The Upgrade Solution for Basic Motherboard Audio to High Quality 24-bit, 7.1 Audio

Delivering audio quality of up to 24-bit / 96kHz, 100dB SNR clarity and 7.1 surround sound, Sound Blaster Audigy Value is the ideal upgrade to high quality audio from basic motherboard audio.

MUSIC

Music Recording & Playback with EAX Music Enhancement

Creative MediaSource Organise and play WAV, CD, MP3 files with Creative MediaSource player. Create your own MP3 or WMA music collections. Features like CMSS 3D1, Bass Boost1, Graphics

Equalizer1 and Audio Cleanup will enhance your music experience greatly.

MOVIES

Cinematic Surround Sound in Movies

Enjoy captivating 7.1 multi-channel surround sound with CMSS 3D1. CMSS 3D1 works with any software DVD player supporting Dolby Digital EX or DTS ES decoding for a cinematic movie experience.

GAMES

Realistic EAX ADVANCED HD2 Effects

EAX ADVANCED HD Only Sound Blaster Audigy series of sound cards support EAX ADVANCED HD2 to reproduce the acoustic characteristics of gaming environments to give you that winning edge.

7.1 Surround Sound3 with 3D Games

5.1/6.1/7.1 Sound Blaster Audigy Value accurately delivers 3D Positional Audio in DirectSound 3D1 games in 7.1 so you know the exact location of your enemy.

Specifications

High Definition Audio Quality for Playback and Recording

64 audio channel playback with independent sample rates

24-bit Analog-to-Digital conversion of analog inputs at 96kHz sample rate

24-bit Digital-to-Analog conversion of digital sources at 96kHz to analog 5.1 speaker output

16-bit and 24-bit recording with sampling rates of 8, 11.025, 16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1, 48 and 96kHz

SPDIF1 output up to 24-bit resolution at selectable sampling rate of 44.1, 48 and 96kHz

Software

Creative MediaSource Go!

Creative MediaSource Go! Launcher

Creative MediaSource Player/Organizer

Creative Device Control

Creative Surround Mixer

Creative EAX Console

Creative WaveStudio

Creative Speaker Settings

Creative Graphic Equalizer1

Creative Diagnostics

Creative Smart Recorder

1 Supported in Windows XP only.

Requirements

Minimum System Requirements

Windows XP:

Intel Pentium III, Celeron 1GHz or equivalent AMD processor or faster

Intel, AMD or 100% compatible motherboard chipset

Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 or Windows XP SP2

128 MB RAM and 600 MB of free hard disk space

Available PCI 2.1 or higher compliant slot for the audio card

CD-ROM/CD-RW drive or DVD-ROM drive installed

Support for Windows XP Professional x64 Edition

Requires a 64-bit processor - either Intel Pentium 4 with EM64T or AMD Athlon 64 processor

Windows Vista:

Genuine Intel Pentium III 1 GHz, AMD 1 GHz processor or faster

Intel, AMD or 100% compatible motherboard chipset

Microsoft Windows Vista 32-bit or 64-bit

512MB RAM

600MB of free hard disk space

Available PCI 2.1 compliant slot (PCI 2.2 and 2.3 also supported)

Headphones or amplified speakers (available separately)

CD-ROM drive installed

Recommended for Games, DVD Movies and Internet Radio

Games: Genuine Intel Pentium 4 1.4GHz or AMD Athlon 1.4GHz or faster processor recommended. At least 256 MB RAM, Hard Disk : 4GB free space (Disk Type : ATA-100, 7200rpm), a 3D graphics accelerator with at least 32 MB of texture RAM

Package Contents

Sound Blaster Audigy Value card

Quick Start Guide Leaflet

User's Guide on CD

Creative Sound Blaster Audigy Value Drivers

Creative Software Suite