Creative Sound Blaster Audigy Platinum, Sound Blaster Audigy, Audio System Getting Started Manual

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Creative Sound Blaster Audigy Platinum

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Contents

Introduction

Welcome to high-definition digital audio entertainment ....................... ix

What is EAX ADVANCED HD? ............................................................ x

CreativeWare .................................................................................. xi

In Your Package ............................................................................. xi

System Requirements ......................................................................xii

Sound Blaster Audigy card and Audigy Drive...............................xii

SB1394 applications, games and DVD viewing ............................xii

Getting More Information................................................................ xiii

More Help ..................................................................................... xiii

Technical Support .......................................................................... xiii

Document Conventions................................................................... xiii

1 About the Sound Blaster Audigy Card and Audigy Drive

What You Need...................................................................................... 1-1

Your Sound Blaster Audigy Card ..............................................................1-2

Your Joystick/MIDI Bracket ..................................................................... 1-3

Your Audigy Drive .................................................................................. 1-4

Connecting Headphones ................................................................ 1-5

Connecting Microphones ................................................................ 1-5

Adjusting Headphones Volume and Microphone Gain.................................. 1-6

Using the Audigy Drive control knobs .............................................. 1-6

Using Creative Surround Mixer ....................................................... 1-7

Using a Remote Control with Your Computer ............................................. 1-7

2 Installing Hardware

Installation Steps ...................................................................................2-1

Step 1: Prepare your computer ...................................................... 2-1

Step 2: Connect the Audigy Drive cables ......................................... 2-3

Step 3: Install the Audigy Drive...................................................... 2-4

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Step 4: Install the Sound Blaster Audigy card .................................. 2-5

Step 5: Install the Joystick/MIDI bracket (optional) .......................... 2-6

Step 6: Connect cables to Sound Blaster Audigy card........................ 2-7

Step 7: Connect to power supply .................................................... 2-9

Connecting Related Peripherals.............................................................. 2-10

Connecting Speaker Systems ................................................................ 2-12

Connecting to External Consumer Devices .............................................. 2-13

Positioning Your Speakers ..................................................................... 2-14

3 Installing Software

Installing Drivers and Applications............................................................ 3-1

Installing Ulead VideoStudio Application .......................................... 3-1

Windows 98 Second Edition ....................................................3-2

Windows Me .........................................................................3-2

Windows 2000 ......................................................................3-3

Uninstalling the Applications and Device Drivers ........................................ 3-4

Reinstalling the Device Drivers ................................................................3-4

Updating Windows 2000 (Service Pack 2) ................................................. 3-5

Updating Windows 98 SE ........................................................................ 3-5

AC-3 SPDIF output........................................................................ 3-5

1394 storage supplement .............................................................. 3-5

Installing Digital Video Update ................................................................. 3-6

4 Sound Blaster Audigy Applications

Creative Sound Blaster Audigy Applications............................................... 4-1

Third Party Sound Blaster Audigy Applications ...........................................4-2

Creative Taskbar.................................................................................... 4-2

Creative Sound Blaster Audigy Online Quick Start ...................................... 4-2

Creative Sound Blaster Audigy Experience ................................................ 4-3

EAX Advanced HD Gold Mine Experience................................................... 4-3

Creative Diagnostics............................................................................... 4-3

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Creative Surround Mixer ......................................................................... 4-3

Creative AudioHQ................................................................................... 4-4

SoundFont Control ........................................................................ 4-4

Device Controls ............................................................................ 4-5

Creative Keyboard ........................................................................ 4-5

MIDI Input............................................................................ 4-5

EAX Control.................................................................................. 4-5

Creative WaveStudio .............................................................................. 4-6

Creative PlayCenter................................................................................ 4-6

Creative Recorder .................................................................................. 4-6

Creative Oozic Reactor............................................................................ 4-7

Vienna SoundFont Studio........................................................................ 4-7

Creative MiniDisc Center ......................................................................... 4-8

Creative RemoteCenter........................................................................... 4-9

SoundFont Showcase .............................................................................4-9

Creative Restore Defaults........................................................................ 4-9

Steinberg’s Audio Applications ............................................................... 4-10

Cubasis VST (for Creative)........................................................... 4-10

WaveLab Lite ............................................................................. 4-10

ReCycle Lite ............................................................................... 4-10

MixMeister........................................................................................... 4-11

Ulead VideoStudio Version 4.0 SE Basic .................................................. 4-11

FireNet ............................................................................................... 4-11

5 Using Applications

Multimedia Playback............................................................................... 5-1

Watching DVDs ............................................................................ 5-1

Playing MP3 or WMA files............................................................... 5-1

Playing back Wave and CD Audio files ............................................. 5-2

Playing MIDI files.......................................................................... 5-2

Creating non-General-MIDI-compliant files ...................................... 5-2

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Digital Entertainment.............................................................................. 5-2

Watching surround movies............................................................. 5-2

Compiling personal albums ............................................................ 5-2

Content Creation.................................................................................... 5-3

Organizing SoundFont banks.......................................................... 5-3

Applying voice effects.................................................................... 5-3

Recording sound and effects .......................................................... 5-3

Capturing and editing videos .......................................................... 5-3

Advanced Content Creation ..................................................................... 5-4

Recording multi-tracks with ASIO ................................................... 5-4

Creating music ............................................................................. 5-4

Recording and transcribing music ................................................... 5-4

Recording and editing musical instruments ...................................... 5-4

Recording digital audio ................................................................... 5-5

Creating multiple effects ................................................................ 5-5

Creating and playing back SoundFonts ............................................ 5-5

Internet Entertainment ...........................................................................5-5

Experiencing music with visual entertainment .................................. 5-5

Encoding CD songs to MP3 format .................................................. 5-5

Downloading and playing MP3 songs ............................................... 5-6

Playing MP3 songs with EAX........................................................... 5-6

Mixing MP3 songs ......................................................................... 5-6

Gaming Reference.................................................................................. 5-6

Enjoying EAX support.................................................................... 5-6

Enjoying DirectSound3D support .................................................... 5-6

Enjoying A3D 1.0 support .............................................................. 5-6

Enjoying DOS games..................................................................... 5-7

Enjoying audio presets in games .................................................... 5-7

Customizing environments for non-3D games .................................. 5-7

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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-4

Sound Blaster Audigy card ............................................................. A-4

Audio Inputs .........................................................................A-4

Audio Outputs .......................................................................A-4

SB1394 Interfaces ................................................................. A-5

Interfaces ............................................................................. A-5

Audigy Drive ................................................................................ A-5

Audio/Video Inputs and Outputs On Front Panel........................A-5

Interfaces ............................................................................. A-6

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

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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

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

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Introduction

Introduction

Welcome to high­definition digital
audio entertainment

Thank you for purchasing Sound Blaster Audigy Platinum, which consists of the
Sound Blaster Audigy card, the Audigy Drive and the IR remote control. 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 Converter (ADC) and Digital-to-Analog
Converter (DAC), Sound Blaster Audigy Platinum 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 HD

experience.

The Audigy Drive is designed for your convenience. On its front panel, you can plug
in your microphone and headphones, and adjust the gain/volume. The Audigy Drive
also provides Creative SB1394, MIDI, and digital connectors for your audio/video
recording and content authoring purposes. The SB1394 port provides easy high­speed 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.

In addition, the Audigy Drive can be used with an IR remote control. The infrared
receiver on the Audigy Drive lets you control your computer and perform tasks (such
as playing audio CDs and video CDs) up to a distance of four meters.

Combine Sound Blaster Audigy Platinum 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.

TM

technologies for your games and music listening

Introduction ix

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-Environment
simultaneous audio environments in real time. Environment Panning
spatializing and localizing environments in 3D possible. Environment Reflections
offers localization of early reflections and echoes. Environment Filtering
accurately simulates the propagation of sound in both open and closed
environments. Finally, Environment Morphing

TM

technology renders up to 4

TM

allows for seamless transition from

TM

makes

TM

TM

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. DREAM

TM

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.

Introduction x

CreativeWare

CreativeWare is a post-purchase programme that adds new features, enhancements
and additional functionality to Creative’s upgradeable products. With CreativeWare,
you can always be sure of having the best digital entertainment experience because:

- You can easily upgrade your Sound Blaster Audigy card with the latest features,
device drivers, and applications.

- You can personalize the functions on your Sound Blaster Audigy card.

In Your Package The following items are included in your package:

❑ Sound Blaster Audigy card
❑ Audigy Drive and IR remote control
❑ Joystick/MIDI bracket

The items listed here may
differ for certain countries.

❑ Internal SB1394 cable
❑ Wide gray cable
❑ Analog CD audio cable
❑ Digital CD audio cable
❑ Power splitter cable
❑ Mini-DIN-to-standard-DIN adapter
❑ 3.5 mm minijack to ¼” jack adapter
❑ 4 screws + shunt (for microphone selection)
❑ 2 non-alkaline AAA batteries (twin pack) for the IR remote control
❑ Sound Blaster Audigy Installation CD
❑ Application and game CDs
❑ Quick Start leaflet
❑ Warranty card
❑ Technical Support leaflet

Introduction xi

System Requirements

Sound Blaster Audigy card and Audigy Drive

SB1394 applications, games and DVD viewing

❑ Genuine Intel
❑ Intel, AMD or 100% compatible motherboard chipset
❑ Windows 98 Second Edition (SE), Windows Millennium Edition (Me), Windows

NT 4.0 or Windows 2000

❑ 64 MB RAM
❑ 600 MB of free hard disk space
❑ Available PCI 2.1 compliant slot for the Sound Blaster Audigy card
❑ Available adjacent slot for the Joystick/MIDI bracket (optional)
❑ Available 5 ¼” drive bay for the Audigy Drive
❑ Headphones or amplified speakers (available separately)
❑ CD-ROM drive installed

❑ Genuine Intel Pentium II 350 MHz, MMX or AMD 450 MHz processor/3Dnow!
❑ Windows 98 SE, Windows Me or Windows 2000 (Creative PlayCenter on Windows

NT 4.0 requires Service Pack 6 with Internet Explorer 4.0)

❑ 3D graphics accelerator with at least 8 MB of texture RAM for games
❑ 128 MB RAM recommended for digital video (DV) capture and editing
❑ Ultra DMA type hard disk space with 1 GB workspace (ATA-100, 7,200 rpm type

and 6 GB recommended) for DV applications (300—500 MB of free hard disk
space for games)

❑ At least second generation DVD-ROM drive with these recommended soft-DVD

players: InterVideo’s WinDVD 2000 or CyberLink’s PowerDVD 3.0 and above

Other applications may have higher system requirements or may require a
microphone. Refer to the individual application’s online Help for details.

®

Pentium® 266 MHz, AMD® K6 300 MHz or faster processor

Introduction xii

Getting More Information

Refer to the Sound Blaster Audigy Online Quick Start and the various online Help
files for detailed information on Creative applications. The Sound Blaster Audigy

Experience, an online demo, gives you an interactive introduction to Sound Blaster

Audigy and demonstrates the card’s capabilities.

More Help

View the contents of the Sound Blaster Audigy Installation CD for additional
demonstrations, libraries and other software. Visit the www.soundblaster.com site
for the latest Sound Blaster news and products. The site also includes information
on making purchases, technical help, and CreativeWare updates.

Technical Support Visit http://www.soundblaster.com/support/faq/ for general help.

Document Conventions

The following typographical conventions are used throughout this manual:

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importance and should be considered before continuing.

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you avoid situations involving risk.

The warning sign indicates that failure to adhere to directions
may result in bodily harm or life-threatening situations.

Introduction xiii

1

About the Sound Blaster Audigy Card and Audigy Drive

This chapter gets you ready to install the Sound Blaster Audigy
Platinum hardware.

About the Sound Blaster Audigy Card and Audigy Drive

What You Need

In addition, you will also
need an available PCI slot
and another adjacent
available slot on your
computer.

Before you begin installation, be sure that you have these:

Sound Blaster Audigy Drive

Sound Blaster Audigy card

Wide gray cable

Digital CD audio cable

Analog CD audio cable

Joystick/MIDI bracket

Shunt

Screws

Internal SB1394 cable

Philips-head screwdriver
(not included)

About the Sound Blaster Audigy Card and Audigy Drive 1-1

Your Sound Blaster Audigy Card

A jack is a one-hole
connecting interface whilst a
connector consists of many
pins. Refer to the User

Guide, “Hardware

Information”, for connector
pin assignments.

