Should i install Alchemy for my creative card? - Overclock.net

Blue_Fire · 11-26-08

using vista 32. So far haven't noticed any problems but would alchemy improve my gaming experience? anyone care to link me to some info?
Basically i play A LOT of left 4 dead. Some tf2 and a little dead space/fallout 3 here and there.

ryanrenolds08 · 11-26-08

Alchemy is used for older games, more or less emulation with Direct Sound.

Here is some information.

I am no expert, but I have never had to use it and all my games run just fine. Just my .02

Blue_Fire · 11-26-08

hmm i thought so. thx

XSAlliN · 11-27-08

Quote:

Originally Posted by ryanrenolds08

Alchemy is used for older games, more or less emulation with Direct Sound.

Here is some information.

I am no expert, but I have never had to use it and all my games run just fine. Just my .02

Actually - Alchemy is used for EAX Emulation, for both Old and New Games. without it you have NO EAX in VISTA. Not that is worth using with Vista, but that's my opinion.

Officially tested games list.

Litlratt · 11-27-08

Alchemy is only necessary in Vista if you are attempting to play a game that doesn't use OpenAL.

Blue_Fire · 11-27-08

My understanding of l4d is that OpenAL is used so no worries then.

XSAlliN · 11-27-08

You don't need it for XP, only Vista has this problems since DS was removed by Microsoft. And even in Vista, all games have sound whit or without Alchemy - EAX is the only feature dependent of Alchemy in Vista.

Litlratt · 11-27-08

EAX does not require Alchemy in Vista for games that support OpenAL.

XSAlliN · 11-27-08

EAX and OpenAl are two different things, yet both of them are sound related. If you want EAX enable in any game old or new you need Alchemy, thats the only tool that can emulate DS in Vista so that EAX would work. OpenAl doesn't need alchemy, works just fine in Vista and you might say it's an alternative to DS, implicitly to EAX. So what's the point of this OpenAl + Alchemy talk when that stated pretty clear on Creative site?

TFL Replica · 11-27-08

If you play FALLOUT 3 then you need alchemy because FA3 uses Directsound. So you're pretty much screwed if you don't

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XSAlliN New to Overclock.net Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 27 Rep: 2 Unique Rep: 2 Trader Rating: 0	EAX and OpenAl are two different things, yet both of them are sound related. If you want EAX enable in any game old or new you need Alchemy, thats the only tool that can emulate DS in Vista so that EAX would work. OpenAl doesn't need alchemy, works just fine in Vista and you might say it's an alternative to DS, implicitly to EAX. So what's the point of this OpenAl + Alchemy talk when that stated pretty clear on Creative site? Last edited by XSAlliN : 11-27-08 at 02:55 PM.

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XSAlliN New to Overclock.net Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 27 Rep: 2 Unique Rep: 2 Trader Rating: 0	You don't need it for XP, only Vista has this problems since DS was removed by Microsoft. And even in Vista, all games have sound whit or without Alchemy - EAX is the only feature dependent of Alchemy in Vista.

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