Playing Mp3 Or Wma Files; Playing Back Wave And Cd Audio Files; Playing Midi Files; Creating Non-General-Midi- Compliant Files - Creative Sound Blaster Audigy SB1394 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
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 an internal synthesizer for playback. Use
Creative PlayCenter in the Sound Blaster Audigy Installation CD for playing MIDI
files.
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, a digital home
entertainment system, as well as Creative Inspire 5.1 Digital Speakers.
Using Applications 4-2