In Analog mode, Line Out
and Rear Out jacks can be
used simultaneously for 4.1
channel speaker systems.
The Analog/Digital Out jack
can be used for the Center
and Subwoofer (LFE)
channels for 5.1 speaker
systems.

Your audio card has these jacks and connectors that allow you to attach other
devices:

CD Audio connector (CD_IN)

Connects to the Analog Audio output on a CD-ROM
or DVD-ROM drive using a CD audio cable.

Telephone Answering Device
connector (TAD)

Provides a mono connection from a
standard voice modem, and transmits
microphone signals to the modem.

Analog/Digital Out jack

6-channel or compressed AC-3
SPDIF output for connection to
external digital devices or digital
speaker systems.
Also supports Center and Subwoofer
analog channels for connection to

5.1 analog speaker systems.

Line In jack (LIN_IN)

Connects to an external device
(such as a cassette, DAT or
MiniDisc player).

Microphone In jack (MIC_IN)

Connects to an external
microphone for voice input.

Line Out jack (LIN_OUT1)

Connects to powered speakers or
an external amplifier for audio
output. Also supports
headphones.

Rear Out jack (LIN_OUT2)

Connects to powered speakers or
an external amplifier for audio
output.

SB1394 port (SB1394)

Connects to an IEEE1394 compatible external
device (such as a digital video camcorder,
digital still camera, printer or scanner).

AUX In connector (AUX_IN)

Connects to internal audio sources such as
TV Tuner, MPEG, or other similar cards.

Internal SB1394 port

Connects to J5 on the Audigy Drive.

CD SPDIF connector (CD_SPDIF)

Connects to the SPDIF (Digital Audio)
output (where available) on a CD­ROM or DVD-ROM drive.

Joystick/MIDI connector
(JOYSTICK)

Connects to the Joystick/MIDI
cable.

Audio Extension (Digital I/O)
connector (AUD_EXT)

Connects to the external Audigy
Drive or Digital I/O card.

Warning: This is not an IDE
interface. Do not connect it to
your IDE devices.

Figure 1-1: Jacks, connectors and ports on the Sound Blaster Audigy card.

About the Sound Blaster Audigy Card and Audigy Drive 1-2

Your Joystick/ MIDI Bracket

Your Joystick/MIDI bracket provides connectivity to joysticks or MIDI devices:

Joystick/MIDI connector

Connects to a joystick or MIDI device. You can buy an
optional MIDI kit that allows you to plug in a joystick and
MIDI devices simultaneously.

Figure 1-2: Joystick/MIDI bracket.

About the Sound Blaster Audigy Card and Audigy Drive 1-3

Rear view of connector bracket

Your Audigy Drive

• To connect your existing
computer headphones and
microphone to the Audigy
Drive, use a 3.5mm to ¼”
adapter (optional).

• Set the gain of the Mic In 2
jack to the minimum before
connecting or turning on a
microphone, especially if
you are using headphones.

T h e fr ont p an e l o f you r Au d ig y Dri ve ha s th e se j ac ks , co n ne c tor s a n d c o nt r ols :

RCA Auxiliary In jacks

Connects to consumer equipment such as VCR, TV
and CD players, via RCA Auxiliary audio outputs.

Optical SPDIF In/Out connectors

Connects to digital audio devices such
as DAT and MiniDisc recorders, via
optical input/output.

RCA SPDIF In/Out
jacks

Connects to digital audio
devices such as DAT and
MiniDisc recorders, via
RCA input/output.

Infrared Receiver

Lets you control your computer using
the IR remote control.

MIDI In/Out connectors

Connects to MIDI devices using
the mini DIN-to-Standard DIN
adapter provided.

¼” Headphones jack

Connects to a pair of high-quality
headphones. Your speaker output
is muted when you connect the
headphones to the drive.

Headphones Volume Control

Controls the headphones output volume.
See “Adjusting Headphones Volume and
Microphone Gain” on page 1-6.

¼” Line In 2/Mic In 2 jack

Connects to a high-quality dynamic
microphone or audio devices such as
electric guitars and DAT or MiniDisc
players.

Figure 1-3: Jacks, connectors and controls on the Audigy Drive.

Line In 2/Mic In 2 selector

(Microphone Gain Control)
To switch to Line In 2, turn the knob counter
clockwise over the Line In 2/Mic In 2
separator mark until you hear a “click” sound.
To switch back to Mic In 2, turn the knob
clockwise over the separator mark until you
hear a “click” sound. To control the
microphone gain, continue to turn clockwise.
See “Adjusting Headphones Volume and
Microphone Gain” on page 1-6.

SB1394
connector

Connects to IEEE
1394 compatible

Line In 2/Mic In 2
separator mark

devices.

About the Sound Blaster Audigy Card and Audigy Drive 1-4

Connecting Headphones

There are two types of headphones that you can connect to your Audigy Drive:

❑

Home audio or professional audio headphones, which are usually fitted with a ¼"
stereo plug

❑

Personal stereo headphones, which are usually fitted with a 3.5 mm stereo plug,

.

such as those used for portable audio players.

Connecting Microphones

• The Jumper JP1 may not be
available on certain models
of Audigy Drive.

• The shunt for Jumper JP1
can be found together with
the packet of screws
provided.

There are two types of microphones that you can connect to your Audigy Drive:

❑

Dynamic microphone, which is usually fitted with a ¼" stereo plug, such as those
used in vocal performances.

❑

Condenser microphone, which is usually fitted with a 3.5 mm stereo plug, such
as the microphone bundled with Creative audio products.

Shunt

Jumper JP1

To us e a d yna m i c
microphone, place the
shunt onto Jumper JP1.

Figure 1-4: Microphone jumper settings.

Shunt

Jumper JP1

To use a condenser
microphone,
remove the shunt
from Jumper JP1
(default setting).

By default, your Audigy Drive is set for use with a condenser microphone. To use a
dynamic microphone, you must place the shunt (jumper cap) onto Jumper JP1 on
your Audigy Drive. See Figure 2-3 on page 2-3 for the location of Jumper JP1 on
your Audigy Drive.

About the Sound Blaster Audigy Card and Audigy Drive 1-5

Adjusting Headphones Volume and Microphone Gain

You can adjust the headphones volume and microphone gain in two ways.

Using the Audigy Drive control knobs

On the front panel of the external Audigy Drive, turn the respective control knob:

❑ Counterclockwise
❑ Clockwise

increase

to

decrease

to

the headphones volume or microphone gain.

the headphones volume or microphone gain.

About the Sound Blaster Audigy Card and Audigy Drive 1-6

Using Creative Surround Mixer

To install Surround Mixer and
other applications, see
“Installing Drivers and
Applications” on page 3-1.

• For best effects, set the
headphones volume and
microphone gain levels to
75% in Surround Mixer,
and then use the external
Audigy Drive’s control
knobs to make further
adjustments.

• If you set the headphones
volume or microphone
gain levels to 0%, or mute
them in Surround Mixer,
you hear no sound if the
external Audigy Drive’s
control knobs are set to
the maximum.

To adjust headphones volume:

1. Click Start -> Programs -> Creative -> Sound Blaster Audigy -> Surround
Mixer.

2. On the lower half of Surround Mixer, make sure that the Mute check box under
the Volume slider is clear. Otherwise, click the check box.

3. Drag the Volume slider up or down to adjust the headphones volume.

To adjust microphone gain:

1. Click Start -> Programs -> Creative -> Sound Blaster Audigy -> Surround
Mixer.

2. On the lower half of Surround Mixer, click an audio input source button with a
down arrow, and then select Line-In 2/Mic 2.

3. Make sure the check box below the Line-in 2/Mic 2 slide r is cl eared . If n ot, cl ick
it to clear the check box. This will unmute the audio input source.

4. Drag the slider up or down to adjust the microphone gain.

Using a Remote Control with Your Computer

The external Audigy Drive has an infrared receiver for the remote control. This
remote control lets you operate your computer from the comfort of your sofa or bed
up to a distance of 4 meters. For details, refer to the RemoteCenter online Help.

About the Sound Blaster Audigy Card and Audigy Drive 1-7

2

Installing Hardware

This chapter tells you how to install the Sound Blaster
Audigy hardware

Installing Hardware

Installation Steps

Step 1: Prepare your computer

•Position your CD-ROM/
DVD-ROM drive above the
Audigy Drive to prevent the
cables dangling at the front
panel of the Audigy drive
from blocking access to the
drive tray.

• If you are not installing a
joystick or MIDI device,
remove only one metal
bracket.

Turn off the main power
supply and disconnect your
computer’s power cord.
Systems using an ATX power
supply unit with soft power off
may still be powering the PCI
slot. This can damage your
audio card when it is inserted
into the slot.

1. Turn off your computer and all peripheral devices.

2. Touch a metal plate on your computer to ground yourself and to discharge any
static electricity, and then unplug the power cord from the wall outlet.

3. Remove the computer cover.

4. Remove the metal brackets from two adjacent unused PCI slots as shown in
Figure 2-1. Put the screws aside for use later.

metal bracket

PCI slot

ISA slot

Figure 2-1: Removing metal brackets.

Installing Hardware 2-1

5. Remove the front panel cover from an unused 5¼” drive bay, as shown in Figure
2-2.

5¼” drive bay cover

Figure 2-2: Removing 5¼” drive bay cover.

Installing Hardware 2-2

Step 2: Connect the

Connect the cables to the Audigy Drive as shown in Figure 2-3.

Audigy Drive cables

Internal
SB1394 cable

Jumper for microphone
type selection

JP1

J5

Audigy Drive

To system power supply unit

Power splitter cable

J1

Red-colored wire

Wide gray cable

Black circle on the underside of the cable

Figure 2-3: Connecting the Audigy Drive cables.

Installing Hardware 2-3

Step 3: Install the Audigy Drive

1. Slide the Audigy Drive fully into the vacant 5¼” drive bay as shown in Figure 2-4.

1

Figure 2-4: Installing the Audigy Drive.

2. Secure its sides to the casing with the screws provided.

2

Installing Hardware 2-4

Step 4: Install the Sound Blaster Audigy card

Remove any existing audio
card and disable the onboard
audio. For more information,
see “Problems with Multiple
Audio Devices” on page C-6.

Do not force the audio card
into the slot. Make sure that
the gold finger PCI connector
on the Sound Blaster Audigy
card is aligned with the PCI
bus connector on the
motherboard before you insert
the card into the PCI
expansion slot.
If it does not fit properly,
gently remove it and try

again

.

1. Align the Sound Blaster Audigy card with the PCI slot and press the audio card
gently but firmly into the slot as shown in Figure 2-5.

2

1

PCI slot

Figure 2-5: Inserting the Sound Blaster Audigy card into the PCI slot.

2. Secure the audio card with one of the screws that you placed aside earlier.

Installing Hardware 2-5

Step 5: Install the Joystick/MIDI bracket (optional)

If you are installing a joystick or a MIDI device, secure the Joystick/MIDI bracket to
the slot next to the Sound Blaster Audigy card with the second screw, as shown in
Figure 2-6.

Joystick/MIDI bracket

Figure 2-6: Securing the Joystick/MIDI Bracket to the computer casing.

Installing Hardware 2-6

Step 6: Connect
cables to Sound

1. Connect the Joystick/MIDI cable to the Joystick/MIDI connector on the Sound
Blaster Audigy card as shown in Figure 2-7.

Blaster Audigy card

Internal SB1394 cable

1

Figure 2-7: Connecting the cables to the Sound Blaster Audigy card.

3

Wide gray cable

2

Joystick/MIDI cable

2. Connect the Wide gray cable from the Audigy Drive to the AUD_EXT connector on
the Sound Blaster Audigy card.

3. Connect the Internal SB1394 cable from the Audigy Drive to the Internal SB1394
port on the Sound Blaster Audigy card.

Installing Hardware 2-7

If the Sound Blaster Audigy
card is connected to both the
CD SPDIF and CD Audio
connectors on a CD-ROM or
DVD-ROM drive, do not
enable CD Audio and CD
Digital options at the same
time in Surround Mixer.

For analog CD audio output:

connect the Analog CD audio cable from the Analog Audio connector on your CD­ROM/DVD-ROM drive to the CD_IN connector on the Sound Blaster Audigy card
as shown in Figure 2-8.

