並非免費 Audigy也將獲得Vista煉金術驅動
 

我們知道Vista中采用了全新的音頻堆棧技術，完全改變了操作系統和音頻設備通訊的方式。新的音頻堆棧被稱爲通用音頻架構，簡稱UAA（Universal Audio Architecture），而聲卡公司也需要推出與之相適應的全新驅動。在Vista下硬件加速音頻設備被當作一個獨立的設備，和聲卡的音頻輸出能力分離開來。

在爲DirectSound 3D和EAX提供硬件加速方面，UAA處理硬件DSP的方式讓Creative Labs頭疼不已。今年早些時候Creative Labs展開了煉金術（ALchemy）計劃，讓Sound Blaster X-Fi用戶可以啓用硬件加速功能。 ALchemy將DirectSound 3D和EAX調用請求轉化爲OpenAL，因此仍然可以利用DSP硬件加速。

難道Sound Blaster Audigy用戶就要被Creative Labs抛棄嗎？還好Creative Labs表示將根據需求爲Sound Blaster Audigy 2等産品提供ALchemy支持，而在用戶的大力要求下創新已經開始了針對Sound Blaster Audigy系列聲卡的煉金術驅動研發。

創新預計在今年晚些時候爲Audigy聲卡提供煉金術支持。不幸的是，對于Audigy用戶來說這一驅動似乎並無法免費獲得。創新的說法是“希望向有興趣的Audigy用戶以低廉的升級價格提供”。

:stupefy:

軟體的東西都會有高人釋出並破解
只是時間早晚的問題
眾Audigy系列用戶應該不需擔心才是

好鳥!!
驅動程式還要用買的:tu:
不知道游飄會不會出??

東西賣這麼多!連驅動程式也要收錢!
這樣還買創新的東西幹什麼?別推了!
我也還有一張audigy..........暈!

http://www.dailytech.com/Creative+L...article7145.htm

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Creative Labs Develops ALchemy for Audigy-series
Anh Huynh (Blog) - May 3, 2007 5:22 AM

Audigy owners will get ALchemy, for a low cost, later this year

Microsoft Windows Vista features a new audio stack, which completely revamps how the operating system communicates with audio devices. The new audio stack, dubbed Universal Audio Architecture, or UAA, requires companies to develop new drivers. Hardware accelerated audio devices are treated as an independent device, separate from the audio output capabilities of a sound card under Windows Vista.

The way UAA handles hardware DSPs is a problem for Creative Labs when it comes to delivering hardware acceleration for DirectSound 3D and EAX algorithms. Earlier this year Creative Labs launched its ALchemy project that enabled hardware-accelerated audio on Sound Blaster X-Fi owners. ALchemy translates DirectSound 3D and EAX calls into OpenAL, which can still take advantage of the DSP hardware.

Creative Labs left Sound Blaster Audigy owners in the dark, in regards to hardware-accelerated audio in Windows Vista. However, Creative Labs stated ALchemy support for Sound Blaster Audigy 2 and 4-class products are to be determined depending on demand. Due to demand, Creative Labs has begun ALchemy development for Sound Blaster Audigy-series sound cards.

Creative Labs expects to have ALchemy for Audigy sound cards later this year. It does not appear as if ALchemy will be free to current Audigy owners. Nevertheless, when the cards are ready, Creative Labs “hopes to offer this product as a low-cost upgrade to interested Audigy owners.”


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昨天想貼， 想不到已經有人先貼了。
不過要付錢的軟體通常都會有人破啦...

DT一堆人罵Creative, 可是我覺得這件事情上比較有問題的是M$.
看看Vista的一堆驅動問題就能理解到這個廠商協調問題顯然是整個PC業界的, 不是只有Creative.
Creative等於被Vista打斷了一隻手算是受害比較嚴重的吧...

:confused:
那麼X-FI為什麼不用收錢??
那麼Envy24也沒收錢??
現在顯卡驅動問題很多的NV,ATi是傻瓜??

X-Fi為何不用收錢?
這個問題要問Creative, 我想可能是因為它是現在的高端產品利潤較高, 故不收錢也無所謂.
許多廠商針對最高端產品線提出特別服務很正常吧.
Envy24本來就不是硬體加速DSP, 不管是EAX, DS3D, 還是OpenAL對它來說都沒差還是要耗CPU解吧...
不懂你提到NV還有ATI的用意.
不過NV出PureVideo也是很多人罵為何要收費? 為何ATI的Avivo就免費?
結果現在反正是盜版滿天飛, 乖乖訂PV的反被當成了傻子(就像我).

ATi那個事實上也不是免費的..
要收費是因為License認證問題..
ATi只是把那個cost給bundle進去..
說免費的???
只是變相的收費罷了..

唉..
誰叫M$把底層的HAL給抽掉..
CREATIVE已經負責很多了..

像看看那VIA...:mad:..

大陸 有人寫出免費的 我也用的好好的 幹麻要用它的?