Windows Vista Alchemy Support for Audigy 2/4

[john2gr]

Just like X-fi .. 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 look like ALchemy for Audigy sound cards will be free to current Audigy owners. Nevertheless, when ALchemy for Audigy sound cards is ready, Creative Labs “hopes to offer this product as a low-cost upgrade to interested Audigy owners.”

 

Μάλιστα. Τώρα θέλουν να πληρώνουμε και τους drivers. Κύριοι,δεν πάτε να δείτε αν ερχόμαστε λέω εγώ. Και μετά παραπονιέται ο Α ή ο Β για την πειρατεία. Ε με τέτοιες μ@λακίες που κάνουν μερικοί πως να μην αυξηθεί σε όλους τους τομείς

[andreaslfc]

Αυτό με την πληρωμή το διάβασα κι εγώ, αλλά αν δεν δώσουν ελεύθερα τους drivers δεν νομίζω να υπάρξει κανένας που θα τους πληρώσει. Το πολύ-πολύ θα ξαναβάλουμε τα XP, έτσι κι αλλιώς οι drivers που θα βγάλουν θα είναι ίδιο χάλια σαν αυτούς που υπάρχουν και τώρα για XP.