Analog CD audio cable Digital CD audio cable

Figure 2-8: Connecting analog/digital audio cables to CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drives.

For digital CD output:

connect the Digital CD audio cable from the Digital Audio connector on your CD­ROM/DVD-ROM drive to the CD_SPDIF connector on the Sound Blaster Audigy
card.

Installing Hardware 2-8

Step 7: Connect to power supply

1. Connect the power splitter cable from the Audigy Drive to the system power
supply unit.

2. Replace the computer cover.

3. Plug the power cord back into the wall outlet, and turn on the computer.

To connect Sound Blaster Audigy Platinum to other devices, see “Connecting
Related Peripherals” on page 2-10.

To install drivers and software, see “Installing Drivers and Applications” on page 3-1.

Installing Hardware 2-9

Connecting
Related

Sound Blaster Audigy Platinum will undoubtedly give you endless hours of listening
pleasure. Figure 2-9 and Figure 2-10 shows you how to connect related peripherals
to your Sound Blaster Audigy Platinum to optimize your enjoyment.

Peripherals

Analog/Digital Out jack
Analog Mode (default): Connects to Center and

Subwoofer channels.
Digital Mode: Connects to digital speakers*,
MiniDisc or DAT via minijack-to-DIN cable.

For instructions on how to switch between digital
and analog modes, refer to topic “Digital Output
Only” of the Creative Surround Mixer online Help.

Cassette, CD player,
Synthesizer, etc.

Line-out

Microphone

Connects to analog
front and rear inputs
of 4-channel
speakers**

CD/DVD-Rom drive

Analog CD
audio cable

Line In
Mic In
Line Out
Rear Out

SB1394 port

Sound Blaster
Audigy card

Digital CD
audio cable

Connects to Audigy Drive or
Digital I/O card. See
“Connecting Speaker
Systems” on page 2-12 for
more details.

For network games and SB1394 compatible
devices such as the IEEE 1394 Creative
digital audio player, DV Camcorder, Webcam
and Digital Camera.

Game pad

Joystick/MIDI bracket

Figure 2-9: Connecting other devices.

* For example, Creative Inspire

5.1 Digital Speakers
** For example, 4-channel Creative
or Cambridge SoundWorks analog
speaker systems

TM

Installing Hardware 2-10

Watching DVD Movies

with Creative SoftPC-DVD and
Creative Inspire 5.1 Digital Speakers

Creative Inspire 5.1 Digital
Speakers

Dolby Digital
(AC-3)
SPDIF In

Digital
DIN

Recording and Content Authoring

with Audigy Drive

Digital devices such as DAT recorders

MiniDisc
player

Analog devices such as CD
or tape players

via Mini-DIN-to-standard DIN
adapter (provided)

Audigy Drive

Connecting IEEE
1394 compatible
devices

with SB1394
connector

Digital video
camcorder

IEEE 1394
hard disk

IEEE 1394
CD-RW drive

Headphones

Microphone
or
Line In

MIDI devices (For
example, MIDI
keyboard)

Figure 2-10:Connecting peripherals to the Audigy Drive.

Installing Hardware 2-11

Connecting

s

Speaker Systems

If you are playing games in
Windows 98 SE MS-DOS mode
(pure DOS mode), you must:

• Make sure the CD Audio
connector on the Sound
Blaster Audigy card and the
Analog Audio connector of
the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM
drive are connected.

• In addition, if you get
distorted sound, do not
connect the CD SPDIF
connector on the Sound
Blaster Audigy card to the
Digital Audio connector on
the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM
drive.

For instructions on how to switch between the analog and digital modes of the
Digital/Analog jack, see “Digital Output Only” of the Creative Surround Mixer online

Help.

If you have a 5.1 channel speaker system, you can upmix your stereo sources
(such as CD Audio, MP3, WMA, MIDI and Wave) to 5.1 channels by using the
Creative Multi Speaker Surround (CMSS) technology. To upmix, you need to enable
the CMSS feature in PlayCenter. Refer to the PlayCenter online Help.

Playing Games, Music or
Watching Movies

with 4.1 or 5.1 Digital Speaker
Systems from Creative or
Cambridge SoundWorks

Analog Line
and Rear
Inputs

Playing Games, Music or
Watching Movies

with an Analog 5.1 channel
speaker system*

Digital
DIN

Minijack-to­DIN cable

Triple stereo
audio cable

Analog/Digital Out jack

Line Out
Rear Out

Connect
to the
Audigy
Drive.

*For example, Creative
Inspire 5.1 Analog
Speakers

Figure 2-11:Connecting speaker systems to the Sound Blaster Audigy card.

Analog
Front, Rear
and
Center/
Sub Inputs

Installing Hardware 2-12

Connecting to External Consumer Devices

Dolby Digital Decoder/Amplifier

3.5mm(mono)-to-RCA cable

Dolby Digital
(AC-3)
SPDIF In

Discrete 6-channel Analog Amplifier

3.5mm (stereo)-to-RCA cables

Analog Front, Rear
and Center/Sub
Inputs

Figure 2-12:Connecting external consumer devices to the Sound Blaster Audigy card.

Analog/Digital Out jack

Line Out

Rear Out

Sound Blaster Audigy card

Tip : Left / Center channel

Ring : Right / Subwoofer channel

Additional information for advanced
users:
For connection to Center and Subwoofer
channels using a 3.5mm (stereo)-to-RCA
cable, connect the white RCA jack to the
Center input and the red RCA jack to the
Subwoofer input of the amplifier.

Connects to
the Audigy
Drive.

Installing Hardware 2-13

Positioning Your Speakers

If you are using four speakers, place them so that
they form the corners of a square with you exactly
in the center (Figure 2-13) and that they are
angled toward you. Be sure that the computer
monitor is not blocking the path of your front
speakers. You may want to adjust the relative
positions of the speakers until you get the audio
experience you like best. If you have a subwoofer,
place the unit in a corner of the room for the best
bass experience.

Sub­woofer

Front left
speaker

Rear left
speaker

Figure 2-13:Recommended speaker

positions.

You

Rear right
speaker

Center Center

speaker

Front right
speaker

Installing Hardware 2-14

3

Installing Software

This chapter tells you how to install the Sound Blaster
Audigy Platinum software.

Installing Software

Installing Drivers and Applications

During the installation
process, Windows 98 SE
users will be prompted to
insert the
Windows 98 SE
installation CD into the CD­ROM drive. Insert the
installation CD into the CD­ROM drive and then click the
OK button.

Installing Ulead VideoStudio Application

You need to install device drivers and applications to use Sound Blaster Audigy
Platinum. To install these drivers and the bundled applications, use the following
instructions. The instructions are applicable to all supported Windows operating
systems.

1. After you have installed the Sound Blaster Audigy card and Audigy Drive, turn on
your computer. Windows automatically detects the audio card and device drivers.

2. When prompted for the audio drivers, click the

3. Insert the Sound Blaster Audigy installation CD into your CD-ROM drive.
The disc supports Windows AutoPlay mode and starts running automatically. If
not, you need to enable your CD-ROM drive’s auto-insert notification feature. For
more details, see “Problems Installing Software” on page C-1.

4. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.

5. When prompted, restart your system.

Refer to the section which applies to your Windows operating system.

Cancel

button.

Installing Software 3-1

Windows 98 Second
Edition

In Windows 98 SE,
Windows Me and Windows
2000, to verify that the
driver was installed
successfully, click
Settings -> Control Panel.
Double-click the System
icon. Click the Device
Manager tab and
double-click Sound, video
and game controllers. You
should see a list of Creative
devices.

Start

->

1. Connect your digital video (DV) camcorder to the Sound Blaster Audigy card and
turn it on.

2. If prompted, insert the Windows 98 SE CD into the CD-ROM drive and click
the OK button.

3. If a

Version Conflict

message appears, click the

Yes

button to continue the

installation.

4. Insert the Ulead VideoStudio installation CD into your CD-ROM drive.

5. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the setup.

6. If prompted, click the

Yes

button to let the setup program detect the MS DV

drivers.

7. If prompted to install the
click the

Yes

button.

Windows 98/98 Second Edition Qxxxxxx Update

8. When prompted, restart your system.

,

Windows Me

1. Connect your digital video (DV) camcorder to the Sound Blaster Audigy card and
turn it on.

2. If prompted, insert the Windows Me CD into the CD-ROM drive and click the OK
button.

3. Insert the Ulead VideoStudio installation CD into your CD-ROM drive.

4. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the setup.

5. If prompted, click the

Yes

button to let the setup program detect the MS DV

drivers.

6. When prompted, restart your system.

Installing Software 3-2

Windows 2000

1. Connect your digital video (DV) camcorder to the Sound Blaster Audigy card and
turn it on.

2. Insert the Ulead VideoStudio installation CD into your CD-ROM drive.

3. If prompted, click the
drivers.

4. When prompted, restart the system.

Yes

button to let the setup program detect the MS DV

Installing Software 3-3

Uninstalling the Applications and Device Drivers

You may at times need to uninstall and then reinstall the applications to correct
problems, change configurations, or make version upgrades. The following
instructions tell you how to uninstall the applications in all Windows operating
systems.

1. Close all audio card applications. This includes Creative TaskBar. Applications that
are still running during the uninstallation will not be removed.

2. Click

3. Double-click the

4. Click the

5. When the

6. Click the OK button.

7. If prompted, restart your computer.

Start

Click the

items you want to delete and click the
The selected applications will be uninstalled.

Settings

->

Add/Remove Programs

Install/Uninstall
Add/Remove

Creative Uninstaller

Control Panel

->

tab and select

button.

.
icon.

Sound Blaster Audigy

dialog box appears, click the check boxes of the

Next

button.

.

Reinstalling the Device Drivers

You may at times need to reinstall only the device drivers because of driver
corruption.

1. Insert the Sound Blaster Audigy installation CD into the CD-ROM drive.
The disc supports Windows AutoPlay mode and starts running automatically. If
not, see “Problems Installing Software” on page C-1.

2. Follow the instructions on the screen until the
appears.

3. Click the

4. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation of the device
drivers.

Drivers only

button.

Setup Options

dialog box

Installing Software 3-4

Updating Windows 2000 (Service Pack 2)

Updating Windows 98 SE

Windows 2000 now provides better support for AC-3 SPDIF output (non-PCM
through waveOut) for software DVD viewing. Click the website address below to go
to Microsoft’s Windows 2000 web site to download the Windows 2000 Service Pack
2 to enjoy this support and to fix other issues in the Windows 2000 OS.

http://microsoft.com/windows2000/server/evaluation/news/bulletins/sp2.asp

AC-3 SPDIF output

1394 storage supplement

AC-3 SPDIF output (Non-PCM through waveOut) support is also available to
Windows 98 SE users. Click the address below to go to the Microsoft Product
Support Services, where you can request the update package (269601USA8.EXE).

http://www.microsoft.com/HWDEV/audio/Non-PCM.htm

A Safe Removal utility that allows you to safely stop a plug-and-play storage device
before disconnecting the device, and to provide an update for 1394 drivers related
to surprise removal of peripheral device is available form the web site below. If you
disconnect a 1394 storage device from your computer immediately after it is
disabled, you may do some damage to it.

With these storage device drivers, expect large performance improvements of
nearly 300%, as well as protect your investment.

www.microsoft.com/windows98/downloads/contents/WURecommended/
S_WUFeatured/1394/Default.asp

Installing Software 3-5

Installing Digital Video Update

If you have installed DirectX 8.0 or 8.0a run time, install the latest update for this
application. This update provides 1394 Digital Video equipment users PAL support
and improved device support. This is applicable for Windows 98 SE and Windows
2000 users. This update provides minor improvement to the Windows Me OS. To do
this, go to the web site below.

www.microsoft.com/downloads/release.asp?ReleaseID=28377

Installing Software 3-6

4

Sound Blaster Audigy Applications

This chapter tells you about the applications bundled with
your Sound Blaster Audigy Platinum.

