A Dramatic Breakthrough in Audio Quality for Playback, Games and Creation
Sound Blaster® Audigy® 4 Pro is an amazing fusion of Entertainment and Music Creation. Featuring ultra-high quality DACs and an External I/O Hub which provides 6 Stereo Inputs/6 Stereo Outputs, Sound Blaster Audigy 4 Pro enables amazingly clean recording of six channels at 24-bit/96kHz with low latency ASIO 2.0 support
Sound Blaster Audigy 4 Pro also comes with the all new Entertainment Center software and remote control unit, transforming your PC into an Entertainment Center with easy MP3 and movies playback and navigation.
* Incredible 113dB SNR 24-bit/192kHz DACs for superior 24-bit ADVANCED HD audio clarity
* Entertainment Center Software and IR Remote allows easy navigation through your movies, music and pictures
* EAX® 4.0 ADVANCED HD Effects that are so real, you will feel like you are in the game
* External I/O Hub allows you to connect all your music devices at one time for studio quality audio creation
* Smart Recorder allows you to schedule audio recordings and remove unwanted audio artifacts
FEATURES:
Studio Quality Audigy® 4 Pro External I/O Hub
* Studio quality I/O with advanced connectivity. Includes analog stereo connectors for six channel input, optical and coaxial digital I/O, full sized MIDI I/O, microphone with gain control, headphone with volume control, and two 1394 FireWire® ports.
Professional Quality Music
ASIO
* Create Professional quality music with low latency ASIO 2.0 support, SoundFont support, and high quality audio hardware.
High Quality A/D Converters
* Record your own music and audio samples with high quality 24-bit/96kHz A/D Converters for amazingly clean and accurate recordings.
Smart Recorder
* Easily create recordings with Creative Smart Recorder. Supports automatic scheduling of recordings, includes Creative's advanced Audio Clean-up algorithm to remove unwanted audio artifacts and support for auto triggered recordings.
MUSIC LISTENING
Superior 24-bit ADVANCED HD quality audio
Sound Blaster 24-bit Advanced HD
* Enjoy superior 24-bit ADVANCED HD quality audio with 113dB SNR 24-bit/192kHz DACs and studio quality EAX® ADVANCED HD MUSIC settings.
Full Windows Media Player 9 Support
* Sound Blaster Audigy 4 Pro is the ideal platform for Windows Media 9 content including full 24-bit/96kHz audio in discrete 5.1 surround sound.
Advanced Resolution 24-bit DVD-Audio Playback
DVD AUDIO
* DVD-Audio offers 5 times the audio detail of CD audio in 24-bit/192kHz stereo, and 24bit/96kHz in 5.1 surround. Experience compelling music playback in pristine audio quality, clarity, and depth.
* "Lossy" compression formats like MP3 reduces file size by removing audio frequencies. The "Lossless" (MLP) compression format of DVD-Audio retains all the characteristics of the original ambient recording without compromising audio fidelity.
# Sound Blaster Audigy 4 Pro is the only available PC platform to deliver Advanced Resolution playback at 24-bit/192kHz in stereo or 24-bit/96kHz in 5.1 surround in crystal clear 113dB SNR audio quality.
Patented Creative CMSS® 3D Audio Technology
* Allows you to listen to all your digital music in virtual surround with headphones or captivating surround with 5.1 or 7.1 speakers.
EAX® Music Console with Acoustic Enhancements
* Make your digital music sound dramatically better with EAX ADVANCED HD MUSIC tools including Bass Boost, Multi-Band Graphics Equalizer on all 8 channels, Audio Clean-Up and Karaoke.
Bass Boost
Punch up the bass with all PC audio.
Multi-Channel Graphic Equalizer
Personalize playback across all 8 channels.
Audio Clean-Up
Remove noise from MP3s of old recordings.
Karaoke
Remove vocals and sing along to your favorite music tracks.
SVM
Automatically match volume levels across music tracks.
EAX® Effects
Add acoustic effects like Concert Hall to your music.
MOVIES
THX® Certified Sound Card for Cinematic Audio
THX
* Sound Blaster Audigy 4 Pro has received the prestigious THX Multimedia Certification making it the perfect choice for delivering cinematic quality audio on the PC.
* Unique Creative THX Setup Console provides accurate audio calibration for a precise speaker listening environment.
