| Software | Description | OS | License | File Date | Comments | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DirectX 9.0c Runtime | Better graphics, faster frame rates, and more immersive audio. | Windows | Freeware | 2004-08-04 | 743 | 75db |
| Sound Blaster Live! Drivers | The latest Sound Blaster Live! drivers for Windows NT | Windows | Freeware | 2000-05-05 | 811 | 75db |
| Diamond Multimedia Rio PMP300 Drivers | The latest drivers for your Rio player | Windows | Freeware | 1999-02-04 | 743 | 75db |
| AWENT40 | NT 4.0 Drivers for SOUNDBLASTER 16, AWE32, 16PnP, AWE64 | Windows | Freeware | 1999-08-10 | 448 | 70db |
| Megafont | Dynamic SoundFonts caching program for SBLive!/APSLive/APS | Windows | Freeware | 2001-01-17 | 18 | 60db |
| Creative AWE32 Control 2.05 | AWE control panel for Windows 95 | Windows | Freeware | 1996-06-14 | 94 | 60db |
| USB ASIO Driver v2.8.7 | Play your laptop at down to 4ms of latency. | Windows | Shareware | 2008-11-10 | 4 | 60db |
| Digidesign ASIO Driver Beta 5.3.3b1 | Digidesign's Beta ASIO Driver for Windows XP | Windows | Freeware | 2002-11-21 | 9 | 60db |
| The Linux Ultra Sound Project | Project for Gravis UltraSound card and Linux | Linux | Freeware | 1997-08-11 | 81 | 60db |
| Vortex2 Drivers | Reference drivers for Vortex2 (AU8830) based products | Windows | Freeware | 145 | 60db | |
| Rap10 Playback Panel | Control aspects of the Roland RAP-10 audio card's playback | Windows | Freeware | 73 | 55db | |
| gsp | Control Panel for Roland GS and GM MIDI devices | Windows | Freeware | 1996-01-23 | 0 | 50db |
| Digidesign CoreAudio Driver v6.9 | Allows CoreAudio-compatible applications to record and play back. | Mac | Freeware | 2004-11-13 | 0 | 50db |
| mac-midi-adapters | Schematics for Macintosh midi adapters | Mac | Freeware | 1996-02-01 | 19 | 50db |
| M-Audio Delta Drivers 1.2.1 | Contains drivers for this particular MIDI hardware solution. | Mac | Freeware | 2004-10-22 | 1 | 50db |
| MacPlexTool 1.0.1 | Decreases the rotation speed of the CD drives | Mac | Shareware | 2002-02-28 | 0 | 50db |
| SONIC'config 1.0b1 | Configuration software for the Opcode USB audio devices | Mac | Freeware | 2000-07-04 | 0 | 50db |
| Creative SB Audigy 2/Audigy 2 ZS Driver | Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2/Audigy 2 ZS Driver. | Windows | Freeware | 2003-11-19 | 2 | 50db |
| Hercules Game Theater XP 7.1 Drivers | Drivers for the Hercules Game Theater XP 7.1. | Windows | Freeware | 2003-02-28 | 4 | 50db |
| RightMark Audio Analyzer 5.3 | Test the audio performance of your sound card. | Windows | Freeware | 2003-01-21 | 0 | 50db |
| Power YMF 2.01 | Tweak your YMF7x4 sound card driver | Windows | Shareware | 2002-06-09 | 0 | 50db |
| VCRadio 1.4 | VCRadio control program for PC FM radio cards | Windows | Shareware | 2 | 50db | |
| RadioActive 1.4.0 | A GNOME/GTK+ front-end for radio tuners | Linux | Freeware | 2002-02-05 | 0 | 50db |
| UASC-1 ASIO driver | Wave Idea UASC-1 ASIO driver | Windows | Freeware | 2003-05-01 | 0 | 50db |
| Dynamic Edge 4.1 604 Driver | Driver for the Dynamic Edge 4.1 604. | Windows | Freeware | 2002-10-26 | 0 | 50db |
| Jam | Xview program to connect GUS to MIDI keyboard | Linux | Freeware | 1996-05-04 | 2 | 50db |
| xpcfm 1.10 | Interface for Gemtek PCFM serial port FM radio | Linux | Freeware | 1998-05-03 | 1 | 50db |
| Mixer v2.30 | Change master and auxillary volumes(cd,fm,dsp,line) of a soundcard | Linux | Free | 2000-06-07 | 2 | 50db |
| Adaptec SCSI Card 2906 Driver v1.3 | Latest driver software for SCSI Card 2906 | Mac | Freeware | 2001-05-24 | 5 | 50db |
| Xradio | fmradio-like program with X interface | Linux | Freeware | 1996-12-06 | 1 | 50db |
A-Trend sound card drivers. Acer: Acer sound card drivers. Ad-Chips: Ad-Chips sound card drivers. Addonics: Addonics sound card drivers. AdLib: AdLib sound card drivers. AIMS radio card drivers. Analog Devices: Analog sound card drivers. AOpen: AOpen sound card drivers. Aria: Aria sound card drivers. ASOUND: Asound sound card. Welcome to Creative, the worldwide leader in digital entertainment and famous for its Sound Blaster sound cards, Speakers and more. The ATI cards are the easiest to use. Simply install the card and the drivers and the audio works. The Nvidia cards require that an internal SDPIF connection be made between your PC's sound card or motherboard and the Nvidia video card. Making the Connection. Not all video cards which support PC audio over HDMI ship with HDMI outputs.
Using a computer in a home theater system can be a pain when it comes to audio. Computers usually output audio through numerous connections, none of which are connections commonly used by home theater systems. This means a chain of wires and adapters is required.
But now HDMI allows users to bundle audio and video and send it all through a single cable. This greatly reduces the headache of connecting a PC to a home theater. So what do you need to use HDMI with your PC?
Video Killed the Audio Card
Surprisingly, the best way to transfer audio from a PC via HDMI is using your video card. As mentioned, HDMI is a combined standard for both audio and video. Recent video cards have taken advantage of this fact.
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The video cards which support PC audio over HDMI include ATI Radeon cards of the 3000 series or newer and Nvidia cards of the 9000 series or newer. The ATI cards are the easiest to use. Simply install the card and the drivers and the audio works. The Nvidia cards require that an internal SDPIF connection be made between your PC's sound card or motherboard and the Nvidia video card.
Making the Connection
Not all video cards which support PC audio over HDMI ship with HDMI outputs. They ship instead with DVI, which is common on computer monitors.
These video cards still support audio over HDMI, but a DVI-to-HDMI adapter must be used to enable the audio. Connecting to your home theater via DVI will not enable audio. Most video cards which have only DVI outputs ship with DVI-to-HDMI adapters.
Solving Driver Issues
Although it would be great if computers just worked, they often don't. The audio drivers for the video card outputting audio over HDMI can sometimes conflict with your existing audio drivers.
To solve this problem you need to disable your old audio drivers and enable the new ones. Go to your Windows Control Panel and then open sound properties. You will find a list of audio outputs available. Select the HDMI output and right-click to open a menu. Click disable. Then right-click the HDMI output and make sure it is enabled. You may also need to reboot your computer.
Enjoy HDMI
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Once you have HDMI operating on your PC you'll never want to go back to using separate audio and video connections. The quality is superb and having only a single wire connecting your PC and your home theater reduces confusion. Enjoy your new, less cluttered home theater!