Sound Blaster Audigy Applications

Creative Sound Blaster Audigy Applications

Sound Blaster Audigy is supported by a full range of applications to help you get
the most from your audio card. The following set of software is most important to
the operation of your audio card:

❑

Creative Taskbar

❑

Creative Sound Blaster Audigy Online Quick Start

❑

Creative Sound Blaster Audigy Experience

❑

EAX ADVANCED HD Gold Mine Experience

❑

Creative Diagnostics

❑

Creative Surround Mixer

❑

Creative AudioHQ

❑

Creative WaveStudio

❑

Creative PlayCenter

❑

Creative Recorder

❑

Creative Oozic Reactor

❑

Vienna SoundFont Studio

❑

Creative MiniDisc Center

❑

Creative RemoteCenter

❑

SoundFont Showcase

❑

Creative Restore Defaults

Sound Blaster Audigy Applications 4-1

Third Party Sound Blaster Audigy Applications

The applications included with
Sound Blaster Audigy may
differ for certain countries.

Sound Blaster Audigy can best be appreciated through some of the advanced
software that makes maximum use of the audio card’s features. To assist you in
exploring the limitless potential of Sound Blaster Audigy, Creative has included an
assortment of applications and games:

❑

Steinberg’s Audio Applications — MIDI sequencer and digital audio tools

❑

MixMeister — digital music/DJ tool

❑

Ulead VideoStudio Version 4.0 SE Basic — video editing application

❑

FireNet — IEEE 1394 network connectivity application

❑

Latest EAX ADVANCED HD Games

Creative Taskbar

Creative Sound Blaster Audigy Online Quick Start

Creative Taskbar is an application that allows you to perform tasks with your audio
card easily and quickly. Just select a task and everything is done for you — the
necessary applications are started and your mixer and effects settings are
configured automatically.

Creative Taskbar also comes with Creative TaskGuide, which provides tips and
useful links related to the selected task.

For more information and usage details on Creative Taskbar, refer to its online Help.

This is a good starting point from which you can learn about Sound Blaster Audigy.
The online Quick Start consists of several interactive and informative demos that
feature different aspects of Sound Blaster Audigy, like experiencing digital music
and digital gaming, watching movies, connecting speakers and performing tasks.

Sound Blaster Audigy Applications 4-2

Creative Sound Blaster Audigy Experience

Use the Creative Sound Blaster Audigy Experience to feel Sound Blaster Audigy’s
awesome gaming, music listening and home studio capabilities. You will experience

the advantage of multi-environment audio processing, dynamic EAX ADVANCED HD

effects, high-quality surround output and EAX-enhanced home theater quality
audio.

Note:This application does not work in Windows NT 4.0.

EAX Advanced HD Gold Mine Experience

Creative Diagnostics

Creative Surround Mixer

To restore Surround Mixer to
its original settings, click

Start -> Programs ->
Creative -> Sound Blaster
Audigy -> Creative
Restore Defaults.

Run this demonstration, which is set in a gold mine, and experience EAX ADVANCED

HD technologies such as Environment Panning, Environment Reflection and

Environment Morphing. Compare the scenes with and without EAX ADVANCED HD,
and understand why more game developers are using EAX ADVANCED HD

technologies for the best gaming experience.

Use Creative Diagnostics to quickly test your audio card’s Wave, MIDI or CD Audio
playback capability, recording function and speaker output. For more information
and usage details on Creative Diagnostics, refer to its online Help.

Creative Surround Mixer is the main application to use for the following tasks:

❑ Tes t i ng s p eake r s
❑ Applying EAX-enabled audio effects
❑ Mixing sounds from various audio input sources
❑ Setting audio effects

Surround Mixer has two modes. Click the Basic Mode or Advanced Mode button
to switch between the two modes:

In basic mode, the Mixer panel is displayed. You can:

❑ mix sounds from various audio input sources when playing or recording
❑ control volume, bass, treble, balance and fade

Sound Blaster Audigy Applications 4-3

In advanced mode, the Surround Mixer and Mixer panels are displayed. In
Surround Mixer, you can:

❑

select audio effects

❑

specify the speaker output

❑

perform a speaker test

For more information and usage details on Creative Surround Mixer, refer to its

online Help.

Creative AudioHQ

SoundFont Control

AudioHQ is Creative's audio software control center.

The AudioHQ interface has the standard look and feel of the Windows Control
Panel. It contains several control applets that allow you to view, audition or set up
the audio properties of one or more audio devices on your computer.

As in Control Panel, you can view AudioHQ's control applets in the main window as
large icons, small icons, list items or detailed list items. You can also select all or
invert the selection when you are in the Applet view. The number of items in the
main window, however, varies with the control applet or device selected. The By
Audio Device view shows only the control applets supported by the selected device.
The Applet view shows only the audio devices that support the selected applet.

For more information and usage details on Creative AudioHQ, refer to its online

Help.

SoundFont Control allows you to configure MIDI banks with SoundFont, DLS and
Wave files and instruments, as well as set the caching algorithm and space.

For more information and usage details on SoundFont Control, refer to its online

Help.

Sound Blaster Audigy Applications 4-4

Device Controls

Device Controls lets you configure devices to allow multiple simultaneous Wave
playback. For example, you can play five Wave tracks at the same time. Device
Controls also allows you to enable the SPDIF Bypass feature for your digital inputs
and outputs, and mute your speakers when you plug your headphones into Audigy
Drive.

For more information and usage details on Device Controls, refer to its online Help.

Creative Keyboard

MIDI Input

EAX Control

Creative Keyboard is a virtual keyboard that allows you to audition or play musical
notes produced through MIDI devices. To edit the sound, use Vienna SoundFont
Studio or another sound editor.

You can use external MIDI input devices to audition your MIDI banks and
instruments. First, connect a MIDI input device to your audio card and then select
that device in Creative Keyboard.

EAX Control allows you to configure the Sound Blaster Audigy chip's effects engine.

It allows you to specify to a low level the components that make up the audio
elements that in turn make up an audio effect.

It promises to deliver sounds that are so life-like, you can almost see them! It is the
computer industry's first system to recreate and deliver real-world, interactive audio
experiences in games, music, and other audio applications. These audio effects take
your computer beyond home-theater quality, immersing you in sound so vivid your
imagination can almost "see it". The effects go beyond today's surround-sound and
3D positional audio and actually model an environment by taking into account room
size, acoustic properties, reverb, echo and many other effects that create a real­world experience.

For more information and usage details on EAX Control, refer to its online Help.

Sound Blaster Audigy Applications 4-5

Creative WaveStudio

Creative WaveStudio allows you to perform the following sound editing functions
easily:

❑

Play, edit, and record 8-bit (tape quality) and 16-bit (CD quality) wave data

❑

Enhance wave data or create unique sounds with various special effects and
editing operations such as reverse, echo, mute, pan, cut, copy, and paste

❑

Open and edit several audio files at the same time

❑

Open Raw (.RAW) and MP3 (.MP3) data files

For more information and usage details on Creative WaveStudio, refer to its online

Help.

Creative PlayCenter

Creative Recorder

Creative PlayCenter is a revolutionary audio CD and digital audio (such as MP3 or
WMA) player. Besides managing your favorite digital audio files on your computer,
it is also an integrated MP3/WMA encoder for ripping audio CD tracks into
compressed digital audio files. It can encode tracks many times faster than normal
play speed and up to 320 kbps (for MP3).

For more information and usage details on Creative PlayCenter, refer to its online

Help.

Note:

technology can only be played back on an MS DRM supported audio player such as Creative
PlayCenter. For security against unauthorized duplication, Microsoft has advised the
disabling of any digital or SPDIF output from the audio card. During playback of the
protected files, Sound Blaster Audigy will disable its digital output including the SPDIF
output from the Audigy Drive.

Recorder allows you to record sounds or music from various input sources like the
microphone or Audio CD, and save them as Wave (.WAV) files. For more
information and usage details on Creative Recorder, refer to its online Help.

Audio files that are secured through Microsoft’s Digital Rights Management (DRM)

Sound Blaster Audigy Applications 4-6

Creative Oozic Reactor

Creative Oozic Reactor gives your music visual expression that enhances the
emotional depth of your music experience.

With Oozic Reactor, you can enjoy hypnotic visuals with your CD, WMA or MP3
music mixes. Just connect your computer to your TV and let the beat control the
evolution of trance-like psychedelic images. You can also trigger stunning
cinematic, lens and camera effects, and explore exciting 3D objects in full detail.
The multiple camera mode allows you to mutate and distort the music video to
create surreal visuals, zoom in or out, and randomly switch to different camera
positions.

You can restore life to your digital images or photos by using Oozic Reactor to
generate 3D slideshows that can be shared with friends via e-mail. You can also
use the photos to personalize your very own screensaver.

Explore the various animation scenarios provided by Oozic or create your own
environments and scenarios for your animation. For more information and usage
details on Creative Oozic Reactor, refer to its online Help.

Vienna SoundFont Studio

If you are new to desktop music, Vienna SoundFont Studio is just what you need to
produce your first masterpiece. This is a professional sampler that allows you to
create sounds (saved as SoundFont banks), and edit them in any way you wish! If
you are already familiar with Vienna SoundFont Studio, you will be glad to know that
this latest version (Version 2.3) makes creating SoundFont banks easier than ever.
Now, you can

❑

Double-click a sample and the assigned Wave editor will automatically be started.

❑

Assign up to four MIDI controller bars to send real time controller messages to
your MIDI synthesizer.

Sound Blaster Audigy Applications 4-7

If you are a beginner, start by plugging a microphone into your Sound Blaster
Audigy card, and sampling your voice. Vienna SoundFont Studio will help you to
create an instrument and place the sample to allow you to pitch-shift your voice up
and down the keyboard. Next, you can try to apply an articulation effect like Filter,
to change your voice. Once you discover the power of SoundFont technology, you
will be amazed at the sound design possibilities available.

For more information and usage details on Vienna SoundFont Studio, refer to its

online Help.

Creative MiniDisc Center

Creative MiniDisc Center allows you to play back known audio format or compact
discs for recording to digital recorders such as DAT players, especially for MiniDisc
(MD) recorders.

With MiniDisc Center, you can:

❑

create an album of your favorite songs, each of which may be in a different audio
format

❑

insert a preset period of silence automatically between each track

❑

play back your personal album and record it to your MD recorder

For more information and usage details on Creative MiniDisc Center, refer to its

online Help.

Sound Blaster Audigy Applications 4-8

Creative RemoteCenter

Creative RemoteCenter converts your computer into an entertainment system,
which you can control from the comfort of your bed or sofa. With the remote
control and RemoteCenter Player, a simple but powerful multimedia player, you can
play audio and video CDs on your computer from a distance. You no longer need to
be directly in front of your computer to select or change tracks because the remote
center system comes with On-Screen Display (OSD), which makes the commands
or functions available, viewable from a distance of 4 meters. RemoteCenter also
allows you to start and control your favorite Windows applications.

For more information on Creative RemoteCenter, refer to its online Help.

SoundFont Showcase

Creative Restore Defaults

SoundFont Showcase contains a wide and comprehensive range of downloadable
SoundFont demos from companies like Sonic Implants and Voice Crystal. You can
also learn how to create and manage your own SoundFont banks in here.

For more information and usage details on SoundFont Showcase, refer to its online

Help.

Creative Restore Defaults allows you to restore all your audio settings to the
default settings.

Sound Blaster Audigy Applications 4-9

Steinberg’s Audio Applications

Cubasis VST (for Creative)

WaveLab Lite

ReCycle Lite

Cubasis VST is an application that transforms your PC into a complete recording
studio for audio and MIDI recording. You can record from MIDI instruments or from
any audio source such as a microphone or an electric guitar. It allows you to do
multi-track recording and play back up to 16 audio channels and 64 MIDI tracks.
After recording, you can use the simple tools available to edit and mix recordings
for your own compositions. You can also apply real-time audio effects to your
recordings and print out professional quality scores complete with automatic
layout.

If you just want to do some fast and simple recording or editing, then WaveLab Lite
is the application for you. Although simple and small, WaveLab Lite packs a punch
with its features. It is capable of sample rate conversion, stereo editing through
drag-and-drop operation, mono and stereo conversion, and simple wave processing
such as phase inversion, normalization and more.

ReCycle Lite is an audio processing tool to help you get the right tempo for your
drum loops and grooves. ReCycle Lite can analyze your drum loop, slice it, create
the necessary audio elements and export it to another format such as SoundFont.

Sound Blaster Audigy Applications 4-10

MixMeister

If you like parties and MP3s, then you will definitely love MixMeister, a
revolutionary software that creates “killer mixes” of MP3 music files. With just a
few clicks, you can easily mix your music, just like a radio DJ, and produce results
that you will be amazed with. MixMeister automatically determines when to fade
between songs and shows you how the music fits together in the mix, without you
having to worry about details. Now you can produce the ultimate DJ mix for
parties, web casts and CD-Recordables.

