Use of Sound blaster l

Hello
I was wondering if anyone knows how to record music that's being streamed on the net?I have a Sound Blaster Li've 24-bit internal card.
Regards
JOnty

i have this same card in my pcwhen I had problems after upgrades, I had to go to gateways site to get the driverthis card in my case dri'ves digital speakers and the orig. driver is required.

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Can I use Creative Sound Blaster Audigy2 with ToPIC 100 card bus controller

Hi everyone,
Can use that sound card in above card bus controller? Advanced or Standard mode?
Toshiba Tech please provide the information...thanks..

Yes,
you can use that soundcard in your machine, shouldnt be a problem.
Just a little question: which machine do you have??? For a good soundcard like this one you should have powerful system..
Would appreciate some feedback from you.
Greets

Sound Blaster Instability - Are you affected? (Stability Test for "Squealing", et

I've created a test that works on my Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS with my particular hardware configuration as a proof of concept of the instability ( "high-pitched squealing" ) issues I have. (I have an ASUS P5N-E SLI motherboard.) I am seeking to find out if it "works" for other people with squealing issues (i.e. triggers them).
Do our problems really have common symptoms, or a common source? I hope we can find that out, and ideally this would be a step toward that.
I believe it would be helpful for people who have problems with their cards to post some system information, along with descriptions of what the problems are.
Some useful system information to post would be . Motherboard, 2. CPU, 3. Video Card, 4. Sound Card, 5. Operating System, 6. Sound Driver and version, 7. Power Supply.
.. and then whether you have problems with Snap-Crackle-Pop (SCP), High-Pitched Squealing (HPS), BSODs, or other errors.
For example, here's my information:
. ASUS P5N-E SLI
2. Intel Core 2 Duo E6600
3. ATI X800XT
4. Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS
5. Windows XP Pro SP2
6. Creative drivers, 5.2.4.96 (SBAX_WBUP2_LB_2_09_006)
7. Cooler Master iGreen Power 600W
I experience HPS and BSODs. Typical times for the sound test to fail for me are between 5 seconds and 2 minutes.
Some information is better than none. It's not necessary to give complete system information if you don't know it all. But the most important information would be what motherboard you have, what sound card you have, what problems you experience (if any) and whether or not the test results in instability for you.
IMPORTANT: It's important to note that you are running this test AT YOUR OWN RISK, and while the files included don't inherently cause harm, it is possible for data corruption to occur if your system is affected by this issue.
These key files are needed in order to perform the test: a MIDI and a high-definition audio file (in this case, a high-definition (24-bit/48kHz) WAVE of near-silence). These are included in the zip file I have linked to below. According to CreativeSkeptic, MIDI playback makes high utilization of the PCI bus, so this may be why the problem is caused so easily this way.
I would be interested in hearing your results if you have experienced the high-pitched squealing in games or even if you haven't.
You can hear an example of what may happen if you experience instability [url="http://www.supload.com/listen?s=Sxfea3MfL">here[/url].
Sound Blaster Test.zip at Wikiupload.com
Or.. Sound_blaster_test.Zip by Bigupload.Com
(Note: The zip file is around 50KB in size, but it expands to over 42MB. This is due to the high-definition nature of the 5-minute wave file necessary to induce this problem in affected systems.)
This test will measure the stability of your Sound Blaster in your
particular system configuration. It is tested with Windows XP and
Windows Media Player , though these *may* not be essential for the
functioning of the test.
WARNING:
CLOSE ALL RUNNING PROGRAMS TO AVOID DATA LOSS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
Instructions:
. Open silence.wav in Windows Media Player. To do so, you can drag it
onto the Windows Media Player shortcut in this folder.
2. Then, open the Play Midi shortcut.
Note:
This test will ONLY work if your system is using standard or full
hardware sound acceleration. In addition, your system must be using
your Sound Blaster as its MIDI interface directly. Software synthesizers
will not trigger the problem.
You can tell if your system has become unstable based on the
corrupted nature of the instruments played by the MIDI. It will
begin to sound odd and unnatural, with random notes inserted
here and there. It will be clear to you that this has happened.
For me, it doesn't take more than a few minutes before the instability
appears.
If this is the case, it is recommended that you do one of two things:
- Press the RESET button on your computer.
- Pull the power plug, if you have no reset button.
This is to avoid data loss associated with a blue screen of death
that would normally occur if you did not take these measures to
prevent it.
If you do experience these stability issues, you are at risk of BSOD's
when gaming or other playback problems. Please report this in the forum.
To hear a sample case of instability, visit the following URL:
http://www.supload.com/listen?s=Sxfea3MfLMessage Edited by sireebob on 03-25-200708:2 PM

