<s>
Sound	B-Device
Blaster	I-Device
Live	I-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
is	O
a	O
PCI	B-Protocol
add-on	O
sound	B-Device
card	I-Device
from	O
Creative	O
Technology	O
Limited	O
for	O
PCs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Moving	O
from	O
ISA	B-Architecture
to	O
PCI	B-Protocol
allowed	O
the	O
card	O
to	O
dispense	O
with	O
onboard	O
memory	O
,	O
storing	O
digital	O
samples	O
in	O
the	O
computer	O
's	O
main	O
memory	O
and	O
then	O
accessing	O
them	O
in	O
real	O
time	O
over	O
the	O
bus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
August	O
1998	O
and	O
variations	O
on	O
the	O
design	O
remained	O
Creative	O
's	O
primary	O
sound	B-Device
card	I-Device
line	O
into	O
the	O
early	O
2000	O
's	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sound	B-Device
Blaster	I-Device
Live	I-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
The	O
EMU10K1	O
featured	O
hardware	O
acceleration	O
for	O
DirectSound	B-Device
and	O
EAX	O
1.0	O
and	O
2.0	O
(	O
environmental	O
audio	O
extensions	O
)	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
high-quality	O
64-voice	O
MIDI	O
sample-based	O
synthesizer	O
and	O
an	O
integrated	O
FX8010	B-General_Concept
DSP	B-Architecture
chip	I-Architecture
for	O
real-time	O
digital	O
audio	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
major	O
design	O
change	O
from	O
its	O
predecessor	O
(	O
the	O
EMU8000	O
)	O
was	O
that	O
the	O
EMU10K1	O
used	O
system	O
memory	O
,	O
accessed	O
over	O
the	O
PCI	B-Protocol
bus	I-Protocol
,	O
for	O
the	O
wavetable	O
samples	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
using	O
expensive	O
on-board	O
memory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
possible	O
at	O
this	O
point	O
because	O
systems	O
were	O
being	O
equipped	O
with	O
far	O
more	O
RAM	O
than	O
previously	O
,	O
and	O
PCI	B-Protocol
offered	O
far	O
faster	O
and	O
more	O
efficient	O
data	O
transfer	O
than	O
the	O
old	O
ISA	B-Architecture
bus	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
integrated	O
FX8010	B-General_Concept
was	O
a	O
32-bit	O
programmable	O
processor	O
with	O
1	O
kilobyte	O
of	O
instruction	O
memory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
effects	O
were	O
written	O
in	O
a	O
language	O
similar	O
to	O
C	B-Language
,	O
and	O
compiled	O
into	O
native	O
FX8010	B-General_Concept
object	O
code	O
by	O
its	O
compiler	O
,	O
fxasm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sound	B-Device
Blaster	I-Device
Live	I-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
featured	O
higher	O
audio	O
quality	O
than	O
previous	O
Sound	B-Application
Blasters	I-Application
,	O
as	O
it	O
processed	O
the	O
sound	O
digitally	O
at	O
every	O
stage	O
,	O
and	O
because	O
of	O
its	O
greater	O
chip	O
integration	O
that	O
reduced	O
the	O
analog	O
signal	O
losses	O
of	O
older	O
,	O
larger	O
cards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DSP	B-Architecture
had	O
an	O
internal	O
fixed	O
sample	O
rate	O
of	O
48kHz	O
,	O
a	O
standard	O
AC'97	O
clock	O
,	O
meaning	O
that	O
the	O
EMU10K1	O
always	O
captured	O
external	O
audio-sources	O
at	O
the	O
48kHz	O
,	O
then	O
performed	O
a	O
sample-rate	O
conversion	O
on	O
the	O
48kHz	O
waveform	O
to	O
the	O
output	O
the	O
requested	O
target	O
rate	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
44.1kHz	O
or	O
32kHz	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sound	B-Device
Blaster	I-Device
Live	I-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
referred	O
to	O
this	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
4.1	O
"	O
setup	O
,	O
meaning	O
4	O
satellites	O
and	O
a	O
subwoofer	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
this	O
is	O
the	O
case	O
,	O
the	O
