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Knowing and Installing Your Card 1-1

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Knowing and Installing Your Card

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Your Audio Card

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Installing the Card and Related Peripherals

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Positioning Your Speakers

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Enhancing Your Sound Blaster Live! Experience

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Summary of Contents for CT4760

Page 1: ...opyright 1998 1999 by Creative Technology Ltd All rights reserved Version 1 00 August 1999 Sound Blaster and Blaster are registered trademarks and the Sound Blaster Live logo the Sound Blaster PCI logo EMU10K1 Environmental Audio and Creative Multi Speaker Surround are trademarks of Creative Technology Ltd in the United States and or other countries E Mu and SoundFont are registered trademarks of ...

Page 2: ...ortions of the Software or copies thereof b you do not retain any portion of the Software or any copy thereof and c the transferee reads and agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement 9 Limitations on Using Copying and Modifying the Software Except to the extent expressly permitted by this Agreement or by the laws of the jurisdiction where you acquired the Software you may no...

Page 3: ... and enforceable and the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect For questions concerning this Agreement please contact Creative at the address stated above For questions on product or technical matters contact the Creative technical support center nearest you ADDENDUM TO THE MICROSOFT SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT WINDOWS 95 IMPORTANT By using the Microsoft software files the Micro...

Page 4: ...digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules this device must be installed in computer equipment certified to comply with the Class B limits All cables used to connect the computer and peripherals must be shielded and grounded Operation with non certified computers or non shielded cables may result in interference to radio or television reception 0RGLILFDWLRQV Any changes or modifications n...

Page 5: ...ent Conventions xi 1 Knowing and Installing Your Card Your Audio Card 1 2 Installing the Card and Related Peripherals 1 3 Positioning Your Speakers 1 5 Enhancing Your Sound Blaster Live Experience 1 5 Playing Games and Music 1 5 Watching DVD Movies or Playing DVD Games 1 5 Recording and Content Authoring 1 8 2 Installing Software in Windows 95 98 Setting Up the Audio Drivers 2 1 Installing the App...

Page 6: ...2 Reinstalling the Audio Drivers From the Installation Disc 3 2 Uninstalling Sound Blaster Live 3 2 4 Using Sound Blaster Live Sound Blaster Live Experience 4 2 Creative EAX Demo 4 2 Creative Diagnostics 4 2 Creative Launcher 4 2 Surround Mixer 4 3 AudioHQ 4 5 SoundFont Control 4 6 Device Controls 4 8 Creative Keyboard 4 9 Environmental Audio Control 4 10 AutoEA 4 11 Wave Studio 4 12 Creative Play...

Page 7: ... Addresses B 3 Interrupt Request IRQ Line B 4 Direct Memory Access DMA Channel B 4 Environment Variables B 5 CTSYN Environment Variable B 5 BLASTER Environment Variable B 5 Determining Resources B 6 Selecting the Best Audio Options in a Game B 7 Music Options B 7 Digital Audio Options B 7 MS DOS Mode Utilities B 8 SBECFG EXE B 8 SBEMIXER EXE B 8 SBESET EXE B 9 SBEGO EXE B 10 Changing Audio Card Se...

Page 8: ...nstalling Software D 1 Problems With Sound D 2 Problem with Surround Mixer D 5 Insufficient SoundFont Cache D 5 Problems With Joystick D 6 Resolving I O Conflicts D 6 Problems in Windows NT 4 0 D 7 Problems with Encore DVD Player D 8 ...

Page 9: ... games and enjoy your movies with true surround sound The Live Ware upgrade program will keep your Sound Blaster Live card up to date with continual upgrades supporting future technologies functionality and features If wish to create your own music or audio content in the future your Sound Blaster Live card also offers you many upgrade options which will allow you to connect multiple digital and a...

Page 10: ...rd The Value and Experience Increases Over Time as Live Ware continues to deliver new capabilities and enhancements Each upgrade will rejuvenate your audio card allowing you to experience new functionality It is as if your audio card is reborn Your Card Is Up To Date because the latest Live Ware upgrades are only a download away When new standards and capabilities emerge your hardware is ready for...

Page 11: ...ocument Conventions The following typographical conventions are used throughout this document bold Text that must be entered exactly as it appears italic Title of a book or a placeholder which represents the information you must provide UPPERCASE Directory name file name or acronym The notepad icon indicates information that is of particular importance and should be considered before continuing Th...

