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logo, the Sound Blaster PCI logo, EMU10K1, Environmental Audio, and Creative Multi Speaker Surround are registered trademarks, and the Sound Blaster Live! It is covered by one copy of the software for any other medium except as specifically ...; 1998-1999 by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, for backup purposes. Version 2.00 April 1999 Sound Blaster and Blaster are trademarks of Creative Technology Ltd. E-Mu and SoundFont are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. All other countries. This product is...
logo, the Sound Blaster PCI logo, EMU10K1, Environmental Audio, and Creative Multi Speaker Surround are registered trademarks, and the Sound Blaster Live! It is covered by one copy of the software for any other medium except as specifically ...; 1998-1999 by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, for backup purposes. Version 2.00 April 1999 Sound Blaster and Blaster are trademarks of Creative Technology Ltd. E-Mu and SoundFont are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. All other countries. This product is...
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&RQWHQWV ,QWURGXFWLRQ The Complete Digital Audio Creation System ix System Requirements ix Live!Ware Benefits ...x Before You Begin ...x Getting More Information x Where To Go From Here x Other Recommendations xi Document Conventions xi .QRZLQJDQG,QVWDOOLQJ
&RQWHQWV ,QWURGXFWLRQ The Complete Digital Audio Creation System ix System Requirements ix Live!Ware Benefits ...x Before You Begin ...x Getting More Information x Where To Go From Here x Other Recommendations xi Document Conventions xi .QRZLQJDQG,QVWDOOLQJ
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... 4-15 Wave Studio...4-15 Creative Keytar...4-16 Creative Rhythmania...4-17 Creative PlayCenter...4-18 Creative Recorder...4-19 Creative MiniDisc Center 4-19 vi Uninstalling the Applications 2-7 Reinstalling the Audio Drivers From the Installation Disc 2-8 Playing Legacy Games ...2-8 ,QVWDOOLQJ6RIWZDUHLQ:LQGRZV17 Installing the Software ...3-1 Setting Up Joystick Drivers in Windows NT 4.0 3-1 Using Sound Blaster Live!; Configuring Your Speakers 3-2 Reinstalling...
... 4-15 Wave Studio...4-15 Creative Keytar...4-16 Creative Rhythmania...4-17 Creative PlayCenter...4-18 Creative Recorder...4-19 Creative MiniDisc Center 4-19 vi Uninstalling the Applications 2-7 Reinstalling the Audio Drivers From the Installation Disc 2-8 Playing Legacy Games ...2-8 ,QVWDOOLQJ6RIWZDUHLQ:LQGRZV17 Installing the Software ...3-1 Setting Up Joystick Drivers in Windows NT 4.0 3-1 Using Sound Blaster Live!; Configuring Your Speakers 3-2 Reinstalling...
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... Gold...5-1 Mixman Studio...5-3 Soft Karaoke (Tune1000) ...5-4 Prody Parrot...5-5 TextAssist ...5-8 VoiceAssist ...5-9 Sound Forge XP...5-10 Half-Life Day One...5-11 Thief: The Dark Project...5-11 Unreal ...5-12 Alien Vs Predator...5-12 MYTH II: Soulblighter...5-13 7R'R7KLV8VH7KHVH$SSOLFDWLRQV Content Creation ...6-1 Multimedia Playback...6-5 Digital Entertainment...6-6 Gaming Reference ...6-7 $ *HQHUDO6SHFLILFDWLRQV Features...A-1 Connectivity ...A-3 Sound Blaster Live!
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...other applications. Whether you to produce and play back professional quality sound in a variety of formats. allows you are a musician, sound designer, or hardcore gamer, Sound Blaster Live! is the ultimate solution in games, music and other music ...Sound Blaster Live! The superior 3D positional sound and effects rendering that Environmental Audio provides, creates real-life multidimensional sound and multitextured acoustical environments for the most incredible 3D audio experience ever in PC audio technology. Sound Blaster Live! is Creative's most comprehensive music and sound...
...other applications. Whether you to produce and play back professional quality sound in a variety of formats. allows you are a musician, sound designer, or hardcore gamer, Sound Blaster Live! is the ultimate solution in games, music and other music ...Sound Blaster Live! The superior 3D positional sound and effects rendering that Environmental Audio provides, creates real-life multidimensional sound and multitextured acoustical environments for the most incredible 3D audio experience ever in PC audio technology. Sound Blaster Live! is Creative's most comprehensive music and sound...
