Soundblaster live 5.1 drivers

[joshua1108]

Hi,

I here that soundblaster drivers are rubbish and there are some modded versions available. Does anyone know where I can get from?

Thx,
Josh

[Darthtanion]

I don't, but if you're using the old SoundBlaster:Live board, then you can just use the native drivers that come in WinXP. Whenever I installed the SB driver pack, I began getting a lot of stability errors in Windows. Unless you have a dire need for the SB control panel, you can get full functionality from the Windows drivers with no problems.

[Faizi]

Hi all , my first post.. hehe

There are several alternative to creative soundblaster driver , such as

1. EMU driver, from the emu developer themselves for the usage of their APS card

http://www.emu.com/support/aps.asp

These are just plain drivers, u still need to install creative surround mixer to change the settings and creative play centre to enable cmss.

2. KX project driver

http://www.kxproject.com

This is a complete set of driver component developed by audio enthusiast..

IMHO , the EMU APS driver is quite better than the KX driver.. but if you like to play a lot with DSP and effect, KX would be a better choice..

Good luck :)

[joedemagio]

Yes, I have the same sound card and the stock windows drivers work okay (EAX gets screwed up a lot though) and when I tried installing SB drivers I got a message saying "No SB card detected". Stupid-ass drivers cant tell I have the card when its blatantly obvious.

[Bebichan]

ive had the same problem it says i have no sb live! installed...i think im going to go crazy...ive tried everything...nothing will work!!! please can anyone send any solutions before i throw me comp out the window!! im running on windows XP...so dont send 98 drivers !!
im so pissed off to ALL SOUND CARDS...ESP SOUNDBLASTERS!!!

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[Raggy]

I had no problems with the ones I got from http://www.soundblaster.com/drivers/
my sb live plat needed the info for the ir bay etc so I didnt want to use any of the other drivers. I did have to make sure I removed the drivers installed by windows but then it worked fine.

[agentD]

Yeah, the drivers on the site don't recognise my SBlive 5.1 either. Talk about teh ****TEH! Anyways, KX drivers seem to be working.
*edit* Well, guess i was wrong. After trying and failing to install joystick drivers (uhh, what the hell?), the Add New Hardware Wizard kept saying that it failed to install new drivers. Then i got pissed off and deleted it all.

Fer FUG'S sake!