Wave-Table Synthesis
- E-mu Systems®, Inc. EMU10K1™ music synthesis engine
- 64-voice hardware polyphony with E-mu's patented 8-point interpolation technology
- Uses SoundFont® Bank technology for user-definable wave-table sample sets which include 2MB and 4MB sets
- Load up to 32MB of samples into host memory for professional music reproduction
- Scalable PCI wave-table synthesis architecture with multi-timbre capability
- 48 MIDI channels with 128 GM & GS compatible instruments and 10 drum kits
Effects Engine
- E-mu Systems, Inc. EMU10K1™ patented effects processor
- Support for real-time digital effects like reverb, chorus, flanger, pitch shifter, or distortion across any audio source
- Capable of processing, mixing and positioning audio streams using up to 131 available hardware channels
- Full digital mixer maintains all sound mixing in the digital domain, eliminating noise from the signal
- Customizable effects architecture allows new audio effects to be downloaded from the Web
- Full bass, treble, and effects controls available for all audio sources
EAX™ and 3D Audio Technology
- User-selectable settings are optimized for headphones or 2, 4, or 5.1 PC speaker and home stereo systems.
- Dolby® Digital audio decoding to 5.1 speaker channels in analog or digital modes
- Upgradeable 3D audio architecture allows for improvements over time
- Accelerates Microsoft® DirectSound® and DirectSound® 3D
- Hardware acceleration of EAX™ in games
- Creative Multi Speaker Surround™ (CMSS) technology places any mono or stereo source in a 360º audio space
- EAX™ preset effects: user-selectable DSP modes that stimulate acoustic environments
Hollywood-Quality, 32-Bit Digital Audio Engine
- Processes bit resolutions from 4-bit to 16-bit
- Processes sample rates from 5kHz to 48kHz
- All sound sources are bundled with 32-bit precision for highest quality output
- Analog and digital I/O modes supported
- Hardware full duplex support enables simultaneous record and playback at 8 standard sample rates
- Utilizes AC '97 Audio Codec
MIDI Interface/Joystick Port
- Supports Sound Blaster® MIDI and MPU-401 modes
- IBM® compatible 15-pin joystick port with analog support
- Support for digital and DirectInput™ game devices
On-Board Connectors
- Analog/Digital Out (Analog Center & Subwoofer/6-channel S-PDIF Output)
- Line In
- Microphone In
- Line Level Out (front) / Headphone Out
- Line Level Out (rear)
- MIDI / Joystick port
- Telephone Answering Device In
- MPC-3 Analog CD Audio In
- Digital CD Audio In
- Expansion header for Live! Drive series or Optical Digital I/O card 2 (available separately)
Works with the Following Standards:
- Windows® 95, 98, 98SE, NT4.0, 2000, Millennium Edition and XP
- General MIDI
- MPC-3
- Plug and Play
- Sound Blaster® PCI
- EAX™
- Microsoft® DirectSound®, DirectSound® 3D, and derivatives
- PCI 2.1 compliant
- AC '97 compliant
- Dolby® Digital
Cost
- $37.00 from Googlegear.com
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