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Getting Started
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Copyright © 1998-1999 by Creative Technology Ltd. All rights reserved.
Version 2.00
April 1999
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Page 1: Getting Started
Getting Started Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Creative Technology Ltd. No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, for any purpose without the written permission of Creative Technology Ltd. - Page 2 C re a t ive E n d - U s e r S o f t w a re L i c e n s e A g re e m e n t V e r s i o n 2 . 0 , J u n e 1 9 9 8 PLEASE READ THIS DOCUMENT CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE SOFTWARE.
- Page 3 Further, Creative shall not be liable for the accuracy of any CONTRACTOR/MANUFACTURER DECOMPILATION information provided by Creative or third party technical support The Contractor/Manufacturer for the Software is: You agree not for any purpose to transmit the Software or display the personnel, or any damages caused, either directly or indirectly, by acts Software’s object code on any computer screen or to make any hard Creative Technology Ltd...
- Page 4 According to the FCC96 208 and ET95-19 Communications Radio Interference Regulations. equipment manufacturer to verify/confirm if your equipment is Name: Creative Labs Inc. suitable for user-installed application cards. Cet appareil est conforme aux normes de CLASSE “B” d’interference Address: 1901 McCarthy Boulevard radio tel que spe’cifie’...
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
The Complete Digital Audio Creation System ............ix System Requirements....................ix Live!Ware Benefits.......................x Before You Begin ......................x Getting More Information....................x Where To Go From Here .....................x Other Recommendations.....................xi Document Conventions ....................xi On the Audio Cards ......................1-2 Installing the Cards and Related Peripherals............... 1-4 Positioning Your Speakers.................... - Page 6 Uninstalling the Applications ....................2-7 Reinstalling the Audio Drivers From the Installation Disc..........2-8 Playing Legacy Games ......................2-8 Installing the Software ......................3-1 Setting Up Joystick Drivers in Windows NT 4.0 ..............3-1 Using Sound Blaster Live!; Configuring Your Speakers ........... 3-2 Reinstalling the Audio Drivers From the Installation Disc..........
- Page 7 Cakewalk Express Gold......................5-1 Mixman Studio........................5-3 Soft Karaoke (Tune1000) ..................... 5-4 Prody Parrot........................... 5-5 TextAssist ..........................5-8 VoiceAssist ..........................5-9 Sound Forge XP........................5-10 Half-Life Day One......................5-11 Thief: The Dark Project...................... 5-11 Unreal ..........................5-12 Alien Vs Predator........................ 5-12 MYTH II: Soulblighter.......................
- Page 8 Understanding the System Resource Settings ..............B-4 Input/Output (I/O) Addresses.................. B-5 Interrupt Request (IRQ) Line .................. B-5 Direct Memory Access (DMA) Channel ............... B-6 Understanding the Environment Variables ................. B-6 CTSYN Environment Variable ................B-6 BLASTER Environment Variable ................B-6 Determining Resources......................
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Page 9: The Complete Digital Audio Creation System
Introduction The Complete Digital Sound Blaster Live! is Creative’s most advanced digital audio system. It combines hardware, software and peripherals to provide the industry’s most comprehensive music and sound creation Audio Creation System product for the PC. Sound Blaster Live! offers the highest-fidelity audio, enabling musicians and content creators to produce and play back professional quality sound in a variety of formats. -
Page 10: Live!Ware Benefits
Headphones or amplified speakers (available separately) CD-ROM drive required for software installation Sound Blaster Live! Value gives you an estimate of the hard disk space required when you select it on the installation screen. Included applications may need higher system requirements or microphone for basic functionalities. -
Page 11: Other Recommendations
Other Recommendations For an overview of the features of your card, launch the Sound Blaster Live! Experience program. View the contents of the Demo CD for additional demonstrations, libraries and other software. Visit the www.sblive.com site for more information, content and Live!Ware updates. Document Conventions The following typographical conventions are used throughout this document: bold... - Page 13 Knowing and Installing Your Cards This chapter is organized as follows: On the Audio Cards Installing the Cards and Related Peripherals Positioning Your Speakers Connecting Creative PC-DVD Knowing and Installing Your Cards 1-1...
