User`s guide
Table Of Contents
- User’s Guide
- Creative Sound Blaster Audigy Platinum eX Creative Audio Software
- Contents
- Introduction
- About the Sound Blaster Audigy Card and external Audigy Drive
- Installing Hardware
- Installation Steps
- Step 1: Prepare the external Audigy Drive
- Step 2: Prepare your computer
- Step 3: Connect the Sound Blaster Audigy and Audigy Extension cards
- Step 4: Install the Sound Blaster Audigy and Audigy Extension cards
- Step 5: Install the external Audigy Drive
- Step 6: Connect the CD-ROM/DVD- ROM drive
- Step 7: Connect to power supply
- Connecting Related Peripherals
- Connecting Speaker Systems
- Connecting External Consumer Devices
- Positioning Your Speakers
- Installation Steps
- Installing Software
- Sound Blaster Audigy Applications
- Creative Sound Blaster Audigy Applications
- Creative Taskbar
- Creative Sound Blaster Audigy Online Quick Start (English only)
- Creative Sound Blaster Audigy Experience (English only)
- EAX ADVANCED HD™ Gold Mine Experience (English only)
- Creative Diagnostics
- Creative Surround Mixer
- Creative AudioHQ
- Creative WaveStudio
- Creative PlayCenter
- Creative Recorder
- Vienna SoundFont Studio
- Creative MiniDisc Center
- Creative RemoteCenter
- Creative Restore Defaults
- Using Applications
- General Specifications
- Troubleshooting & FAQ’s
- Problems Installing Software
- Problems with Sound
- Problems with File Transfers on Some VIA Chipset Motherboards
- Insufficient SoundFont Cache
- Problems With Joysticks
- Problems with Multiple Audio Devices
- Problems with Sound Blaster Live! Series or Sound Blaster PCI512 card
- Resolving I/O Conflicts
- Problems with Encore DVD Player (not included)
- Problems with Software DVD Player (not included)
- Problems with DV driver for Windows 98 SE/ 2000/Me/XP
- Problems with installing non- Creative applications
- Problems with Digital Devices
- Technical Support
General Specifications A-3
Professional Digital
Audio Processing
❑ Supports Sony/Philips Digital Interface (SPDIF) format input signal of up to 24-bit/96 kHz quality
❑ SPDIF output up to 24-bit resolution at selectable sampling rate of 44.1, 48 or 96 kHz
Note: SPDIF output not available during playback of protected digital audio contents authored with
Microsoft DRM (Digital Rights Management) technology
❑ Selectable 6-channel SPDIF output to external amplifier/digital speaker systems
❑
Software switching of SPDIF Input-to-Output (bypass) to minimize cable connection hassle
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Low latency multitrack recording with ASIO support
Flexible Mixer Control
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Software playback control of CD Audio, Line In, Auxiliary, TAD, PC speaker, Microphone In, Wave/
DirectSound device, MIDI device, CD Digital (CD SPDIF), Line In 2, Microphone In 2, Auxiliary 2
and SPDIF In
❑
Software recording control of Analog Mix (sum of CD Audio, Line In, Auxiliary, TAD, PC speaker)
Microphone In, Wave/DirectSound device, MIDI device, CD Digital (CD SPDIF), Line In 2,
Microphone In 2, Auxiliary 2 and SPDIF In
❑
Selectable input source or mixing of various audio sources for recording
❑
Adjustable master volume control
❑
Separate bass and treble control
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Front and rear balance control
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Muting and panning control for mixer sources
Dolby Digital (AC-3)
Decoding
❑
Decodes Dolby Digital (AC-3) to 5.1 channels or pass-through compressed Dolby Digital (AC-3) PCM
SPDIF stream to external decoder
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Bass redirection: enhances bass output to subwoofer for small satellite speaker systems
❑
Crossover bass frequency (10-200 Hz): adjustable to standalone subwoofer units for desired bass level
❑ Adjustable Center and LFE level control