Sound Cards **That WORK**

[stormy13]

After playing around with it, in addition to my Xtreme Music that is working great, the HDMI audio on my ATI cards (both my HD4830 and the onboard HD3200) is working no problem.

P.S. For what it's worth, can also run up to 4 monitors with the onboard enabled.

 

[camaraododesert]

SUCESS INSTALLATION for Creative SB Live! 24-bit (CA0106) in "WINDOWS 7"
Integrated Audio Processor on MSI motherboard K9N DIAMOND (MS-7226)

(VERY IMPORTANT) HOW TO INSTALL (FOLLOW THE EXACT STEPS)

Go to Creative Sound Blaster - Sound cards for gaming, movies and music listening >
SUPPORT >
SOUND BLASTER >
If your product is not listed above, please click here. >
select LIVE! >
select live 24-bit (no external) >
latest downloads >
select "Creative Sound Blaster audio driver 1.04.0090" > download it.
(do not install direct from the .exe file downloaded)

(if you don't have winrar) Install the WINRAR
right click >
select EXTRACT TO SB24_PCDRV_LB_1_04_0090 > (or any local)
enter in this new folder >
enter in "DRIVER" folder >
double click in the SETUP file >
the installation will be lauch...
(the installation may be give few or much minutes or the system may be show the message
"not response" - DON NOT FINISH THIS PROCESS - wait for the complete install)
restart...

(IMPORTANT)
if the atualization Sound Blaster software appear, click in CANCEL... END.
(if you choose another option, will give the BLUE SCREEN OF THE DEATH)

Here is in full functionally. OK.


Creative Sound Blaster audio driver 1.04.0090
Filesize : 44.15 MB Download
Release date : 2 Jul 09

File Name : SB24_PCDRV_LB_1_04_0090.exe
This download is a driver providing Microsoft® Windows® 7 and Windows Vista® support for Creative Sound Blaster® Live!® and Audigy® series of audio devices. For more details, read the rest of this web release note.
This download supports the following audio devices only:
* Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit
* Sound Blaster Audigy Value/SE/LS
Requirements:
* Microsoft Windows 7 64-bit, Windows 7 32-bit, Windows Vista 64-bit with Service Pack 1 (SP1) or Windows Vista 32-bit with SP1
* Sound Blaster audio devices listed above
Notes:
* This driver is only for the Creative Sound Blaster audio device listed above.
DO NOT install this driver for other Sound Blaster audio devices.
* To install this driver
1. Download the file onto your local hard disk.
2. Close all other Windows applications.
3. Double-click the downloaded file.
4. Follow the instructions on the screen.

 

[camaraododesert]

SUCESS INSTALLATION for Creative SB Live! 24-bit (CA0106) in "WINDOWS 7"
Integrated Audio Processor on MSI motherboard K9N DIAMOND (MS-7226)

(VERY IMPORTANT) HOW TO INSTALL (FOLLOW THE EXACT STEPS)

Go to Creative Sound Blaster - Sound cards for gaming, movies and music listening >
SUPPORT >
SOUND BLASTER >
If your product is not listed above, please click here. >
select LIVE! >
select live 24-bit (no external) >
latest downloads >
select "Creative Sound Blaster audio driver 1.04.0090" > download it.
(do not install direct from the .exe file downloaded)

(if you don't have winrar) Install the WINRAR
right click >
select EXTRACT TO SB24_PCDRV_LB_1_04_0090 > (or any local)
enter in this new folder >
enter in "DRIVER" folder >
double click in the SETUP file >
the installation will be lauch...
(the installation may be give few or much minutes or the system may be show the message
"not response" - DON NOT FINISH THIS PROCESS - wait for the complete install)
restart...

(IMPORTANT)
if the atualization Sound Blaster software appear, click in CANCEL... END.
(if you choose another option, will give the BLUE SCREEN OF THE DEATH)

Here is in full functionally. OK.


Creative Sound Blaster audio driver 1.04.0090
Filesize : 44.15 MB Download
Release date : 2 Jul 09

File Name : SB24_PCDRV_LB_1_04_0090.exe
This download is a driver providing Microsoft® Windows® 7 and Windows Vista® support for Creative Sound Blaster® Live!® and Audigy® series of audio devices. For more details, read the rest of this web release note.
This download supports the following audio devices only:
* Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit
* Sound Blaster Audigy Value/SE/LS
Requirements:
* Microsoft Windows 7 64-bit, Windows 7 32-bit, Windows Vista 64-bit with Service Pack 1 (SP1) or Windows Vista 32-bit with SP1
* Sound Blaster audio devices listed above
Notes:
* This driver is only for the Creative Sound Blaster audio device listed above.
DO NOT install this driver for other Sound Blaster audio devices.
* To install this driver
1. Download the file onto your local hard disk.
2. Close all other Windows applications.
3. Double-click the downloaded file.
4. Follow the instructions on the screen.

