Softmod your Audigy / 2 / Live! into Audigy 4 Pro

[Lazgoat]

Well, it works for me, but as I didn't have the original drivers and software installed (I've just installed the card)I've got nothing to compare it to, except the onboard Realtek AC850!?

<slight hijack> Witht the 3.5mm Digital Audio out on the card, how can I get that to connect to my amplifier and get suround sound using the Digital Coax connector? I dont have 5.1 or 7.1 input on my amp just Optical and Coax Dolby Digtial, then 2 sets of stereo inputs for CD and an Aux.</end hijack>

[dsio]

All you need is a 3.5mm mono plug, terminated at a standard RCA mono plug at the other end. digital is nothing other than good quality mono cables. Glad to hear it worked for you Laz

[Lazgoat]

Originally Posted by dsio

All you need is a 3.5mm mono plug, terminated at a standard RCA mono plug at the other end. digital is nothing other than good quality mono cables. Glad to hear it worked for you Laz

Oh, so I still won't get surround sound using the Digital Out?

[Chernobyl]

Originally Posted by Lazgoat

Oh, so I still won't get surround sound using the Digital Out?

You will only get 5.1 sound with DVD playback using AC3 pass through from the digital out, this bugs me too!

I was using Soundstorm (all sound is 5.1 AC3 encoded) on my Athlon XP before I got my Athlon 64 and it is a royal step backwards going to Analogue as my hifi turns off all DSP functions for Analogue.

As I was now using the onboard ALC850 sound, I decided to plug in my old Audigy and use these drivers.
They are a major improvement in sound quality over the ALC850 and allow me to use Advanced HD in games.

Excellent post, thanks

[QSDT]

Do you know if it works with the external Audigy USB cards?

[dsio]

I have been that it does, with the NX, but not with the Extigy.

[SkyDiver]

I keep gettign amessage while extracting, File is corrupt>

[Lazgoat]

Hey, how can I get this package to install to a drive other than C? I have two HDD's, C (which seems to have died?) so I'm using the other one, D. Any ideas?

[BIGWORM]

disconnect power cable and IDE from C:...move jumpers to correct priority.

[Chaz]

Agh - goddamnit. So irritating. These dont work for me, windows just boots after the install is done, and there's no sound at all, and wheneven I try and run one of the utilities, for example the EAX console, the error message tells me I do not have the hardware the software requires.

I've tried 4 times now, and the same thing happens. I've tried uninstalling with drivercleaner, add/remove programs, the uninstall function of the pax drivers, and another creative driver uninstaller.

ARGH!!!

[torkelom]

In Norway the price difference between the Audigy 2 Value and the Audigy 4 is 100 kr = 10 $.
Maybe I should buy the audigy 4 insted of the Audigy 2 value (and then softmod it to audigy 4).
It must be something different between the cards?

[cadaveca]

actual board layout and surface componentents for line-noise leveling.

[torkelom]

Originally Posted by cadaveca

actual board layout and surface componentents for line-noise leveling.

The chipsets and performances are the same?

[cadaveca]

Almost. The audible difference with the drivers is there tho. THose cards that don't get the difference get the new interface and eax support, from what i understand.

[torkelom]

Originally Posted by cadaveca

Almost. The audible difference with the drivers is there tho. THose cards that don't get the difference get the new interface and eax support, from what i understand.

So you recommend to buy the Audigy 2 value card instead of the Audigy 4?

[MiccyNarc]

Just tried this and HOLY CRAP! It sounds 1000x better.

[MiccyNarc]

Originally Posted by Chaz

Agh - goddamnit. So irritating. These dont work for me, windows just boots after the install is done, and there's no sound at all, and wheneven I try and run one of the utilities, for example the EAX console, the error message tells me I do not have the hardware the software requires.

I've tried 4 times now, and the same thing happens. I've tried uninstalling with drivercleaner, add/remove programs, the uninstall function of the pax drivers, and another creative driver uninstaller.

ARGH!!!

Agh, I'm having the exact same problem now that I reinstalled windows. Anyone able to help?

[JonnyC]

Guess there is no replys now huh hehe. I'm downloading this aswell for my Audigy 1 and give it a go.

[Haut^Karl]

for current discussion on this particular mod, here be the source!

[Exile69]

I just got a SB Live! Should I go ahead and mod it?