ALchemy for Sound Blaster X-Fi & Audigy Series Now Available
Creative ALchemy is now available for the Sound Blaster X-Fi and Sound Blaster Audigy series of sound cards. Creative's ALchemy Project allows you to run DirectSound3D games on Windows Vista with full hardware accelerated 3D Audio and EAX support. Click on the ALchemy logo above to visit the site, download ALchemy, and join the millions of people who are experiencing games exactly as they were meant to be heard.
OpenAL Updates & Information
The Summer 2007 update for OpenAL 1.1 Core SDK for Windows is now available with new extensions, better documentation, fresh example code, and Help 2.0 files!
Check out our OpenAL resources page for more information about the cost-effective, community focused method for adding 3D Audio with true cross-platform support.
New Beta Drivers for Windows
The newly launched Beta Drivers site provides an opportunity for developers to preview products from Creative while the products are still under development. Drivers and applications provided are intended for testing and evaluation only, and should not be used in a production environment. No technical support is available for these beta drivers and applications. Full information here.
Application Support Guide for Creative ZEN Vision Series Now Available
Perfect for content creators, this guide will assist you in identifying applications that directly support
Creative portable media players and their capabilities. Click here to read.
The Creative Developer Relations channel will feature videos from trade shows, press events, developer interviews, and in-game demonstrations of Creative's audio technologies.
Current highlights on the channel include complete footage from the two GDC 2007 sponsored sessions: Advanced Audio Techniques in UnrealEngine 3 and Next-generation cross-platform Audio technology with OpenAL.
Creative Labs' Edward Cooper recently interviewed Chris Nuttall of AIR Studios on designing audio for games, parallels between the video game and film industries, and the use of Creative Labs' ISACT Production Studio in creating truly interactive soundtracks.
This article provides a general overview of OpenAL, from features to support. Readers will gain an understanding of how OpenAL can best fit their projects.
The OpenAL 1.1 Core SDK for Windows includes documentation, sample code, demo applications, and the re-distributable run-time installer for OpenAL.
Get all the latest SDKs, articles and other game developer information.
Find out all about SoundFont technology and other music related information here.
Learn more about the capabilities, supported protocols, and best encoding practices for Creative's Portable Media Players.
