This download is an application for Creative Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ series of audio devices. It restores 3D audio and EAX® effects for certain DirectSound®3D games in Microsoft® Windows Vista™. For more details, read the rest of this web release note.
Enables DirectSound3D game audio to be processed by your Sound Blaster X-Fi to deliver EAX effects, 3D audio, sampling rate conversion, and hardware audio mixing on Windows Vista.
This download supports the following audio devices only:
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Elite Pro
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer Fatal1ty® Pro
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Platinum Fatal1ty Champion Series
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Platinum
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio Notebook
Fixes:
Enables the DirectSound3D game audio to be processed by your Sound Blaster X-Fi to deliver EAX effects, 3D audio spatialization, sample rate conversion and hardware audio mixing. Without this, most DirectSound3D games will be reduced to stereo output without any EAX effects.
Requirements:
Microsoft Windows Vista 64-bit or Windows Vista 32-bit
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi audio device listed above
Notes:
Do not install this application if you do not play DirectSound3D games in Windows Vista.
Do not install this application if you already have Creative ALchemy version 1.00.04 or later installed.
To find out more about Creative ALchemy or view the list of DirectSound3D games supported, click here.
To install the application
Download the ALXF_PCVTAPP_LB_1_00_11.exe file onto your local hard disk.
Close all other Windows applications.
Double-click the downloaded file.
Follow the instructions on the screen.
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