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Who uses any of these two softwares?
IndirectSound emulates audio hardware acceleration on modern Windows operating systems. This enables older games to have 3D positional audio (i.e. surround sound played out of rear and side speakers) like they were intended to when they were originally released.
When the game asks if audio hardware acceleration is available IndirectSound claims that it is (even though it really isn't) and then uses a newer Microsoft audio library, XAudio2, to create 3D positional sound in software. This means that anyone who has a machine capable of playing modern games can experience emulated hardware 3D positional audio on older games the way it was intended (at least until Microsoft stops supporting XAudio2).
IndirectSound - 3D Audio in Older Games
(note: currently no true EAX support)
VOGONS • View topic - indirect sound
Creative ALchemy allows Sound Blaster owners to run their favorite DirectSound3D games and experience them as game developers have intended from Windows Vista™ and above - with full hardware accelerated 3D Audio and EAX support. This is achievable by translating DirectSound3D into OpenAL calls.
Creative ALchemy FAQ
Creative Worldwide Support - All downloads
(search for 'almy')
Creative ALchemy Guide and FAQ
Creative ALchemy Guide and FAQ (updated)
https://web.archive.org/web/2013060...ivelabs.com/alchemy/Lists/Games/AllItems.aspx
(archived unofficial compatibility list, very possibly outdated)
List of games with EAX support - Wikipedia
IndirectSound emulates audio hardware acceleration on modern Windows operating systems. This enables older games to have 3D positional audio (i.e. surround sound played out of rear and side speakers) like they were intended to when they were originally released.
When the game asks if audio hardware acceleration is available IndirectSound claims that it is (even though it really isn't) and then uses a newer Microsoft audio library, XAudio2, to create 3D positional sound in software. This means that anyone who has a machine capable of playing modern games can experience emulated hardware 3D positional audio on older games the way it was intended (at least until Microsoft stops supporting XAudio2).
IndirectSound - 3D Audio in Older Games
(note: currently no true EAX support)
VOGONS • View topic - indirect sound
Creative ALchemy allows Sound Blaster owners to run their favorite DirectSound3D games and experience them as game developers have intended from Windows Vista™ and above - with full hardware accelerated 3D Audio and EAX support. This is achievable by translating DirectSound3D into OpenAL calls.
Creative ALchemy FAQ
Creative Worldwide Support - All downloads
(search for 'almy')
Creative ALchemy Guide and FAQ
Creative ALchemy Guide and FAQ (updated)
https://web.archive.org/web/2013060...ivelabs.com/alchemy/Lists/Games/AllItems.aspx
(archived unofficial compatibility list, very possibly outdated)
List of games with EAX support - Wikipedia
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