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..., DAT decks and other applications. Introduction The Complete Digital Audio Creation System System Requirements Sound Blaster Live! is Creative's most comprehensive music and sound creation product for the PC. It combines hardware, software and peripherals to provide the ... slot ix 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! Sound Blaster Live! For Creative software, your card requires at least: u Genuine Intel® Pentium® class...
..., DAT decks and other applications. Introduction The Complete Digital Audio Creation System System Requirements Sound Blaster Live! is Creative's most comprehensive music and sound creation product for the PC. It combines hardware, software and peripherals to provide the ... slot ix 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! Sound Blaster Live! For Creative software, your card requires at least: u Genuine Intel® Pentium® class...
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... about the bundled applications: • Chapter 4, "Using Sound Blaster Live!" • Chapter 5, "Additional Sound Blaster Live! u Headphones or amplified speakers (available separately) u CD-ROM drive required for you to experience new functionality. Your Card Is Up To Date because the latest Live!Ware upgrades are always made available for software installation Sound Blaster Live! Value gives you an estimate of printing...
... about the bundled applications: • Chapter 4, "Using Sound Blaster Live!" • Chapter 5, "Additional Sound Blaster Live! u Headphones or amplified speakers (available separately) u CD-ROM drive required for you to experience new functionality. Your Card Is Up To Date because the latest Live!Ware upgrades are always made available for software installation Sound Blaster Live! Value gives you an estimate of printing...
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... that must provide. The alarm clock designates a caution or warning that can help you must be considered before continuing. u View the contents of your card, launch the Sound Blaster Live! UPPERCASE Directory name, file name, or acronym. Other Recommendations Document Conventions u For an overview of the features of the Demo CD for more information...
... that must provide. The alarm clock designates a caution or warning that can help you must be considered before continuing. u View the contents of your card, launch the Sound Blaster Live! UPPERCASE Directory name, file name, or acronym. Other Recommendations Document Conventions u For an overview of the features of the Demo CD for more information...
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...Installing Your Cards Refer to the SPDIF (Digital Audio) output (where available) on a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive using a CD audio cable. Line In jack (blue) Connects to the Analog Audio output on a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive. You can be available on the Sound Blaster Live! CD ...Audio connector Connects to an external device (such as the Digital Out connector of the Creative MPEG2 decoder card of many pins. On the Audio Cards A jack is not an IDE interface. Some connectors here may not ...
...Installing Your Cards Refer to the SPDIF (Digital Audio) output (where available) on a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive using a CD audio cable. Line In jack (blue) Connects to the Analog Audio output on a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive. You can be available on the Sound Blaster Live! CD ...Audio connector Connects to an external device (such as the Digital Out connector of the Creative MPEG2 decoder card of many pins. On the Audio Cards A jack is not an IDE interface. Some connectors here may not ...
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... In signal 7 MIDI_OUT MIDI Output 8 SPDIFO#0 SPDIF Out signal 9 SPDIFO#3 SPDIF Out signal Figure 1-3: Digital DIN jack: 9-pin connector (cross-sectional view). card to and from the Sound Blaster Live! Knowing and Installing Your Cards 1-3 Your Digital I /O card to transfer digital audio signals to joystick use only one of the MIDI input ports of the Digital...
... In signal 7 MIDI_OUT MIDI Output 8 SPDIFO#0 SPDIF Out signal 9 SPDIFO#3 SPDIF Out signal Figure 1-3: Digital DIN jack: 9-pin connector (cross-sectional view). card to and from the Sound Blaster Live! Knowing and Installing Your Cards 1-3 Your Digital I /O card to transfer digital audio signals to joystick use only one of the MIDI input ports of the Digital...
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.... 7. Remove the cover from two unused PCI expansion slots in Figure 1-2. 5. Align the Sound Blaster Live! Secure the card to the expansion slot with a screw. Remove the metal plates from your system and all peripheral devices. 2. Gently press the audio card into the slot. To use two joysticks, you must have at least an unused...
.... 7. Remove the cover from two unused PCI expansion slots in Figure 1-2. 5. Align the Sound Blaster Live! Secure the card to the expansion slot with a screw. Remove the metal plates from your system and all peripheral devices. 2. Gently press the audio card into the slot. To use two joysticks, you must have at least an unused...