subwoofer	B-Application
is	O
not	O
on	O
a	O
separate	O
output	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
with	O
5.1	O
and	O
higher	O
audio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
a	O
low-pass	B-Algorithm
filter	I-Algorithm
(	O
crossover	O
)	O
within	O
the	O
speaker	O
system	O
removes	O
high	O
and	O
midrange	O
frequencies	O
from	O
the	O
sound	B-Device
card	I-Device
's	O
output	O
for	O
the	O
subwoofer	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
see	O
a	O
"	O
4.1	O
"	O
speaker	O
system	O
as	O
quadraphonic	O
because	O
DirectSound	B-Device
itself	O
offers	O
no	O
subwoofer	B-Application
output	O
in	O
this	O
configuration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
not	O
limited	O
to	O
Creative	O
sound	B-Device
cards	I-Device
;	O
Aureal	O
,	O
Ensoniq	O
,	O
Philips	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
manufacturers	O
have	O
made	O
cards	O
that	O
use	O
four-speaker	O
output	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
fashion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
5.1	O
,	O
offered	O
5.1-channel	O
support	O
which	O
adds	O
a	O
center-channel	O
speaker	O
and	O
LFE	O
subwoofer	B-Application
output	O
,	O
most	O
useful	O
for	O
movie	O
watching	O
where	O
Dolby	O
Digital	O
5.1	O
is	O
decoded	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
implemented	O
DOS	B-Device
legacy	O
support	O
via	O
Ensoniq	O
's	O
AudioPCI	B-Device
DOS	B-Device
TSR	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Creative	O
acquired	O
Ensoniq	O
in	O
1998	O
and	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
deal	O
,	O
made	O
use	O
of	O
this	O
highly-compatible	O
ISA	B-Architecture
sound	B-Device
card	I-Device
emulator	O
with	O
their	O
newer	O
cards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
uses	O
"	O
.ecw	O
"	O
(	O
Ensoniq	O
Concert	O
Wavetable	O
)	O
files	O
for	O
the	O
wavetable	O
emulation	O
in	O
DOS	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
program	O
enables	O
support	O
for	O
many	O
standards	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Sound	B-Application
Blaster	I-Application
16	O
,	O
General	O
MIDI	O
,	O
AdLib	O
(	O
OPL3	O
)	O
,	O
among	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sound	B-Device
Blaster	I-Device
Live	I-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
was	O
the	O
first	O
sound	B-Device
card	I-Device
from	O
Creative	O
with	O
the	O
"	O
What	O
U	O
Hear	O
"	O
recording	O
input	O
channel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Creative	O
Recorder	O
utility	O
included	O
with	O
the	O
sound	B-Device
card	I-Device
was	O
specifically	O
designed	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
What	O
U	O
Hear	O
"	O
feature	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
a	O
simple	O
matter	O
to	O
capture	O
streaming	O
sound	O
from	O
any	O
source	O
,	O
even	O
from	O
programs	O
that	O
deliberately	O
avoid	O
providing	O
a	O
means	O
for	O
saving	O
the	O
digital	O
sounds	O
,	O
thus	O
freeing	O
non-technical	O
users	O
from	O
the	O
complexities	O
of	O
"	O
patching	B-Protocol
"	O
between	O
inputs	O
and	O
outputs	O
of	O
various	O
software	O
modules	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Sound	B-Device
Blaster	I-Device
Live	I-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
had	O
a	O
proprietary	O
9-pin	O
mini-DIN	B-Protocol
connector	I-Protocol
for	O
digital	O
output	O
that	O
Creative	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Mini	O
Din.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
cannot	O
be	O
done	O
with	O
the	O
value	O
and	O
base	O
models	O
of	O
all	O
subsequent	O
Creative	O
sound	B-Device
cards	I-Device
,	O
as	O
they	O
share	O
a	O
single	O
port	O
for	O
S/PDIF	O
digital	O
in/output	O
