Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro Microphone Probs


  1. Posts : 5
    Windows 7 64 bit
       #1

    Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro Microphone Probs


    Hello, I have had a frustrating time getting my microphone to work consistently using this card and Windows 7 x64. Here is what is happening:

    Usually when I first boot up, my microphone will not work with Ventrilo or Windows Sound Recorder (no bars in the recording meter). If I enable Line 1 in playback I can hear myself crystal clear all of the time so this is a good control. The mic is working, but the input isn't being passed onto programs. If I open/close ventrilo maybe 20-30 times I will be able to get the microphone to work. Usually it first starts out choppy after about 15 ventrilo open/closes and then it is finally sounds good. When I first get started trying to get the microphone to work, I won't see the green bars light up in the equalizer for the mic1 recording device. But once it gets started, I see the lights working. I DON'T CHANGE ANY SETTINGS BETWEEN WHEN THE MIC WORKS AND DOESN'T WORK. It just starts to work. My friend says getting my mic to work is like starting up an old Model A. You have to crank on it a while.

    Drivers I have tried but all behave the same:
    Default Windows 7 creative Audigy 2 drivers
    Updated Audigy 2 drivers (July 2009?) 2_18_0011
    Daniel K Drivers (3.6)

    In Windows recording devices Mic1 I have tried the following:
    Turning On/Off "allow programs to take exclusive control of the device"
    Different bit rates
    Disabling the other recording devices

    In Ventrilo I have tried:
    Direct Sound on/off (makes no difference), works/doesn't work both ways
    Hardware Mixer NONE/Line1, makes no difference.

    Currently running the Daniel K drivers
    Code:
       Operating System: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit (6.1, Build 7600) (7600.win7_rtm.090713-1255)
               Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
    System Manufacturer: NVIDIA
           System Model: 122-CK-NF68
                   BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
              Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU     E6850  @ 3.00GHz (2 CPUs), ~3.0GHz
                 Memory: 6144MB RAM
    Available OS Memory: 6142MB RAM
              Page File: 1594MB used, 10688MB available
            Windows Dir: C:\Windows
        DirectX Version: DirectX 11
    DX Setup Parameters: Not found
       User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
     System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
        DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
         DxDiag Version: 6.01.7600.16385 32bit Unicode
    
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    Sound Devices
    -------------
                Description: Speakers (Creative SB Audigy 2 ZS (WDM))
     Default Sound Playback: Yes
     Default Voice Playback: Yes
                Hardware ID: PCI\VEN_1102&DEV_0004&SUBSYS_20011102&REV_04
            Manufacturer ID: 1
                 Product ID: 100
                       Type: WDM
                Driver Name: ctaud2k.sys
             Driver Version: 6.00.0001.1371 (English)
          Driver Attributes: Final Retail
                WHQL Logo'd: n/a
              Date and Size: 9/23/2009 15:06:02, 866264 bytes
                Other Files: 
            Driver Provider: Creative
             HW Accel Level: Basic
                  Cap Flags: 0xF1F
        Min/Max Sample Rate: 100, 200000
    Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0
     Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0
                  HW Memory: 0
           Voice Management: No
     EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No
       I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No
    Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No
    
                Description: SPDIF Out (Creative SB Audigy 2 ZS (WDM))
     Default Sound Playback: No
     Default Voice Playback: No
                Hardware ID: PCI\VEN_1102&DEV_0004&SUBSYS_20011102&REV_04
            Manufacturer ID: 1
                 Product ID: 100
                       Type: WDM
                Driver Name: ctaud2k.sys
             Driver Version: 6.00.0001.1371 (English)
          Driver Attributes: Final Retail
                WHQL Logo'd: n/a
              Date and Size: 9/23/2009 15:06:02, 866264 bytes
                Other Files: 
            Driver Provider: Creative
             HW Accel Level: Basic
                  Cap Flags: 0xF1F
        Min/Max Sample Rate: 100, 200000
    Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0
     Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0
                  HW Memory: 0
           Voice Management: No
     EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No
       I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No
    Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No
    
    ---------------------
    Sound Capture Devices
    ---------------------
                Description: Line-In 1/Mic (Creative SB Audigy 2 ZS (WDM))
      Default Sound Capture: Yes
      Default Voice Capture: Yes
                Driver Name: ctaud2k.sys
             Driver Version: 6.00.0001.1371 (English)
          Driver Attributes: Final Retail
              Date and Size: 9/23/2009 15:06:02, 866264 bytes
                  Cap Flags: 0x1
               Format Flags: 0xFFFFF
    
                Description: "What U Hear" (Creative SB Audigy 2 ZS (WDM))
      Default Sound Capture: No
      Default Voice Capture: No
                Driver Name: ctaud2k.sys
             Driver Version: 6.00.0001.1371 (English)
          Driver Attributes: Final Retail
              Date and Size: 9/23/2009 15:06:02, 866264 bytes
                  Cap Flags: 0x1
               Format Flags: 0xFFFFF
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  2. Posts : 5
    Windows 7 64 bit
    Thread Starter
       #2

    Hey, if you don't know the answer to the above question, can you tell me if there is a way to quickly force a restart for a sound device/input. I'm looking for something akin to "vid_restart" command that is used in the quake 3 engine but to force a reinitialization of the device in windows.
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  3. Posts : 5
    Windows 7 64 bit
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Oh, the microphone can stop working after it has been working. I am unclear under what circumstances this happens. Maybe just if I close vent or sound recorder. But I know once it's working I can use it for hours if I don't close vent.
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  4. Posts : 5
    Windows 7 64 bit
    Thread Starter
       #4

    Tested the Daniel_k driver set. Those really didn't work unfortunately but I appreciate the effort anyone puts into releasing a third party driver set.


    Also, I noticed there were more sound devices showing up in safe mode. Are those only loaded in safe mode? Specifically "Microsoft Approved Audio Drivers". Is there a possibility of conflict?
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  5. Posts : 6,879
    Win 7 Ultimate x64
       #5

    Have you had a look on the ventrilo forum,

    Windows Client - Ventrilo Tech Support

    to see if/what others have done to fix it?

    Also, I noticed there were more sound devices showing up in safe mode. Are those only loaded in safe mode? Specifically "Microsoft Approved Audio Drivers".
    They are always there, just hidden/disabled until something (hardware or software) needs them. You can see them from regular mode by opening Device Manager set to show hidden devices,

    Device Management
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  6. Posts : 1
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #6

    I have had the very same problem with microphone inputs for my Audigy 2ZS Platinum in Win 7 X64. Both the mic input on the rear panel and the mic 2 input on the front I/O panel seem to work intermittently without any relation to the settings that I select. I am using the latest Win 7 drivers from Creative and the sound works perfectly in every other respect. However, this is very frustrating as I need to record live sound to my HDD. I also have a Logitech Pro9000 Webcam installed which has a built in mic. This works fine. However, even disabling the Logitech doesn't seem to hlep getting the Audigy mic inputs to work. The Audigy worked perfectly in XP Pro SP3 and also in Vista 32 bit. Any guidance on this would be greatly appreciated.
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