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Creative released ALchemy for older soundcards too.. but to a condition: you had to pay for the "legacy" support. Therefore his work entered into competition with Creative all of a sudden. <br />
 
Creative released ALchemy for older soundcards too.. but to a condition: you had to pay for the "legacy" support. Therefore his work entered into competition with Creative all of a sudden. <br />
 
So.. they [https://web.archive.org/web/20080410083653/http://forums.creative.com/creativelabs/board/message?board.id=soundblaster&message.id=116332 kindly threatened] him <strike>and he simply decided [https://web.archive.org/web/20080409233010/http://forums.creative.com/creativelabs/board/message?board.id=Vista&thread.id=31341 to leave].</strike> <small>Ok, actually the wayback machine hasn't the [http://nomoregoatsoup.wordpress.com/2008/06/09/creative-hound-daniel_k-again/ whole] [https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/434964/creative-software-modder-daniel_k-gone-for-good/ story], and he never really left 100%</small> <br />
 
So.. they [https://web.archive.org/web/20080410083653/http://forums.creative.com/creativelabs/board/message?board.id=soundblaster&message.id=116332 kindly threatened] him <strike>and he simply decided [https://web.archive.org/web/20080409233010/http://forums.creative.com/creativelabs/board/message?board.id=Vista&thread.id=31341 to leave].</strike> <small>Ok, actually the wayback machine hasn't the [http://nomoregoatsoup.wordpress.com/2008/06/09/creative-hound-daniel_k-again/ whole] [https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/434964/creative-software-modder-daniel_k-gone-for-good/ story], and he never really left 100%</small> <br />
A nice summary of his works is given in his [http://www.wired.com/2008/04/daniel_k-who-fi/ vent e-mail to wired] (and some older file names can be checked [https://web.archive.org/web/20071119144721/http://hosted.filefront.com/braziliantech here])<br />
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A nice summary of his works is given in his [https://web.archive.org/web/20080409040910/http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/04/daniel_k-who-fi.html vent e-mail to wired] (and some older file names can be checked [https://web.archive.org/web/20071119144721/http://hosted.filefront.com/braziliantech here])<br />
 
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<strike>After some time though he came back ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound_Blaster#Driver_software_modification_.28soft_mod.29 wikipedia] claims there was an agreement but I couldn't find other reference)</strike><br />Ok, let's just list his massive firms: <br />
 
<strike>After some time though he came back ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound_Blaster#Driver_software_modification_.28soft_mod.29 wikipedia] claims there was an agreement but I couldn't find other reference)</strike><br />Ok, let's just list his massive firms: <br />
 
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140502225348/http://forums.creative.com/showthread.php?t=698996 SB Live! series Support Pack] <small>(I don't actually know why all Live! stuff has been removed between May and [https://web.archive.org/web/20140914024710/http://forums.creative.com/showthread.php?t=587115&s=eac0936460b7f36dfb3f5219be59b77b September])</small>
 
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140502225348/http://forums.creative.com/showthread.php?t=698996 SB Live! series Support Pack] <small>(I don't actually know why all Live! stuff has been removed between May and [https://web.archive.org/web/20140914024710/http://forums.creative.com/showthread.php?t=587115&s=eac0936460b7f36dfb3f5219be59b77b September])</small>
* [http://forums.creative.com/showthread.php?t=741928 SB Audigy Series Support Pack]
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20180505020335/http://forums.creative.com/showthread.php?t=741928 SB Audigy Series Support Pack]
 
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20151003091313/http://forums.creative.com/showthread.php?t=723487 P17X Series Support Pack]
 
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20151003091313/http://forums.creative.com/showthread.php?t=723487 P17X Series Support Pack]
* [http://forums.creative.com/showthread.php?t=721328 SB X-Fi Xtreme Audio PCIe / Notebook]
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20180323164514/http://forums.creative.com:80/showthread.php?t=721328 SB X-Fi Xtreme Audio PCIe / Notebook]
* [http://forums.creative.com/showthread.php?t=741929 SB X-Fi Series Support Pack] (supports Auzentech, Gigabyte and Onkyo solutions too) <small><small><small>[[http://forums.creative.com/showthread.php?t=741930 alternative Universal Audio Architecture]]</small></small></small>
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20180505024049/http://forums.creative.com/showthread.php?t=741929 SB X-Fi Series Support Pack] (supports Auzentech, Gigabyte and Onkyo solutions too) <small><small><small>[[https://web.archive.org/web/20180329144459/http://forums.creative.com/showthread.php?t=741930 alternative Universal Audio Architecture]]</small></small></small>
* [http://forums.creative.com/showthread.php?t=721326 SB USB series Support Pack]
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20180426115053/http://forums.creative.com/showthread.php?t=721326 SB USB series Support Pack]
 
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130921123815/http://forums.creative.com/showthread.php?t=386462&s=ccc5239476240d9b42883a864d94b610 Gameport support pack for Vista 32-bit (x86)] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20130620033954/http://forums.creative.com/showthread.php?t=587115 7] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20130921124159/http://forums.creative.com/showthread.php?t=386462&page=6&s=ccc5239476240d9b42883a864d94b610#post31207 no 64 bit]) <small>(again, I can't understand why it was [https://web.archive.org/web/20140908024042/http://forums.creative.com/showthread.php?t=386462 pulled out] from forums)<small> <small>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071015132043/http://forums.creative.com/creativelabs/board/message?board.id=Vista&message.id=13336 Better page layout], older version</small></small></small>
 
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130921123815/http://forums.creative.com/showthread.php?t=386462&s=ccc5239476240d9b42883a864d94b610 Gameport support pack for Vista 32-bit (x86)] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20130620033954/http://forums.creative.com/showthread.php?t=587115 7] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20130921124159/http://forums.creative.com/showthread.php?t=386462&page=6&s=ccc5239476240d9b42883a864d94b610#post31207 no 64 bit]) <small>(again, I can't understand why it was [https://web.archive.org/web/20140908024042/http://forums.creative.com/showthread.php?t=386462 pulled out] from forums)<small> <small>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071015132043/http://forums.creative.com/creativelabs/board/message?board.id=Vista&message.id=13336 Better page layout], older version</small></small></small>
  
<small>EDIT: bugs in newer OpenAL/drivers implementation [http://forums.creative.com/showthread.php?t=726283 seem to exist]</small>
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<small>EDIT: bugs in newer OpenAL/drivers implementation [https://web.archive.org/web/20170720035149/http://forums.creative.com/showthread.php?t=726283 seem to exist]</small>