User guide

Introduction ix
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Sound Blaster Live! is the top audio solution for
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ames, movies, CDs, MP3 music, and Internet
entertainment. With its support for toda
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’s leadin
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audio standard—EAX—Sound Blaster Live! creates
real-life, multidimensional sound and multi-textured acoustical environments for the most realistic 3D
audio experience. Its powerful EMU10K1 audio processor delivers audio at optimum CPU performance
with the hi
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hest fidelit
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and absolute clarit
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. Combine it with a four- or five-speaker setup and
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ou’ll
experience realistic 3D audio, EAX in supported
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ames, and en
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our movies with true surround sound.
The Live!Ware up
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rade pro
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ram keeps
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our Sound Blaster Live! card up to date, supportin
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future
technolo
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ies, functionalit
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, and features.
To create
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our own music or audio content in the future, Sound Blaster Live! offers up
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rade options that
allow
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ou to connect multiple di
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ital and analo
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devices simultaneousl
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, includin
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ke
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boards and other
music devices, as well as optical connection to MiniDisc and DAT recorders.
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