi card?

Remember this I think DDL will be in a seperate download...
Hi everyone,
Dolby Digital Li've For Existing X-Fi and Audigy Owners
Further to our previous announcement, we anticipate making the Dolby Digital Live feature available in early August. The Dolby Digital Live feature will only be compatible with Sound Blaster X-Fi products with the EMU20k processor and Sound Blaster Audigy products that include a SPDIF output standard on the card or include a SPDIF output via a separate card or I/O dri've.
The Dolby Digital Live component will be made available for US$4.72.
Thank you,
The Sound Blaster Team
As for plain old dts and DD, I think it's broken recently -AC3Filter ftw
Message Edited by DriverExpires on 08-05-2008 03:18 PM

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Perhaps this is related to the fact that I use either headphones or 2. speakers. The info on the Vista beta driver says I'll get no dolby digital, CMSS, etc.
But, in PowerDVD I set to SP/DIF and the Creative decoder gives me the DVD audio fine! I turn on CMSS 2 and it expands things nicely for my headphones just like on XP.
Same with the Advanced EQ EAX settings and CMSS 2 with mp3 listening with headphones. The different settings all work, and have worked even before the Vista driver came out when I was using the XP driver.
Is it just the expansion to 5. speakers that doesn't work yet? Because the headphone listening effects seem to not only work, but music and DVD's actually sound better than on XP!
Further info: Vista RC Build 5728 32-bit, Audigy 2 ZS Platinum, Vista Beta Driver.
The driver install went perfectly except for some error messages on the first restart about driver access.
The major improvement for me regarding the Beta drivers over the XP ones is that Creative Soundfont Manager and Soundfont midi now works. I custom installed the Soundfont Manager, AudioHQ, and found that for some reason the DTS/Neo stuff gets installed along with System Info and Registration even when not selected. I left out everything else and did not install MediaSource Player.
Audio Console is able to control all the stuff in it. EAX Control in AudioHQ doesn't seem to work properly but Audio Console can switch between the preconfigured settings and the changes take effect fine.
Just no EQ. I tried installing it and it wouldn't run. That's how I found out the DTS stuff is installed. I noticed it when uninstalling the EQ.
The Advanced EQ in Audio Console works fine though.
Apparently the Vista Audio improvements help out the sound quality. At least for mp3 listening and DVD's, things are sounding quite a bit better than they do on 9x or XP.
Now if we could get a new driver/software package from Creative. Heck, they did it for Li've/Audigy shortly after XP came out (redesigning the whole package). Maybe they'll actually make us happy and give us a similar easy to install package that all works together.
I'm sure this won't happen until after Vista final comes out, but I wouldn't be surprised if they have this in mind.
It's just frustrating during the beta period. Especially for those that haven't gotten good (or, any) results.
It's weird. I know I've been lucky but nearly anything I've tried since starting to test Vista with my Audigy 2 ZS has mostly worked.

From what I've seen, the most of the problems with the cards are with the 64-bit drivers. My Audigy 4 also works with the XP drivers of the CD and Vista B2 drivers as much as they should. Many people don't realize that it is a beta driver, on a new OS (which is now in final development) so some things will and will not work. Also many people don't read readmes and such and still complain on things that where stated. Such as the Vista B2 drivers for the Audigy series
Known issues:
* Waking your computer from sleep or hibernate mode stops audio output. To resolve this, restart your computer.
* In this download, the Effects Amount slider in EAX is disabled.
* To configure your speakers, use Audio Console only. Configuring your speakers in "Audio Devices and Sound Themes" in Control Panel may result in loss of audio during playback in Windows Media? Player. To resolve this issue, close and reopen Windows Media Player again.
* This download does not support
o Dolby? Digital or DTS? decoding
o CMSS?-3D
o recording
o 6. speaker systems
All thats stated is pretty much what people are complaining. Though its stated what won't work, they may work due to its a general driver and not a specific driver. So some may have somethings working on one card, and not on the other.

How do I get Dolby digital live or DTS connect to work?

I have the sound blaster Zx sound card and the logitech z906 5.1 surround speaker system. I am connecting to the speakers via optical cable. I figured Dolby digital live and/or DTS would sound great with this set up, only problem when I turn on either of those my speakers go silent. I set Speakers: Soundblaster Z as my default playback device but other than that I am not sure what I need to do to get it to work.
Bruce

I have the z 906 speakers, not the Z-5500 in your link. The manual I already have says the z906 speakers automatically detect the digital signal. I figured the Sound Blaster card would convert an analog signal to digital since it is going into the speakers through the Optical cable, I guess I was wrong.
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Hallo,I wish to ask you directly, because I find no answers in all forums. That?s clear how to enable CMMS, but is it necessary to activate CMMS for using Dolby Digital Sound with 5. speakers? Because my Soundblaster Audigy 2 ZS has no Dolby Digital Sound. When I am testing the speakers with the Soundbalster Testing all fi've and Subspeaker are ok. But when I hear a DVD with definitly Dolby Digital Decoding only the two Frontspeakers are working. Previously when I activate CMMS all speakers gets sound, but not Dolby Digital? This is simulated 3D Sound, isn?t it ?
Help me, please.miutti

Miutti,
Make sure that your DVD software has it's sound options set to SPDIF output, otherwise it may try to decode the Dolby Digital sound itself (which could result in 2. output if it is improperly setup). Also make sure that your Audigy 2 ZS has its decoder set to "use installed decoder" on the decoder tab from device settings. Device settings is found in Audio HQ (start/programs/creative/SB Audigy 2 ZS/Audio HQ). CMSS does not have an effect on Dolby Digital decoding.
Jeremy

Since a mounth back ivé not get dolby digital when watching Netflix :-/

Before this lack of dolby digital my apple tv has played netflix with dolby digital for more than a year without any problems, ive tryed to reset the apple tv but it doesent helps i still youst getting stereosound. The strange thing is that when i mirroring netflix from my iphone to apple tv i getting dolby digital :-P
If any one could help me i´l be greatful :-)
/Mattias

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* To configure your speakers, use Audio Console only. Configuring your speakers in "Audio Devices and Sound Themes" in Control Panel may result in loss of audio during playback in Windows Media? Player. To resolve this issue, close and reopen Windows Media Player again.
* This download does not support
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o CMSS?-3D
o recording
o 6. speaker systems
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type hw
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There's a digital output on the card itself. 'tis the farthest one from the motherboard I beli've.
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