Ulead VideoStudio Version 4.0 SE Basic

FireNet

The fastest way to create great videos, Ulead VideoStudio 4.0 SE Basic takes full
advantage of the most advanced digital video technology to put digital video
excitement within the reach of anyone with a digital video camcorder and a
computer.

Firenet is an Ethernet emulator that supports all standard Ethernet protocols,
including IPX/SPX, NetBEUI and TCP/IP. It provides high network speed at low cost,
supports broadband and is easy to use. FireNet is able to coexist with existing
Ethernet infrastructures and is capable of transferring vast amount of data, up to 4
times the equivalent of a 100 Mbps Ethernet network.

Sound Blaster Audigy Applications 4-11

5

Using Applications

This chapter tells you which applications to use for content
creation, gaming and entertainment purposes.

Using Applications

Sound Blaster Audigy offers you high-quality multimedia playback, digital
entertainment, content creation capability, internet entertainment and gaming. The
following pages tell you which applications would best suit your needs.

Multimedia Playback

Watching DVDs

Some software DVD
decoders/players cannot
decode up to 5.1 channels,
but can support SPDIF
output. In such cases,
enable the SPDIF output
function to allow Sound
Blaster Audigy to decode the
Dolby Digital signal.

Playing MP3 or WMA files

If you have an external Dolby Digital (AC-3) decoder, you can enjoy Dolby Digital
audio content from your DVD movies.

However, if you do not have an external Dolby Digital (AC-3) decoder, you must
first have a DVD-compatible drive and a set of speakers that supports up to six
channels such as Creative Inspire 5.1 Analog Speakers. Next, you must have a
software DVD player capable of sending a compressed AC-3 SPDIF signal to your
Sound Blaster Audigy card for decoding, such as InterVideo WinDVD 2000 or
Cyberlink PowerDVD 3.0.

In Creative Surround Mixer, enable the Dolby Digital (AC-3) Decode feature. For
more information, refer to the Creative Surround Mixer online Help.

In your software DVD decoder/player, enable the SPDIF output or a similar
function.

Creative PlayCenter supports and plays MP3 and WMA files.

Using Applications 5-1

Playing back Wave and CD Audio files

Use Creative PlayCenter to play back both Wave and CD Audio files. WAV is the
format for digital audio files on the Windows operating platform. CD Audio refers to
audio compact discs that can be played on your CD-ROM drive.

Playing MIDI files

Creating non­General-MIDI­compliant files

Digital Entertainment

Watching surround movies

Compiling personal albums

MIDI (*.MID) is a music format that uses an internal synthesizer for playback. Use
Creative PlayCenter or the MIDI sequencer in the Sound Blaster Audigy Installation
CD for playing MIDI files. To achieve the best quality, load the 8MB GM bank in the
SoundFont applet found in the AudioHQ group.

Many musicians have created music files that use exotic or non-regular instrument
(non General MIDI compliant) using Vienna Soundfont Studio. These instruments
are stored in SoundFont banks. Such MIDI files can be played back using Creative
PlayCenter. The Sound Blaster Audigy Installation CD contains many MIDI demos
that use high quality SoundFont banks.

If you want to enjoy high quality movie entertainment, ensure you have good
speakers. If you have a 4- or 5-speaker system connected to your Sound Blaster
Audigy, configure your speaker setup in Creative Surround Mixer. For DVD movies,
it is recommended that you purchase Creative PC-DVD Encore, a digital home
entertainment system, as well as Creative Inspire 5.1 Digital Speakers.

You can compile albums containing CD Audio, WAV or MIDI files using Creative
PlayCenter.

Using Applications 5-2

Content Creation

Organizing SoundFont banks

Applying voice effects

Recording sound and effects

Capturing and editing videos

Sound Blaster Audigy bundles many SoundFont banks that contain instrument
sounds you can use. Use Vienna SoundFont Studio to organize and customize the
instruments.

When singing and recording you own songs, you can enhance your voice, or even
add special effects. You can do this with EAX Control, which can be accessed from
Creative Surround Mixer.

Creative Recorder is an easy way of recording any audio source without worrying
about mixer settings. You can also record any audio effects.

Ulead VideoStudio is the fastest way to create great videos. Ulead VideoStudio
allows you to capture and edit your videos, then output them to popular formats
like AVI, QT, MOV or MPEG.

Using Applications 5-3

Advanced Content Creation

Recording multi­tracks with ASIO

Creating music

Recording and transcribing music

Recording and editing musical instruments

You can create a home music studio using Cubasis VST. It lets you put together
your own productions consisting of multiple music tracks from a MIDI Synthesizer
(internal or external), your guitar or external musical instrument (Line-In), a digital
device (SPDIF), or a microphone. ASIO support allows you to create all these with
amazingly low latency (solving multi-track sync up issues).

You can create desktop music on your Sound Blaster Audigy using Cubasis VST.
Hook up a MIDI controller keyboard to the MIDI/Joystick port and you instantly
have a high quality (up to 8 MB GM) synthesizer with this software. The sequencing
software provided also lets you compose your own music compositions and
arrangements.

Using Cubasis VST, you can record your own music and do musical notation
transcriptions. You can even print your own music score.

You can record any sound effects or sample loops and then use them as a MIDI
instrument — all using Vienna SoundFont Studio. You can also edit existing
SoundFont banks.

Using Applications 5-4

Recording digital audio

You can do digital recording and editing (16-bit, 48 kHz) on your computer with
Sound Blaster Audigy using Creative Wave Studio and WaveLab Lite. Connect any
SPDIF compatible device such as a DAT deck and select CD Digital in Creative
Surround Mixer.

Creating multiple effects

Creating and playing back SoundFonts

Internet Entertainment

Experiencing music with visual entertainment

Encoding CD songs to MP3 format

Sound Blaster Audigy comes with a variety of effects that are programmable. You
can literally create thousands of reverb and other special effects in EAX Control,
which can be accessed from Creative Surround Mixer.

With Creative's SoundFont technology, you have limitless sound creation
possibilities for use with your own music. Create your own SoundFont banks in
Vienna SF Studio or use ReCycle Lite to convert drum loops to Soundfont banks,
and then use them in your bundled MIDI sequencer.

With Creative Oozic Reactor, your MP3 songs can now be associated with a
customized “music video” (called MV3) containing high quality 3D animation, giving
dynamic visual expression to your songs. Distribute the music video over the
Internet and watch the animation dance to the beat of your music!

To enjoy the Oozic experience, you will also need a 3D accelerated graphics card.

With Creative PlayCenter, you can encode and record all your favorite CD songs into
your computer’s hard drive, so that you have a database of customized song lists.

Using Applications 5-5

Downloading and playing MP3 songs

With Creative PlayCenter, you can add current songs to your database by
downloading them from various sites on the Internet.

Playing MP3 songs with EAX

Mixing MP3 songs

Gaming Reference

Enjoying EAX support

Enjoying DirectSound3D support

Enjoying A3D 1.0 support

Use Creative PlayCenter to create MP3 renditions with multi-dimensional and multi­textured realism by adding environments such as “concert hall” or “bathroom”! You
can share these enhanced MP3 songs, even with someone who does not own a
Sound Blaster Audigy card.

Download MP3 songs and then use MixMeister to create party mixes like a DJ.
MixMeister takes care of the details while you dance all night, and allows you to
fine-tune your mixes whenever you want.

Enjoy the many EAX titles designed by top game developers, which immerse you
in realistic environments. Visit http://www.eax.creative.com for a full list of
compatible titles.

DirectSound3D (DS3D) games are supported on your Sound Blaster Audigy. You
can hear sounds positioned in 3D space that enhance your game experience.

Your card translates A3D calls into DirectSound3D, meaning that you can enjoy
A3D games.

Using Applications 5-6

Enjoying DOS games

Your card provides you with exceptional Sound Blaster compatibility so that you
can continue to play the thousands of popular DOS games already in the market.

For more information and usage details, see “SB Emulation in MS-DOS/Windows 98
SE” on page B-1.

Enjoying audio presets in games

Customizing environments for non-3D games

You can enjoy audio effects even if your game does not have EAX support. Your
card is bundled with a good selection of presets for use with games. These can be
accessed through Creative Taskbar.

You can create customized environments for your non-EAX games using the EAX
Control panel, which can be accessed from Creative Surround Mixer.

Using Applications 5-7

A

General Specifications

This section displays the specifications of your
Sound Blaster Audigy card, Audigy Drive and Joystick/MIDI
bracket

General Specifications

This section lists the specifications of your Sound Blaster Audigy card, Audigy Drive
and Joystick/MIDI bracket.

Features

PCI Bus Mastering

Audigy Processor

High Quality Audio Path

❑

PCI Specification Version 2.1 compliant

❑

Bus mastering reduces latency and speeds up system performance

❑

Advanced hardware accelerated digital effects processing

❑

32-bit digital processing, which maintains a 192 dB dynamic range

❑

Patented 8-point interpolation that reduces distortion to inaudible levels

❑

64-voice hardware wavetable synthesizer

❑

Professional quality digital mixing and equalization

❑

Unlimited size of SoundFont bank can be mapped to host memory (limited by
available system memory)

❑

Mixes analog sources such as CD Audio, Line in, Auxiliary, TAD and PC speaker,
Microphone in via AC’97 Codec with internal digital sources

❑

Playback of 64 audio channels, each at an arbitrary sample rate

❑

32-bit mixing of all digital sources within Audigy’s Digital Mixer

❑

24-bit Analog-to-Digital conversion of analog inputs at 48 kHz sample rate

❑

24-bit Digital-to-Analog conversion of digital sources at 48 kHz to analog 5.1
speaker output

❑

16-bit recording sampling rates: 8, 11.025, 16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1 and 48 kHz

General Specifications A-1

Professional Digital Audio Processing

❑

Supports Sony/Philips Digital Interface (SPDIF) format input signal of up to 24­bit/96 kHz quality

❑

Accepts external compressed Dolby Digital (AC-3) SPDIF input to host decoding
for high quality 5.1 channel output

❑

SPDIF output up to 24-bit resolution at selectable sampling rate of 44.1, 48 or 96
kHz

SPDIF output not available during playback of protected digital audio contents

Note:

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

❑

Low latency multitrack recording with ASIO 2.0 support

Flexible Mixer Control

Dolby Digital (AC-3) Decoding

❑

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

❑

Front and rear balance control

❑

Muting and panning control for mixer sources

❑

Decodes Dolby Digital (AC-3) to 5.1 channels or pass-through compressed Dolby
Digital (AC-3) PCM SPDIF stream to external decoder

❑

Bass Redirection: Enhances bass output to subwoofer for small satellite speaker
systems

General Specifications A-2

❑

Crossover bass frequency (10-200 Hz): Adjustable to standalone subwoofer units
for desired bass level

❑

Adjustable Center and LFE level control

Creative Multi Speaker
Surround

TM

(CMSSTM)

SB1394TM Compatibility

❑

Multispeaker technology

❑

Upmixes mono or stereo sources to 5.1 channels

❑

Professional-quality panning and mixing algorithm

❑

Compliant to IEEE 1394a specification

❑

Supports data rates of 100, 200, and 400 Mbps

❑

Supports up to 63 IEEE 1394 compatible devices in a daisy-chain configuration

General Specifications A-3

Connectivity

Sound Blaster Audigy card

Audio Inputs

Audio Outputs

❑

One line-level analog Line input via stereo jack on rear bracket

❑

One mono Microphone analog input via stereo jack on rear bracket

❑

CD_IN line-level analog input via 4-pin Molex connector on card

❑

AUX_IN line-level analog input via 4-pin Molex connector on card

❑

TAD line-level analog input via 4-pin Molex connector on card

❑

CD_SPDIF digital input via 2-pin Molex connector on card.

❑

ANALOG/DIGITAL OUT via 4-pole 3.5mm minijack on rear bracket

• ANALOG OUT: Center and Subwoofer channels

• DIGITAL OUT: Front, Rear, Center and Subwoofer SPDIF digital outputs

❑

Two line-level analog outputs via stereo jacks on rear bracket, Front and Rear
Line-Outs

❑

Stereo headphone support on Front Line-Out

General Specifications A-4

SB1394 Interfaces

The 6-pin SB1394 connector/
port has a 2 watt maximum
power output. Connect only
one high power usage device
such as the IEEE 1394 hard
disk and CD-RW drive to this
port unless it is self­powered.

