Sound
Blaster PCI512
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Introduction
Sound Blaster PCI512 is the ultimate audio system for playing today's
hottest games. As the industry's most affordable sound card with
hardware support for EAX, the Sound Blaster PCI512 provides incredibly
immersive audio with the powerful combination of hardware acceleration,
multi-speaker support, and the widest compatibility with a wide variety
of games and multimedia titles.
EAX is the new audio platform by Creative with superior 3D positional
sound and effects rendering that recreates real-life, multi-dimensional
environments with unsurpassed realism. Featuring the same powerful audio
processing chip used in the Sound Blaster Live!, the EMU10K1 provides
on-board hardware acceleration so there is never a slowdown during
gameplay.
And, with support for two-, four-, and FourPointSurround speaker
systems, the Sound Blaster PCI512 delivers the most accurate 3D
positional audio currently available. You'll hear enemies creep up from
behind and missiles scream overhead. Sounds will literally come from all
corners of the room by adding realism and atmosphere to any audio
source.
Try the Sound Blaster PCI512 today. It's the difference between
hearing your games and music, and actually experiencing them.
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Features
and Performance
- Enjoy incredibly immersive 3D audio in real-time with
award-winning EAX
- Connect easily to FourPointSurround and stereo speakers with
4-channel analog audio support
- Take advantage today of the widest range of audio, game, and
multimedia titles
Audio Hardware Acceleration Delivers the Most Exciting Game Play
Sound Blaster PCI512 features the most advanced audio DSP technology for
the PC, the EMU10K1. With 32-bit, 48kHz digital signal processing and a
patented 8-point interpolation, the EMU10K1 produces remarkably clear
and precise audio fidelity. It is capable of accurately rendering 3D
positional audio using only two or four speaker configurations. With
on-board hardware acceleration, nothing impedes the action in today's
most demanding games for even one, heart-stopping second.
Industry's Best PC Compatibility
Sound Blaster PCI512 is a snap to install with complete plug-and-play,
Windows 95 and 98 compatibility. With the hardware acceleration of EAX,
DirectSound and DirectSound 3D, Sound Blaster PCI 512 accurately
produces high fidelity sound in virtually any audio application. And,
with Sound Blaster PCI compatibility, you will be assured of support for
the largest selection of existing MS-DOS® and
Windows-based games and other titles. This is exactly what you'd expect
from Creative, the leader in PC audio technology.
Title Support Updates
EAX is rapidly becoming the 3D audio standard, with support from top
games like Unreal, Thief, Half-Life, Aliens VS Predator, Myth II, SHOGO,
and many more. With new titles supporting EAX being released regularly,
visit http://www.env-audio.com to find the latest in title support as
well as updated drivers and information about the product.
The Most Affordable EAX
Imagine PC sound so realistic you can visualize what is making the
sounds, where it is coming from, and the environment you're in. Its
revolutionary technology creates true-to-life audio by immersing you in
sounds so real that you will experience games, music and other audio
applications rather than just hear them.
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Product
Specs
Feature |
Description |
Synthesizer
Chip |
EMU
10K1 |
Synthesizer
Type |
Wavetable
(Scaleable PCI) |
Polyphony |
64
(8-point interpolation) |
ROM
size |
NA |
RAM
size |
Based
on System RAM |
Sample
Sets |
2,
4 and 8MB |
Synthesizer
Effects |
Reverb,
Chorus, Flanger, Pitch Shifter, Distortion, etc |
MIDI
Channels |
48 |
Duplex
Type |
Full
Duplex |
Max.
Recording Depth |
16-bit |
Max.
Recording Rate |
48
KHz |
Max.
Playback Depth |
16-bit |
Max.
Playback Rate |
48
KHz |
Signal-to-Noise
Ratio |
>96
dB |
Soundfont
Support |
Yes |
Built-in
Amplifier |
NA |
Windows
2000 |
Yes |
Windows
98 |
Yes |
Windows
95 |
Yes |
Windows
NT 4.0 |
Yes |
General
MIDI |
Yes |
MPC3 |
Yes |
Plug
& Play |
Yes |
Sound
Blaster PCI |
Yes |
EAX
Support |
Yes |
Microsoft
DirectSound |
Yes |
Microsoft
DirectSound 3D & Derivatives |
Yes |
PCI
2.1 |
Yes |
AC97 |
Yes |
MPU-401
UART |
Yes |
Microphone
In |
Yes |
Line
In |
Yes |
Line
Out (Front)/Speaker Out |
Yes |
Line
Out (Rear) |
Yes |
MIDI/Joystick
Port |
NA |
MPC3
CD Audio In |
Yes |
Auxiliary
In |
NA |
S/PDIF
In |
Yes |
Telephone
Answering Device (TAD) In |
NA |
Live!Drive |
Yes |
4
Speaker Support |
Yes |
Live!Ware
Upgrades |
Yes |
Creative
MultiSpeaker Surround |
No |
Creative
Environments |
Yes |
Windows
ME |
Yes |
Dolby?Digital
5.1 decoding |
No |
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