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Tap into unprecedented high-definition audio and
extensive, front panel connectivity with Sound
Blaster® Audigy™ Platinum. You'll experience
incredible audio clarity with 24-bit, multi-channel,
5.1 sound and stunning 100dB SNR. The increased
power of the Audigy chip enables EAX® ADVANCED HD™
to deliver a host of innovative, high-definition
audio effects with next generation interactive 3D
audio for gaming and sophisticated effects for
music. The front panel connectivity of the Audigy
drive has the most comprehensive connectors for
analog or digital devices including home-stereo
receivers, Optical DATs, MIDI devices, and
professional audio gear. You'll also have the
advantage of high-speed connectivity to SB1394™
qualified devices like DV Camcorders, digital
audio players, external hard drives, and high
speed CD-RWs.
- Stunning 24-bit multi-channel performance and
100dB SNR for high-definition digital audio and CD
music enjoyment
- Innovative EAX® ADVANCED HD™ technologies
deliver high-definition digital music playback with
- Features like Audio Clean-Up, DREAM™, and
Time-Scaling
- Fully integrated SB1394 (IEEE® 1394 compliant)
ensures optimum performance to share and store
massive music content on qualified products like
NOMAD® Jukebox, external hard drives, and high speed
CD-RWs
- Enhanced PlayCenter™ 3 allows you to rip,
organize, customize, and burn quality MP3 or WMA
files and features a full 320 Kbps encoder for 9X
MP3 ripping acceleration
For high-definition audio entertainment with the
most comprehensive device connectivity, get Sound Blaster Audigy Platinum!
| Technical
Specifications |
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| 32-bit
Professional Quality Effects Engine |
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Creative's
AudigyTM 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 ASIOTM
support |
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| EAX®,
ADVANCED HDTM, 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 SurroundTM (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 DirectInputTM 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 Platinum 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 |
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Expansion
header to the Sound Blaster Audigy drive |
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| Internal
Audigy Drive Front Panel Connectors |
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PCM
SPDIF In and Out (RCA/Coaxial Jack) |
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Headphone
Out (1/4" Stereo Jack with Volume Control) |
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Line
In 2 (1/4" Stereo Jack, shared with Microphone In 2) |
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Microphone In 2 (1/4" Jack with Gain control) |
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MIDI
In (mini DIN) |
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MIDI
Out (mini DIN) |
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SB1394 port |
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Infra-red
Receiver |
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Optical
SPDIF In and Out |
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Stereo Auxiliary In (2 x RCA/Coaxial Jack) |
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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®, DirectSound3DTM, and derivatives
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PCI
2.1 compliant |
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AC
'97 compliant |
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Dolby®
Digital |
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ASIOTM |
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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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