❑

One 2 x 5-pin Internal SB1394 connector on main board for connection to the
Audigy Drive

❑

One 6-pin SB1394 connector/port on rear bracket

Interfaces

Audigy Drive

Audio/Video Inputs and Outputs On Front Panel

❑

VOL_CTRL 1 x 4 connector

❑

PC_SPK (PC speaker) 1 x 2 connector

❑

One 2 x 20 pin AUD_EXT header for connection to Audigy Drive

❑

One 2 x 8 pin JOYSTICK header for connection to the Joystick/MIDI connector
(optional metal bracket attachment)

❑

Two RCA jacks for coaxial SPDIF input and output

❑

One headphone output with auto detection via ¼” stereo jack with volume control

❑

One shared line-level analog Line/Microphone input (Line In 2/Mic In 2) via ¼”
stereo jack. Shared input selectable via switch with gain control for microphone

❑

Two mini DIN female connectors for MIDI input and output

❑

Two RCA jacks for left and right channel stereo Auxiliary inputs

❑

Two optical connectors for optical SPDIF input and output

❑

One SB1394 connector for IEEE 1394 input and output

General Specifications A-5

Interfaces

❑

One 4-pin power supply header for connection to system power supply unit

❑

One 2 x 20 pin AUD_EXT header for connection to SB Audigy card

❑

One Infrared receiver for receiving infrared signals from the remote control

❑

One 2 x 5-pin SB1394 header for connection to the SB Audigy card

General Specifications A-6

B

SB Emulation in MS-DOS/ Windows 98 SE

This section tells you how to use your Sound Blaster Audigy
card to play MS-DOS games.

SB Emulation in MS-DOS/Windows 98 SE

Background

Installing MS­DOS Drivers

Opening MS­DOS

Legacy games in the market were designed for use in MS-DOS mode and they
require MS-DOS drivers in order to run. However, MS-DOS drivers are not installed
together with other Sound Blaster Audigy devices and applications. If you want to
to install these drives and play MS-DOS games, read this chapter. Sound Blaster
Audigy supports MS-DOS games.

To install MS-DOS drivers, do the following:

1. Insert the Sound Blaster Audigy installation CD into your CD-ROM drive.

2. Click

3. In the

4. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.

There are two ways to play MS-DOS games:

❑ From the MS-DOS box in Windows 98 SE (recommended)

❑ In MS-DOS mode

Start

Run

represents your CD-ROM drive and Language represents the file’s language).

Start

Click

There may be times when you do not want to or cannot run a game from the MS­DOS box. The legacy game may be incompatible with Windows 98 SE, or there
are insufficient system resources to play the game with Windows 98 SE loaded.
In such cases, use MS-DOS mode.

To restart the system in MS-DOS mode when you are already in Windows 98 SE:

Run

->
dialog box, click

Programs

->

.

D:\DOSDRV\LANGUAGE\SETUP.EXE

MS-DOS Prompt

->

.

(where D:

1. Click

Start

Shut Down

->

.

SB Emulation in MS-DOS/Windows 98 SE B-1

2. Click the

OK

To start the system in MS-DOS mode at system startup:

1. At startup, as Windows 98 SE is loading, press and hold the F8 key.

2. At the startup menu, choose the
press <Enter>.

Restart the computer in MS-DOS mode

button.

Command Prompt Only

option, and then click the

option, and then

Understanding the Installation Program

AUTOEXEC.BAT File Settings

When you install the MS-DOS drivers, the AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files in
your system are changed.

The installation program adds the following statements to the AUTOEXEC.BAT file:

SET CTSYN=C:\WINDOWS
SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 H5 P330 T6
C:\PROGRA~1\CREATIVE\DOSDRV\SBEINIT.COM

The first two statements set up the environment variables for your audio card. For
an explanation of the variables, see “Environment Variables” on page B-5.

The third statement runs SBEINIT.COM, which is the Sound Blaster Audigy MS-DOS
driver. It is required for the Sound Blaster Audigy card to function properly in MS­DOS mode.

SBEINIT.COM requires the HIMEM.SYS and EMM386.EXE files to be loaded. If
needed, the installation program adds the necessary HIMEM.SYS and EMM386.EXE
lines to your CONFIG.SYS file, creating the file if it is not present.

On the rare occasion a program does not work with expanded memory, simply add
the NOEMS parameter to your memory manager. For example:

SB Emulation in MS-DOS/Windows 98 SE B-2

DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE NOEMS

You may load this driver into high memory in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file, even though
the default is not. For example:

LOADHIGH=C:\PROGRA~1\CREATIVE\DOSDRV\SBEINIT.COM

Do not remove the memory manager altogether. Do not attempt to load
SBEINIT.COM into high memory when using the NOEMS option if SBEINIT.COM fails
to run SBELOAD.EXE or SBECFG.EXE. In the rare case that an MS-DOS game will
not work with a memory manager, you will not be able to use the Sound Blaster
Audigy card with the game.

CONFIG.SYS File Settings

System Resource Settings

In the following tables, the
preferred values are in bold.

The installation program adds the following statements to the CONFIG.SYS file:

DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE

This section explains the following software SB emulation resources—not hardware
resources—of your card:

❑

Input/Output (I/O) Addresses

❑

Interrupt Request (IRQ) Line

❑

Direct Memory Access (DMA) Channel

If your card encounters a conflict with a peripheral device, you may need to change
its resource settings. For details, see “Resolving I/O Conflicts” on page C-8.
When any resource setting is changed, make sure that the environment variables
(see “Environment Variables” on page B-5) reflect the changes as well. You can view
your system environment by typing

SET

at the DOS prompt.

SB Emulation in MS-DOS/Windows 98 SE B-3

Input/Output (I/O) Addresses

I/O addresses are communication areas used by your computer’s central processor
to distinguish among various peripheral devices connected to your system when
sending or receiving data.

Table B-1:Possible default input/output (I/O) addresses.

Device Default I/O Address

Range

Interrupt Request (IRQ) Line

SB interface

MPU-401 UART MIDI
interface

Stereo music synthesizer 388H to 38BH

An IRQ line is a signal line that a device uses to notify your computer’s central
processor that it wants to send or receive data for processing.

Table B-2:Possible default interrupt request (IRQ) line assignment.

Device Default IRQ Line

SB interface5, 7, 9, 10

220H to 22FH

240H to 24FH
260H to 26FH
280H to 28FH

300H to 301H
310H to 311H
320H to 321H

330H to 331H

SB Emulation in MS-DOS/Windows 98 SE B-4

Direct Memory Access (DMA) Channel

A DMA channel is a data channel that a device uses to transfer data directly to and
from the system memory.

Table B-3:Possible default direct memory access (DMA) channel assignment.

Usage Default DMA Channel

First DMA channel 0, 1, 3

Second DMA channel5, 6, 7

Environment Variables

CTSYN Environment Variable

BLASTER Environment Variable

Environment variables are used to pass hardware configuration information to the
software in your system. For MS-DOS, your audio card includes the following:

❑

CTSYN Environment Variable

❑

BLASTER Environment Variable

The CTSYN environment variable points to the location of the CTSYN.INI file, which
usually resides in the Windows directory. The syntax for this variable is as follows:

CTSYN=path

where “path” is the location of the CTSYN.INI file.

The BLASTER environment specifies the base I/O address, IRQ line, and DMA
channels of the SB interface. Its syntax is:

BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 H5 P330 T6

The parameters in the command are as follows:

This
Parameter Specifies

A

xxx

Ix IRQ line used by the audio interface.

SB interface’s base I/O address.

SB Emulation in MS-DOS/Windows 98 SE B-5

Dx First DMA channel used by the audio interface.
H

x

Pxxx MPU-401 UART interface’s base I/O address.
T

x

Second DMA channel used by the audio interface.

Card type. x must be 6.

Determining Resources

The MS-DOS driver
SBEINIT.COM must be running
for SBECFG.EXE to work

properly

.

To find the current Sound Blaster Audigy SB16 Emulation resources in Windows 98 SE:

1. Click

2. In the

3. In the

Start

Control Panel
System Properties

4. Double-click

Sound Blaster Audigy SB16 Emulation

5. Click the

->

Settings

Control Panel

->

window, double-click the

dialog box, click the

Creative Miscellaneous Devices

Resources

tab.

.

System

icon.

Device Manager

, and then double-click

.

tab.

Creative

You can use the information in the resource list to help you configure MS-DOS games
for use with the Sound Blaster Audigy card.

The resource list may show three entries of “Input/Output Range” and two entries
of “Direct Memory Access”. They correspond to the sequence of entries in Table B-1
and Table B-3. If the number of entries do not match, a good estimate of the identity
of the device is its I/O address or DMA channel.

To find the current Sound Blaster Audigy SB16 Emulation resources in MS-DOS mode:

1. Switch to your Sound Blaster Audigy DOS driver directory, that is:

C:\PROGRA~1\CREATIVE\DOSDRV

2. Type

SBECFG

and then press <Enter>.

Some older games may have difficulty detecting the Sound Blaster Audigy card at
certain resource settings. Typically, these games expect the card to be at a fixed
set of resources and would fail to load if those resources are not detected. If you
have older MS-DOS games that do not work properly, try changing the Sound
Blaster Audigy SB16 Emulation configuration. Use the following as a guide:

SB Emulation in MS-DOS/Windows 98 SE B-6

Problem:

Solution:

1, use SB interface port 220.

Problem:

Solution:

Sound Blaster emulation is not recognized.

Try switching the SB Emulation IRQ between 5 and 7, use DMA channel

The MPU-401 emulation is not recognized.

Try using Port address 330.

Selecting the Best Audio Options in a Game

Most MS-DOS–based games that provide sound have some procedure for audio
setup. These procedures generally allow you to choose from a list of popular audio
cards or audio devices.

Games may present audio options differently. Some may present a single choice that
corresponds to a particular audio device; for example, Sound Blaster 16, Roland
Sound Canvas, etc. Others provide an option for music and digital audio separately;
for example, General MIDI music with Sound Blaster digital audio. In such a case,
there are often two separate menus to configure.

Some games allow you to set the MIDI port address and IRQ for music and sound.
Make sure that these settings correspond to the values displayed by SBECFG.EXE or
the Resources tabbed page of the Creative Sound Blaster Audigy SB16 Emulation
Properties dialog box.

There are games that offer MPU-401/Roland (General MIDI or MT-32/LAPC-1) as an
option. Often these games allow you to set the MIDI port address. Make sure that
they match the MIDI address in the Resources list on Resources tabbed page of the
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy SB16 Emulation Properties dialog box. The same
values can be found under “MPU-401 (General MIDI, Roland MT-32/LAPC-1)
Emulation”, displayed by SBECFG.EXE in MS-DOS mode. Remember to enable the
MT-32 MIDI patch with the SBEMIXER program if you select Roland MT-32 or LAPC­1 for music.

SB Emulation in MS-DOS/Windows 98 SE B-7

Music Options

Most MS-DOS games offer a menu choice for sound when they start up. If you have
a choice between General MIDI and MT-32, always choose General MIDI, since it will
provide you with the best sound quality. If you need to use MT-32, you must first
switch from the General MIDI instrument set (the default) to the MT-32 instrument
set using SBEMIXER. Be sure to switch back to the General MIDI set when you are
finished using the MT-32 instrument set.

Digital Audio Options

MS-DOS Mode Utilities

SBECFG.EXE

Sound Blaster Audigy supports Sound Blaster, Sound Blaster Pro, Sound Blaster 16,
and Adlib digital audio emulation. If an application provides all these as options,
specify the choices in this order:

1. Sound Blaster 16

2. Sound Blaster Pro

3. Sound Blaster

4. Adlib

The Sound Blaster Audigy card includes a few MS-DOS utilities. These utilities
require the Sound Blaster Audigy DOS driver SBEINIT.COM to be loaded.

Use the SBECFG.EXE utility to obtain the hardware settings and the status of the
Sound Blaster Audigy card. Typing
the following hardware settings:

❑

PCI Hardware Settings: Port, IRQ

❑

Sound Blaster Emulation: Port, IRQ, DMA

❑

MPU-401 Emulation (GM, Roland MT-32/LAPC-1) Emulation: Port

❑

Adlib Emulation: Port

The emulation settings appear only if they are enabled.

