This download contains an improved version of the drivers found on the Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ XtremeMusic, Platinum, Fatal1ty and Elite Pro installation CDs. It now provides full OpenAL support for gamers. For more details, read the rest of this web release note.

This download

• Includes Creative Audio Console, which enables you to use the Sound Blaster X-Fi features and functions.
• Does not address all the reported general "crackling" issues, but it does resolve some specific issues with crackling. Investigations with some motherboard manufacturers are ongoing, and we hope to provide a general solution soon.
• Resolves some issues to improve your overall audio experience.

Added Feature:

• Supports OpenAL 1.1

Game Fixes:
For Prey™

• Resolves the issue of the computer not responding

For Quake 4™ (version 1.04)

• Resolves the issue of the computer not responding when the error message "Quake 4 has encountered an error and needs to close" is displayed
• Resolves the issue of mono speaker out in surround sound environments
• Allows you to hear audio from speakers when you select the OpenAL X-Fi option as the audio driver
• Allows audio channels to stream to correct speakers

For Battlefield 2™

• Allows the Ultra-High Audio setting in a multi-player game

For Battlefield 2 (version 1.12)

• Allows you to hear audio from speakers when the X-Fi audio driver option is selected

For Doom 3™ (version 1.3)

• Allows you to hear audio from speakers when EAX 4.0 is enabled
• Resolves the "pop" issue during the Chainsaw attack sound effect sequence
• Removes "hiss" from the front left speaker
• Allows panning
• Plays the Ambient sound effects correctly

For Unreal® Tournament 2004 (version 3369)

• Allows you to hear audio from speakers when running in hardware OpenAL mode (the System Driver check-box is cleared)

For Unreal Tournament 2004 (version 3355)

• Allows reverb in native OpenAL mode
• Allows music to play correctly during gaming in Native OpenAL mode

For Dungeon Siege® (version 1.11)

• Resolves the issue of the computer not responding during benchmarking

Music or Movie Playback Fixes:

• Resolves the issue of the computer not responding when DTS signal is passed through Creative MediaSource™ Player/Organizer
• Removes X-Fi CMSS-3D Speakers distortion when playing DivX stereo content

Recording Fixes:
For Audio Creation Mode

• Removes distortion when recording to a 44.1 kHz multi-channel wave file in Audio Creation Mode with 44.1 kHz master sampling rate
• Removes pops and crackles during record monitoring and changing sample rates

For Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition

• Resolves the issue where no audio is heard from your speakers occasionally when playing 3D MIDI files
• Resolves the missing instrument issue when playing a MIDI file in all modes

Others

• Resolves the "recording process aborted" issue during a 44 kHz multi-channel recording
• Resolves the issue of the computer not responding when recording with Creative MediaSource Player/Organizer
• Resolves SoundFont® issues where notes distort and change pitch during playback and recording

General Fixes:

• Allows your computer to quit Suspend mode when enabling "Automatically Enable Headphone Settings" even when headphones are not connected to your computer
• Resolves the issue where no audio is heard when testing the X-Fi CMSS-3D Headphone in the Game Mode console
• Resolves the noise issue when your computer quits Standby mode

Fixes for developers:

• Allows effects to be loaded in EAX4.0 mode of your test program (EAX50ShowDSound)
• Resolves the issue of the computer not responding when loading a 2D Sound in your test program (DSound50_OpenAL 1.1)
• Resolves the issue where there is no upmix when switching effects
• Resolves the floating point offset issue in OpenAL
• Resolves the issue of the computer not responding while using synchronous start through native OpenAL

Requirements:

• Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition or Windows XP Service Pack 2
• Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic, Platinum, Fatal1ty and Elite Pro audio device

Note:

• Creative MediaSource DVD-Audio Player is unavailable for Windows XP Professional x64 Edition.