Download Driver For Creative Sound Blaster Audigy Series 2.12.0001 beta

Creative Labs has released a new beta driver for the Windows Vista platform with 2.12.0001 as the version number. This beta driver works with the Sound Blaster Audigy, Sound Blaster Audigy 2, Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS, and Sound Blaster Audigy 4 sound cards. What exactly has changed in these drivers unfortunately remains unclear due to the lack of an announcement or a list of changes. The following description can be found on the Creative Labs support page:

This download is a driver providing Microsoft Windows Vista 64-bit and Windows Vista 32-bit support for Creative Sound Blaster Audigy series audio devices. For more details, read the rest of this web release note.

Take note of the following:

• THIS IS AN UNSUPPORTED BETA DRIVER. There is no technical support for this driver.
• We recommend that only experienced users install this driver. Do not install this driver for critical tasks.

This download supports the following audio devices only:

• Creative Sound Blaster Audigy including Platinum and Platinum eX series
• Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 including Platinum, Platinum eX, and Value series
• Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS including Platinum and Platinum Pro series
• Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 4 Pro and Sound Blaster Audigy 4
• Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Notebook PCMCIA

Known issues:

• Applications from the original Sound Blaster Audigy CD will not work with this download.
• Users are advised to use Audio Console included in this download to change speaker configurations.
• This driver does not support the following:
  • Decoding of Dolby® Digital and DTS™ signals
  • DVD Audio
  • DirectSound® based EAX games
  • Gameports
  • 6.1 speaker mode.
• SPDIF pass-through is supported on Vista 32-bit only.

Requirements:

• Windows Vista 64-bit or Windows Vista 32-bit
• Creative Sound Blaster Audigy audio devices listed above.