SBECFG.EXE

SB Emulation in MS-DOS/Windows 98 SE B-8

at the command prompt displays

SBEMIXER.EXE

Use SBEMIXER.EXE to change the volume levels of the MPU-401 instrument set
used on the Sound Blaster Audigy card. You can use SBEMIXER.EXE from the
command line—useful for advanced users who want to set up batch files with
particular volume levels—or within the SBEMIXER screen. The settings for
SBEMIXER.EXE are independent of the Creative Mixer settings in Windows 98 SE.

To set SBEMIXER values in the command line:

At the DOS prompt, type the SBEMIXER command in a single line. Its syntax is

SBEMIXER [/S:x] [/W:x] [/C:x] [/M:x] [/?]

where square brackets [ ] denote optional parameters, and

This
Parameter Specifies

/S:x Synth volume. x can be a value from the range 0 to 127.
/W:

x

/C:x CD audio volume. x can be a value from the range 0 to 127.
/M:

x

/? View a short description of the parameters.

Wave volume. x can be a value from the range 0 to 127.

Synth MT-32/LAPC-1 mode. For x, 0 is Off, 1 is On.

An example of an

SBEMIXER /S:64 /W:120 /C:50 /M:0

SBEMIXER

command is

which corresponds to “set the synth volume to 64, the Wave volume to 120, the CD
audio volume to 50, and turn off the Synth MT-32/LAPC-1 mode”.

To set SBEMIXER values within the Mixer screen:

At the DOS prompt, type

SBEMIXER

.

The interactive editor mode allows you to change the mixer settings with the mouse,
<Tab>, <PgUp>, <PgDn>, or arrow keys.

Use the Save button to save the settings for the next session.

SB Emulation in MS-DOS/Windows 98 SE B-9

SBESET.EXE

Use SBESET.EXE to manually configure SB resources or disable SB Emulation. By
default, SB Emulation in DOS follows the Windows settings. For example, if you
disable SB Emulation in Windows, in the next boot to DOS, SB Emulation in DOS
disabled. Under rare circumstances you may need to manually reconfigure DOS SB
Emulation, for example, if there is conflict in DOS before it can boot to Windows.
SBESET.EXE is run from the command line.

To set SBESET values in the command line:

See “System Resource
Settings” on page B-3 for a list
of the possible values.

At the DOS prompt, type the

SBESET [-Axxx] [-Ix] [-Dx] [-Hx] [-Pxxx] [-dx] [-wx]

SBESET

command in a single line. Its syntax is

where square brackets [ ] denote optional parameters, and

This
Parameter Specifies

-A

xxx

-I

x

-Dx First DMA channel used by the audio interface.

-Hx Second DMA channel used by the audio interface.

-Pxxx MPU-401 UART interface’s base I/O address.

-d

x

-wx Set x to 1 to use the Windows-assigned resource configuration.

SB interface’s base I/O address.
IRQ line used by the audio interface.

SB Emulation mode. For x, 1 is Off, 0 is On.

Set x to 0 to use (your) user-assigned resource configuration.

An example of an SBESET command is

SBESET -A240 -I5 -D3 -w0

which corresponds to “set the SB interface’s base I/O address to 240, the IRQ line
used by the audio interface to 5, the First DMA channel used by the audio interface
to 3, and use the Windows-assigned resource configuration”.

SB Emulation in MS-DOS/Windows 98 SE B-10

SBEGO.EXE

Use this to confirm whether SB16 Emulation is properly installed and working.

SB Emulation in MS-DOS/Windows 98 SE B-11

C

Troubleshooting

This section provides solutions to problems you may
encounter during installation or normal use.

Troubleshooting

This appendix provides solutions to problems you may encounter during installation
or normal use.

Problems Installing Software

The installation does not start automatically after the Sound Blaster Audigy
Installation CD is inserted.

The AutoPlay feature in your Windows system may not be enabled.

To start the installation program through the My Computer shortcut menu:

1. Double-click the

2. In the

3. On the shortcut menu, click

To enable AutoPlay through Auto Insert Notification:

1. Click

2. In the

3. In the
your CD-ROM drive.

4. Click the

5. In the

Notification

6. Click the OK button to exit from the dialog box.

My Computer

Start

Control Panel

System Properties

Properties

Properties

My Computer

Settings

->

.

icon on your Windows desktop.

window, right-click the CD-ROM drive icon.

AutoPlay

Control Panel

->

window, double-click the

dialog box, click the

button.

dialog box, click the

and follow the instructions on the screen.

.

Settings

System

Device Manager

tab and select

icon.

tab and select

Auto Insert

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Problems with Sound

There is unexpected excessive environmental sound or effects when an audio file is
played.

The last selected preset is an inappropriate environment for the current audio file.

To switch to an appropriate environment:

1. Double-click the

2. In the
appropriate environment.

No sound from the headphones.

Check the following:

❑

The headphones are connected to the Headphones jack.

❑

In the

Headphones

❑

In the Mixer panel of Surround Mixer, the recording source selected is

Hear”

Individual analog recording sources are not displayed in Surround Mixer.

The following analog recording sources are combined in one recording control called

Analog Mix (Line/CD/TAD/Aux/PC)

panel:

❑

Line-In

❑

CD Audio

❑

Auxiliary

❑

TAD -In

❑

PC Speaker

Environment

Speakers

.

EAX Control Panel

box, click the down arrow to select

tabbed page of the Main panel of Surround Mixer, the

option is selected in the

icon in AudioHQ.

(No effects)

Speaker

, which is found in the one-column record

box.

or an

“What U

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Individual analog recording sources cannot be selected in Surround Mixer.

Five analog recording sources are combined under the selection

CD/TAD/Aux/PC)

. For more information, see “Individual analog recording sources

Analog Mix (Line/

are not displayed in Surround Mixer.” on page C-2.

To record an individual analog source:

❑

In the one-column record panel of Surround Mixer, make sure the recording
source selected is

❑

In the six-column panel, mute the analog sources that you do not want to record
by clicking the

No sound from the speakers.

Check the following:

❑

You have connected your speakers to your card's output.

❑

You have selected the correct source in the Mixer panel.

❑

If both the above conditions have been met and you still do not get any sound,
click the

red plus sign

Output Only

Analog Mix (Line/CD/TAD/Aux/PC)

Mute

check box to select it.

above the

VOL

control and check whether the

.

Digital

check box is selected. If it is, you are in the Digital Output Only
mode and so must connect to digital speakers to hear the sound from your audio
card. See the section on Digital Output Only in Surround Mixer’s online Help for
more information.

No audio output when playing digital files such as .WAV, MIDI files or AVI clips.

Check the following:

❑

The speakers’ volume control knob, if any, is set at mid-range. Use Creative Mixer
to adjust the volume, if necessary.

❑

The powered speakers or external amplifier are connected to the card’s Line Out
or Rear Out jack.

❑

There is no hardware conflict between the card and a peripheral device. See
“Resolving I/O Conflicts” on page C-8.

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❑

The Speaker selection in the Main panel of Surround Mixer corresponds to your
speaker or headphone configuration.

❑

No audio output when playing audio CDs or DOS games that require a CD-ROM.

To solve this problem:

Original Sound

The
pages of the

sliders in either or both the

EAX Control Panel

Master

and

application are set to 100%.

Source

tabbed

Make sure the Analog Audio connector on the CD-ROM drive and the CD In connector
on the audio card are connected.

Panning a source sometimes turns off its sound.

This occurs when you are in the Digital Output Only mode and the source’s left-right
balance in a software mixer application other than Surround Mixer (for example, the
Windows Volume Control application) is at the opposite end compared to the
position to which you have panned the source in the Main panel of Surround Mixer.
For example, the CD Audio balance in Windows Volume Control is on the left but in
Surround Mixer you have panned the CD Audio to the right.

To solve this problem:

Open that other mixer, and center the balances for all the audio input sources.
This ensures that your analog sources will not turn silent when you pan them in
Surround Mixer.

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Insufficient SoundFont Cache

The trade-off of a smaller
SoundFont file is its lower
sound quality.

There is insufficient memory to load SoundFonts.

This may occur when a SoundFont-compatible MIDI file is loaded or played while
insufficient memory has been allocated to SoundFonts.

To allocate more SoundFont cache:

On the
Cache slider to the right.

The amount of SoundFont cache you can allocate depends on the system RAM
available.

If there is still insufficient system RAM available:

Do one of the following:

❑

❑

Options

On the
smaller SoundFont bank, if available, from the
Increase the system RAM on your computer.

tabbed page of the SoundFont Control applet, move the SoundFont

Configure Banks

tabbed page of the SoundFont Control applet, select a

Select Bank

box.

Problems With Joystick

The joystick port is not working.

The audio card’s joystick port may be conflicting with the system’s joystick port.

To solve this problem:

Disable the audio card’s joystick port and use the system port instead. Do the
following:

1. Click

2. In the

3. In the

4. Double-click

5. Click the

6. In the Properties dialog box:

Start

Control Panel
System Properties

Audigy Gameport (Creative Game Port

If you have an

Settings

->
window, double-click the

Sound, Video And Game Controllers

Properties

button.

Original Configuration (Current)

Control Panel

->

dialog box, click the

.

for Windows 2000).

System

Device Manager

icon.

, and then select

check box:

Troubleshooting C-5

tab.

Creative

Do not attempt to make
changes to the BIOS unless
you have experience with
system software.

• Clear the check box to disable it.
If you have a

• Make sure that the check box is selected to disable it.

7. Click OK to restart Windows and for the change to take effect.

When the Gameport Joystick interface is disabled, the entry in Device Manager has
a red cross.

The joystick is not working properly in some programs.

The program may use the system processor timing to calculate the joystick position.
When the processor is fast, the program may determine the position of the joystick
incorrectly, assuming that the position is out of range.

To solve this problem:

Increase your system’s 8 bit I/O recovery time of the BIOS setting, usually under
the Chipset Feature Settings section. Or, if available, you may adjust the AT Bus
speed to a slower clock. If the problem persists, try a different joystick.

Disable In This Hardware Profile

check box:

Problems with Multiple Audio Devices

The other installed audio card is not working well.

You may have an existing audio device installed in your computer. The audio device
may be an audio card or an onboard audio chipset. Before you install your Sound
Blaster Audigy card, you are advised to completely uninstall and remove your
existing audio device. Operating multiple audio devices in your computer may
introduce usability issues.

Alternatively, during the installation of your Sound Blaster Audigy card, do the following:

❑

If your computer detects an installed Sound Blaster Live! Series or Sound Blaster
PCI512 audio card, a message box recommending that you completely uninstall
and remove the older audio device will appear. Click the
the instructions on the screen to complete the removal of the old audio device.
Remove the old audio card from your computer.

Yes

button and follow

Troubleshooting C-6

❑

If your computer detects any other installed audio card, a message box
recommending that you completely uninstall and remove the older audio device
will appear. Click the
Blaster Audigy card.
After the installation of the Sound Blaster Audigy card, completely uninstall the
existing card and remove the audio card from your computer.

The onboard audio chipset is not working well.

To disable an onboard audio chipset, do the following:

1. Restart your system.

2. During the memory check, press <F2> or <Delete>, depending on your
motherboard.
The BIOS setup menu appears.

3. Select

4. Select
chipset.

5. Press <Esc> to return to the BIOS setup menu.

6. Select

7. Press <Y> and then press <Enter>

Chipset Features Setup

Onboard Legacy Audio

Save & Exit Setup

Yes

button to continue with the installation of the Sound

and press <Enter>.

and press <Enter> to disable your onboard audio

, and then press <Enter>.

Problems with Sound Blaster Live! Series or Sound Blaster PCI512 card

Sound Blaster Live! or Sound Blaster PCI512 applications are not working.

Other than normal playback and recording function, older audio devices may not
work well when Sound Blaster Audigy is installed.

To solve this problem:

Uninstall and remove the older card from the computer. Otherwise, you can choose
to disable the Sound Blaster Live! or Surround Blaster PC512 card:

1. Click

Start

->

Settings

Control Panel

->

.

Troubleshooting C-7

2. In the Control Panel window, double-click the System icon.

3. In the System Properties dialog box, click the Device Manager tab.

4. Double-click Sound, Video And Game Controllers, and then select Creative
Sound Blaster Live! Series or Creative Sound Blaster PCI512.