My X-Fi XtremeGamer passes this "test". No BSODs, etc. But I've discovered my computer has problems beyond sound card issues (I didn't even notice them until recently).
In other words, I've seen firsthand (whether this is true for the majority or not) that my issues with the Audigy 2 ZS don't translate exactly over to the X-Fi XtremeGamer, so if you have an X-Fi don't expect problems with this test, but by all means try if you want to see for sure.
(One problem remains from the Audigy 2 ZS, however: randomly skipping ahead in videos or certain audio streams. It doesn't happen with onboard audio, but my tendency is still to call this a system problem unrelated to the sound card because it doesn't happen on my old PC.)
(Oh, and I know I'm replying to my own post, so don't think I'm nuts. I just thought it would be appropriate to report my experience with my new card in another post.)Message Edited by sireebob on 03-27-20072:24 PM

Sound Blaster Extreme Music do not detect changes on the console

I'm using the sound blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic with Logitech Z-5500 and the Flexi Jack, connected on Digital mode (Using Coaxial and Optical). The OS? Is Windows Vista Ultimate 32 Bits.
The problem at this moment is that I can not make any change on the console configuration, I mean, if I change the speaker connection or change any parameter of the configuration has no reaction,I even change the EAX effects, the CMSS-3D ad nothing happen, all that I can control with the console launcher is the volume.
I reinstall the drivers and download from the website the latest drivers I found and same problem.
?Any help?
THANKS?

Choose Soundblaster in the dropdown box and you will see XFi listed , you will find the latest drivers there....Seems rather strange to me since this is a XFi card, but hey I did not design the Website......
Message Edited by warriorking on 03-05-200706:40 PM

Can't install Sound Blaster live 5.1 on Windows XP machine

Hi,
I've been using?Sound Blaster Li've! Platinum 5. on my pc running Win ME for years. I've just formatted the PC and installed Windows XP Professional on it and now when I try to install Sound Blaster from the original installation CD, I get the error "Sound blaster li've 5. is incompatible with this version of windows". It still allows me to install but then I get all sorts of errors when playing back audio files etc.
I've now?re-installed XP but obviously can't use Sound Blaster and I would really like to!
I'm a musician and not?technically minded?at all so any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks - Abrie

>Re: Can't install Sound Blaster li've 5. on Windows XP machine: Hi Abrie,
Is your sound card was preinstalled or was it come in a retail box?
If it is a retail version then you get the driver and applications (Win XP Professional 64 bit) from the below link.
http://support.creative.com/Products/ProductDetails.aspx?catID=&subCatID=206&prodID=572 &prodName=Li've! Platinum 5.&subCatName=Li've!&CatName=Sound+Blaster&VARSET= prodfaq:PRODFAQ_572,VARSET=CategoryID:
Please copy the entire tag (entire 2 lines)?above and paste it in the web browser and hit entre.
Please let me know whether it works fine or not.
Cheers
AW

Finding the ASIO driver for Sound Blaster ZS

Finding the ASIO driver for Sound Blaster ZS
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How to detect the Sound Blaster ZS sound card with WDM Driver

shlomokg wrote:
Hello,
I am trying to use my Sound Blaster LX with the new Adobe Audition 2.0 with no luck.
With the new version 2.0, Audition came with this ASIO solution that should make things easier.
Somehow for me it does not work.
Please advise, what should I do that Audition will work with my sound card?
Thanks,
Shlomo
Perhaps Asio4All or USB-ASIO (LX not said to be supported) driver is needed to be installed to get a sort of ASIO support for that USB device.
jutapaMessage Edited by jutapa on 07-2-2006 07: PM

