Features and Specifications

Wave-Table Synthesis

• E-mu^® Systems EMU10K1^™ music synthesis engine
• 64-voice polyphony with E-mu's patented 8-point interpolation technology
• Uses SoundFont^® technology for user-definable wave-table sample sets; includes 2MB, 4MB and 8MB sets
• Load up to 32MB of samples into host memory for professional music reproduction
• Scalable PCI wave-table synthesis architecture
• Up to 1024-voice polyphony with multi-timbre capability
• 48 MIDI channels with 128 GM & GS-compatible instruments and 10 drum kits

Effects Engine

• E-mu Systems EMU10K1 patented effects processor
• Supports real-time digital effects like reverb, chorus, flange, pitch shifter or distortion across any audio source
• Capable of processing, mixing and positioning audio streams using up to 131 available hardware channels
• Customizable effects architecture allows audio effects and channel control
• Full digital mixer maintains all sound mixing in the digital domain, eliminating noise from the signal
• Full bass, treble, and effects controls available for all audio sources

Environmental Audio & 3D Audio Technology

• User-selectable settings are optimized for headphones and two or four speakers
• Upgradeable 3D audio architecture allows for improvements over time
• Accelerates Microsoft^® DirectSound^® and DirectSound3D
• Accelerates Environmental Audio^™ property set extensions
• Creative Multi Speaker Surround^™ technology places any mono or stereo sound source in a 360° audio space
• Creative Environmental Audio - user-selectable DSP modes that simulate acoustic environments

Hollywood-Quality, 32-Bit Digital Audio Engine

• Processes bit resolutions from 8- to 16-bit
• Processes sample rates from 5kHz to 48kHz
• All sound sources are handled 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 AC97 audio codec

MIDI Interface / Joystick Port

• Supports MPU-401 UART mode
• IBM^® compatible 15-pin joystick port with analog support
• Support for digital and DirectInput^™ game devices

On-Board Connectors

• Digital Out (Front & Rear 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
• Expansion header for Optical Digital I/O card or Live!Drive (available separately)

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