Copy dsound.dll from Alchemy folder to .exe folder.
Alchemy nothing to do without that`s.

Re: EAX appreciation thread
create the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\SafeDllSearchMode registry value, and set it to 0.

Alexraptor wrote on 2025-03-04, 10:34:

Having a bit of problem with my Creative X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Pro, on my Windows XP/10 dual boot system.

I don't know about Win10 (I don't use it) but on Win7 this is pretty easy. When you install an officially supported game (e.g. Baldur's Gate 2 or Splinter Cell) ALchemy will pick it up by reading its registry entries. After starting ALchemy, any supported game will appear on the left panel. Then, you click on the arrow icon to add it to the right panel, after which EAX will work in that game. This basically copies dsound.dll and dsound.ini to the game's folder, and then adjusts that ini file as per Creative's official presets. For certain games, you may also need to install EAX Unified beforehand.

As for OpenAL games, those should just work, and don't need ALchemy. However, you may need to install Creative's version of OpenAL which can be download from here.

P.S.

The GOG releases of certain games (such as Splinter Cell) don't set the registry entries that ALchemy expects. You're better off using the retail version in that case.

Unfortunately I've already tried doing everything mentioned, and as far as dsoundlog.txt says, everything fine:

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[Logging Time : 4/3/2025 at 19:05:21

Loaded C:\Program Files (x86)\Games\Blizzard Entertainment\Warcraft III\DSOUND.ini

Using Native OpenAL Renderer
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I just simply don't get any sound output and it's same story with any other game I try.

Alexraptor wrote on 2025-03-04, 18:12:

Using Native OpenAL Renderer
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I just simply don't get any sound output and it's same story with any other game I try.

OpenAL uses several buffers at once from X-Fi.
Approximately 10-30.
This can be seen in AIDA64 when playing the game ("Hardware sound buffer" must be Approximately 100-110).

If the buffers are not occupied, then the audio streams do not reach the card.

Well, there is a known problem with the fact that all drivers (including those from Daniel_K) place OpenAL files in the wrong path.
https://www.overclock.net/threads/official-cr … 2#post-27942852
https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file … 5-openal-tools/

PS. X-fi must be at "Game mode", not Entertaiment or AudioCreation.

shevalier wrote on 2025-03-05, 12:32:

https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file … 5-openal-tools/

That link made all the difference, thanks!

Specifically the report from openAL-info32.exe, was very illuminating.

Available playback devices:
SB X-Fi Audio [0001]
Generic Software on SPDIF Out (2- Creative SB X-Fi)
Generic Software on ROG PG279Q (3- High Definition Audio Device)
Generic Software on Speakers (2- Creative SB X-Fi)

Turns out OpenAL itself was working the whole time, it just wasn't outputting where i expected it. Since I'm using an external amplifier, I output all my sound to SPDIF. But OpenAL was being a contrarian and outputting all sound via the regular Line-Out.

I plugged in a pair of headphones and there the sound was! After that it was just a matter of going into the Creative Audio Control Panel and ticking the "Play Stereo Mix Using Digital Output" box, and now everything works perfectly. 😀