Playing Mp3 Or Wma Files; Playing Back Wave And Cd Audio Files; Playing Midi Files; Creating Non-General-Midi-Compliant Files - Creative Platinum eX User Manual

Playing MP3 or
WMA files
Playing back Wave
and CD Audio files

Playing MIDI files

Creating non-
General-MIDI-
compliant files
Digital
Entertainment
Watching surround
movies
Compiling personal
albums
Creative PlayCenter supports and plays MP3 and WMA 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.
MIDI (*.MID) is a music format that uses a 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, or a
software DVD application 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 5-3