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Page 14: On The Audio Cards
On the Audio Cards Your audio card has these jacks and connectors which allow you to attach other devices: AUX connector PC Speaker connector Connects to internal audio sources such as Connects to your motherboard’s TV Tuner, MPEG, or other similar cards speaker connector (refer to “Redirecting PC Sounds to External Speakers”... - Page 15 Your Digital I/O card has these jacks and connectors which allow you to attach other devices: Digital I/O card Digital DIN connector Digital I/O cable Connects to a future digital input/output audio device supporting multiple It is recommended that you use the speakers.
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Page 16: Installing The Cards And Related Peripherals
Installing the Cards 1. Switch off your system and all peripheral devices. 2. Touch a metal plate on your system to ground yourself and to discharge any static and Related electricity, and then unplug the power cord from the wall outlet. Peripherals 3. - Page 17 10. To learn how to connect to other devices, see Figure 1-5. 11. Replace the cover onto your system. 12. Plug the power cord back into the wall outlet, and switch on the system. Knowing and Installing Your Cards 1-5...
- Page 18 Digital External digital device In Out The SPDIF In jack on the Digital I/O Digital Multi-speaker system* card does not support Dolby Digital RCA cables (AC-3 compressed SPDIF) formats. Thru Out Digital I/O card MIDI device Therefore, do not connect it to the Digital Digital I/O AC-3 SPDIF Output of your Encore...
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Page 19: Positioning Your Speakers
Positioning Your If you are using four speakers, place them such that they form the corners of a square with you exactly in the center (as in Figure 1-6) and that they are angled toward you. Make sure the Speakers computer monitor is not blocking the path of your front speakers. -
Page 20: Connecting Creative Pc-Dvd
Connecting Creative When you are playing your DVD movies or games: If your Encore Dxr2, Encore Dxr3 or MPEG2 decoder card is connected to an external Dolby PC-DVD Digital (AC-3) decoder such as DeskTop Theater 5.1, either: • Disconnect the Sound Blaster Live! card’s Aux In connector from the decoder card’s Audio Out connector (Highly recommended), •... - Page 21 To open the mixer, bring your pointer to the top of the screen to display Creative Launcher, click the AudioHQ tab, and then click the Mixer icon. Dolby Digital (AC-3) SPDIF Out jack To Dolby Digital (AC-3) decoder (e.g., DeskTop Theater 5.1 or MPEG2 decoder card DeskTop Theater DTT3500 Digital)
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Page 23: Setting Up The Audio Drivers
Installing Software in Windows 95/98 This chapter shows you how to install the audio software in Windows 95/98 after installing your card. It consists of the following sections: Setting Up the Audio Drivers Installing the Applications Using Sound Blaster Live! Configuring Your Speakers Experiencing Sound Blaster Live! Uninstalling the Applications... - Page 24 If a message similar to Figure 2-1 appears, just take note of it and wait for the next message. Figure 2-1: Message box indicating the detection of a device. If a dialog box similar to Figure 2-2 appears, click the Driver From Disk Provided By Hardware Manufacturer option, and then click the OK button.
- Page 25 4. Click the OK button. The required files are copied to your hard disk. If a dialog box similar to Figure 2-4 appears: Figure 2-3: Windows 98 Add New Hardware Wizard dialog box. Figure 2-4: Update Device Driver Wizard dialog box when driver cannot be found.
