Creative Labs makes ALchemy Audigy Edition available for $9.99
Creative Labs has officially released the Creative ALchemy Audigy Edition software package. The software package sells for $9.99 from the company’s online store. The Creative ALchemy Audigy Edition software package enables users of Sound Blaster Audigy sound cards to take advantage of hardware-accelerated DirectSound3D and EAX audio under Windows Vista operating systems.
Additionally, the ALchemy Audigy Edition enables sample rate conversion and hardware audio mixing. The software also features an update feature that downloads lists of the latest games supported by ALchemy. Creative Labs currently supports 104 legacy game titles with ALchemy. Supported titles include Command & Conquer 3, F.E.A.R., Far Cry, Guild Wars, Oblivion, World of Warcraft and others.
Creative Labs supports the following Audigy sound cards with ALchemy:
- Sound Blaster Audigy 4
- Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro
- Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum
- Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS notebook
- Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS
- Sound Blaster Audigy 2 SE
- Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum Ex
- Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum
- Sound Blaster Audigy 2
- Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Value
- Sound Blaster Audigy Platinum Ex
- Sound Blaster Audigy Platinum
- Sound Blaster Audigy
Windows Vista Audigy users can purchase ALchemy Audigy Edition from the Creative Labs online store for Windows Vista 32-bit and 64-bit.
Source:
DailyTech
This driver set you can get for free in Windows XP, but now Creative wants you to pay if you are running Windows Vista.
This could mean Creative virtually abandoned old Audigy series\' Vista compatibility and undoubtly will affect Creative\'s market share and reputation.
