Introduction ix
Introduction
High Definition
Digital Audio
Entertainment
Thank you for purchasing Sound Blaster Audigy 2, the next generation Creative
audio product with exciting new features and enhanced audio processing
architecture.
This User Manual (on CD) guides you through the installation and usage of Sound
Blaster Audigy 2, which consists of the Sound Blaster Audigy 2 card and Joystick/
MIDI bracket*.
Featuring 24-bit/192 kHz audio playback, Sound Blaster Audigy 2 delivers high-
definition sound of astounding quality and 24-bit/96 kHz audio recording capability
from all Line Ins and SPDIF In. Sound Blaster Audigy 2 supports surround sound
audio on your computer and has output capabilities for 6.1 Dolby Digital Surround EX.
Sound Blaster Audigy 2 has received the prestigious THX
®
Multimedia Certification
award, making it the perfect choice for PC audiophiles seeking the very best music
and movie experiences.
The Sound Blaster Audigy 2 card, with its Audigy 2 processor, enables awesome EAX
®
ADVANCED HD
TM
technologies for your gaming and music listening experience. The
SB1394
TM
/FireWire
®
port provides easy high-speed connectivity to NOMAD
®
portable digital audio players, external CD-RW drives, and other IEEE 1394
compatible devices like DV camcorders, printers, scanners, and digital still cameras.
Combine Sound Blaster Audigy 2 with our rich software package for hours of endless
fun. Included in your Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Installation and Applications CD are
the latest generation drivers and software for you to enjoy DVD-Audio
entertainment with native MLP (Meridian Lossless Packing) support, and to create
EAX-enhanced MP3 songs, which you can share with your friends over the Internet.
*Available with some models
of the Sound Blaster Audigy
2 card.
MLP (Meridian Lossless
Packing), the method of
audio data compression used
in DVD-Audio, reduces file
size without removing any of
the information that was
contained in the original
recording. The listening
audience will hear the audio
as it was intended in the
original recording. Other
packing methodologies that
remove data as part of the
compression are referred to
as 'Lossy Compression'.