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... diagrams: Chapter 1, "Knowing and Installing Your Cards" u Learning about the bundled applications: • Chapter 4, "Using Sound Blaster Live!" • Chapter 5, "Additional Sound Blaster Live! Read the file before you have less of a likelihood of finding your card. Each upgrade will "rejuvenate" your audio...". Refer to deliver new capabilities and enhancements. Getting More Information See the online User's Guide for software installation Sound Blaster Live! u Headphones or amplified speakers (available separately) u CD-ROM drive required for MIDI specifications and connector pin...
... diagrams: Chapter 1, "Knowing and Installing Your Cards" u Learning about the bundled applications: • Chapter 4, "Using Sound Blaster Live!" • Chapter 5, "Additional Sound Blaster Live! Read the file before you have less of a likelihood of finding your card. Each upgrade will "rejuvenate" your audio...". Refer to deliver new capabilities and enhancements. Getting More Information See the online User's Guide for software installation Sound Blaster Live! u Headphones or amplified speakers (available separately) u CD-ROM drive required for MIDI specifications and connector pin...
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Other Recommendations Document Conventions u For an overview of the features of the Demo CD for more information, content and Live!Ware updates. u View the contents of your card, launch the Sound Blaster Live! italic Title of particular importance and should be entered exactly as it appears. u Visit the www.sblive.com site for additional demonstrations...
Other Recommendations Document Conventions u For an overview of the features of the Demo CD for more information, content and Live!Ware updates. u View the contents of your card, launch the Sound Blaster Live! italic Title of particular importance and should be entered exactly as it appears. u Visit the www.sblive.com site for additional demonstrations...
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... a mono connection from Cambridge SoundWorks. On the Audio Cards A jack is a one-hole connecting interface whereas a connector consists of your Creative PC-DVD system. Refer to the Digital I /O cable provided with your IDE devices. Microphone In jack (red) Connects to powered speakers...Your Cards CD Audio connector Connects to a joystick or a MIDI device. Joystick/MIDI connector Connects to the Analog Audio output on the Sound Blaster Live! Line Out and Rear Out jacks can buy an optional MIDI kit that is specifically designed for this interface. Do not use the...
... a mono connection from Cambridge SoundWorks. On the Audio Cards A jack is a one-hole connecting interface whereas a connector consists of your Creative PC-DVD system. Refer to the Digital I /O cable provided with your IDE devices. Microphone In jack (red) Connects to powered speakers...Your Cards CD Audio connector Connects to a joystick or a MIDI device. Joystick/MIDI connector Connects to the Analog Audio output on the Sound Blaster Live! Line Out and Rear Out jacks can buy an optional MIDI kit that is specifically designed for this interface. Do not use the...
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... output device. Mini MIDI Out DIN connector Connects to a MIDI input device. Figure 1-2: Jacks and connectors on the Sound Blaster Live! SPDIF In RCA jack SPDIF Out RCA jack Connects to and from the Sound Blaster Live! Your Digital I/O card has these jacks and connectors which allow you use the MIDI In connector of the connected...
... output device. Mini MIDI Out DIN connector Connects to a MIDI input device. Figure 1-2: Jacks and connectors on the Sound Blaster Live! SPDIF In RCA jack SPDIF Out RCA jack Connects to and from the Sound Blaster Live! Your Digital I/O card has these jacks and connectors which allow you use the MIDI In connector of the connected...
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... Do not force the audio card into the slot as shown in your system to ground yourself and to the slot with a screw. 8. Align the Sound Blaster Live! To use two joysticks, you must have at least an unused bracket on the computer casing. Remove the metal plates from two unused PCI expansion...
... Do not force the audio card into the slot as shown in your system to ground yourself and to the slot with a screw. 8. Align the Sound Blaster Live! To use two joysticks, you must have at least an unused bracket on the computer casing. Remove the metal plates from two unused PCI expansion...
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u The SPDIF In jack on the Digital I /O) connector Sound Blaster Live! MPC-to-MPC (4-pin) audio cable MPC-to-MPC (2-pin) audio cable Line In Mic In Line Out Rear Out CD Audio connector CD SPDIF ... In MIDI Out Line-out Microphone CD-ROM drive DVD-ROM drive MIDI cable adapters Cassette and CD player, Synthesizer, etc. u If you get any sound.
u The SPDIF In jack on the Digital I /O) connector Sound Blaster Live! MPC-to-MPC (4-pin) audio cable MPC-to-MPC (2-pin) audio cable Line In Mic In Line Out Rear Out CD Audio connector CD SPDIF ... In MIDI Out Line-out Microphone CD-ROM drive DVD-ROM drive MIDI cable adapters Cassette and CD player, Synthesizer, etc. u If you get any sound.
