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How to use this manualCreative Sound Blaster AudigyCreative Audio SoftwareImportant: This PDF file has been designed to provide you with complete prod

Introduction xWhat is EAX ADVANCED HD?EAX ADVANCED HD brings a new level of performance, power and flexibility to PC audio. Taking advantage of the in

Introduction xiCreativeWareCreativeWare is a post-purchase program that adds new features, enhancements and additional functionality to Creative’s upg

Introduction xii❑Available adjacent slot for the Joystick/MIDI bracket (optional)❑Headphones or amplified speakers (available separately)❑CD-ROM drive

Introduction xiiiDocument ConventionsThe following typographical conventions are used throughout this manual: The notepad icon indicates information t

1Installing HardwareThis chapter tells you how to install the Sound Blaster Audigy hardware.

Installing Hardware 1-1Installing HardwareWhat You NeedBefore you begin installation, be sure that you have these:In addition, you will also need an a

Installing Hardware 1-2Your Sound Blaster Audigy CardYour audio card has these jacks and connectors which allow you to attach other devices: A jack is

Installing Hardware 1-3Your Joystick/MIDI BracketYour Joystick/MIDI bracket has this connector that can be attached to other devices:Rear view of conn

Installing Hardware 1-4Installation StepsStep 1: Prepare your computer1. Turn off your computer and all peripheral devices.2. Touch a metal plate on y

Installing Hardware 1-5Step 2: Install the Sound Blaster Audigy card1. Align the Sound Blaster Audigy card with the PCI slot and press the card gently

iiContentsIntroductionHigh Definition Digital Audio Entertainment... ixWhat is EAX ADVANCED HD? ...

Installing Hardware 1-6For analog CD audio output:connect the Analog CD audio cable from the Analog Audio connector on your CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive to th

Installing Hardware 1-7Connecting Related PeripheralsSound Blaster Audigy will most undoubtedly give you endless hours of listening pleasure. Figure 1

Installing Hardware 1-8Connecting Speaker SystemsFor instructions on how to switch between digital and analog modes, refer to topic “Digital Output On

Installing Hardware 1-9Connecting External Consumer DevicesDolby Digital Decoder/Amplifier Sound Blaster Audigy cardConnects to Audigy Drive (optional

Installing Hardware 1-10Positioning Your SpeakersIf you are using four speakers, place them so that they form the corners of a square with you exactly

2Installing SoftwareThis chapter tells you how to install the Sound Blaster Audigysoftware.

Installing Software 2-1Installing SoftwareInstalling Drivers and ApplicationsYou need to install device drivers and applications to use Sound Blaster

Installing Software 2-2Windows 98 Second Edition1. Connect your digital video (DV) camcorder to the Sound Blaster Audigy card and turn it on.2. If pro

Installing Software 2-33. If prompted, click the Yes button to let the setup program detect the MS DV drivers.4. When prompted, restart the system.Uni

Installing Software 2-44. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation of the device drivers.Updating Windows 2000 (Service Pack

iiiWindows 98 Second Edition ... 2-2Windows Me ...

Installing Software 2-5Installing Digital Video UpdateIf you have installed DirectX 8.0 or 8.0a run time, install the latest update for this applicati

3Sound Blaster Audigy ApplicationsThis chapter tells you how to get the most out of your Sound BlasterAudigy.

Sound Blaster Audigy Applications 3-1Sound Blaster Audigy ApplicationsCreative Sound Blaster Audigy ApplicationsSound Blaster Audigy is supported by a

Sound Blaster Audigy Applications 3-2Third Party Sound Blaster Audigy ApplicationsSound Blaster Audigy can best be appreciated through some of the adv

Sound Blaster Audigy Applications 3-3Creative Sound Blaster Audigy Online Quick StartThis is a good starting point from which you can learn about Soun

Sound Blaster Audigy Applications 3-4Creative Surround MixerCreative Surround Mixer is the main application to use for the following tasks:❑Tes tin g

Sound Blaster Audigy Applications 3-5The Applet view shows only the audio devices that support the selected applet.For more information and usage deta

Sound Blaster Audigy Applications 3-6It promises to deliver sounds that are so life-like, you can almost see them! It is the computer industry's

Sound Blaster Audigy Applications 3-7Creative RecorderRecorder allows you to record sounds or music from various input sources like the microphone or

Sound Blaster Audigy Applications 3-8online Help.Creative MiniDisc CenterCreative MiniDisc Center allows you to play back known audio format or compac

ivCreative MiniDisc Center ... 3-8Creative RemoteCenter...

Sound Blaster Audigy Applications 3-9Help.Creative Restore DefaultsCreative Restore Defaults allows you to restore all your audio settings to the defa

Sound Blaster Audigy Applications 3-10MixMeisterIf you like parties and MP3s, then you will definitely love MixMeister, a revolutionary software that

4Using ApplicationsThis chapter tells you which applications to use for content creation, gaming and entertainment purposes.