Page 12: ...ing Your Card 1 1 1 Knowing and Installing Your Card This chapter is organized as follows Your Audio Card Installing the Card and Related Peripherals Positioning Your Speakers Enhancing Your Sound Blaster Live Experience ...

Page 13: ...sette DAT or MiniDisc player Microphone In jack Connects to an external microphone for voice input Figure 1 1 Jacks and connectors on the Sound Blaster Live card Rear Out jack Connects to powered speakers or an external amplifier for audio output Line Out jack Connects to powered speakers or an external amplifier for audio output Also supports headphones Telephone Answering Device connector Provid...

Page 14: ...he PCI expansion slot 6 Secure the card to the expansion slot with a screw 7 To learn how to connect to other devices see Figure 1 3 8 Replace the cover onto your system 9 Plug the power cord back into the wall outlet and switch on the system Do not force the audio card into the slot If it does not fit properly gently remove it and try again Figure 1 2 Securing the audio card to the PCI expansion ...

Page 15: ...at the same time in Surround Mixer Figure 1 3 Connecting other devices CD ROM drive Rear Out Joystick MIDI GamePad Line out Microphone MPC to MPC 4 pin audio cable Line Out Sound Blaster Live card To analog input of FourPointSurround speakers MPC to MPC 2 pin audio cable PC DVD drive Line In Cassette and CD player Synthesizer etc Mic In Connects to Optical Digital I O card or Drive Bay See Enhanci...

Page 16: ...show how these options can be connected to your SB Live card Playing Games and Music With FourPointSurround or DeskTop Theater 5 1 Digital speaker systems from Cambridge SoundWorks you can experience crystal clear gaming sequences or music from the Digital DIN connection A minijack to DIN cable is bundled with the speaker set for this connection Watching DVD Movies or Playing DVD Games To watch DV...

Page 17: ... Analog Line and Rear Inputs Digital DIN FourPointSurround Digital Speaker System Watching DVD Movies or Playing DVD Games with Creative PC DVD and DeskTop Theater 5 1 Digital Speaker System Connects to the Optical Digital I O card or Drive Bay see next page Minijack to DIN cable DeskTop Theater 5 1 Digital Speaker System Digital Out jack Recording and Content Authoring with Digital Output Module ...

Page 18: ...ut Recording and Content Authoring with Optical Digital I O card and Digital I O Module Connects to SB Live card SPDIF In RCA Optical Input Optical Output Digital DIN MiniDisc Recording and Content Authoring with Drive Bay Digital device e g DAT SPDIF RCA In Out Metal bracket Headphones Microphone Line In To Digital Speaker System Connects to SB Live card To Digital Speaker System e g FourPointSur...

Page 19: ...dule or the Drive Bay For either options you will be given A set of SPDIF RCA and Optical input output jacks for recording to and from external digital devices Standard MIDI input output connectors for connection to MIDI devices A Digital DIN connector for connection to digital speakers such as the FourPointSurround or DeskTop Theater 5 1 Digital Speaker Systems A second analog Line In allows you ...

Page 20: ...the Installation Disc Playing Legacy Games Setting Up the Audio Drivers You need device drivers to control the components on your audio card After you have installed the card and switched on your system Windows 95 98 automatically detects the components and then either installs the drivers automatically or prompts you for the drivers You may encounter the following messages which may not be in the...

Page 21: ...r CD ROM drive and select the drive 2 If there is a Specify a location check box make sure it is selected and clear the other check boxes 3 Click the Browse button and select the folder AUDIO Language WIN9XDRV where Language is the language of the software that you want to install 4 Click the OK button The required files are copied to your hard disk Figure 2 2 Driver installation dialog box where ...

Page 22: ... the Finish button Some of the required files are copied to your hard disk However an error message stating that a file 2GMGSMT SF2 or otherwise cannot be found also appears 4 Click the OK button 5 At the Copying Files dialog box click the Browse button and select the folder AUDIO Language WIN9XDRV where Language is the language of the software that you want to install 6 Click the Open button and ...

Page 23: ...ation disc is already in your CD ROM drive eject the disc and insert it again The disc supports Windows AutoPlay mode and starts running automatically If not see Problems Installing Software on page D 1 2 Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation Using Sound Blaster Live Congratulations You have successfully installed Sound Blaster Live For more information on how you can ...