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...), you do not unmute CD Audio and CD Digital at the same time. 1-8 Knowing and Installing Your Cards Connect the Sound Blaster Live! Select (that is a connection between the Sound Blaster Live! u If you connect to the Digital Audio and Analog Audio connectors of the same CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive,...Aux In connector from the decoder card's Audio Out connector (Highly recommended), OR • Mute Aux In in Surround Mixer you must: 1. Connecting Creative PC-DVD When you are playing your DVD movies or games: u If your decoder card is not connected to an external Dolby Digital (AC-3) ...
...), you do not unmute CD Audio and CD Digital at the same time. 1-8 Knowing and Installing Your Cards Connect the Sound Blaster Live! Select (that is a connection between the Sound Blaster Live! u If you connect to the Digital Audio and Analog Audio connectors of the same CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive,...Aux In connector from the decoder card's Audio Out connector (Highly recommended), OR • Mute Aux In in Surround Mixer you must: 1. Connecting Creative PC-DVD When you are playing your DVD movies or games: u If your decoder card is not connected to an external Dolby Digital (AC-3) ...
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card Figure 1-7: Connecting Creative PC-DVD. Knowing and Installing Your Cards 1-9 Dolby Digital (AC-3) SPDIF Out jack To Dolby Digital (AC-3) decoder (e.g., DeskTop Theater 5.1 or DeskTop Theater DTT3500 Digital) ....) (The position of the jack and the connector type may differ from your pointer to the top of the screen to -MPC (2-pin) audio cable Sound Blaster Live! To open the mixer, bring your card's.) DVD-ROM drive MPC-to display Creative Launcher, click the AudioHQ tab, and then click the Mixer icon.
card Figure 1-7: Connecting Creative PC-DVD. Knowing and Installing Your Cards 1-9 Dolby Digital (AC-3) SPDIF Out jack To Dolby Digital (AC-3) decoder (e.g., DeskTop Theater 5.1 or DeskTop Theater DTT3500 Digital) ....) (The position of the jack and the connector type may differ from your pointer to the top of the screen to -MPC (2-pin) audio cable Sound Blaster Live! To open the mixer, bring your card's.) DVD-ROM drive MPC-to display Creative Launcher, click the AudioHQ tab, and then click the Mixer icon.
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... Software in Windows 95/98 2-1 After you for the drivers. You may encounter the following sections: u Setting Up the Audio Drivers u Installing the Applications u Using Sound Blaster Live! It consists of the following messages, which may not be in the sequence shown. u Uninstalling the Applications u Reinstalling the Audio Drivers From the Installation Disc...
... Software in Windows 95/98 2-1 After you for the drivers. You may encounter the following sections: u Setting Up the Audio Drivers u Installing the Applications u Using Sound Blaster Live! It consists of the following messages, which may not be in the sequence shown. u Uninstalling the Applications u Reinstalling the Audio Drivers From the Installation Disc...
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... value-added tips, tricks and plug-ins, check the SB Live! Every bundled application provides online help to guide you along when you to play most button (the Environmental Audio icon) on Creative Launcher. Figure 2-6: Creative Launcher. Figure 2-7: Creative PlayCenter. Creative PlayCenter allows you use different players to play different media types....multimedia files (MIDI, Wave, MP3, etc.), audio CDs, and video CDs-using a single player! To display Launcher, bring your pointer to display Creative Launcher, click the Sound Blaster Live! Using Sound Blaster Live!
... value-added tips, tricks and plug-ins, check the SB Live! Every bundled application provides online help to guide you along when you to play most button (the Environmental Audio icon) on Creative Launcher. Figure 2-6: Creative Launcher. Figure 2-7: Creative PlayCenter. Creative PlayCenter allows you use different players to play different media types....multimedia files (MIDI, Wave, MP3, etc.), audio CDs, and video CDs-using a single player! To display Launcher, bring your pointer to display Creative Launcher, click the Sound Blaster Live! Using Sound Blaster Live!