Using Applications 4-1Using ApplicationsSound Blaster Audigy offers you high-quality multimedia playback, digital entertainment, content creation capa

Using Applications 4-2Playing back Wave and CD Audio filesUse Creative PlayCenter to play back both Wave and CD Audio files. WAV is the format for dig

Using Applications 4-3Content CreationOrganizing SoundFont banksSound Blaster Audigy bundles many SoundFont banks that contain instrument sounds you c

Using Applications 4-4amazingly low latency (solving multi-track sync up issues).Creating musicYou can create desktop music on your Sound Blaster Audi

Using Applications 4-5and then use them in your bundled MIDI sequencer.Internet EntertainmentExperiencing music with visual entertainmentWith Creative

Using Applications 4-6Gaming ReferenceEnjoying EAX ADVANCED HD supportEnjoy the many EAX ADVANCED HD titles designed by top game developers, which imm

Using Applications 4-7Customizing environments for non-3D gamesYou can create customized environments for your non-EAX ADVANCED HD games using the EAX

vRecording and editing musical instruments ... 4-4Recording digital audio ...

AGeneral SpecificationsThis section displays the specifications of yourSound Blaster Audigy card and Joystick/MIDI bracket.

General Specifications A-1General SpecificationsThis section lists the specifications of your Sound Blaster Audigy card and Joystick/MIDI bracket.Feat

General Specifications A-2Professional Digital Audio Processing❑ Supports Sony/Philips Digital Interface (SPDIF) format input signal of up to 24-bit/9

General Specifications A-3Creative Multi Speaker SurroundTM (CMSSTM)❑Multispeaker technology❑Upmixes mono or stereo sources to 5.1 channels❑Profession

General Specifications A-4SB1394 Interfaces❑One 2 x 5 pin Internal SB1394 connector (J6) on card for connection to the Audigy Extension card❑One 6-pin

BSB Emulation in MS-DOS/Windows 98 SEThis section tells you how to use your Sound Blaster Audigycard to play MS-DOS games.

SB Emulation in MS-DOS/Windows 98 SE B-1SB Emulation in MS-DOS/Windows 98 SEBackgroundLegacy games in the market were designed for use in MS-DOS mode

SB Emulation in MS-DOS/Windows 98 SE B-22. Click the Restart the computer in MS-DOS mode option, and then click the OK button.To start the system in M

SB Emulation in MS-DOS/Windows 98 SE B-3DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE NOEMSYou may load this driver into high memory in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file, even tho

SB Emulation in MS-DOS/Windows 98 SE B-4Input/Output (I/O) AddressesI/O addresses are communication areas used by your computer’s central processor to

viSound Blaster Audigy card ... A-3Audio Inputs ...

SB Emulation in MS-DOS/Windows 98 SE B-5Direct Memory Access (DMA) ChannelA DMA channel is a data channel that a device uses to transfer data directly

SB Emulation in MS-DOS/Windows 98 SE B-6Dx First DMA channel used by the audio interface.HxSecond DMA channel used by the audio interface.Pxxx MPU-401

SB Emulation in MS-DOS/Windows 98 SE B-7Problem: Sound Blaster emulation is not recognized.Solution: Try switching the SB Emulation IRQ between 5 and

SB Emulation in MS-DOS/Windows 98 SE B-8Music OptionsMost MS-DOS games offer a menu choice for sound when they start up. If you have a choice between

SB Emulation in MS-DOS/Windows 98 SE B-9SBEMIXER.EXEUse SBEMIXER.EXE to change the volume levels of the MPU-401 instrument set used on the Sound Blast

SB Emulation in MS-DOS/Windows 98 SE B-10Use the Save button to save the settings for the next session.SBESET.EXEUse SBESET.EXE to manually configure

SB Emulation in MS-DOS/Windows 98 SE B-11SBEGO.EXEUse this to confirm whether SB16 Emulation is properly installed and working.

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

Troubleshooting C-1TroubleshootingThis appendix provides solutions to problems you may encounter during installation or normal use.Problems Installing

Troubleshooting C-2Problems with SoundThere is unexpected excessive environmental sound or effects when an audio file is played.The last selected pres

viiProblems Installing Software ...C-1Problems with Sound...

Troubleshooting C-3Individual analog recording sources cannot be selected in Surround Mixer.Five analog recording sources are combined under the selec

Troubleshooting C-4❑The Speaker selection in the Main panel of Surround Mixer corresponds to your speaker or headphone configuration.❑The Original Sou

Troubleshooting C-5Insufficient SoundFont CacheThere is insufficient memory to load SoundFonts.This may occur when a SoundFont-compatible MIDI file is

Troubleshooting C-6• 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 sele

Troubleshooting C-7❑If your computer detects any other installed audio card, a message box recommending that you completely uninstall and remove the o

Troubleshooting C-82. In the Control Panel window, double-click the System icon.3. In the System Properties dialog box, click the Device Manager tab.4

Troubleshooting C-93. In the System Properties dialog box, click the Device Manager tab.4. Under the Sound, Video And Game Controllers entry, select t

Troubleshooting C-105. Click the OK button to close the dialog box.The drivers are removed.Problems with Encore DVD PlayerThe Encore DVD Player is not

Troubleshooting C-11Problems with DV driver for Windows 98 SE/2000/MeThe DV camcorder is not working properly.The MSDV camcorder driver may not be the

Index

Introduction

Index 1AAnalog Audio connector 1-6Analog CD audio cable 1-6analog/digital out jack 1-2applicationsAudioHQ 3-4Creative Diagnostics 3-3Creative MiniDisc

Index 2installing hardware 1-4Internal SB1394 port 1-2Internet entertainment 4-5interrupt request line B-4IRQ B-4JJoystick/MIDI bracket 1-3Joystick/MI

Introduction ixIntroductionHigh Definition Digital Audio EntertainmentThank you for purchasing Sound Blaster Audigy, which consists of the Sound Blast