Creative Sound Blaster Z-Series Driver Download v13.1.00.28

Posted by: Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 12/29/2014 05:31 PM [ 28 comment(s) ]

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This download contains the software and application for Sound Blaster Z-Series soundcards.

Enter the current Z class of soundcards. From what we have been able to gleen, the new Z series is CL's push to gain the top spot again or at least gather the lions share. Needless to say in the Guru3D Audio Lab, we were quite interested to get a look and listen at their latest flagship product, the SoundBlaster ZXR.

This download supports and is applicable for the following models:

Sound Blaster Z (SB1500, SB1502)
Sound Blaster Zx (SB1506)

Added Enhancement / Features:

WHQL-certified drivers

Requirements:

Microsoft® Windows® 8.1 32-bit or 64-bit, Windows 8 32-bit or 64-bit, Windows 7 32-bit or 64-bit
Sound Blaster Z or Sound Blaster Zx

Notes:

To install this pack, do the following:

Download the file onto your local hard disk.
Double-click the downloaded file.
Follow the instructions on screen.
Re-start your computer when prompted.

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nhlkoho
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#4984870 Posted on: 12/29/2014 05:35 PM

Thank you. It took me hours to download this from Creative's servers before I gave up and found a chinese mirror somewhere.

sykozis
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#4984872 Posted on: 12/29/2014 05:38 PM

Does this driver actually fix something?

nhlkoho
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#4984882 Posted on: 12/29/2014 05:55 PM

I was having an issue with my new headset when everytime i plugged the mic cable in the computer would bluescreen and the error log pointed to this driver. This update fixed it for me.

sykozis
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#4984888 Posted on: 12/29/2014 06:13 PM

I've only had my SB-Z since Wednesday night and have only used it to listen to music. My Recon3D had no issues at all other than the control panel crashing regularly, but that never affected the rest of the system.

dsbig
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#4984897 Posted on: 12/29/2014 06:37 PM

soundblaster needs to update there servers.

the servers was slow even in 2000 on dialup.

luckily the files size back then was small.

guru3d servers was fast with dialup.

3x3cUt0r
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#4984990 Posted on: 12/29/2014 10:50 PM

I used many Creative Labs' sound cards in the past, but i find their driver support TERRIBLE, i would never buy anything from until they show better driver support.

tsunami231
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#4985016 Posted on: 12/30/2014 12:22 AM

i stoped using there stuff when there sb live was thing, there support was horrid, i was using 2~3 year old drivers there first few initial drivers. and i pretty sure the support now is still horrid

GhostXL
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#4985017 Posted on: 12/30/2014 12:26 AM

i stoped using there stuff when there sb live was thing, there support was horrid, i was using 2~3 year old drivers there first few initial drivers. and i pretty sure the support now is still horrid

tsunami231
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#4985029 Posted on: 12/30/2014 12:51 AM

Sound drivers are nothing like video drivers, where they constantly need updated. Everything just works.

Once in a while a bug may need to be fixed etc.

My Soundblaster Z has been rock solid with software/hardware and I never had a better sounding PC.

Count your self as one of the lucky one then cause there support is terrible

nick0323
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#4985030 Posted on: 12/30/2014 12:51 AM

No problems here with my Recon3D Control Panel, I've had about 5-6 updates for that sound card in the last year or so. Quite impressed with the frequency of the updates, the last one being just over a week ago.

nick0323
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#4985033 Posted on: 12/30/2014 12:56 AM

You know I was about to complain that whilst my SB Recon 3D has had 5-6 updates in the last year, my EVO headset has had none! Spoke too soon, there's an update in Windows Update right now.

sykozis
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#4985082 Posted on: 12/30/2014 03:48 AM

The last update for the Recon3D was Jan 2014....unless Creative's website is wrong.

TheDeeGee
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#4985170 Posted on: 12/30/2014 10:51 AM

Using the Drivers from the CD on my ZxR, no issues at all.

nick0323
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#4985536 Posted on: 12/30/2014 11:06 PM

The last update for the Recon3D was Jan 2014....unless Creative's website is wrong.

Correct, the updates I've had have been via Windows Update under Optional, you may need to change your settings to receive the updates if you haven't seen any...

sykozis
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#4985569 Posted on: 12/31/2014 12:29 AM

None have ever shown up for my Recon3D on WU. I don't install drivers from Windows Update anyway.

