SoundBlaster Live! Value, please!

[stereomind]

Hi dears

Could anyone help me to find the correct driver for my soundcard?, it is a Creative SB Live! Value (CT4670).

It was working fine on WinXP, but since I changed the OS to W7 its sounds is terrible.

I have tried to install many of those mod drivers of Daniel_K, but everytime the following error message appears:
"Setup is unable to detect a supported product on your system. Please ensure that your product is properly installed before running this setup program. Setup will exit".

An indication of the correct and working driver would help me a lot.

Thanks

 

[win7]

Try using the driver from windows update (i know this gives bad sound) but then install the kxproject.com drivers over the top, make sure to untick the "mixer" in msconfig/start up after the install as it causes an error, and you may need to change the default device in countrol panel/sound to get things working but thats how i got it working and im pretty sure your card is very similar to mine.

Im not 100% sure this will work for you but its worth a try

 

[stereomind]

Thank you win7!

I will follow your tips.
Come back soon.

 

[stereomind]

It works!

Great job win7, thank you for your help.

In this episode I learned many things, but mainly about the disrespect that Creative has with its consumers. :sa:

Nice day folks!

 

[johngalt]

Yeah, this issue goes back to Vista - people left and right were clamoring about trying to get the Live! series of PCI cards working in Vista, and last time I tried before reverting to the onboard audio the kxproject was not working well with Vista - glad to see the project is working much better now, and that it can be used in Win 7 as well.

I still have that puppy sitting in one of my drawers, I might pull it out and put Win 7 on my old P4 machine and see how well Kx is working these days....

 

[win7]

It works!

Great job win7, thank you for your help.

In this episode I learned many things, but mainly about the disrespect that Creative has with its consumers. :sa:

Nice day folks!

No problem, glad to help.

The Kx drivers are pretty good in 7, i am sat with music blasting out very loud right now with no distortion, i also use these drivers for the same card in vista.

 

[stereomind]

Oops!

I've just installed Skype and the microphone doesn't work, I can't find where to configure it.

Could anyone help me?

Thank you

Edited: I forgot that the mix is disabled, wouldn't it be this way? how do I do now?

 

[win7]

try going into the audio settings in control panel and changing the default communication device to one of the other options, sorry i have not tried using a mic.

 

[drdamn]

Had the same problem and it fix the "disordered" sound but the MIC ain't working for me also.
Lucky I have 2 sound card so I pluged the MIC to the other sound card.

 

[gvan39]

Same problem with my CT4670... Speakers are fine but micro is out :-('
Is it possible to install correctly mixer from kX project ?
Now by starting W7 I always see an error message from kX !!
I also use Skype... and without micro... :-( :-(
Thanks for answer

 

[drdamn]

Now by starting W7 I always see an error message from kX !!
I also use Skype... and without micro... :-( :-(
Thanks for answer

"make sure to untick the "mixer" in msconfig/start up after the install as it causes an error"
you missed that part?

 

[gvan39]

by untick mixer... I don't see error message on startup !!
questions... Is there some hope to see running mic ?
Installing error for mixer only in W7 ?
Thanks for answer

 

[Linis8]

Try using the driver from windows update (i know this gives bad sound) but then install the kxproject.com drivers over the top, make sure to untick the "mixer" in msconfig/start up after the install as it causes an error, and you may need to change the default device in countrol panel/sound to get things working but thats how i got it working and im pretty sure your card is very similar to mine.

Im not 100% sure this will work for you but its worth a try

in control panel i have "No audio devices is instelled"... please help me, i really want to get sound...

 

[stormy13]

Linis8, welcome to the forums.

It would go a long way to helping you if we knew what sound card you have.

 

[Linis8]

this thread is about Creative SB Live! Value (CT4670).
I have this sound card...

 

[stormy13]

Seeing as it was never mentioned in this thread, short of the driver (basic only) available from Windows update there will never be any official driver for that card from Creative. That being said there is one person that has modded a driver set (and a couple of the old applications) to work with the old Live series of cards,

http://www.sevenforums.com/sound-audio/21804-creative-sound-cards.html

try the one from #4 there.

 

[Linis8]

thanks for helping. Now i will try that, i hope that works.

 

[Linis8]

stormy you realy helped me. I already thinked to change my OS to XP..
one minus is that sound is low..
sry for my bad english.
anyway, thanks man...

 

[stormy13]

You're welcome.

For the volume make sure to check the levels everywhere including here,

in the Windows controls.

 

[jerryaa123]

I installed creative sound care drivers from my win 98 driver cd. sound works fine, but microphone is not working with the sound care.. pls help....