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Page 26: Installing The Applications
If a dialog box similar to Figure 2-5 appears, click the Next button, and follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation of the driver. If a Version Conflict message box appears about , click the Yes VJOYD.VXD MSJSTICK.DRV button to keep the files. -
Page 27: Using Sound Blaster Live
Using Sound Blaster Every bundled application provides online help to guide you along when you use it. Live! For the latest updates and drivers, further information, value-added tips, tricks and plug-ins, check the SB Live! owners’ website frequently at http://www.sblive.com A fast way of getting to the website is to click the right-most button (the Environmental Audio icon) on Creative Launcher. -
Page 28: Configuring Your Speakers
Configuring Your 1. Bring your pointer to the top of the screen to display Creative Launcher, click the AudioHQ tab, and then click the Speaker icon. Speakers Surround Mixer appears. 2. In the Environment deck of Surround Mixer, make sure that the value in the Speakers group corresponds to the number of speakers you are using. -
Page 29: Uninstalling The Applications
Uninstalling the The Windows Uninstall feature allows you to cleanly remove applications and to reinstall them to correct problems, change configurations, or make version upgrades. Applications To uninstall the applications: 1. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. 2. -
Page 30: Reinstalling The Audio Drivers From The Installation Disc
Reinstalling the You may want to reinstall the audio drivers if you think they have been corrupted. Audio Drivers From To do so: the Installation Disc 1. Insert the installation disc into your CD-ROM drive. 2. Run the program from the folder of your UPDDRV95.EXE AUDIO\Language\WIN95DRV... -
Page 31: Installing The Software
Installing Software in Windows NT 4.0 This chapter shows you how to install the audio software in Windows NT 4.0 after installing your card. It consists of the following sections: Installing the Software Setting Up Joystick Drivers in Windows NT 4.0 Using Sound Blaster Live!;... -
Page 32: Using Sound Blaster Live!; Configuring Your Speakers
5. Insert the Windows NT 4.0 CD-ROM which contains the file into the CD- JOYSTICK.SYS ROM drive. 6. In the Install Driver dialog box, type E:\DRVLIB\MULTIMED\JOYSTICK\X86 if E:\ is the CD-ROM drive letter, and then click the OK button. 7. In the Add Unlisted Or Updated Driver dialog box, click Analog Joystick Driver, and then click the OK button. -
Page 33: Removing Unused Sound Blaster Drivers
Removing Unused You may want to remove unused Sound Blaster ISA and PCI audio drivers after you have removed the cards from your computer. To remove the drivers, use the procedure in the previous Sound Blaster section, “Reinstalling the Audio Drivers From the Installation Disc”. Drivers Installing Software in Windows NT 4.0 3-3... -
Page 35: Using Sound Blaster Live
Using Sound Blaster Live! Sound Blaster Live! is supported by a full range of applications to help you get the absolute most from the audio card. The software most important to the operation of your audio card is the Sound Blaster Live! group: Sound Blaster Live! Experience Creative Launcher Surround Mixer... -
Page 36: Sound Blaster Live! Experience
Creative Recorder Creative MiniDisc Center Additional software included with Sound Blaster Live! is described in Chapter 5, “Additional Sound Blaster Live! Applications”. Sound Blaster Live! Sound Blaster Live! Experience presents an interactive introduction to Sound Blaster Live!. Experience To run SB Live! Experience, display Creative Launcher, click the Sound Blaster Live! tab, and then click the SB Live! Experience icon. - Page 37 Options To set the options for the Launcher: 1. Click the System Menu icon on Launcher, and then click Properties. The Properties dialog box appears. 2. Select or clear the desired options. 3. Click the OK button to apply the changes to the Launcher. Groups You can place three types of items in Launcher: Subgroups...
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Page 38: Surround Mixer
Surround Mixer 4-4 Using Sound Blaster Live! - Page 39 Creative Surround Mixer is the nerve center for these tasks, after you have specified the speaker output: Testing your speakers; Combining and manipulating sound from various audio input sources: mixing them; Setting environment presets, with an option to set the Environmental Audio effects; Specifying the CMSS mode, and the audio input source positions.