and	O
microphone	O
connectivity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mini-DIN	B-Protocol
connection	O
was	O
not	O
included	O
in	O
any	O
subsequent	O
Sound	B-Application
Blaster	I-Application
product	O
,	O
however	O
owners	O
of	O
speaker	O
systems	O
that	O
use	O
this	O
as	O
the	O
only	O
digital	O
input	O
may	O
buy	O
an	O
adapter	O
from	O
Creative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
card	O
is	O
not	O
supported	O
by	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
unless	O
running	O
in	O
the	O
5.1	O
surround	O
sound	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
outside	O
party	O
has	O
released	O
free	O
drivers	O
for	O
the	O
sound	B-Device
card	I-Device
here	O
:	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
Drivers	O
offer	O
more	O
control	O
over	O
the	O
DSP	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
including	O
the	O
Gold	O
edition	O
,	O
marketing	O
strategy	O
,	O
and	O
design	O
faults	O
,	O
see	O
Sound	B-Device
Blaster	I-Device
Live	I-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
with	O
added	O
outputs	O
for	O
a	O
center	O
channel	O
speaker	O
and	O
LFE	O
subwoofer	B-Application
channel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
chip	O
does	O
not	O
accelerate	O
DirectSound	B-Device
in	O
hardware	O
,	O
nor	O
EAX	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
EMU10K1	O
chip	O
was	O
restored	O
,	O
as	O
was	O
hardware	O
EAX/DirectSound/DirectSound3D	O
acceleration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sound	B-Device
Blaster	I-Device
Live	I-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
24-bit	O
(	O
SB0410	O
)	O
was	O
not	O
actually	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
Sound	B-Device
Blaster	I-Device
Live	I-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
stripped-down	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Audigy	B-Device
Value	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
SNR	O
of	O
100dB	O
,	O
software	O
based	O
EAX	O
,	O
no	O
advanced	O
resolution	O
DVD-Audio	O
Playback	O
,	O
and	O
no	O
Dolby	O
Digital	O
5.1	O
or	O
Dolby	O
Digital	O
EX	O
6.1	O
playback	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Evidence	O
for	O
this	O
is	O
that	O
on	O
Linux	B-Application
operating	I-Application
systems	I-Application
,	O
when	O
using	O
the	O
ALSA	B-Application
sound	O
system	O
,	O
the	O
module	O
that	O
is	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
Sound	B-Device
Blaster	I-Device
Live	I-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
24-bit	O
is	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
module	O
that	O
is	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
Sound	B-Device
Blaster	I-Device
Live	I-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
professional	O
sound	B-Device
cards	I-Device
made	O
by	O
E-mu	O
which	O
was	O
owned	O
by	O
Creative	O
and	O
had	O
developed	O
the	O
EMU10K1	O
DSP	B-Architecture
chip	I-Architecture
featured	O
on	O
Creative	O
's	O
Live	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
professional	O
features	O
included	O
effects	O
with	O
higher	O
quality	O
,	O
front-mounted	O
drive	O
bay	O
panel	O
with	O
headphone	O
output	O
,	O
dual	O
mic/line	O
inputs	O
with	O
physical	O
level	O
control	O
knobs	O
,	O
digital	O
coax	O
in/out	O
on	O
both	O
PCI	B-Protocol
card	I-Protocol
and	O
drive	O
bay	O
,	O
mixer	O
with	O
dB	O
precision	O
,	O
phantom	O
power	O
for	O
microphones	O
(	O
12V	O
)	O
,	O
ASIO	O
,	O
mixer	O
presets	O
,	O
internal	O
mixer	O
rerouting	O
,	O
64	O
MIDI	O
channels	O
,	O
32MB	O
system	O
RAM	O
usage	O
for	O
SF2	O
(	O
Gigabyte	O
expandable	O
in	O
WinXP	O
)	O
and	O
future	O
expandability	O
through	O
an	O
extra	O
multi-out	O
card	O
.	O
</s>
