#Creative labs sound blaster x fi software
#Creative labs sound blaster x fi windows

PLEASE NOTE: You can't get surround form this card with digital outs. I can run BF2 on ultra high settings for sound (also enabling EAX) and it sounds great! Playing in surround is freakin' awesome. The EAX effects are stupid, it's basically a bunch of reverb effects that effect everything on the sound card.

#Creative labs sound blaster x fi software

I also find that a lot of the options that are included with the software are almost useless. Having to switch modes is somewhat annoying but worth it overall. It's basically like the 'loudness' button you get on some stereos. It sounded fine for me at a low setting (around 25%), but anything more and it sounds fake and annoying. All it does it boost the highs and tighten up the transients to make low quality music sound good. Also make sure to set your levels correctly to avoid distortion!Д¬ons: The 'Crystalizer' is extremely over rated. So far I have had great quality form this card. The speakers will pop when changing some settings, however, and that is probably what they are talking about. Very easy to set everything up and a lot of options to choose form using the supplied software. Simple to use (for the most part) and doesn't hog too many resources. Good card for basic MIDI recording, gets the job done. Good MIDI instruments, soundfont bank is nice.

Only thing I had to connect in the rear was the analog connections for the surround. Front mount interface makes life easy so you don't have to pull out your machine every time you want to change something around. Coax and optical I/O are great for recording and using a digi to connect a stereo or home theatre. One AD_Link (26 pin) connector for linking to the X-Fi I/O Console (upgrade option)ДЈ.50 mm (1/8-inch) to 6.35 mm (1/4-inch) plug adapterДўx mini MIDI to standard MIDI adapter cablesДЄdditional Information Date First Available Line level out (Front / Rear / Center / Subwoofer / Rear Center) via 3.50mm mini jacksДЄUX_IN line-level analog input via 4-pin Molex connector on card Graphics card with DirectX 9 and OpenGL compliant 3D graphics acceleratorДў4-bit Analog-to-Digital conversion of analog inputs at 96kHz sample rateДў4-bit Digital-to-Analog conversion of digital sources at 96kHz to analog 7.1 speaker outputДў4-bit Digital-to-Analog conversion of stereo digital sources at 192kHz to stereo outputДЎ6-bit to 24-bit recording sampling rates: 8, 11.025, 16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1, 48 and 96kHzДЄSIO 2.0 support at 16-bit/44.1kHz, 16-bit/48kHz, 24-bit/44.1kHz 24-bit/48kHz and 24-bit/96kHz with direct monitoringД®nhanced SoundFont support at up to 24-bit resolutionДЇlexiJack (Performing a 3-in-1 function, Digital In / Line In / Microphone) via 3.50mm mini jack

#Creative labs sound blaster x fi windows

Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2)ДЄvailable PCI 2.1 slot for the audio cardД¬D-ROM/CD-RW or CD/DVD-ROM required for software installation Intel, AMD or 100% compatible motherboard chipset Genuine Intel Pentium III 1 GHz, AMD 1 GHz processor or faster Learn more about the Creative Labs Platinum Model BrandД¬enter, Subwoofer and Side Channels: 109dB