Page 24: ...n 5 In the Creative Uninstaller dialog box select the check boxes of the items you want to delete and then click the Next button The selected applications will be uninstalled 6 Click the OK button to close the Add Remove Programs Properties dialog box 7 Restart the computer if prompted Reinstalling the Audio Drivers From the Installation Disc You may want to reinstall only the audio drivers if you...

Page 25: ...ware installation in NT 4 0 includes the installation of audio drivers 1 Insert the installation disc into your CD ROM drive The AutoPlay screen appears 2 Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation Setting Up Joystick Drivers in Windows NT 4 0 1 Log on to your computer as Administrator 2 Click Start Settings Control Panel 3 Double click the Multimedia icon click the Devices...

Page 26: ...ows NT 4 0 Reinstalling the Audio Drivers From the Installation Disc You may want to reinstall the audio drivers if you think they are corrupted 1 Insert the installation disc into your CD ROM drive 2 Run the UPDPCINT EXE program from the AUDIO Language NT4DRV folder of your CD ROM drive where Language is the language of the software that you want to install 3 Restart your computer when prompted Y...

Page 27: ...e absolute most from the audio card The software most important to the operation of your audio card is the Sound Blaster Live group Sound Blaster Live Experience Creative EAX Demo Creative Diagnostics Creative Launcher Surround Mixer AudioHQ Wave Studio Creative PlayCenter Creative Keytar Creative LAVA Creative Keytar Creative Rhythmania ...

Page 28: ...reative Diagnostics to quickly test your audio card s Wave MIDI or CD Audio playback recording function and speaker output Creative Launcher Creative Launcher allows you to organize your desktop and open Creative applications quickly Creative Launcher resides at the top of your screen It consists of the system menu icon the Creative logo at the top left corner the website icon group tabs and the g...

Page 29: ...t may also contain shortcuts to other applications for your hardware settings volume control help files or demonstration programs by Creative For details on managing groups and items in Launcher see its online help Surround Mixer Creative Surround Mixer is the nerve center for setting and controlling the various aspects of your audio card It consists of two detachable decks the Main deck and the M...

Page 30: ...he three buttons at the left side of the Main deck allows you to switch between three different views In the Effects view you can select and create your audio environment and position audio sources within the speaker configuration space In the Speaker view you can select your speaker setup and perform a speaker output test In the Spectrum view you can select and display the spectrum analyzer durin...

Page 31: ... set up the audio properties of one or more audio devices on your computer AudioHQ can be accessed using any of the following methods Click the AudioHQ tab in Creative Launcher Click Start Programs Creative Sound Blaster Live AudioHQ Click the AudioHQ icon located at the bottom right corner of your Windows desktop ...

Page 32: ...tack is indicated by an arrow 4 To replace a SoundFont file click the file and then click the Replace button 5 To clear a bank from the stack select the bank and then click the Clear button A variation bank can only be cleared by clearing its main bank 6 Repeat Steps 3 4 or 5 as required By stacking a SoundFont file instead of replacing one with the other you may return to the original sounds or u...

Page 33: ...d a SoundFont or single instrument for example WAV file The last file loaded always appears at the top of the Instrument Stack with an arrow pointing to it 5 To clear an instrument from the stack select the instrument and then click the Clear button 6 For faster processing of SoundFont files the files are loaded into memory You need to set the maximum amount of cache memory your SoundFont files ca...

Page 34: ...u to configure for audio playback the audio devices that allow multiple simultaneous Wave playback sessions For example you can play five Wave tracks at the same time and enjoy the sounds from them all Playback Sessions To set maximum simultaneous Wave playback sessions On the Wave tabbed page drag the Maximum Simultaneous Wave Playback slider to the right to set a higher number of Wave playback s...

Page 35: ... the Options dialog box click the correct MIDI port 2 Click the OK button You can use external MIDI input devices to audition your MIDI banks and instruments First connect a MIDI input device to your audio card and then select that device in Creative Keyboard Test an Instrument To test an instrument 1 In Creative Keyboard click the bank and the instrument you want 2 Click the keys on the keyboard ...

Page 36: ...omponents that make up the audio elements that in turn make up an environment An environment is the modeling of a real world experience We have provided some entertainment gaming and various environments to get you started with Environmental Audio Control can be also be accessed from Creative Surround Mixer Learn from the online help how to Configure master effects Add or remove effects from an en...

Page 37: ...ent Super Environments for the speaker outputs Live Surround and 4 Speakers 1 In the Application list select the audio application with which to associate a super environment for a particular speaker output If the application is not in the list click the Browse button to browse for and open the application 2 In the Speaker Output box click the speaker output to configure 3 In the Linked Super Envi...