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Page 40: Audiohq
AudioHQ AudioHQ can be accessed from Creative Launcher or by opening the Programs menu from the Windows taskbar: click the Start button, point to Programs, point to Creative, point to Sound Blaster Live!, and then click AudioHQ. You can also access the AudioHQ menu by clicking the AudioHQ icon located at the bottom right corner of your Windows desktop. -
Page 41: Soundfont Control
SoundFont Control Creative SoundFont Control allows you to configure MIDI banks with SoundFont files and instruments, as well as set the caching algorithm and space. Configure a MIDI Bank To configure a MIDI bank: 1. In SoundFont Control, click the Configure Bank tab. - Page 42 When you clear a SoundFont file, you remove the latest configuration of the main bank and any variation banks, including the latest configuration of instruments on the Configure Instrument tabbed page. Configure an Instrument To configure an instrument: 1. In the SoundFont dialog box, click the Configure Instrument tab.
- Page 43 SoundFont Caching To specify the caching algorithm: • On the Options tabbed page of the SoundFont Control dialog box, select an algorithm from the SoundFont Cache list. To set the amount of cache for SoundFont files: • On the Options tabbed page of the SoundFont Control dialog box, move the SoundFont Cache slider to set the amount of cache.
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Page 44: Device Controls
Device Controls Device Controls allows you to configure for audio playback the audio devices that allow multiple simultaneous Wave playback sessions. For example, you can play five Wave tracks at the same time and enjoy the sounds from them all. Playback Sessions To set maximum simultaneous Wave playback sessions:... -
Page 45: Creative Keyboard
Creative Keyboard Creative Keyboard allows you to play musical notes on various instruments much like a composer would play notes on a piano (or other instrument) while creating or arranging music. To edit the sound, use Vienna SoundFont Studio or another sound editor. MIDI Input To select a MIDI input device: 1. -
Page 46: Sound Graph
To test instruments with MIDI controllers: 1. In Creative Keyboard, click the MIDI controller you want to use. 2. Specify a value in the Controller Value box or drag the slider to the value. 3. Click the keys on the keyboard to test the sound. If you have an external MIDI input device, it may be easier to use. -
Page 47: Environmental Audio Control
• Fine grain spectrum displays the normal frequency spectrum of the recording signal linearly. Its range is 160 Hz to 12 kHz, with a frequency interval of about 86 Hz, and is very detailed. (This mode is the fine grain version of the spikes spectrum mode.) •... -
Page 48: Autoea
Configure source effects, that is, set the amount of the effects to apply on an audio source. Configure MIDI playback effects Export an environment to a file Import an environment AutoEA AutoEA stands for Automatic Environmental Audio. More precisely, this applet allows you to specify for any audio application which super-environment preset to automatically associate with the currently active speaker output. -
Page 49: Vienna Soundfont Studio
Vienna SoundFont For those of you new to desktop music, Vienna SoundFont Studio is just what you need to produce your first masterpiece. This is a professional sampler that allows you to create any Studio sounds you want (saved as SoundFont banks), and edit them in any way you wish! For those musicians who are already familiar with the Vienna SoundFont Studio, you have even more reason now to stay put in your studios. -
Page 50: Creative Keytar
Creative Keytar With Creative Keytar, an easy-to-use and highly interactive edutainment software for beginners, you can turn your multimedia computer into a virtual rhythm guitar system immediately. Click a picture at the top of the screen to choose your favorite guitar. Press a function key (F1, ..., F12) to activate a chord, and you can start strumming or plucking your favorite tune, all in a matter of seconds or minutes. -
Page 51: Creative Rhythmania
Creative Creative Rhythmania lets you create a MIDI file, choosing from a professional set of backup rhythms and instruments. Rhythmania Creative Rhythmania easily allows you to: Perform with auto-accompaniment in Rhythm mode: • Four-part Rhythm section • Preset backing styles •... -
Page 52: Creative Playcenter
Rhythmania is essentially pattern-based software: You play a Pattern to provide auto-accompaniment for your melody playing. You create or modify a Pattern by building or changing it Section by Section in Rhythm mode. Then, you combine a Pattern and a melody to create a Sequence in Sequencer mode. For details on how to use Rhythmania, see its online help. -
Page 53: Creative Recorder
Creative Recorder Recorder allows you to record sounds or music from various input sources like the microphone or Audio CD, and save them as Wave (.wav) files. For details on how to use Recorder, see its online help. Creative MiniDisc Creative MiniDisc Center is an application that allows you to play back known audio format or compact discs for recording to digital recorders such as DAT players, especially for MiniDisc Center... -
Page 55: Cakewalk Express Gold
Additional Sound Blaster Live! Applications Sound Blaster Live! can best be appreciated through some of the advanced software that makes maximum use of the audio card’s features. To assist you in exploring these features, Creative has assembled an assortment of applications that demonstrate and allow you to explore the limitless potential of Sound Blaster Live!. - Page 56 Computers can process music and sound information in two different forms: MIDI and Digital Audio. MIDI is the standard by which computers communicate with sound cards, keyboards, and other electronic instruments. Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) refers to the type of cables and plugs used to connect computers and instruments, and the language they use to talk to one another.
