User guide

Introduction ix
Introduction
Welcome to the world of multimedia, as it should be experienced, with advanced audio and high-speed
CD-ROM data delivery.
At the heart of Sound Blaster
®
Live! Value is EMU10K1™, a processor from E-mu
®
Systems based on
E-mu’s highly acclaimed Emulator IV sound module and Darwin hard disk recorder. The EMU10K1™’s
more than 2 million transistors and 1,000 MIPS of audio processing power are capable of delivering
intensive digital mixing and effects processing for an immersive Environmental Audio™ experience. The
EMU10K1 is endowed with other powerful features:
❐ Advanced hardware-accelerated digital effects processing
❐ 32-bit digital processing while maintaining a 192 dB dynamic range
❐ Patented 8-point interpolation that reduces noise/distortion to inaudible levels
❐ 64-voice hardware wavetable synthesizer
❐ Professional-quality digital mixing and equalization
The Creative CD-ROM drive delivers high-speed capabilities to your computer when transferring data,
playing educational and entertainment software titles, or running business applications. The internal
design and enhanced IDE connector offers uncompromising performance and compatibility.
System
Requirements
For Creative software, your cards require at least:
❐ Pentium
®
class 133 MHz or equivalent processor
❐ Windows
®
95 OSR2, 98 or Windows NT
®
4.0
❐ 16 MB RAM for Windows 95/98 (32 MB RAM recommended),
32 MB RAM for Windows NT 4.0
❐ 72 MB of free hard disk space for Windows 95/98;
55 MB for Windows NT 4.0
❐ Free PCI bus slot for the audio card
❐ Available 5.25” half-height drive bay (for CD-ROM drive)