Creative Audigy 4 Manual

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Creative Sound Blaster Audigy
Creative Audio Software
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Contents
Introduction
High Definition Digital Audio Entertainment.......................................  viii
What is EAX ADVANCED HD? ............................................................ ix
Package Contents ............................................................................. x
System Requirements ......................................................................  x
Sound Blaster Audigy card ......................................................... x
SB1394 applications, games...

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Installing Drivers and Applications............................................................ 2-1
Uninstalling  Applications ........................................................................ 2-1
Reinstalling Applications.......................................................................... 2-2
Updating Windows 2000 (Service Pack 2) ................................................. 2-3
3 Sound Blaster Audigy Applications
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy Applications...

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Creating non- General-MIDI- compliant files ....................................  4-2
Digital Entertainment.............................................................................. 4-2
Watching surround movies.............................................................  4-2
Compiling personal albums ............................................................  4-3
Content Creation.................................................................................... 4-3
Applying voice effects...

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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...

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Problems with DV driver for Windows 98 SE/2000/Me .............................. B-11
Problems with File Transfers on Some VIA Chipset Motherboards............... B-12
Problems in Windows XP ....................................................................... B-14
Index 

Introduction 

Introduction vii
Introduction
High Definition 
Digital Audio 
EntertainmentThank you for purchasing Sound Blaster Audigy. It is the most complete high-
definition digital audio entertainment solution that you will ever come across.
Two models are covered in this manual: Sound Blaster Audigy (SB1394), with 
SB1394 connectivity, and Sound Blaster Audigy (non-SB1394), without SB1394 
support. SB1394 applications are only applicable for the Sound Blaster Audigy 
(SB1394) model.
With the onboard 24-bit...

Introduction viii
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 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
TM technology renders up to 4 
simultaneous audio...

Introduction ix
Package ContentsThe following items are included in your package:
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Sound Blaster Audigy card
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Joystick/MIDI bracket for Sound Blaster Audigy (SB1394) card
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Sound Blaster Audigy Installation CD
System 
Requirements
Sound Blaster Audigy 
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Genuine Intel® Pentium® II 350 MHz, AMD® K6 450 MHz or faster class processor
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Intel, AMD or 100%-Intel compatible motherboard chipset
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Windows
® 98 Second Edition (SE), Windows Millennium Edition (Me), Windows 
NT 4.0, Windows 2000 or Windows...