Newsgroup: it.comp.hardware.schede-audio
Titolo: Nuovi Driver per schede Live! e Audigy

Welcome to the kX Project!
http://www.kxproject.com/
The kX project is a set of alternative WDM drivers (meaning that
they'll will work with all recent versions of Windows) for EMU10K1 and
EMU10K2 based cards (Live!, Audigy and E-mu APS cards). This driver
project is totally independent from Creative, and already has an
impressive number of features, including: 
Support for any number of EMU10K1 or EMU10K2 based cards in one
computer (meaning that you could have four Live! and two Audigy cards,
if you have enough space in your computer) 
ASIO (v1) support (although current Audigy drivers also support this) 
Full DirectSound and partial DirectSound3D support 
A kX mixer, that also includes a DSP control panel, allowing editing,
loading, patching and unloading of custom DSP effects 
These drivers were released just a couple of days ago, and should
probably still be considered somewhat experimental. They lack many
features that may or may not be important to you (see the FAQ, issues
and bugs page on the website), so they're not for everyone. On the
other hand, for some people (like me), they may be exactly what you've
been waiting for! 
In my opinion, this is a big step for Windows Live! users, and may
very soon make the APS Live! drivers (that many people have used to
overcome some of the limitations of Creative's Live! drivers)
obsolete. 
If this all sounds interesting, you can download and try the drivers
from the kX project's website. They can easily be uninstalled, so why
not give them a try. Updates have been very frequent so far, so check
the website every once in a while to keep updated on new features. 
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Our mission is to allow end-users unfettered access to all features of
the kX-compatible* soundcards, to promote the development of
supporting applications for kX-compatible soundcards, and to encourage
a free exchange of information useful towards furthering software
development for all kX-compatible soundcards. Our motto is: "Expanding
the Potential Exponentially".
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Historical background
The kX Project was born out of a perceived need to expand the
possiblities for use by musicians of the kX-compatible soundcards,
under new and emerging operating systems which no longer support the
old VxD device driver model.
Until now, musicians interested in exploring the detailed operational
aspects of their Emu10k1 and 10k2-based soundcards have been limited
to either working with the drivers that came with their cards (drivers
which have had their functionality severely limited by the
manufacturer), or installing superior VxD drivers originally intended
for the E-mu Systems APS card, but being unable to upgrade to newer
operating systems. In some cases, demanding users have decided to
change operating systems altogether, i.e. to linux, or to limit the
use of their 10kx soundcards to tasks such as gameplaying and
SoundFont playback. 
Understanding the need, and with the open-source linux drivers
providing a working model, an independent developer set out in the
spring of 2001 to write the WDM drivers that would put the power back
into the hands of the end-user, and throw open the door to practically
unlimited software development for the 10kx cards. This intrepid and
unrelentless developer was Eugene Gavrilov, who continues to spearhead
the kX Driver programming effort.
A small team of independent testers and developers has now joined
Eugene to continue kX Project development. Working together we can and
will Expand the Potential and allow end-users unprecedented control
over their soundcards and develop tools for musicians by musicians,
without concern for market share or the bottom line. 

Sarà.. ma leggendo la pagina Issues del vs sito vedo in realtà molti più
danni che guadagni.. Le posto qui sotto e chiedo ai ragazzi del Newsgroup un
parere.. li ritenete interessanti?
Proverò a installarli nella mia partizione sperimentale e vi farò sapere...
Nel frattempo fatemi sapere qualche vs commento!
Punx
UART Out seems to be broken
Helpfile included with the kX Driver package is outdated
Front and Rear speakers are intentionally swapped by default - explanation
why _here_.
Limitations on SoundFont sample size & number of samples.
ASIO recording not yet implemented.
No EAX/EAX2.0 support.
No DSP reverb (should be ready within two weeks of initial driver release).
No Direct3d support (2d emulation only).
Audigy hardware support for some TRAM operations not functioning properly.
Look-up tables not implemented.
Issues with certain AC97 codec versions (including fixes, delays, phases
etc...).
Livedrive functionality not fully tested (ins & outs).
Livedrive IR is functional, but lacks 'GUI client'.
Multitrack recording/playback support not yet implemented.
No AC3-passthrough support.
Incorrect I/O levels with certain cards & ac97 codecs.
No spdif bypass for 10k2-based cards.
No real spectral analyser.
Win2k control panel problem for setup only.
Certain switches including 'swap front & rear' reset microcode completely.
No realtime MIDI synth volume control.
Only reverb* & chorus effects can be controlled via MIDI.
No save/load state for microcode effects.
Only partial support for SoundFont-aware applications (no load/get/clear
preset & load/clear waveform functions).
Stereo soundfont voices not implemented.
Synth volume mono only.
Windows mixer volume controls doubled under win98 only.

 Proverò a installarli nella mia partizione sperimentale e vi farò
sapere...
Mah... io lascerei perdere.
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Ciao
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