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Page 57: Mixman Studio
Mixman Studio Mixman Studio is a powerful tool that enables you to create original, CD-quality music. At your option, you may choose tracks from a variety of musical styles—combine, layer, and perform the tracks to create music. Use Mixman Studio to control up to 16 tracks of digital audio at the same time. -
Page 58: Soft Karaoke (Tune1000)
Soft Karaoke Soft Karaoke is a straightforward and easy to use application for karaoke. Just install the application, plug in your microphone to the computer, and you are ready to sing. It offers many (Tune1000) popular tunes to sing along, both for children and adults. The range of songs offered is so wide that it covers all types of music available;... -
Page 59: Prody Parrot
Prody Parrot Prody Parrot is an intelligent assistant who both serves and entertains you. Prody Parrot inhabits your desktop, swooping from here to there, resting on dialog boxes and windows. He performs commands and launches applications for you, and also displays his personality by cracking jokes and singing songs. - Page 60 You can extend Prody Parrot’s skills by training him to understand your commands and to perform the corresponding action when a command is recognized. For your convenience, all the primary commands for many Windows applications are pre-trained for voice and keyboard input.
- Page 61 Feature Allows You To Speech Recognition and Use natural, continuous speech to issue commands, without any Speech Synthesis training. Then, hear Prody Parrot respond in high-quality synthetic speech, with a voice that you can customize to your liking. Mouse Gesture Communicate with Prody Parrot using mouse movements.
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Page 62: Textassist
TextAssist TextAssist is a reader agent that empowers your computer with the ability to synthesize human voices and read online text aloud. With TextAssist it is easy to start, stop, pause, or resume a reading session. TextAssist has the following key features: Feature Allows You To Synthesized speech output... -
Page 63: Voiceassist
Application-Specific Settings: You can configure TextAssist to automatically adapt itself to different applications in your Windows environment. To open TextAssist Help or User’s Guide: 1. Click the Start button on the Windows taskbar, point to Programs, and then point to TextAssist. -
Page 64: Sound Forge Xp
Sound Forge XP With Sound Blaster Live!, Sound Forge XP gives you the ability to record, edit, and process professional-quality digital audio files. Sound Forge XP supports an extensive set of file formats—Microsoft Video for Windows (AVI), RealMedia (RA, RM), and Active Streaming Format (ASF) files using Microsoft NetShow—allowing you to develop audio for training and business presentations, Web content,... -
Page 65: Half-Life Day One
Half-Life Day One Half-Life Day One is an OEM version of the game Half-Life, which has full Environmental Audio support and won the honours of “Best PC Game” in the Best of E3 Show Awards from Unified Gamers Online. Its storyline, created by an award-winning horror novelist, puts you in a realistic world where players need to think smart to survive. -
Page 66: Unreal
Unreal ™ Unreal (Special Edition) has full support for Environmental Audio. It features a 3D action game engine based on environments—fully realized worlds more elaborate than any dungeons or cities you have experienced before. Unreal is a next-generation game that takes 3D gaming to a new level of realism. -
Page 67: Myth Ii: Soulblighter
MYTH II: Sequel to the award-winning original... Soulblighter Released in November 1997, “Myth: The Fallen Lords” is a revolutionary title in the strategy genre, and has won top honors from every major publication in the industry. It gives gamers, for the first time, a strategy game set in a truly 3D world—one that focuses exclusively on fast-paced, realistic and bloody battle. -
Page 69: Content Creation
To Do This ... Use These Applications Sound Blaster Live! offers you digital entertainment, multimedia playback, and gaming. The following reference tables point you to the applications that will help you achieve your goals. Content Creation Advanced Content Applications Creation Multi-track recording Cakewalk Sound Blaster Live! lets you create a home music studio. - Page 70 Advanced Content Applications Creation MIDI Sequencing Cakewalk Create desktop music on your Sound Blaster Live!. Hook up a MIDI controller keyboard to the MIDI/Joystick port and you instantly have a high quality (up to 8 MB GM) synthesizer with the this software. The bundled sequencing software lets you create your own music compositions and arrangements.
