Recording And Content Authoring - Creative SoundBlaster Live! 5.1 User Manual

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Recording and Content Authoring

with Optical Digital I/O card and Digital I/O Module
Recording to or from an external
SPDIF (RCA)
Digital device
In Out digital device supporting RCA
( e.g., DAT)
SPDIF input/output
SPDIF In (RCA)
Digital I/O
Module
MiniDisc
Optical
Recorder
Output
Second analog Line In for an
Optical
additional recording device
Input
To Digital Speaker
System*
MIDI devices
Digital Output Module connected to the Digital Out jack of Sound Blaster Live! gives you two sets of
❑
SPDIF (RCA) and Optical outputs to which you can connect and record to external digital devices
such as MiniDisc or DAT recorders.
If you are a musician with professional requirements, you may want to upgrade Sound Blaster Live!
❑
with either the Optical Digital I/O card (plus Digital I/O Module) or the Live! Drive.
❑ Either option includes:
• SPDIF (RCA) and Optical input/output jacks for recording to and from external digital devices.
• Standard MIDI input/output connectors for connection to MIDI devices.
• Digital DIN connection to digital speakers such as the FourPointSurround speaker system.
• Second analog Line In for connecting an input device (for example, CD player) for recording.
❑ Live! Drive fits a standard 5¼" drive bay of your computer and for easy access to the connectors on
its front panel. The Headphones and Microphone inputs utilize ¼" jacks for high-quality connectivity.
Recording and Content Authoring
with Live! Drive
SPDIF (RCA)
In
Line In 2
Connects
Digital In/Out
to SB Live!
Digital DIN
MIDI In
MIDI Out
Optical Digital
Note: The Optical and AUX input jacks are
I/O card available only on certain models of the Live! Drive.
Digital Device
Out
AUX input from
MiniDisc
an analog source
(e.g., CD player,
tape deck)
Live! Drive
Headphones
Microphone /
Line In
Advanced Configurations
To Digital
Speaker System*
Digital
DIN
Metal
bracket
Connects
to SB Live!
MIDI devices
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