Creative Sound Blaster Audigy SB0090 Istruzioni operative
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Creative Sound Blaster Audigy
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Contents
Introduction
High Definition Digital Audio Entertainment........................................ ix
What is EAX ADVANCED HD? ............................................................. x
CreativeWare .................................................................................. xi
In Your Package ............................................................................. xi
System Requirements ..................................................................... xi
Sound Blaster Audigy card........................................................ xi
SB1394 applications, games and DVD viewing ............................xii
Getting More Information................................................................. xii
More Help ...................................................................................... xii
Technical Support ........................................................................... xii
Document Conventions....................................................................xiii
1 Installing Hardware
What You Need...................................................................................... 1-1
Your Sound Blaster Audigy Card .............................................................. 1-2
Your Joystick/MIDI Bracket .....................................................................1-3
Installation Steps ................................................................................... 1-4
Step 1: Prepare your computer ...................................................... 1-4
Step 2: Install the Sound Blaster Audigy card .................................. 1-5
Step 3: Install the Joystick/MIDI bracket (optional) .......................... 1-5
Step 4: Connect to power supply .................................................... 1-6
Connecting Related Peripherals................................................................ 1-7
Connecting Speaker Systems .................................................................. 1-8
Connecting External Consumer Devices .................................................... 1-9
Positioning Your Speakers ..................................................................... 1-10
2 Installing Software
Installing Drivers and Applications............................................................ 2-1
Installing Ulead VideoStudio Application .......................................... 2-1
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Windows 98 Second Edition .................................................... 2-2
Windows Me ......................................................................... 2-2
Windows 2000 ...................................................................... 2-2
Uninstalling the Applications and Device Drivers ........................................ 2-3
Reinstalling the Device Drivers ................................................................2-3
Updating Windows 2000 (Service Pack 2) .................................................2-4
Updating Windows 98 SE ........................................................................ 2-4
AC-3 SPDIF output........................................................................ 2-4
1394 storage supplement .............................................................. 2-4
Installing Digital Video Update ................................................................. 2-5
3 Sound Blaster Audigy Applications
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy Applications............................................... 3-1
Third Party Sound Blaster Audigy Applications ........................................... 3-2
Creative Taskbar.................................................................................... 3-2
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy Online Quick Start ...................................... 3-3
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy Experience ................................................ 3-3
EAX ADVANCED HD Gold Mine Experience ................................................ 3-3
Creative Diagnostics............................................................................... 3-3
Creative Surround Mixer ......................................................................... 3-4
Creative AudioHQ................................................................................... 3-4
SoundFont Control ........................................................................ 3-5
Device Controls ............................................................................ 3-5
Creative Keyboard ........................................................................ 3-5
MIDI Input............................................................................ 3-5
EAX Control.................................................................................. 3-5
Creative WaveStudio .............................................................................. 3-6
Creative PlayCenter................................................................................ 3-6
Creative Recorder .................................................................................. 3-7
Creative Oozic Player.............................................................................. 3-7
Vienna SoundFont Studio........................................................................ 3-7
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Creative MiniDisc Center ......................................................................... 3-8
Creative RemoteCenter........................................................................... 3-8
SoundFont Showcase ............................................................................. 3-8
Creative Restore Defaults........................................................................ 3-9
Steinberg’s Audio Applications ................................................................. 3-9
Cubasis VST (for Creative)............................................................. 3-9
WaveLab Lite ............................................................................... 3-9
ReCycle Lite ................................................................................. 3-9
MixMeister........................................................................................... 3-10
Ulead VideoStudio Version 4.0 SE Basic .................................................. 3-10
FireNet ............................................................................................... 3-10
4 Using Applications
Multimedia Playback ............................................................................... 4-1
Watching DVDs ............................................................................ 4-1
Playing MP3 or WMA files............................................................... 4-1
Playing back Wave and CD Audio files ............................................. 4-2
Playing MIDI files.......................................................................... 4-2
Creating non- General-MIDI- compliant files .................................... 4-2
Digital Entertainment.............................................................................. 4-2
Watching surround movies............................................................. 4-2
Compiling personal albums ............................................................ 4-2
Content Creation.................................................................................... 4-3
Organizing SoundFont banks.......................................................... 4-3
Applying voice effects.................................................................... 4-3
Recording sound and effects .......................................................... 4-3
Capturing and editing videos .......................................................... 4-3
Advanced Content Creation .....................................................................4-3
Recording multi-tracks with ASIO ................................................... 4-3
Creating music ............................................................................. 4-4
Recording and transcribing music ................................................... 4-4
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Recording and editing musical instruments ...................................... 4-4
Recording digital audio .................................................................. 4-4
Creating multiple effects ................................................................ 4-4
Creating and playing back SoundFonts ............................................ 4-4