- Page 71 Advanced Content Applications Creation Multiple Effects Creative Surround Mixer/Environmental Audio applet Processing/Creation Sound Blaster Live! comes with a variety of effects that are programmable. You can literally create thousands of reverb and other special effects in the Environmental Audio applet, which can be accessed from Creative Surround Mixer.
- Page 72 Content Creation Applications Voice Processing/Effects Creative Surround Mixer/Environmental Audio applet If you are thinking of singing vocals on your Sound Blaster Live!, you would probably want to enhance your voice, or even add special effects. You can do this with the Environmental Audio applet, which can be accessed from Creative Surround Mixer.
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Page 73: Multimedia Playback
Multimedia Multimedia Applications Playback Playback To play back DVD movies on your Sound Blaster Live!, you must first have a DVD-compatible CD-ROM drive. Next, you must have a software DVD solution that is available from Creative. For the full DVD experience, you may want to purchase Cambridge SoundWorks’... -
Page 74: Digital Entertainment
Multimedia Applications Playback Creative PlayCenter supports/plays MP3 files automatically. If not, download Windows Media Player from Microsoft’s website. Digital Digital Entertainment Applications Entertainment Watch Surround Movies If you want to enjoy high quality movie entertainment, ensure you have good speakers. If you have 4 speakers connected to your Sound Blaster Live! card, enable the CMSS feature on the PlayCenter when you watch movies. -
Page 75: Gaming Reference
Digital Entertainment Applications Sing Karaoke Your Sound Blaster Live! card bundles a Soft Karaoke solution that lets you sing Karaoke on your PC. Connect a microphone to your card and have fun. Additional songs can be downloaded from the Web. Text-To-Speech How about a talking parrot to chat with you? Your Sound Blaster Live! card bundles a software called... - Page 76 Games Applications A3D 1.0 Support Your card translates A3D calls into DirectSound3D, meaning that you can enjoy A3D games. Sound Blaster Compatibility Your card provides you with exceptional Sound Blaster compatibility so that you can continue to play the thousands of popular DOS games already in the market. Environmental Presets For You can still enjoy Environmental Audio effects even if Legacy/Existing Games...
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Page 77: Features
General Specifications This section lists the specifications of your cards. Features PCI Bus Mastering PCI Specification Version 2.1 compliant Bus mastering reduces latency and speeds up system performance EMU10K1 Advanced hardware accelerated digital effects processing 32-bit digital processing while maintaining a 192 dB dynamic range Patented 8-point interpolation that achieves the highest quality of audio reproduction 64-voice hardware wavetable synthesizer Professional-quality digital mixing and equalization... - Page 78 AC ’97 Codec Mixer Mixes EMU10K1 audio sources and analog sources such as CD Audio, Line In, Microphone, Auxiliary, TAD and PC Speaker Selectable input source or mixing of various audio sources for recording 16-bit Analog-to-Digital conversion of analog inputs at 48 kHz sample rate Volume Control Software record and playback control of Master, Digitized Voice, and inputs from MIDI device, CD Audio, Line, Microphone, Auxiliary, TAD, PC Speaker, I...
