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Creative Labs Sound Blaster Live! Platinum

Creative Labs Sound Blaster Live! Platinum

List Price: $199.99
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Features:
  • Connect coaxial SPDIF, analog, and MIDI devices through the Live! Drive's easy-access front panel
  • Powered by the EMU10K1 audio processor
  • Add effects to MP3 and other audio files
  • Digital-out connector enables 4-speaker audio
  • Packaged with production and editing software and games


Description:

Powered by the EMU10K1 audio processor, the Creative Labs Sound Blaster Live! Platinum sound card manages audio and effects in real time for recording and playback of digital files and engaging gameplay. The card plays DVDs or video clips on your computer, lets you hold Internet voice chats, and connects digital, analog, and MIDI devices to your PC. When connected to multichannel speakers, the Creative Labs Sound Blaster Live! processes digital surround sound. The EMU10K1 manages audio signals with full 32-bit processing power. Full 320 Kbps encoding and up to 5x MP3 acceleration allow you to copy CDs and other audio files into MP3s.

Plug-and-play installation gets you up and running quickly. Creative Labs' digital audio system comes with a front drive bay, making connectivity to external devices a snap. There's also convenient connectivity to S/PDIF in, S/PDIF out, microphone in, headphone out, MIDI in, MIDI out, and dual line-ins.

Creative's Lava! software adds music-synchronized video to audio files. There is plenty of software to enhance your PC studio. Learn to play virtual instruments, sequence music, edit WAV files, and mix like a DJ. You can even host a karaoke party if you dare. Full versions of Descent, Need for Speed 4: High Stakes, and Thief: The Dark Project are also bundled.

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