Internet Entertainment ........................................................................... 4-5
Experiencing music with visual entertainment .................................. 4-5
Encoding CD songs to MP3 format .................................................. 4-5
Downloading and playing MP3 songs ............................................... 4-5
Playing MP3 songs with EAX ADVANCED HD..................................... 4-5
Mixing MP3 songs ......................................................................... 4-5
Gaming Reference.................................................................................. 4-6
Enjoying EAX ADVANCED HD support.............................................. 4-6
Enjoying DirectSound3D support .................................................... 4-6
Enjoying A3D 1.0 support .............................................................. 4-6
Enjoying DOS games..................................................................... 4-6
Enjoying audio presets in games .................................................... 4-6
Customizing environments for non-3D games .................................. 4-7
Appendixes
A General Specifications
Features ...............................................................................................A-1
PCI Bus Mastering .................................................................A-1
Audigy Processor ...................................................................A-1
High Quality Audio Path..........................................................A-1
Professional Digital Audio Processing........................................A-2
Flexible Mixer Control.............................................................A-2
Dolby Digital (AC-3) Decoding.................................................A-2
Creative Multi Speaker SurroundTM (CMSSTM) .........................A-3
SB1394TM Compatibility.........................................................A-3
Connectivity ..........................................................................................A-3
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Sound Blaster Audigy card ............................................................. A-3
Audio Inputs .........................................................................A-3
Audio Outputs .......................................................................A-3
SB1394 Interfaces .................................................................A-4
Interfaces .............................................................................A-4
B SB Emulation in MS-DOS/Windows 98 SE
Background...........................................................................................B-1
Installing MS-DOS Drivers.......................................................................B-1
Opening MS-DOS ...................................................................................B-1
Understanding the Installation Program ....................................................B-2
AUTOEXEC.BAT File Settings .......................................................... B-2
CONFIG.SYS File Settings .............................................................. B-3
System Resource Settings.......................................................................B-3
Input/Output (I/O) Addresses ........................................................ B-4
Interrupt Request (IRQ) Line.......................................................... B-4
Direct Memory Access (DMA) Channel............................................. B-5
Environment Variables............................................................................B-5
CTSYN Environment Variable.......................................................... B-5
BLASTER Environment Variable ...................................................... B-5
Determining Resources...........................................................................B-6
Selecting the Best Audio Options in a Game ..............................................B-7
Music Options............................................................................... B-8
Digital Audio Options..................................................................... B-8
MS-DOS Mode Utilities............................................................................B-8
SBECFG.EXE ................................................................................ B-8
SBEMIXER.EXE ............................................................................. B-9
SBESET.EXE............................................................................... B-10
SBEGO.EXE................................................................................ B-11
C Troubleshooting
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Problems Installing Software ...................................................................C-1
Problems with Sound..............................................................................C-2
Insufficient SoundFont Cache ..................................................................C-5
Problems With Joystick ...........................................................................C-5
Problems with Multiple Audio Devices .......................................................C-6
Problems with Sound Blaster Live! Series or Sound Blaster PCI512 card .......C-7
Resolving I/O Conflicts............................................................................C-8
Problems in Windows NT 4.0 ...................................................................C-9
Problems with Encore DVD Player .......................................................... C-10
Problems with Software DVD Player ....................................................... C-10
Problems with DV driver for Windows 98 SE/2000/Me .............................. C-11
Index
Introduction ix
Introduction
High Definition
Digital Audio
Entertainment
Thank you for purchasing Sound Blaster Audigy, which consists of the Sound Blaster
Audigy card and Joystick/MIDI bracket. It is the most complete high-definition
digital audio entertainment solution that you will ever come across.
With the onboard 24-bit Analog-to-Digital Convertor (ADC) and Digital-to-Analog
Converter (DAC), Sound Blaster Audigy delivers high-definition sound of astounding
quality with 96 kHz SPDIF support. The Sound Blaster Audigy card, with its Audigy
processor, is four times as powerful as its nearest competitor. This enables awesome
EAX ADVANCED HDTM technologies for your games and music listening experience.
The SB1394 port provides easy high-speed connectivity to NOMAD portable digital
audio players, external CD-RW drives and other IEEE 1394 compatible devices like
DV Camcorders, printers, scanners and digital still cameras.
Combine Sound Blaster Audigy with a rich software bundle and you get endless
hours of fun. Included in your Sound Blaster Audigy Installation CD are exciting
applications that allow you to create EAX-enhanced MP3 songs, and instant
interactive Oozic music videos, which you can share with your friends over the
Internet.
Introduction x
What is EAX
ADVANCED HD?
EAX ADVANCED HD brings a new level of performance, power and flexibility to PC
audio. Taking advantage of the increased processing capabilities of the Sound
Blaster Audigy HDA Processor, EAX ADVANCED HD delivers a host of new high
definition audio features for gaming and music enhancement.
The all-new EAX ADVANCED HD Game Audio Library takes in-game audio acoustics
to a whole new level. New Multi-EnvironmentTM technology renders up to 4
simultaneous audio environments in real time. Environment PanningTM makes
spatializing and localizing environments in 3D possible. Environment ReflectionsTM
offers localization of early reflections and echoes. Environment FilteringTM
accurately simulates the propagation of sound in both open and closed
environments. Finally, Environment MorphingTM allows for seamless transition from
one environment to the next. These innovative technologies bring tremendous
realism and immersiveness to gaming.
Sonic superiority is also assured with EAX ADVANCED HD Music Technologies. Audio
Clean-Up enables the removal of unwanted noise in a digital audio file. DREAMTM
creates an enhanced, "disco-like" surround sound for any stereo music. Time Scaling
speeds up and slows down music with no distortion. Music playback is further
enhanced with the specially developed EAX ADVANCED HD music effects.
EAX ADVANCED HD offers dramatically increased 3D audio performance and
functionality, delivering superior audio fidelity and sophisticated reverb effects for
an unsurpassed digital entertainment experience that is only available from the
Sound Blaster Audigy family of products.
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