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Page 79: Connectivity
Connectivity Sound Blaster Live! card Audio Inputs One line-level analog Line input via stereo jack on rear bracket One mono Microphone analog input via stereo jack on rear bracket CD_IN line-level analog input via 4-pin Molex connector on card AUX_IN line-level analog input via 4-pin Molex connector on card TAD line-level analog input via 4-pin Molex connector on card CD_SPDIF digital input via 2-pin Molex connector on card, accepting sampling rates of 32, 44.1 and 48 kHz... -
Page 81: Background
SB Emulation in MS-DOS/ Windows 95/98 This appendix is organized as follows: Background Understanding the Installation Program in Windows 95/98 Understanding the System Resource Settings Understanding the Environment Variables Determining Resources Selecting the Best Audio Options in a Game MS-DOS Mode Utilities Background Legacy games in the market have been designed for only MS-DOS. -
Page 82: Understanding The Installation Program In Windows 95/98
In the Windows 95/98 MS-DOS mode There could be times when you do not want to or cannot run a game from the MS-DOS box. The game may be incompatible with Windows 95/98, or there is insufficient system resources to play the game with Windows 95/98 loaded. In such cases, use the MS-DOS mode, in which only the real-mode portions of Windows 95/98 are loaded. -
Page 83: The Config.sys File Settings
The third statement runs the driver. is the SB Live! MS-DOS SBEINIT.COM SBEINIT.COM driver. It is required for the SB Live! card to function properly under MS-DOS mode. The syntax for the statement is as follows: <SB Live! path>\SBEINIT.COM requires that the files are loaded. -
Page 84: Understanding The System Resource Settings
Understanding the This section explains the following software SB emulation resources—not hardware resources— of your card: System Resource Input/Output (I/O) Addresses Settings Interrupt Request (IRQ) Line Direct Memory Access (DMA) Channel If your card encounters a conflict with a peripheral device, you may need to change its resource settings. -
Page 85: Input/Output (I/O) Addresses
Input/Output (I/O) I/O addresses are communication areas used by your computer’s central processor to distinguish among various peripheral devices connected to your system when sending or receiving data. Addresses Table B-1: Possible default input/output (I/O) addresses. Device Default I/O Address Range SB interface 220H to 22FH 240H to 24FH... -
Page 86: Direct Memory Access (Dma) Channel
Direct Memory Access A DMA channel is a data channel that a device uses to transfer data directly to and from the system memory. (DMA) Channel Table B-3: Possible default direct memory access (DMA) channel assignment. Usage Default DMA Channel First DMA channel 0, 1, 3 Second DMA channel... -
Page 87: Determining Resources
The parameters in the command are as follows. This Parameter Specifies Axxx SB interface’s base I/O address. IRQ line used by the audio interface. First DMA channel used by the audio interface. Second DMA channel used by the audio interface. Pxxx MPU-401 UART interface’s base I/O address. -
Page 88: Selecting The Best Audio Options In A Game
To find the current SB Live! SB16 Emulation resources in MS-DOS mode: 1. Switch to your SB Live! DOS driver directory, that is: \PROGRA~1\CREATIVE\SBLIVE\DOSDRV The MS-DOS driver 2. Type and then press <Enter>. SBECFG SBEINIT.COM must be running for SBECFG.EXE to work Some older games may have difficulty detecting the SB Live! card at certain resource settings. -
Page 89: Music Options
There are games that offer MPU-401/Roland (General MIDI or MT-32/LAPC-1) as an option. Often these games allow you to set the MIDI port address. Make sure that they match the MIDI address in the Resources list on Resources tabbed page of the Creative SB Live! SB16 Emulation Properties dialog box. -
Page 90: Sbemixer.exe
Sound Blaster Emulation: Port, IRQ, DMA MPU-401 Emulation (GM, Roland MT-32/LAPC-1) Emulation: Port Adlib Emulation: Port The emulation settings appear only if they are enabled. SBEMIXER.EXE to change the volume levels of the MPU-401 instrument set used on the SB SBEMIXER.EXE Live! card. -
Page 91: Sbeset.exe
