Creative Live 5.1 User's Guide

SoundBlaster Live!User GuideOn-line Version

Installing Sound Blaster Live! 11,QVWDOOLQJ6RXQG%ODVWHU/LYH:KDW<RX1HHGMost of the items you need for installation are included. The foll

Installing Sound Blaster Live! 2,QVWDOOLQJWKH$XGLR&DUGTo install the audio card:1. Turn off your computer, and disconnect the power cab

Installing Sound Blaster Live! 35. Align the gold-striped tabs on the bottom of the audio card with the PCI slot, and firmly press the card into p

Installing Sound Blaster Live! 4 8. Connect your speakers, headphones, microphone, joystick, MIDI devices, or other devices to the back panel o

Installing Sound Blaster Live! 5,QVWDOOLQJWKH&UHDWLYH6RIWZDUHThe Sound Blaster Live! software CD contains drivers necessary for operation a

Installing Sound Blaster Live! 6 6HWWLQJ8S-R\VWLFN'ULYHUVLQ:LQGRZV171. Log on to your computer as Administrator.2. Click Start o

Using Sound Blaster Live! 728VLQJ6RXQG%ODVWHU/LYH&UHDWLYH6RIWZDUHSound Blaster Live! is supported by a full range of applications to help

Using Sound Blaster Live! 8 6RXQG%ODVWHU/LYH([SHULHQFHSound Blaster Live! Experience presents an interactive introduction to Sound Blaster

Using Sound Blaster Live! 9*URXSVYou can place three kinds of items on the Launcher: •Subgroups• Shortcuts•PluginsA subgroup is an item within a g

Using Sound Blaster Live! 10 6XUURXQG0L[HUCreative Surround Mixer is an application for setting and controlling the various aspects of your au

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Using Sound Blaster Live! 11$QDORJ'LJLWDO2XWSXW The default for the Analog/Digital Output jack on Sound Blaster Live! is analog output. To

Using Sound Blaster Live! 12 $XGLR+4AudioHQ utilities allow you to view, audition, or set up the audio properties of one or more audio devices

Using Sound Blaster Live! 136RXQG)RQW&RQWUROCreative SoundFont Control allows you to configure MIDI banks with SoundFont files and instrument

Using Sound Blaster Live! 14 &RQILJXUHDQ,QVWUXPHQW To configure an instrument:1. In the SoundFont dialog, click the Configure Instrument

Using Sound Blaster Live! 156RXQG)RQW2SWLRQV You change the following options on the Options tab page of the SoundFont Control dialog: To specify

Using Sound Blaster Live! 16 &UHDWLYH.H\ERDUGCreative Keyboard allows you to play musical notes on various instruments much like a compose

Using Sound Blaster Live! 17($;&RQWUROEAX Control allows you to configure the EMU10K1 effects engine. It allows you to specify the component

Using Sound Blaster Live! 18 $XWR($;AutoEAX allows you to specify a Super-Environment preset for any audio application to automatically associa

Using Sound Blaster Live! 19&UHDWLYH3OD\&HQWHUPlayCenter allows you to play most types of media—multimedia files (MIDI, Wave, MP3, etc.),

Using Sound Blaster Live! 20 &UHDWLYH/$9$Creative LAVA! (Live! Audio-Visual Animation) gives your music visual expression that enhances t

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Using Sound Blaster Live! 21&UHDWLYH0HGLD5LQJ7DONCreative MediaRing Talk is Internet voice communication software that allows you to make lo

Using Sound Blaster Live! 22 &UHDWLYH.H\WDUWith Creative Keytar, an easy-to-use and highly interactive edutainment software for beginners,

Using Sound Blaster Live! 23&UHDWLYH5K\WKPDQLDCreative Rhythmania lets you create a MIDI file, choosing from a professional set of backup rhy

Additional Sound Blaster Live! Applications 253$GGLWLRQDO6RXQG%ODVWHU/LYH$SSOLFDWLRQVSound Blaster Live! can best be appreciated through some