5. Click the Properties button.

6. In the Properties dialog box:
If you have an Original Configuration (Current) check box:

• Clear the check box to disable it.
If you have a Disable In This Hardware Profile check box:

• Make sure that the check box is selected to disable it.

7. Click OK to restart Windows and for the change to take effect.

When the Sound Blaster Live! series is disabled, the entry in Device Manager has a
red cross.

Resolving I/O Conflicts

You can also refer to the
Troubleshooting section in the
online Help of Windows 98/Me.

Conflicts between your audio card and another peripheral device may occur if your
card and the other device are set to use the same I/O address.

To resolve I/O conflicts, change the resource settings of your audio card or the
conflicting peripheral device in your system using Device Manager in Windows 98/
Me.

If you still do not know which card is causing the conflict, remove all cards except
the audio card and other essential cards (for example, disk controller and graphics
cards). Add each card back until Device Manager indicates that a conflict has
occurred.

To resolve hardware conflicts in Windows 98/Me:

1. Click Start -> Settings -> Control Panel.

2. In the Control Panel window, double-click the System icon.

Troubleshooting C-8

3. In the System Properties dialog box, click the Device Manager tab.

4. Under the Sound, Video And Game Controllers entry, select the conflicting audio
card driver—indicated by an exclamation mark (!)—and click the Properties
button.

5. In the Properties dialog box, click the Resources tab.

6. Make sure that the Use automatic settings check box is selected, and click the
OK button.

7. Restart your system to allow Windows 98/Me to reassign resources to your audio
card and/or the conflicting device.

Problems in
Windows NT

4.0

A Service Control Manager error message appears with one or more other error
messages at system restart.

This occurs after you remove an audio card from your computer after you have
successfully installed the Sound Blaster Audigy card. Windows is trying to match the
drivers to the removed audio card.

To solve this problem:

1. Log on to your computer as Administrator.

2. Click Start -> Settings -> Control Panel.

3. Double-click the Multimedia icon, and then click the Devices tab.

4. In the list, remove from under these entries

• Audio Devices

• MIDI Devices And Instruments
the items other than

• Audio for Creative Sound Blaster Audigy

• MIDI for Creative Sound Blaster Audigy

• MIDI for Creative S/W Synth

Troubleshooting C-9

5. Click the OK button to close the dialog box.
The drivers are removed.

Problems with Encore DVD Player

Problems with Software DVD Player

The Encore DVD Player is not launched when a DVD disc is inserted into the drive.

To solve this problem:

1. In the Windows system tray, right-click the Disc Detector icon, and then click

Properties

2. On the
sure that

3. Click the

4. Select the DVD Disc entry and then click the

5. In the

6. Browse to C:\Program Files\Creative\PC- DVD Encore
and double-click the entry
The Name box now displays the entry

7. Click the OK button twice.

Now when you double-click the Disc Detector icon, the Encore DVD Player is
launched.

Changing audio configuration (for example, switching from 6-channel mode to
SPDIF Output mode or vice versa) while watching a DVD movie does not seem to
work, even though all settings in the software DVD player and in Surround Mixer are
correct.

To solve this problem:

Close and restart the software DVD player.

.

General

Enable Disc Detector

Players

Players Properties

tabbed page of the

tab.

Creative Disc Detector

check box is selected.

Select Player

dialog box, click the

ctdvdply

ctdvdply

Browse

.

dialog box, make

button.

button.

Troubleshooting C-10

Problems with DV driver fo r Windows 98 SE/ 2000/Me

The DV camcorder is not working properly.

The MSDV camcorder driver may not be the latest version (v4.10.2226).

To solve this problem:

1. Visit the Microsoft web site and download the Digital Video update for DirectX 8.0
file (dx80bda.exe).

2. Install the above file into your computer.

Note:You need to install DirectX 8.0 or 8.0a run time first.

If the problem still persists, the MSDV camcorder driver may not be fully optimized
for your DV camcorder.

To solve this problem:

1. Turn on your DV camcorder.

2. Insert the Sound Blaster Audigy Installation CD into your CD-ROM drive.
Exit from the welcome screen.

3. Using Windows Explorer, locate the 1394 folder in the CD-ROM, and run the
DVConnect 240.exe file. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the
setup.
If you are in Windows 98 SE, you may be prompted to insert the Windows 98 SE
CD-ROM first. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete this setup.

4. Click the Finish button.

5. Turn off and then turn on your DV camcorder.

Troubleshooting C-11

Index

A

About

Audigy Drive
CreativeWare
EAX ADVANCED HD

Adjusting

headphones volume

microphone gain
Advanced content creation
Analog/Digital Out jack
Applications
Applying voice effects
ASIO

5-4

Audigy applications
Audigy Drive
Audigy Drive location note
Audigy Experience
Audigy Online Quick Start
Audio card installation warning

5

Audio Extension (Digital I/O)

connector

AUX In connector

1-4

4-1

ix, 2-3

1-2

xi

4-1

xiii

1-2

1-6

5-3

x

1-6

1-2

5-4

2-1

xiii

C

Capturing videos 5-3
CD Audio connector
CD Audio note

1-2

2-8

2-

CD SPDIF connector
Compiling personal albums
Connecting

analog/digital audio cables to

CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drives

2-8

Audigy Drive cables
cables to Sound Blaster

Audigy card

external consumer devices

13

headphones
high power usage devices
IEEE 1394 compatible devices

2-11

microphones
power supply
related peripherals
speaker systems

Connectors

Audio Extension
AUX In
CD Audio
CD SPDIF
Joystick/MIDI
MIDI In/Out
Optical SPDIF In/Out
SB1394
Telephone Answering Device

Content creation

1-2

1-2

1-2

1-4

1-2

1-2

2-3

2-7

1-5

1-5

2-9

2-10

2-12

1-2

1-2

1-4

1-4

5-3

5-2

A-5

2-

Creating

multiple effects
music

5-4

non-General-MIDI-compliant

files

5-2

SoundFonts
Creative Audio HQ
Creative Diagnostics
Creative Keyboard
Creative MiniDisc Center
Creative Oozic Reactor
Creative PlayCenter
Creative Recorder
Creative RemoteCenter
Creative Restore Defaults
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy

Experience

Creative Sound Blaster Audigy

Online Quick Start
Creative Surround Mixer
Creative Taskbar
Creative WaveStudio
CreativeWare
Cubasis VST
Customizing environments

4-10

5-5

5-5

4-4

4-3

4-5

4-8

4-7

4-6

4-6

4-9

4-9

4-3

4-2

4-3

4-2

4-6

xi

5-7

D

Device Controls 4-5
Digital entertainment

5-2

Index 1

direct memory access B-5
DMA

B-5

Dos Driver
Downloading MP3 songs
Driver

DOS

B-1

5-6

B-1

E

EAX x
EAX Control
Editing

musical instruments
videos

Encoding CD songs to MP3 format

5-5

Enjoying

A3D 1.0 support
audio presets in games
DirectSound3D support
DOS games
EAX support

environment variable

BLASTER
CTSYN

Experiencing music with visual

entertainment

5-3

B-5

4-5

5-7

B-5

5-6

5-5

5-6

B-5

5-4

5-7
5-6

F

Features

1394a Compliant Physical

Layer Controller
Audigy Processor
Creative Multi Speaker

Surround
Dolby digital (AC-3) decoding

A-2

high quality audio delivery

process
PCI bus mastering

FireNet

4-11

A-1

A-3

A-1

A-3

A-1

G

Games

audio option
digital audio option
music option

Gaming reference

B-7

B-8

B-8

5-6

H

Headphones jack 1-4
Headphones volume control knob

1-4

I

I/O addresses B-4
Infrared Receiver
input/output address
Installing

applications
Audigy Drive
drivers
Joystick/MIDI bracket
Sound Blaster Audigy card

Ulead VideoStudio
Internal SB1394 port
Internet entertainment
Interrupt request line
IRQ

B-4

5

2-6, 2-7

,

3-1

3-1

2-4

1-4

J

Jack 1-2
Jacks

Analog/Digital Out

Headphones

Line In

Line In 2/Mic In 2

Line Out

Microphone In

RCA Auxiliary In

RCA SPDIF In/Out

1-4

1-2

1-4

1-2

1-2

1-4

B-4

3-1

1-2

5-5

B-4

1-2

1-4

2-6

2-

Index 2

Rear Out 1-2
Joystick/MIDI bracket
Joystick/MIDI connector
Jumper for microphone type

selection

2-3

1-3

1-2

K

Knobs

Headphones Volume Control

1-4

Line In 2/Mic In 2 selector

L

Line In 2/Mic In 2 jack 1-4
Line In jack
Line Out jack

1-2

1-2

M

Microphone In jack 1-2
MIDI In/Out connectors
MIDI Input
Mixing MP3 songs
MixMeister
MS-DOS driver
MS-DOS mode note
Multimedia playback
Multiple audio card note

4-5

4-11

B-1

1-4

5-6

2-12

5-1

2-5

1-4

O

Online Help

Creative Audio HQ
Creative Diagnostics
Creative MiniDisc Center
Creative Oozic Reactor
Creative PlayCenter
Creative Recorder
Creative RemoteCenter
Creative Surround Mixer
Creative Taskbar
Creative WaveStudio
Device Controls
EAX Control
RemoteCenter
SoundFont Control
SoundFont Showcase
Vienna SoundFont Studio

Optical SPDIF In/Out connectors

1-4

Organizing SoundFont banks

4-5

4-5

1-7

4-4

4-6

4-2

4-4

4-3

4-6

4-9

4-7

4-6

4-8

4-9

4-4

4-8

5-3

P

Personal albums 5-2
Playing

MIDI files
MP3 files
MP3 songs

5-2

5-1

5-6

MP3 songs with EAX
SoundFonts
WMA files

Playing back

CD Audio files

Wave files
Playing MS-DOS games
Ports

Internal SB1394

SB1394
Positioning speakers
Power supply warning
Preparing your computer

5-5

5-1

5-2

5-2

1-2

R

RCA Auxiliary In jacks 1-4
RCA SPDIF In/Out jacks
Rear Out jack
Recording

digital hard disk

effects

multi-tracks with ASIO

music

musical instruments

sound
ReCycle Lite

1-2

5-3

5-4

5-3

4-10

5-6

B-1

1-2

2-14

2-1

2-1

1-4

5-5

5-4

5-4

Index 3

S

SB Emulation B-1

AUTOEXEC.BAT file settings

B-2

background
CONFIG.SYS file settings
in Windows 98 SE
in Windows Me
Legacy games
understanding installation

program
SB1394 connector
SB1394 port
SBECFG.EXE
SBEGO.EXE
SBEINIT.COM
SBEMIXER.EXE
SBESET.EXE
Sound Blaster Audigy Card
Sound Blaster Audigy Platinum
Sound Blaster website
SoundFont banks
SoundFont Control
SoundFont Showcase
Speaker placement
Steinberg’s Audio Applications

10

System requirements

B-1

B-2

1-2
B-8

B-11

B-2

B-9

B-10

B-1

B-1

1-4

5-3

4-4

2-14

B-1

xiii

4-9

1-2

B-3

ix

4-

Audigy Drive
games
SB1394 applications
Sound Blaster Audigy card
viewing DVD titles

system resource

xii

xii

xii

xii

xii

B-3

T

Technical support xiii
Telephone Answering Device

connector

Third party Sound Blaster Audigy

applications
Transcribing music
troubleshooiting

DV driver

troubleshooting

Encore DVD Player
I/O conflicts
installing software
joystick
software DVD player
sound
SoundFont Cache
Windows NT 4.0

1-2

4-2

C-11

C-1

C-5, C-7

C-2

5-4

C-10

C-8

C-1

C-10

C-5

C-9

U

Ulead Video Studio

Windows 2000
Windows 98 Second Edition

3-2

Windows Me

Ulead VideoStudio

Windows 98 SE

Ulead VideoStudio Version 4.0 SE

Basic

4-11

Using

a remote control with your

computer

3-2

1-7

3-3

3-2

V

Videos 5-3
Vienna SoundFont Studio
Visual entertainment
Voice effects

5-3

4-7

5-5

W

Watching

DVDs

5-1

surround movies

Wavelab Lite

4-10

5-2

Index 4