 

[Phenom78]

For all Audigy 1/2/4 owners: look for Daniel Kawakami modded drivers! These works perfectly with Windows Seven RTM:
No More Goat Soup

download Vista Support Pack 3.1 from that site! (Even if it's called Vista support pack it does works in 7) Creative stopped supporting our cards

 

[Duesco]

Well, the Xonar fix worked great...except I can't use my microphone. Might be unrelated, I have no idea.

(And yes, the mic is plugged into the right port...)

 

[A1X0D1A]

I don't know if this is any use to anyone, but I'll post it anyways. I have manage to get the Turtle Beach Santa Cruz sound card to work on Windows 7. Be it that the sounds are great considering how old the card is. I will say that the game port part of it wouldn't install no matter how many times I un/install the drivers. I found this a a month or so ago, but the Voyetra Santa Cruz drivers I found to work are the sc_4193 drivers,..instead of the sc_4161s (which worked great on XP). However there are experimental drivers, but they do in fact work. I have noticed no distortion or anything with a lot of bass or any hissing with treble.

I did notice that if 7 installs the Realtech ac97 drivers for the onboard sound, windows will stop and restart itself every time you access the control panel( window has encountered an error and must close....). I just went to the device manager and disabled the realtech drivers and the gameport option ( 3rd TB listing in device manger) and haven't had a problem since.

This is currently running on my media pc, which I built out of old pc parts I had lying around and wanted to see what still worked, and to also see if I could run Widows 7 on an old AMD T-Bird and a Gig and a quarter of RAM. My build on W7 is 7600.

 

[Archangel83]

Creative Audigy Se 24-bit Works great

 

[Antony]

I have 2 pc's with cards built in
Realtek AC97 Audio
Realtek AC High definition
Both of these have drivers on the Realtek website which work both in 32 and 64bit. Sometimes they need a bit of fiddling around but I have sound on both.

 

[chev65]

Well, the Xonar fix worked great...except I can't use my microphone. Might be unrelated, I have no idea.

(And yes, the mic is plugged into the right port...)

You might need to enable mic boost or something because my mic is working fine with the latest Xonar drivers and the Vista patch.

 

[Duesco]

I actually did fix it.

Uh...somehow. It seriously just started working, I didn't change the drivers or anything.

 

[chev65]

I actually did fix it.

Uh...somehow. It seriously just started working, I didn't change the drivers or anything.

They are a bit quirky that way but those Xonar drivers work well for me with the Vista patch and also I needed to change over to DVD quality for the sound to work correctly.

 

[Duesco]

Oh, I had no problems with the sound at all, it worked great from the install.

The microphone just took about three days before it said "here I am!" for whatever reason.

 

[chev65]

Oh, I had no problems with the sound at all, it worked great from the install.

The microphone just took about three days before it said "here I am!" for whatever reason.

When the mic doesn't work checking the two variables on the right usually gets it working.

 

[sandman]

New driver for the Striker 7.1 is out anyone try them with Windows 7. Just an update the new drivers so far work perfectly no issues.

 

[Vault]

Generic 5.1 USB Multimedia Sound Card working fine for me.

5.1 USB Multimedia Sound Card : Sound Cards : Maplin

 

[Mark Phelps]

Please add the Bluegears B-Enspirer sound card (CMI 8788 card).

They originally said they were NOT going to write drivers for Seven, but they negotiated a deal with C-Media and now have Windows 7 drivers available on their website.

I was previously using a Xonar driver set (which worked OK), but the bgears drivers & SW are actually newer. I'm using them now and the card works great!

 

[Ex_Brit]

It's always a nice surprise when that happens.

 

[ginandtacos]

I have the bluegears b-enspirer and I cannot get any sound no matter what I try. I have tried both the W7 drivers from the bluegears site as well as the Xonar drivers. No sound at all with either.

 

[dannyboy2005]

I am using the Creative Audigy Value & the drivers from Creative on CD work & Windows Update also found the drivers so you can use any of them,I am using the CD drivers.

How are you getting on with them?

I have the same card and let windows update install the driver. It worked but i have no bass. I don't have the creative soundpannel anymore to set my trebble and bass etc.

 

[dannyboy2005]

Generic 5.1 USB Multimedia Sound Card working fine for me.

5.1 USB Multimedia Sound Card : Sound Cards : Maplin

Only 16Bit .

For being a mash up DJ. I need 24Bit for the sound quality.