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...) audio cable Line In Mic In Line Out Rear Out CD Audio connector CD SPDIF connector To analog output of your Encore Dxr2 card or consumer DVD player; u The SPDIF In jack on the Digital I /O) connector Sound Blaster Live! MPC-to-MPC (4-pin) audio cable MPC-to the AC-3 SPDIF Output of FourPointSurround speakers...
...) audio cable Line In Mic In Line Out Rear Out CD Audio connector CD SPDIF connector To analog output of your Encore Dxr2 card or consumer DVD player; u The SPDIF In jack on the Digital I /O) connector Sound Blaster Live! MPC-to-MPC (4-pin) audio cable MPC-to the AC-3 SPDIF Output of FourPointSurround speakers...
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... such as DeskTop Theater 5.1, either: • Disconnect the Sound Blaster Live! Make sure there is , pure DOS mode): Do not connect the CD SPDIF connector to SPDIF specifications), 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...
... such as DeskTop Theater 5.1, either: • Disconnect the Sound Blaster Live! Make sure there is , pure DOS mode): Do not connect the CD SPDIF connector to SPDIF specifications), 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...
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Knowing and Installing Your Cards 1-9 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. Dolby Digital (AC-3) SPDIF Out jack To Dolby Digital (AC-3) decoder (e.g., DeskTop Theater 5.1... card MPC-to-JST or MPC-to-MPC audio cable (Disconnect this cable or mute the signal to the sound card when watching DVD movies.) (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! card Figure 1-7: Connecting Creative...
Knowing and Installing Your Cards 1-9 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. Dolby Digital (AC-3) SPDIF Out jack To Dolby Digital (AC-3) decoder (e.g., DeskTop Theater 5.1... card MPC-to-JST or MPC-to-MPC audio cable (Disconnect this cable or mute the signal to the sound card when watching DVD movies.) (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! card Figure 1-7: Connecting Creative...
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...Up the Audio Drivers This chapter shows you for the drivers. u Configuring Your Speakers u Experiencing Sound Blaster Live! After you have installed the card and switched on your audio card. You may not be in the sequence shown. u Uninstalling the Applications u Reinstalling the Audio ... need device drivers to control the components on your card. It consists of the following messages, which may encounter the following sections: u Setting Up the Audio Drivers u Installing the Applications u Using Sound Blaster Live! Installing Software in Windows 95/98 after installing your...
...Up the Audio Drivers This chapter shows you for the drivers. u Configuring Your Speakers u Experiencing Sound Blaster Live! After you have installed the card and switched on your audio card. You may not be in the sequence shown. u Uninstalling the Applications u Reinstalling the Audio ... need device drivers to control the components on your card. It consists of the following messages, which may encounter the following sections: u Setting Up the Audio Drivers u Installing the Applications u Using Sound Blaster Live! Installing Software in Windows 95/98 after installing your...
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..., point to uninstall. 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 Uninstalling the Applications Quit the audio card's applications before uninstalling. Applications that you to cleanly remove applications and to correct problems, change...
..., point to uninstall. 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 Uninstalling the Applications Quit the audio card's applications before uninstalling. Applications that you to cleanly remove applications and to correct problems, change...
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... Reinstalling the Audio Drivers From the Installation Disc u Removing Unused Sound Blaster Drivers Installing the Software The software installation in Windows NT 4.0 u Using Sound Blaster Live!; Follow the instructions on to Settings, and then click Control ...Panel. 3. 3 Installing Software in Windows NT 4.0 3-1 Double-click the Multimedia icon, click the Devices tab, and then click the Add button. 4. Installing Software in Windows NT 4.0 You cannot install more than one Sound Blaster audio card...
... Reinstalling the Audio Drivers From the Installation Disc u Removing Unused Sound Blaster Drivers Installing the Software The software installation in Windows NT 4.0 u Using Sound Blaster Live!; Follow the instructions on to Settings, and then click Control ...Panel. 3. 3 Installing Software in Windows NT 4.0 3-1 Double-click the Multimedia icon, click the Devices tab, and then click the Add button. 4. Installing Software in Windows NT 4.0 You cannot install more than one Sound Blaster audio card...