Additional Sound Blaster Live! Applications 26 0L[PDQ6WXGLRMixman Studio is a powerful tool that enables you to create original, CD-quality mu

Additional Sound Blaster Live! Applications 27.RRO.DUDRNHKool Karaoke is a straightforward and easy-to-use application for karaoke. Just install

Additional Sound Blaster Live! Applications 28 TIcon drag-and-drop: For example, after you train Prody Parrot, drag an icon of a guitar onto P

Additional Sound Blaster Live! Applications 29To open Prody Parrot Help or User’s Guide:1. Click the Start button on the Windows taskbar, point to

Additional Sound Blaster Live! Applications 30 6RXQG)RUJH;3With Sound Blaster Live!, Sound Forge XP gives you the ability to record, edit, an

Additional Sound Blaster Live! Applications 31&DNHZDON([SUHVV*ROGCakewalk uses your computer and sound card to turn you into a composer, mus

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Additional Sound Blaster Live! Applications 32 7H[W$VVLVWTextAssist gives your computer the ability to synthesize human voices and read text al

Advanced Configurations 334$GYDQFHG&RQILJXUDWLRQVSound Blaster Live! will give you endless hours of listening pleasure. You can further enha

Advanced Configurations 34 &RQQHFWLQJ2SWLRQDO'HYLFHVTo watch DVD movies on your PC, you can connect a Creative PC-DVD Encore Dxr2 or

Advanced Configurations 355HFRUGLQJDQG&RQWHQW$XWKRULQJTDigital Output Module connected to the Digital Out jack of Sound Blaster Live! gives

Troubleshooting 3757URXEOHVKRRWLQJ06'260RGHSome legacy games may have been designed for use only in MS-DOS. Sound Blaster Live! supports M

Troubleshooting 38$XGLR2SWLRQVMost MS-DOS–based games have a procedure for audio setup. Generally, you are presented with a list of audio card

Troubleshooting 3906'260RGH8WLOLWLHVThe Sound Blaster Live! card includes a few MS-DOS utilities. These utilities require the Sound Blast

Troubleshooting 40 6%(6(7(;( Use SBESET.EXE to manually configure SB resources or disable SB Emulation. By default, SB Emulation in DOS follo

Troubleshooting 41To enable AutoPlay through Auto Insert Notification:1. Click the Start button, select Settings, and then click Control Panel.2.

Troubleshooting 42 To solve the problem:1. In Surround Mixer’s Mixer deck, make sure the source being played is unmuted, that is, enabled.2. Se

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Troubleshooting 45,2&RQIOLFWVConflicts between your audio card and another peripheral device may occur if your card and the other device are

Troubleshooting 46 • Audio for Creative SB Live!• MIDI for Creative SB Live!• MIDI for Creative S/W Synth5. Click the OK button to close the

Details 1'HWDLOV&UHDWLYH6RXQG%ODVWHU/LYH03CD Audio InputJoystick/MIDI connectorLine In jackMicrophone In jackLine Out jackTAD/Mod

Details 2 AUX connectorConnects to internal audio sources such as TV tuner, MPEG, or other similar cards.Conector AUX Conecta a fuentes de audio i

Details 3*HQHUDO6SHFLILFDWLRQV6RXQG%ODVWHU/LYH03(QJOLVK (VSDxRO )UDQoDLV 3RUWXJXrVPCI Bus Mastering• PCI Specification Version 2.1 compl

Details 4 Volume Control• Software record and playback control of Master, Digitized Voice, and inputs from MIDI device, CD Audio, Line, Microphone

Details 5&RQQHFWLYLW\(QJOLVK (VSDxRO )UDQoDLV 3R UWXJXrVAudio Inputs• Line-level analog Line input via stereo jack on rear bracket• Mono Microphon

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Introduction ix,QWURGXFWLRQSound Blaster Live! is the top audio solution for games, movies, CDs, MP3 music, and Internet entertainment. With its

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