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...button under Speakers. In the Environment deck of Surround Mixer, make sure that you have successfully installed Sound Blaster Live! In the Environment deck of the screen to display Creative Launcher, click the AudioHQ tab, and then click the Speaker icon. Congratulations! You have a 4-... there is highly recommended that the value in the Speakers group corresponds to the number of the screen to display Creative Launcher, click the Sound Blaster Live! Experience, bring your pointer to the correct speaker output setting. 1. Experience icon. 2-6 Installing Software in your ...
...button under Speakers. In the Environment deck of Surround Mixer, make sure that you have successfully installed Sound Blaster Live! In the Environment deck of the screen to display Creative Launcher, click the AudioHQ tab, and then click the Speaker icon. Congratulations! You have a 4-... there is highly recommended that the value in the Speakers group corresponds to the number of the screen to display Creative Launcher, click the Sound Blaster Live! Experience, bring your pointer to the correct speaker output setting. 1. Experience icon. 2-6 Installing Software in your ...
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... applications and to reinstall them . Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon. 3. In the Add/Remove Programs Properties dialog box, select the target programs including Sound Blaster Live!, and then click the Add/Remove button. 4. Installing Software in Windows 95/98 2-7 Click the Start button, point to correct problems, change configurations, or make...
... applications and to reinstall them . Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon. 3. In the Add/Remove Programs Properties dialog box, select the target programs including Sound Blaster Live!, and then click the Add/Remove button. 4. Installing Software in Windows 95/98 2-7 Click the Start button, point to correct problems, change configurations, or make...
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...to Settings, and then click Control Panel. 3. Configuring Your Speakers u Reinstalling the Audio Drivers From the Installation Disc u Removing Unused Sound Blaster Drivers Installing the Software The software installation in NT 4.0 includes the installation of the same type on your card. Click the Start... the List of Drivers box of the following sections: u Installing the Software u Setting Up Joystick Drivers in Windows NT 4.0 u Using Sound Blaster Live!; Setting Up Joystick Drivers in Windows NT 4.0 3-1 Double-click the Multimedia icon, click the Devices tab, and then click the Add ...
...to Settings, and then click Control Panel. 3. Configuring Your Speakers u Reinstalling the Audio Drivers From the Installation Disc u Removing Unused Sound Blaster Drivers Installing the Software The software installation in NT 4.0 includes the installation of the same type on your card. Click the Start... the List of Drivers box of the following sections: u Installing the Software u Setting Up Joystick Drivers in Windows NT 4.0 u Using Sound Blaster Live!; Setting Up Joystick Drivers in Windows NT 4.0 3-1 Double-click the Multimedia icon, click the Devices tab, and then click the Add ...
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...message appears, see "Resolving I/O Conflicts" on page 2-6. Restart your computer when prompted. To do so: 1. Configuring Your Speakers See "Using Sound Blaster Live!" Insert the installation disc into the CDROM drive. 6. ROM drive, where Language is the CD-ROM drive letter, and then click the OK ... the Audio Drivers From the Installation Disc You may be prompted to install. 3. Restart your computer when prompted. Using Sound Blaster Live!; Run the UPDPCINT.EXE program from the AUDIO\Language\NT4DRV folder of the software that you want to reinstall the audio...
...message appears, see "Resolving I/O Conflicts" on page 2-6. Restart your computer when prompted. To do so: 1. Configuring Your Speakers See "Using Sound Blaster Live!" Insert the installation disc into the CDROM drive. 6. ROM drive, where Language is the CD-ROM drive letter, and then click the OK ... the Audio Drivers From the Installation Disc You may be prompted to install. 3. Restart your computer when prompted. Using Sound Blaster Live!; Run the UPDPCINT.EXE program from the AUDIO\Language\NT4DRV folder of the software that you want to reinstall the audio...
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Installing Software in the previous section, "Reinstalling the Audio Drivers From the Installation Disc". Removing Unused Sound Blaster Drivers You may want to remove unused Sound Blaster ISA and PCI audio drivers after you have removed the cards from your computer. To remove the drivers, use the procedure in Windows NT 4.0 3-3
Installing Software in the previous section, "Reinstalling the Audio Drivers From the Installation Disc". Removing Unused Sound Blaster Drivers You may want to remove unused Sound Blaster ISA and PCI audio drivers after you have removed the cards from your computer. To remove the drivers, use the procedure in Windows NT 4.0 3-3