Complete Cinematic Surround Sound with DTS-ES and Dolby® Digital EX Movies
dts
* Sound Blaster Audigy 4 Pro features built-in DTS-ES and Dolby Digital EX decoding to deliver captivating audio playback in 5.1 or 7.1 surround with DVD movies.
GAMES
EAX® 4.0 ADVANCED HD Effects
EAX ADVANCED HD
* Multi-Environments produce life-like sound as multiple environments that are simultaneously processed in real-time that deliver effects that are so real, you will feel like you are in the game.
Comprehensive Multi-Channel Surround with 3D Games
5.1 6.1 7.1
* Enjoy 5.1 or 7.1 surround in existing 3D games. Sound Blaster Audigy 4 Pro plays back DirectSound3D games in 5.1 with rear surround or 7.1 with rear and side surround.
Two Integrated High Speed 1394 FireWire Ports
* Enables PC-to-PC networking and low latency gaming plus high speed data transfers with IEEE compliant devices including MP3 players, storage devices and DVD Camcorders.
SPECIFICATIONS:
Audigy 4 Pro Processor
* Advanced hardware accelerated digital effects processing
* 32-bit digital processing, which maintains a theoretical 192 dB of dynamic range
* Patented 8-point interpolation that reduces distortion to inaudible levels
* 64-voice hardware wavetable synthesizer
* Professional quality digital mixing and equalization
High Definition Audio Quality for Playback and Recording
* Playback of 64 audio channels, each at an arbitrary sample rate
* 24-bit Analog-to-Digital conversion of analog inputs at 96 kHz sample rate
* 24-bit Digital-to-Analog conversion of digital sources at 96 kHz to analog 7.1 speaker output
* 24-bit Digital-to-Analog conversion of stereo digital sources at 192 kHz to stereo output
* 16-bit to 24-bit recording sampling rates: 8, 11.025, 16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1, 48 and 96 kHz.
* Supports Sony/Philips Digital Interface (SPDIF) format of up to 24-bit/96 kHz quality. Selectable sampling rate of 44.1, 48 or 96 kHz
* Low latency multitrack recording with ASIO 2.0 support at 16-bit, 48 kHz and 24-bit, 96 kHz resolution.
*(Latency performance may vary based on system configuration)
FireWire® (IEEE® 1394) Connectivity
* Compliant with IEEE 1394a specification
* Supports data rates of 100, 200, and 400 Mbps
* Supports up to 63 FireWire (IEEE 1394) compatible devices in a daisy-chain configuration
* Supplies up to 3 Watts to FireWire (IEEE 1394) compatible devices
Sound Blaster Audigy 4 Pro On-Board Connectors
* Line level out (Front / Side / Rear / Center / Subwoofer)
* Digital CD Audio in
* Aux Audio in
* AD_Link 1 and AD_Link 2 connectors to connect with external I/O hub.
* Power connector
Sound Blaster Audigy 4 Pro External I/O Hub Front / Rear Panel Connectors
* Headphone Out (1/4" Stereo Jack)
* Line In 1 (1/4" Stereo Jack , shared with Mic In with Gain Control)
* Line In 2 (1/4" Stereo Jack)
* Line In 3 (2x RCA Jack)
* Optical SPDIF In/Out
* Coaxial SPDIF In/Out
* Digital Out for 5.1 support (6-channel SPDIF Output to Creative digital speakers)
* 2x FireWire® (IEEE® 1394) ports
* MIDI In / Out
* Infra-red Receiver to communicate with Remote Control
* AD_Link 1 and AD_Link 2 connectors to connect with Audigy 4 Pro
Audio Performance:
Signal-to-Noise Ratio (AES17, A-Weighted)
Output Voltage @ 2Vrms
Stereo Output 113dB
Front and Rear Channels 113dB
Center, Subwoofer and Side Channels 113dB
Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise at 1kHz (AES17) = 0.003% (2V Rated Output) Frequency Response +/-3dB: 10Hz to 46kHz
Works with the Following Standards
* Windows® XP and 2K
* Sound Blaster MIDI and General MIDI
* Plug and Play
* Sound Blaster PCI
* EAX, EAX ADVANCED HD
* Microsoft® DirectSound®, DirectSound 3D & derivatives
* OpenAL
* PCI 2.3 compliant
* AC ‘97
* Dolby Digital
* Dolby Digital EX
* DTS Digital Surround®
* DTS-ES Surround
* Meridian Lossless Packing
* ASIO 2.0
* SoundFont 2.1
* DVD-Audio
* Windows Media® Audio 9