Yes, your soundcard will continue to function as a SoundFont-compatible device under the kX driver. SoundFonts can be loaded and unloaded via SoundFont-aware applications, or via the kX Mixer's SoundFont control page. Currently only SF2 files are supported, however SF1 (SBK) files can be converted to SF2 files using a freely available utility.

Currently, kX-compatible soundcards include all EMU10k1 and EMU10k2-based PC soundcards manufactured by Creative Technology Ltd. and/or E-mu Systems Inc., including: The Live! X-Gamer, Live! MP3+, Live! Player 1024, Live! Platinum cards (CT4760) and value cards (CT4780) The Live! X-Gamer 5.1, Live! MP3+ 5.1, Live! Player 5.1, Live! Platinum 5.1, Live! Digital Entertainment 5.1 cards (SB0060, SB0100, SB0102, SB0220, SB0222, SB0103 and SB0105) and Value 5.

The kX driver conforms to the WDM (Windows Driver Model) specification and is therefore compatible with the following Microsoft Windows operating systems: Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98 (Second Edition only), and Windows Me. Windows .NET Server 2003 may also be supported, however, this has not been tested. Windows 98 (First Edition) will not be supported since it has no built-in support for WDM drivers (v1.1 or later).

Basic Windows Mixer functionality is provided, although the audio mixer (kX Mixer) included with the driver package allows access to many more features. The Windows mixer allows Master, Wave and Synth Playback and Record levels to be controlled. A Line-in slider has also been added for compatibilty with TV-card software.

You should try disabling unused kX ASIO inputs and outputs. Logic opens all 16 inputs and 16 outputs by default.

Yes, the kX driver package includes a DSP compiler and loader, allowing skilled users to program their own DSP effects.

Yes, the kX Driver is FREE and will remain FREE. However, you can support the development effort by donating to the kX Fund.

The kX Forums have been set up to allow users to ask questions and exchange helpful tips and information with each other. kX developers and collaborators will sometimes drop in to answer questions, but on a limited basis (mainly due to time constraints :-P). Note that the kX Project email address should be used for Bug Reports and suggestions only - support questions will be referred to the kX Forums.

The kX driver will only install on systems running Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows Millenium Edition, Windows 2000 or Windows XP. At least one Creative Labs Audigy or EMU10k1-based soundcard, or E-mu Systems APS soundcard, is also required. DirectX 8 or newer should be downloaded and installed prior to installing the kX driver. A minimum of 32 MB of RAM and a video adapter capable of displaying HiColor (16 bit) or TrueColor (24bit) are also highly recommended (actually - required).

ASIO v2.0 - based hosts are fully supported, however, some ASIO2 features are not implemented due to hardware limitations. 24-bit ASIO support is planned for 10k2-based boards.

Multiple soundcards are indeed supported by the kX driver. In theory, an unlimited number of soundcards could be used at once, but in reality you're likely to be limited by the number of PCI slots in your machine. Any combination of EMU10k1 and/or EMU10k2-based cards can be used with the kX driver (together with soundcards by other manufacturers, running their own drivers), provided the BIOS and the OS recognize the cards and assign the resources correctly.

Yes, the kX driver supports DSP effects, with Reverb and Chorus loaded by default for MIDI Synth compatibility.

Yes, in fact all effects included with the kX driver package are new, custom-programmed DSP effects.

Before you can enjoy the sound quality offered by the kX Audio driver you need to make sure it is configured correctly. For example, Front and Rear outputs are swapped by default -- make sure you have your speakers plugged into the 'Rear' jack, or disable the swap on the 'Master' page of the kX Mixer. If you have more than 2 speakers (4.0/4.1 or 5.0/5.

Windows 2000 and Windows XP provide their own certified drivers for some EMU10kX-based audio cards. Our kX Audio Driver has not been certified by Microsoft (WHQL-ed) and thus a special installation procedure might be required. It is recommended that you first try running kXSetup, and if that fails, follow our Windows XP installation guide.

Yes, the kX Mixer includes a SoundFont control panel, which allows loading and unloading of SoundFonts to compatible soundcards running under the kX drivers.

The kX mixer includes a DSP control panel, allowing editing, loading, patching and unloading of custom DSP effects. A command-line utility is also included with the kX driver package, allowing direct access to many functions.

The current kX driver version provides support for the Vienna SoundFont editor (with the exception of 'wave playback' feature).

The Alive editor is currently not fully compatible with the kX driver (improved support is under investigation -- please contact SoundFaction for details).

The kX Mixer and kX Setup are statically linked to certain Windows DLLs, which may or may not be found on every system. You can download the required files from the kX Download page if they are not present on your system.

The kX Project is a totally independent development project whose aim is to provide WDM Audio Drivers for newer operating systems for kX-Compatible audio cards. The kX Project is led by Eugene Gavrilov, Max Mikhailov and Hanz Petrov (full list of contributors here).

SoundFonts are a file format originally developed by Creative Labs, the makers of the "Sound Blaster" series of audio cards. SoundFonts are "simply" collections of audio samples, with keymapping parameters, encapsulated into a single file. You "load" the SoundFont *.SF2 format into Fantasize SoundFont Player and you immediately transform your VST host into a powerful instrument.

QWS should operate with whatever MIDI instruments you have available on your system, including any software synths or soundfont devices you have installed. If you want to see patch names for these instruments, you still need to use an instrument list, just as you would an external synthesiser.

This is caused by Windows memory management restrictions. Try tweaking the following register keys (for Windows 2000 and Windows XP only): HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management\ PagedPoolSize NonPagedPoolSize NonPagedPoolQuota PagedPoolQuota Please search our forum and Microsoft Knowledge Base for details.

A - ceenda, SWTrex - Just add an energyXT VSTi to a tracktion channel. Inside eXT, right click to add in a "Sampler" component, open it up. Using the file browser (F3, or the "Browser" button), search out your soundfont files. You'll be able to expand them in the browser just like directories. Drag the "Preset" you want into the Sampler. You're good to go. Be careful with large soundfonts though. At the moment eXT still saves all the sample data with it, so you may notice large file sizes.

If you want hardware support for SoundFonts, you can chose from the CreativeLabs range of SoundFont compatible soundcards (SBLive!, SoundBlaster AWE64, SoundBlaster AWE32, SoundBlaster 32), EMU (Audio Production Studio, 8710ps PCMCIA, 8710 PCMCIA) and TDK (DMC9000 PCMCIA). The software you need to create and manage SoundFonts is delivered with each of these cards or can be downloaded from Creative Labs' website (direct link).

Execute: Start Menu - Programs - kX Project - Uninstall or Re-install kX Audio Driver (Version xxxx) - and click 'Remove'. After the driver is removed, uninstall kX Project installation files by choosing 'Uninstall kX Project Package (Version xxxx)'

In releases prior to 3.3, STEPPER was much more robust than DRIVER, especially for transition state searches, though when DRIVER did converge it was usually faster. However, in release 3.3 DRIVER has been completely rewritten, AUTOZ has been extensively modified, and the diagonal guess for internal coordinates has also been substantially improved.

NVIDIA's ForceWare Unified Driver Architecture supports SLI. Simply download the latest GeForce or Quadro graphics driver from www.nvidia.com. NVIDIA continually adds new SLI applications profiles to upcoming drivers. For the most up to date SLI application support, always use the latest drivers. Before installing new drivers, make sure you uninstall all NVIDIA display drivers from the Windows Control Panel.