Major Issues with Windows XP and Sound Blaster Audig

As mentioned in the post title, I'm using a Sound Blaster Audigy 4 card (recently purchased) and am having issues with Windows XP apparently because of it. When the card is physically installed, but the drivers are not, there are no problems. However, when the drivers are installed, Windows XP's "explorer.exe" crashes on boot, locking up the start menu and any other open windows. Now, I can manually end the explorer.exe application and then reboot it, and things will work... however, I cannot imagine that that is the intended functionality of this card. Additionally, I suspect the card in the failure of a game (Eve Online) but I would assume the issues are related. I've already narrowed the issue down to the Sound Blaster drivers. I've tried booting with the SB drivers but without the video card drivers, and the problem recurred. Every time I boot with the SB drivers installed, it fails. Without them, things seem to run normally. If it helps, I'm using an Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 processor, with GB of DDR800 RAM. I've installed Windows Service Pack 2 and all the other updates. The video card is a Geforce 7950 GT, with the latest NVidia Forceware (93.7) drivers. I've had this problem with both the Audigy drivers on the CD that came with the card and the newest ones downloaded from this website. My motherboard is a Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3, which includes onboard sound hardware, but I have disabled it at the BIOS level. I can provide dxdiag information or anything like that if necessary. Does anyone have any advice, suggestions, or have you encountered a similar problem?Message Edited by DerekKatz on 2-04-200603:2 AM

Thanks for the helpful reply Dan
I ran the file, CTZAPXX.exe, like suggested, and it ran without a problem. It installed the files and even required me to reboot my computer!!
However, after a computer restart, I am still in the same boat. Codecs are installed, but the location of the device is "unknown". In Device manager, there are no unknown devices; it shows the codecs in the sound tab, but no actual hardware; as if my sound card does not exist.
I use my computer for music, and my buddy needs me tomorrow night to play some music stored on my computer. I really do appreciate the help I am offered. I do not mean to sound impatient, but I really need this device fixed, or I will have to have him buy me a sound card....

Sound Blaster Audigy & Vi

I'm new to these boards, not posted much at all. I have been confused about something. I currently use the Sound Blaster Audigy card. I have a 4. speaker setup. I utilize the "heavy metal" option under the EAX->Advanced EQ section of the Audio Console. My question is will I be able to use the same exact settings in Vista or will I have to upgrade my card? I tried going through the forums for the answer and I just got confused with all the different posts/information. I tried PMing the mods and Cat about getting some info but, it seems they want to ignore my messages even though I was polite.

Well, first, the PM links in the profiles were acti've which means to me that the PM function was turned on. If the Mods have it turned off and it doesn't show to the regular forum goers then, the fault would lay with Creative or more specifically, the mods for misleading people into thinking that the message was actually received/read. If the message was read it is only courteous to at least quick reply and say, sorry, we don't know anything yet, etc or actually answer the question. Not answering only leads people to believe they are being ignored and again, the fault is with Creative and/or the mods. I wasn't trying to get technical support as nothing is wrong with my Audigy card. So I don't see the need to contact Tech Support. The mods have posted details about the cards and Vista which tells me they could answer simple questions.

Sound Blaster Connect: Why no Smart Record

Apologies if this is in the wrong forum. I've just bought a Sound Blaster Connect to convert my audio tapes to MP3. The box and the instructions both say it should include Smart Recorder software to accomplish this task, but I can't find it on the CD. Am?I missing something? Do I need to download something extra?All help appreciated. Scandalxk

I don't think it's wrong forum. I have the same problem. Installing and desinstalling programs from CD, once the smart recorder was installed, another time wasn't. No one knows why. Now the main problem for me is that if I klick on the smart recorder knob, the message "no audio equipment on this computer" appears and the program is aborted.
So I cannot use my Sound Blaster Connect for the only purpose I bought it - for the recording.
If you know how to fix it, please tell me.

