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Unofficial Driver/Support pages If you find any error or have suggestion for additions/changes let me know. Below you will find our unofficial support pages for sound chips that features support for 3D sound. The focus is on using the soundcard for playing games and DVD movies so we won't include chips that doesn't offer at least a decent gaming experience or multichannel output for DVD movies. Currently we only include chips that have been used in soundcards sold at retail but that may change in the future to also include chipsets that integrates 3D audio support and/or multichannel output. The reason we offer support pages for each chip rather than for each soundcard is that in most cases the chip makers develop reference drivers that the board makers make few if any changes too. This means that you can often download the reference drivers directly from the chip maker or if not available download drivers from one of the other companies that produced a board using this chip. It's of course unsupported but if the company you bought the board from are very slow to release new drivers or stopped releasing new drivers it's at least worth to try it out. The support pages offers download links, new features and known issues in the more recent driver releases, info about upcoming drivers, installation and uninstallation instructions and links to other official and unofficial sources on this site and other sites. In the future we intend to also offer a games and DVD section where we briefly discuss the features and performance of the current drivers when it comes to games supporting 3D sound (A3D, DS3D and EAX) and software DVD players which features multichannel and/or AC3/dts pass-thru support. We have separate pages for Windows9x, WindowsME, Windows NT4 and Windows XP/2000 for each chip. In case you don't know Windows 9x uses the VXD driver format, Windows XP and 2000 only use the new WDM format while WindowsME can use both. Windows98SE can also use the WDM driver format but almost every chip maker recommends using VXD drivers if you have Windows98SE and in most cases you won't even be able to install the WDM drivers on Windows98SE. NT4 use another driver standard that doesn't any support for 3D sound or multichannel output for DVD movies. When it comes to Linux drivers and you're not happy with what was included with your distribution we suggest you check out The ALSA-project (Advanced Linux Sound Architecture) website. If you have soundcard from Creative Labs you should also check out Creative Labs open source site. Digital Audio/MP3 and DVD Players/utilities Game voice communaction, SDKs, Music editors/makers and more March 28 Envy24: New DMX6Fire drivers February 28 Live: New
Live drivers January 30 Vortex 2: New Windows XP control panel December 25 Hercules GameTheaterXP/Fortissimo
II/III 7.1/DigiFire 7.1 drivers
Aureal's Vortex2 unofficial support page Boards using this chip includes: Aureal's Vortex 2 SuperQuad Digital PCI (OEM), Aureal Vortex 2 PCI (OEM), Aureal's SQ2500, Absolute Multimedia Outrageous 3D Sound, Diamond Monster Sound II MX300, Turtle Beach Montego II, Turtle Beach's Montego II Plus, Turtle Beach's Quadzilla, Turtle Beach's Home Studio, VideoLogic's SonicVortex2, Terratec's XLerate Pro, Xitel's Storm Platinum and several motherboards Aureal's Vortex 1 and Vortex advantage based boards (Just a link to Vortex of Sound) (Just a link to Soundblaster.com)Cirrus Logic / Crystal Semiconductors CS4630 unofficial support page Boards using this chip includes: VideoLogic's SonicFury and SonicXplosion, Turtle Beach's Santa Cruz and Hercules Game Theater XP Cirrus Logic / Crystal Semiconductors CS4624 unofficial support page Boards using this chip includes: Hercules Gamesurround Fortissimo II/Fortissimo III 7.1 and DigiFire 7.1, Terratec's DMX XFire and Hoontech's SoundTrack I-Phone Digital CS. Creative Labs Soundblaster Audigy unofficial support page Boards using this chip (Audigy/Emu10k2) includes: All soundcards Creative Labs sell under the Audigy brand name Creative Labs Soundblaster Live unofficial support page Boards using this chip (emu10k1) includes: All soundcards Creative Labs sold under the Live brand name C-Media's CMI-8738 unofficial support page Boards using this chip includes: Hercules Gamesurround Muse XL and Muse DVD 5.1, Chaintech's AV511-6LX, Zoltrix Nightingale Pro 6 and several motherboards. ESS Canyon3D unofficial support page Boards using this chip includes: Diamond's MX400, Terratec's DMX Sound System and Formosa's Hi-Five SC988. ESS Canyon3D 2 unofficial support page Boards using this chip includes: I/O Magic's Storm Surge, Hurricane Extreme, and Typhoon Theater ForteMedia's FM801 unofficial support page Boards using this chip includes: Abit’s AU10, BestData’s Theatrix, Skywell’s Magic Sound Live, Mushroom Siren Audio I, Mushroom Siren Audio I Plus, Atrend’s MSC-3DS801, MediaTek Sound Image SY-6IX, MediaTek Sound Image SY-4X4, MediaTek Sound Image Value, Mediaforte PCI256-3D, Mediaforte Quad X-Treme 256, Mediaforte Quad X-Treme 256R, Mediaforte Theatre X-Treme 5.1, Mediaforte True Blue PC DVD Theatre Kit, Hitpoint's 4-Tran PCI 4, Hitpoint's Dr. Sound 2.1, Hitpoint's ALS-4000, Hitpoint's Musonic 5.1, Terratec SoundSystem 512i digital, Addonics' Sound Vision 350, Addonics' Sound Vision 1100, Addonics' Sound Vision 6000, Genius Sound Maker Live 5.1. There are probably several other boards and motherboards that use or have used on of these chips too The only board using this chip we are aware of that support 3D sound is Teratec's DMX 6fire 24/96 Philips Thunderbird Avenger unofficial support page Boards using this chip are Philips AcousticEdge (PSC706), Rhytmic Edge (PSC703) and Seismic Edge (PSC705). If Philips or someone else release other boards using the same chip (Thunderbird Avenger - SAA7785 PCI ) we will cover them here. Last years edition of the Rhytmic Edge (PSC702) and Seismic Edge (PSC704) are covered below since they used the ThunderbirdQ3D chip. Philips Thunderbird Q3D unofficial support pages Boards using this chip includes: Aztech's PCI-368DSP, Philips Rhythmic Edge (PSC702) and Seismic Edge (PSC704). Trident Micros 4DWave-NX/DX unofficial support page Boards using these chips includes: Hoontech's Digital-NX, Aztech's Aztech’s PCI 288-Q3D II, Shark Multimedia's Predator 4D-PCI, Addonics' SoundVision 750 and SoundVision 1700 Yamaha's YMF724, YMF740, YMF744 and YMF754 unofficial support page Boards using these chips includes: Yamaha's WaveForce WF192D and WF192XG, Hoontech's Digital-XG, Guillemots Fortissimo, AOpen's AW744, AW744 Pro and AW744 Deluxe, LabWay's XWave 576, XWave 5000 and XWave 6000, DSC' S927 and S817, Addonics' SoundVision 550 (YME724E that we expect is very similar) and SoundVision 1500. There are most likely plenty of others boards and motherboards that use or have used on of these chips. For tech support and drivers for other chips you can check out the following links If you do not know who manufactured your soundcard, read the product packaging and documentation, or look on the product itself for the name of one of the companies from the list below. You can also look on the product for the FCC ID number and use it to search the FCC Equipment Authorization Database. You could also try the company that you bought the PC from (e.g. Dell, Compaq). At the end of the page you will find a good source for motherboard links in case you have a sound chips/card that's integrated on the motherboard. When people say integrated on the motheboard it's worth noting it may not actually be a separate chip since it can be a software solution. Chip companies:
Soundcard manufactuers and some major PC manufactuers
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