IcE
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#4985581 Posted on: 12/31/2014 01:00 AM

Sound drivers are nothing like video drivers, where they constantly need updated. Everything just works.

Once in a while a bug may need to be fixed etc.

My Soundblaster Z has been rock solid with software/hardware and I never had a better sounding PC.

You got lucky then is all. Many people including myself had problems with the card randomly turning to screech mode, among other things.

stevevnicks
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#4986684 Posted on: 01/02/2015 03:18 PM

darkvader75
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#4986885 Posted on: 01/02/2015 11:39 PM

Soundblaster Z driver support

Their drivers have not been fine over the last few years. Their audio glitches and has hiss's and ticks in it terribly if you are running a Crossfire or SLI setup. The moment you switch to single videocard then it's mostly fine. Those of us with more serious rigs truly can not run one of these cards as we can't take the endless ticking popping and hissing noises that come out of it. While driver support truly is different for audio as was suggested earlier in this forum, not corrected major flaws in that driver and leaving a large part of your user base un-attended for many years tends to cause you to loose those buyers. I own a SB1500 series and it sits in a drawer since I was dumb enough to give them a shot just 1 more time. Don't waist your money. Asus has you covered.

GPU
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#4986899 Posted on: 01/03/2015 12:05 AM

same here never had any issues with my blaster Z, to many people read ahh creative have crap support which I cant say they are not because I have never had any need to get support for my blaster z. user caused Issues I guess?

clearly its just a few people have had problems/issues because if creative were as bad as these people made them out to be they would of been bankrupt years ago.
this
I just updated my drivers because I was still running the first sbz drivers and had time incase I had issues but I did not before or after.

lol some peeps can't get a gpu installed correctly so I take no notice to" I have hiss and poping on the net."

Keitosha
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#4987013 Posted on: 01/03/2015 08:46 AM

The only problem I got with 1 SBZ (my 1st one since launch, got 3 in total) is that Windows installs it twice regardless of which driverset I install. It changes randomly from Sound Blaster Z to 2 - Sound Blaster Z and back. This results in always re-selecting the card in controlpanel.

Guess this is a hardware issue since I've tried this card in 3 different PC's already and the other SBZ cards aren't having that problem. Re-seating and changing slots doesn't work.

Creative doesn't acknowledge this problem, so RMA not possible. :banana:

Anarion
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#4987029 Posted on: 01/03/2015 10:02 AM

There are some minor annoyances with ASIO and OpenAL doesn't work when you select 88.2 kHz for example but other than that things have been rather smooth.

alanm
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#4987041 Posted on: 01/03/2015 11:39 AM

Count me another lucky guy where everything (mostly) works fine with Creative drivers. Only rough period I recall were in the early Vista days. Not sure I care about this new driver since everything is peachy with my Zx. Maybe if they show us some release notes as to why it was released and what was 'fixed' or improved I may take another look.

nick0323
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#4987056 Posted on: 01/03/2015 12:53 PM

None have ever shown up for my Recon3D on WU. I don't install drivers from Windows Update anyway.

I used to stick by that principle and obtained my drivers from the Creative website and I'm still selective over what drivers I'll use via WU or via the official website. But Creative drivers are fine. Only the core driver is updated in WU saving a reinstall of the whole thing.

The update I had for my EVO headset resolved a frequent random disconnection issue I've been having for the last few months.

OnnA
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#4987116 Posted on: 01/03/2015 03:33 PM

Good drv. finally (first upd. was in January)
Please install on top of it PAX SB-Z Modded drv

http://www.hardwareheaven.com/community/forums/pax-download-z-zx-zxr.193/

I have modded SB-Z with Nichicon “Fine Gold” caps ;-)
And using with 5.1 wooden Sound System 600W Music Power (~200W Electic)
Great sound

Dicehunter
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#4988922 Posted on: 01/07/2015 03:21 AM

Got the SBZX a few weeks back after owning a Xonar Phoebus and what the hell happened to Creative ? I am a fan of them but these cards are just awful when compared to the Xonar line up

Give me the Titanium HD over this new SBZ series any day.

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