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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 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.
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... applications to help you get the absolute most important to the operation of your audio card is the Sound Blaster Live! The software most from the audio card. 4 Using Sound Blaster Live! Sound Blaster Live! Experience u Creative Launcher u Surround Mixer u AudioHQ • SoundFont Control • Device Controls • Creative Keyboard • Sound Graph • Environmental Audio Control • AutoEA u Vienna SoundFont Studio u Wave Studio...
... applications to help you get the absolute most important to the operation of your audio card is the Sound Blaster Live! The software most from the audio card. 4 Using Sound Blaster Live! Sound Blaster Live! Experience u Creative Launcher u Surround Mixer u AudioHQ • SoundFont Control • Device Controls • Creative Keyboard • Sound Graph • Environmental Audio Control • AutoEA u Vienna SoundFont Studio u Wave Studio...
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... Additional software included with Sound Blaster Live! Sound Blaster Live! tab, and then click the SB Live! Experience icon. Creative Launcher consists of your mouse pointer to organize your card. Experience Sound Blaster Live! Experience presents an interactive introduction to " [perform a task] "With" [this "onetouch" setting. then click it does not appear, move your screen. To run SB Live! Creative Launcher is installed at...
... Additional software included with Sound Blaster Live! Sound Blaster Live! tab, and then click the SB Live! Experience icon. Creative Launcher consists of your mouse pointer to organize your card. Experience Sound Blaster Live! Experience presents an interactive introduction to " [perform a task] "With" [this "onetouch" setting. then click it does not appear, move your screen. To run SB Live! Creative Launcher is installed at...
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... Vienna SoundFont Studio or another sound editor. Click the keys on the keyboard to your audio card and then select that device in the Options dialog box, click the correct MIDI port. 2. If you have an external MIDI input device, you ...device to test your MIDI banks and instruments. Click the OK button. u To slide across the keyboard, drag the mouse. Using Sound Blaster Live! 4-11 Creative Keyboard MIDI Input Test an Instrument Creative Keyboard allows you to play musical notes on various instruments much like a composer would play simultaneously, use your right mouse button to...
... Vienna SoundFont Studio or another sound editor. Click the keys on the keyboard to your audio card and then select that device in the Options dialog box, click the correct MIDI port. 2. If you have an external MIDI input device, you ...device to test your MIDI banks and instruments. Click the OK button. u To slide across the keyboard, drag the mouse. Using Sound Blaster Live! 4-11 Creative Keyboard MIDI Input Test an Instrument Creative Keyboard allows you to play musical notes on various instruments much like a composer would play simultaneously, use your right mouse button to...
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... these features, Creative has assembled an assortment of applications that makes maximum use of the audio card's features. provides detailed descriptions of Sound Blaster Live!. Press the F1 function key, or, press the Help button on -at any time. 5 Additional Sound Blaster Live! Applications The applications included with any dialog box. can easily create music with Sound Blaster Live! Additional Sound Blaster Live! To...
... these features, Creative has assembled an assortment of applications that makes maximum use of the audio card's features. provides detailed descriptions of Sound Blaster Live!. Press the F1 function key, or, press the Help button on -at any time. 5 Additional Sound Blaster Live! Applications The applications included with any dialog box. can easily create music with Sound Blaster Live! Additional Sound Blaster Live! To...
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MIDI gives a computer the ability to tell an instrument which notes to play, which computers communicate with sound cards, keyboards, and other things that make music, music. 5-2 Additional Sound Blaster Live! MIDI is the standard by which voice to use to talk to connect computers and instruments, and the language they use , and many other electronic instruments. Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) refers to the type of cables and plugs used to one another. Applications Computers can process music and sound information in two different forms: MIDI and Digital Audio.
MIDI gives a computer the ability to tell an instrument which notes to play, which computers communicate with sound cards, keyboards, and other things that make music, music. 5-2 Additional Sound Blaster Live! MIDI is the standard by which voice to use to talk to connect computers and instruments, and the language they use , and many other electronic instruments. Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) refers to the type of cables and plugs used to one another. Applications Computers can process music and sound information in two different forms: MIDI and Digital Audio.