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Conquer a new generation of gaming with Sound Blaster
Audigy Gamer. Delivering 4X more effects processing
from the Audigy chip, and stunning 24-bit multi-channel
playback, you'll experience unsurpassed power and audio
clarity in gaming. Taking advantage of that power, EAX
ADVANCED HDTM technology
produces high-definition multi-environment effects and
more, for the most realistic sound ever experienced. Highly
optimized the for Sound Blaster Audigy Gamer, the new 3D
audio engine provides the most accurate 3D audio rendering,
allowing you to find and frag your opponents faster than
ever before. The on-board SB1394 port lets you take on
other Sound Blaster Audigy owners or anyone with a 1394
connection on their PC for easy PC-to-PC connectivity and
low latency performance surpassing traditional LAN gaming
solutions. Sound Blaster Audigy Gamer also includes one of
today's hottest, full-version game titles, preparing you
for the most intense gaming experience imaginable.
- Stunning 24-bit multi-channel playback for incredible
high-definition audio in games
- Unmatched power of the AudigyTM
chip delivers 4X more effects processing
for high intensity gaming
- Innovative EAX ADVANCED HDTM
technology provides ultra realistic acoustics
for high-definition audio environments
- Fully integrated SB1394TM
enables high speed PC-to-PC connectivity with
low latency gameplay for the ultimate frag fest
For unmatched, high-definition sound quality,
unprecedented connectivity, and unlimited power in gaming, get Sound Blaster
Audigy Gamer. It's reality gaming at its best!
| Technical
Specifications |
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| 32-bit Professional
Quality Effects Engine |
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Creative's
Audigy™ patented effects processor |
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Support
for real-time digital effects like reverb, chorus, normalizer, pitch
shifter, or distortion across any audio source |
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Capable
of processing, mixing, and positioning audio streams using up to 131
available hardware channels |
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Full
32-bit digital mixer maintains all sound mixing in the digital domain,
eliminating noise from the signal |
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Customizable
Plug-In Effects Architecture allows new audio effects to be downloaded
from the Web via CreativeWare |
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| High-Definition
Audio Quality |
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Playback
of 64 audio channels, each with its own independent sample rate |
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24-bit
Analog-to-Digital conversion of analog inputs at 48kHz sample rate |
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24-bit
Digital-to-Analog conversion of digital sources at 48kHz to analog
5.1 speaker output |
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16-bit
recording with sampling rates of 8, 11.025, 16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1,
and 48kHz |
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Supports
Sony® / Philips® Digital Interface (SPDIF) format input signal of
up to 24-bit/96kHz quality |
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SPDIF
output up to 24-bit resolution at selectable sampling rate of 44.1,
48, or 96kHz |
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Low
latency multi-track recording with ASIO™ support |
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| EAX®, ADVANCED
HD™, Advanced Audio and 3D Audio Technology |
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Hardware
acceleration of EAX ADVANCED HD for games |
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User-selectable
EAX ADVANCED HD music presets, pre-configurable DSP modes simulating
various acoustic environments |
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Advanced
time-scaling |
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Audio
Cleanup |
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Upgradeable
3D audio architecture for future improvements |
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Dolby®
Digital audio decoding to 5.1 speaker channels in both analog and
digital modes |
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Optimized,
user-selectable settings for two, four, or six speakers, headphones,
and external A/V amplifiers |
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Creative
Multi Speaker Surround™ (CMSS) technology places any monaural or stereo
source in a 360° audio space |
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| SB1394 Connectivity |
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High
speed connection to IEEE® 1394 enabled devices with up to 400Mbps
transfer rate |
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Hot-plug
support for ease of connecting or disconnecting external devices |
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Interconnection
of up to 63 devices for peer-to-peer communication |
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SB1394
Certification Program thoroughly tests and certifies participating
vendors' 1394-enabled devices with Sound Blaster Audigy for optimal
performance and ease of use |
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| Realistic Wave-Table
Synthesis |
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Creative's
Audigy music synthesis engine |
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64-voice
hardware polyphony with E-mu® Systems, Inc.'s patented 8-point interpolation
technology that reduces distortion to inaudible levels |
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Uses
SoundFont® technology for user-definable wave-table sample sets |
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Unlimited
sample size can be loaded into host memory for professional music
reproduction (limited to available system memory size) |
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Scalable
PCI wave-table synthesis architecture with multi-timbre capability |
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48
MIDI channels with 128 GM & GS compatible instruments and 10 drum
kits |
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| MIDI Interface
/ Joystick Port |
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Support
for analog and digital or DirectInput™ game devices |
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Support
for two simultaneous MIDI devices with Sound Blaster Audigy drive
(upgrade option) |
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| Sound Blaster Audigy
Gamer On-Board Connectors |
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Analog
/ Digital Out (Analog Center & Subwoofer / 6-channel SPDIF Output) |
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Line
in |
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Microphone
in |
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Line
level out (Front) / Headphone out |
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Line
level out (Rear) |
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SB1394
port |
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Telephone
Answering Device in |
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Analog
CD Audio in |
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Digital
CD Audio in |
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Expansion
header to an external 15-pin MIDI / Joystick port |
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Internal
SB1394 header to Sound Blaster Audigy drive (upgrade option) |
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Expansion
header to the Sound Blaster Audigy drive (upgrade option) |
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| Works with the
Following Standards |
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Windows®
98, 98SE, NT® 4.0, 2000, and Me |
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Sound
Blaster MIDI and General MIDI |
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Plug
and Play |
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Sound
Blaster PCI |
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EAX
ADVANCED HD |
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EAX |
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Microsoft®
DirectSound®, DirectSound3D™, and derivatives |
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PCI
2.1 compliant |
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AC
'97 compliant |
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Dolby®
DigitalDolby® Digital |
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ASIO™ |
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| Sound Blaster Audigy
Audio Performance |
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Signal-to-Noise
Ratio (A-Weighted) = 100 dB |
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Crosstalk
(Left/Right and vice versa) = -100 dB |
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Total
Harmonic Distortion + Noise at 1kHz (A-Weighted) = 0.004 % |
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Frequency
Response at -3 dBr = <10 hz to 22 khz |
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Specifications are based
on digital-to-analog audio playback (e.g. CDDA, WAV, MP3, Dolby Digital)
Availability: In stock, ships within 24 hours.
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