To set values within the Mixer screen: SBEMIXER • At the DOS prompt, type SBEMIXER The interactive editor mode allows you to change the mixer settings with the mouse, <Tab>, <PgUp>, <PgDn>, or arrow keys. Use the Save button to save the settings for the next session. SBESET.EXE to manually configure SB resources or disable SB Emulation. -
Page 92: Sbego.exe
An example of an command is SBESET SBESET -A240 -I5 -D3 -w0 which corresponds to “set the SB interface’s base I/O address to 240, the IRQ line used by the audio interface to 5, the First DMA channel used by the audio interface to 3, and use the Windows-assigned resource configuration”. -
Page 93: Enabling/Disabling Gameport Joystick Interface
Changing Audio Card Settings You might want to disable interfaces that you are not using to free up resources, for example, when you do not have enough IRQ lines. This appendix is organized as follows: Enabling/Disabling Gameport Joystick Interface Enabling/Disabling Other Features Enabling/Disabling The Gameport Joystick interface on your audio card can be enabled or disabled in Windows 95/ Gameport Joystick... -
Page 94: Enabling/Disabling Other Features
6. In the Properties dialog box: If you have an Original Configuration (Current) check box: • To enable the interface, make sure that the check box is selected. To disable it, clear the check box. If you have a Disable In This Hardware Profile check box: •... -
Page 95: Problems Installing Software
Troubleshooting This appendix provides tips for solving problems you may encounter during installation or normal use. Problems Installing In Windows 95/98, the installation does not start automatically after the CD-ROM is inserted. Software The AutoPlay feature in your Windows 95/98 system may not be enabled. To start the installation program through the My Computer shortcut menu: 1. -
Page 96: Problems With Sound
Problems With There is unexpected excessive environmental sound or effects when an audio file is being played. Sound The last selected preset is an inappropriate environment for the current audio file. To switch to an appropriate environment: 1. Open Environmental Audio control applet. Display Creative Launcher. - Page 97 To solve the problem: 1. In Surround Mixer’s Mixer deck, make sure the check box of the source being played is unmuted, that is, enabled. 2. Select the same source as the record source. For example, if you are playing DVD games or movies, make sure in Surround Mixer you unmute the Auxiliary device and select the Auxiliary device as your record source.
- Page 98 The Original Sound sliders in either the Master and Source tabbed pages of the Environmental Audio applet are set at or near 0%. Check the following: The speakers’ volume control knob, if any, is set at mid-range. Use Creative Mixer to adjust the volume, if necessary.
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Page 99: Problem With Surround Mixer
Panning a source sometimes turns off its sound Sometimes when I pan an analog audio input source to the left or to the right, the sound from that source will go off. Cause: Digital Output Only mode and conflicting left-right balances in two mixers This occurs when you are in the Digital Output Only mode and the source’s left-right balance in a software mixer application other than Surround Mixer (for example, the Windows Volume Control application) is at the opposite end compared to the position to which you have panned the... -
Page 100: Problems With Joystick
To allocate more SoundFont cache: • On the Options tabbed page of the SoundFont Control applet, move the SoundFont Cache slider to the right. The amount of SoundFont cache you can allocate depends on the system RAM available. If there is still insufficient system RAM available: •... -
Page 101: Resolving I/O Conflicts
Resolving I/O Conflicts between your audio card and another peripheral device may occur if your card and the other device are set to use the same I/O address. Conflicts To resolve I/O conflicts, change the resource settings of your audio card or the conflicting peripheral device in your system using Device Manager in Windows 95/98. -
Page 102: Problems With Encore Dvd Player
2. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. 3. Double-click the Multimedia icon, and then click the Devices tab. 4. In the list, remove from under these entries • Audio Devices • MIDI Devices And Instruments the items other than •...