USB Sound Card (Sound Blaster Extigy) has stopped working with 10.5.7

I installed 10.5.7 this morning and after reboot it was stuck on the blue screen for an extremely long time. Subsequent reboots were the same, slow on the grey screen, slow on the blue screen. Total boot time was over 10 minutes.
I tried resetting PRAM, booted into safe mode, re-installed 10.5.7 from the combo update and still had the same problem.
I then looked at system.log for any hints at what was going wrong, there were entries like:
May 14 16:57:01 tarsus configd[14]: InterfaceNamer: iMac8,1/AppleACPIPlatformExpert/PCI0/AppleACPIPCI/UHC5@1A,1/AppleUSBUHCI/Sound Blaster Extigy@3a200000/IOUSBInterface@2 [1]
May 14 17:09:20 tarsus kernel[0]: USBF: 804.220 AppleUSBHubPort: Port 2 of Hub at 0x3a000000 about to terminate a busy device (Sound Blaster Extigy) after waiting 10 seconds
This is compared to 10.5.6 where there were no references to the Extigy in system.log.
There are other messages referring to IOKit:
May 14 16:56:41 tarsus kextd[10]: IOKitWaitQuiet() timed out waiting to write kernel symbols
May 14 16:57:01 tarsus configd[14]: InterfaceNamer: timed out waiting for IOKit to quiesce
May 14 17:01:10 tarsus /usr/libexec/hidd[38]: Timeout waiting for IOKit to be quiet
Which again, were not present with 10.5.6.
So of course when I unplug the Sound Blaster Extigy it works fine, boots nice and fast and there are no issues.
I would really like to still be able to use my Sound Blaster Extigy. Is there any way I can fix this now myself, or a chance of it being fixed in an update?

OK, for the Extigy issue ... it seems I have found a workaround.
Go to /System/Library/Extensions. There is a kernel extension for USB Audio, named AppleUSBAudio.kext.
10.5.6 contains version 2.6.0b11 of that module.
The 10.5.7. upgrade installs a new version, 2.6.4b11. Using a time machine backup
from earlier today, I simply reinstalled the old module.
Now booting is again very fast and the Extigy is recognized once again.
Conclusion: There must be a bug in the new version which affects the Extigy.

Sound Blaster Z driver settings suggestions please

Hello everyone! I'm new here, this is my first post (I've had this account since 2009.. wow.) Just had some questions that I'm hoping someone here will know the answers to. I am using the Sound Blaster Z sound card with an Astro A40 System headset that is hooked up to the sound card via S/PDIF. My product, both the headset and sound card work great but I have a few questions about the Creative Labs driver options. First off, what software setup do you guys (and girls) recommend?
1.) Select Stereo Direct, disable all encoders (no encoder such as Dolby Digital Live or DTS) and make the S/PDIF audio device on the sound card the default audio playback device
2.) Select Stereo Direct, enable the Dolby Digital Live encoder, and make the Speaker the default audio playback device, with the default format settings at 24-bit 192 kHz (192000 Hz)
If you recommend option 1, what default format / bit-rate / bit-depth do you recommend? The Astro A40 system via S/PDIF accepts 16-bit and 24-bit up to 48 kHz (48000 Hz) I have the most stability and lowest latency using 16-bit 44.1 kHz and 16-bit 48 kHz but in some (rare) cases I've noticed 24-bit having better audio clarity.
Secondly, can anyone explain to me in deeper technical detail the difference between using the speaker output with stereo direct and DDL (Dolby Digital Live) versus just having all audio go directly to the S/PDIF output? Also, if my audio receiver (my Astro A40 mixamp) only allows frequencies up to 48 kHz, how does using the speaker output set to 192 kHz still work over S/PDIF? I can still hear things with the 192 kHz audio option still selected. If you could explain these things to me that would be great! Thank you so much!
Alec

Bump
I figured this would be a common question or at least something many of you would know the answers to.. In short:
What is the difference between stereo direct + stereo output versus S/PDIF if audio still comes in either way?
Secondly, 192 kHz audio signals shouldn't work via S/PDIF yet it does when you select speaker output. These drivers are a tad confusing.. Thanks!
Alec

MULTIPLE USB SOUND BLASTER in ONE SYS

Hi there
I have a project that I should use 2 till 4 USB sound blaster for input data and store it .
I have bought 4 Audigy USB , for this Sound blaster Windows can not load driver for more than card and for the rest make an error and makes them disable and even when I have used MP3 sound blaster and one Audigy ,,, again no chance ...
but with a cheap sound blaster from Teratec that it used generall windows USB sound Device driver it works up two 4 parallel sound blaster atached to 4 diffrent USB port .
( really it is a GREAT SHAME FOR CRAETIVE :smileysurprised: that could not deli'ver or made it disable )
as it is very important to use 24 bit high quality sound same as Audigy , still I am looking for solution to have 4 parallel Audigy sound card in one SYSTEM ,,,,,,
ANY TIP to save my project (and my life )?
BABAK
Message Edited by abifar on 0-02-2005 04:46 PM

