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Here's the breakdown on the SB Live! Platinum's entire specification range:
Wave-Table Synthesis
E-mu® Systems EMU10K1™ music synthesis engine
64-voice polyphony with E-mu's patented 8-point interpolation technology
Uses SoundFont® technology for user-definable wave-table sample sets; includes 2MB, 4MB and 8MB sets
Load up to 32MB of samples into host memory for professional music reproduction
Scalable PCI wave-table synthesis architecture
Up to 1024-voice polyphony with multi-timbre capability
48 MIDI channels with 128 GM & GS-compatible instruments and 10 drum kits
Effects Engine
E-mu Systems EMU10K1 patented effects processor
Supports real-time digital effects like reverb, chorus, flange, pitch shifter or distortion across any audio source
Capable of processing, mixing and positioning audio streams using up to 131 available hardware channels
Customizable effects architecture allows audio effects and channel control
Full digital mixer maintains all sound mixing in the digital domain, eliminating noise from the signal
Full bass, treble, and effects controls available for all audio sources
Environmental Audio & 3D Audio Technology
User-selectable settings are optimized for headphones and two or four speakers
Upgradable 3D audio architecture allows for improvements over time
Accelerates Microsoft® DirectSound® and DirectSound3D
Accelerates Environmental Audio™ property set extensions
Creative Multi Speaker Surround™ technology places any mono or stereo sound source in a 360° audio space
Creative Environmental Audio - user-selectable DSP modes that simulate acoustic environments
Live! Drive Front Panel Connectors
S/PDIF In (RCA/coaxial jack)
S/PDIF Out (RCA/coaxial jack)
Headphone Out (1/4" stereo jack with volume control)
Line In (1/4" stereo jack with shared Microphone In)
Microphone In (1/4" jack with gain control)
MIDI In (standard DIN)
MIDI Out (standard DIN)
32-Bit Digital Audio Engine
Processes bit resolutions from 8- to 16-bit
Processes sample rates from 5kHz to 48kHz
All sound sources are handled with 32-bit precision for highest quality output
Analog and Digital I/O modes supported
Hardware full-duplex support enables simultaneous record and playback at 8 standard sample rates
Utilizes AC97 audio codec
MIDI Interface / Joystick Port
Supports MPU-401 UART mode
IBM® compatible 15-pin joystick port with analog support
Support for digital and DirectInput™ game devices
On-Board Connectors
Digital Out (Front & Rear S/PDIF Output)
Line In
Microphone In
Line level out (Front)/Headphone Out
Line level out (Rear)
MIDI/Joystick Port
Telephone Answering Device In
MPC-3 Analog CD Audio In
Expansion header for Optical Digital I/O card or Live!Drive (available separately)
Works with the Following Standards
Windows® 95
Windows 98
Windows NT 4.0
General MIDI
MPC-3
Plug-and-Play
Sound Blaster PCI
Environmental Audio Extensions
Microsoft DirectSound®, DirectSound 3D, and derivatives
PCI 2.1 compliant
AC97 compliant
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