I?m having the EXACT SAME problem. I thought it was something isolated, but apparently it isn't.
Sound just "pops" and "shutdowns" at an irregular interval of time, which is extremely annoying. I've noticed that it depends highly on the usage I'm giving the PC at the moment. When it's jsut sitting there plkaying music, it rarely happens. But if I'm browsing the web, with sites heavy on images or working on several tabs at the same time, it turns into a 0 second thing, making music almost unbareable... installing ANYTHING at the same time kills anything, 2-3 second pops and fades.
Before you even suggest it, I have a rather high end PC, phenom II 4 cored PC with 4GBs of RAM and a Caviar Black Hard dri've, so it's NOT that the PC can't handle the load. Its jsut browsing with music in the background... with half decent drivers, a 5 year old Celeron PC should be able to handle that...
I've read those troubleshooting guides over and over, and it's amazing how they suggest to shutdown/disable numerous things tha twill kill performmance in other areas, so we can have a functional audio solution. The only suggestion that makes a lot of sense is IRQ sharing with components, such as video cards/SATA dri'ves. I haven't checked/tried that, because unfortunately I'm not quite sure how/where to change the IRQ values... any help there?

USB Sound Blaster MP3+ questi

I just got this card, and am not super computer literate when it comes to this, but I have a program that I can copy from cassette tape, remove pops,cracks etc from tape recordings or vinal recordings and I am sure that this card & program should be able to do the same thing, but I can't figure out how to do it. There are too many different things to look at and it does not seem real user friendly. I have used the sound blaster to copy the cassettes and to switch between WAV & MP3 files, but had to go to my Polderbits software to be able to make the files sound better. Any suggestions?

Is there anyone with experience with this sound card, recording and Vista?

Sound blaster 5.1 DE was the best any alternative?

Hi
i used the sound blaster 5. digital edition http://images.ausprices.com/images/product/550_-x-.jpg for about three years, it had?a great?surround mixer http://www.hardware-one.com/reviews/...ixer-5-big.jpg?with some amazing voice effects like chipmunks robot etc. Another big feature was the li've echo for microphone. i do a lot of online singing so this card was such a charm to sing with.
Not being able to use this card after upgrading to vista, thats a heartbreaker.
i have now already tested:
1the usb xf-i: dint help at all, no effects what so ever
2 pci audigy value: no special effects for mic, no echo for mic
3 usb xf-i surround 5.: close to what i want, no effects or echo for mic (even though the karaoke patch fixes the microphone delay)
I am just wondering: which one of the current creative product offers these same effects or better? does it come with small form factor pc support? which one of these will suit a laptop?
May be i have asked too many question but i really wonder who can take place of such a champion soundcard in a vista world
Best Regards in advance

Re: sound blaster 5. DE was the best any alternati've? I'm not entirely sure what model is the usb X-Fi that you're refering to. However, a product that comes close will be the X-Fi Go! It's a flashdri've sized usb audio device that has voice morphing and echo enhancements.
Check out the info here under software features ->
http://support.creative.com/kb/ShowA....com,case=5490
Microphone effects
Morph into another person while chatting with your friends over your instant messaging software using our in-built microphone effects feature!
Karaoke software (free bonus software download from Internet)
Not a gaming fan? This software is just for you! Sing along with your favorite songs and in the key that you are most comfortable with using our Pitch Shifter function.
Just to be extra sure, i suggest you contact the presales team on the feature set

ASIO Driver for Sound Blaster

Hello,
I am trying to use my Sound Blaster LX with the new Adobe Audition 2.0 with no luck.
With the new version 2.0, Audition came with this ASIO solution that should make things easier.
Somehow for me it does not work.
Please advise, what should I do that Audition will work with my sound card?
Thanks,
Shlomo

shlomokg wrote:
Hello,
I am trying to use my Sound Blaster LX with the new Adobe Audition 2.0 with no luck.
With the new version 2.0, Audition came with this ASIO solution that should make things easier.
Somehow for me it does not work.
Please advise, what should I do that Audition will work with my sound card?
Thanks,
Shlomo
Perhaps Asio4All or USB-ASIO (LX not said to be supported) driver is needed to be installed to get a sort of ASIO support for that USB device.
jutapaMessage Edited by jutapa on 07-2-2006 07: PM

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