Page 38: ...play most types of media multimedia files MIDI Wave MP3 etc audio CDs and Video CDs using a single player Just insert or select your media and PlayCenter does the rest The new SoundFont Association feature allows you to autoload SoundFont banks used by MIDI files such that you can experience the power of SoundFont technology seamlessly PlayCenter launches LAVA automatically whenever you play an MP...

Page 39: ...sion that enhances the emotional depth of your music experience Through LAVA 3D graphical objects interact with the music and intelligently dance to the sound cues from sources such as CD and MIDI Explore the various animation scenarios provided by LAVA or create your own environments and scenarios for your animation ...

Page 40: ...n a matter of seconds or minutes Just hold the chord with one hand until it is time to change the chord and use the other hand to strum or pluck the strings according to a tune s rhythmic variation You don t need to worry about notes all you need is a sense of rhythm and remember your chord keys no need to worry about notes You only need to know and memorize chord fingerings Learn how to use Keyta...

Page 41: ...ive backing arrangement Chord Palette system SoundFont support Choose between two Keyboard types PC QWERTY keyboard or MIDI keyboard connected to your PC Rhythmania is essentially pattern based software You play a Pattern to provide auto accompaniment for your melody playing You create or modify a Pattern by building or changing it Section by Section in Rhythm mode Then you combine a Pattern and a...

Page 42: ...g a 192 dB dynamic range Patented 8 point interpolation that achieves the highest quality of audio reproduction 64 voice hardware wavetable synthesizer Professional quality digital mixing and equalization Up to 32 MB of sound RAM mapped to host memory Stereo Digitized Voice Channel True 16 bit Full Duplex operation 16 bit and 8 bit digitizing in stereo and mono modes Playback of 64 audio channels ...

Page 43: ... Control Software record and playback control of Master Digitized Voice and inputs from MIDI device CD Audio Line Microphone Auxiliary TAD SPDIF Wave DirectSound device and CD Digital CD SPDIF Separate bass and treble control Front and Rear Balance control Muting and balance control for individual playback sources Creative Multi Speaker SurroundTM CMSSTM Multi speaker technology Professional quali...

Page 44: ...t via 4 pin Molex connector on card CD_SPDIF digital input via 2 pin Molex connector on card accepting sampling rates of 32 44 1 and 48 kHz Audio Outputs DIGITAL OUT Front and Rear SPDIF digital outputs via 4 pole 3 5mm minijack on rear bracket Two line level analog outputs via stereo jacks on rear bracket Front and Rear Line Outs Stereo headphone 32 ohm load support on Front Line Out Interfaces D...

Page 45: ...he MS DOS box The game may be incompatible with Windows 95 98 or there are insufficient system resources to play the game with Windows 95 98 loaded In such cases use the MS DOS mode in which only the real mode portions of Windows 95 98 are loaded To restart the system in MS DOS mode when you are already in Windows 95 98 1 Click Start Shut Down 2 Click the Restart the computer in MS DOS mode option...

Page 46: ...ode SBEINIT COM requires the HIMEM SYS and EMM386 EXE files to be loaded If needed the installation program adds the necessary HIMEM SYS and EMM386 EXE lines to your CONFIG SYS file creating the file if it is not present On the rare occasion a program does not work with expanded memory simply add the NOEMS parameter to your memory manager For example DEVICE C WINDOWS EMM386 EXE NOEMS You may load ...

Page 47: ...olving I O Conflicts on page D 6 When any resource setting is changed make sure that the environment variables see Environment Variables on page B 5 reflect the changes as well You can view your system environment by typing SET at the DOS prompt Input Output I O Addresses I O addresses are communication areas used by your computer s central processor to distinguish among various peripheral devices...

Page 48: ...ata channel that a device uses to transfer data directly to and from the system memory Stereo music synthesizer 388H to 38BH Table B 1 Possible default input output I O addresses Device Default I O Address Range Table B 2 Possible default interrupt request IRQ line assignment Device Default IRQ Line SB interface 5 7 9 10 Table B 3 Possible default direct memory access DMA channel assignment Usage ...

Page 49: ... directory The syntax for this variable is as follows CTSYN path where path is the location of the CTSYN INI file BLASTER Environment Variable The BLASTER environment variable specifies the base I O address IRQ line and DMA channels of the SB interface Its syntax is BLASTER A220 I5 D1 H5 P330 T6 The parameters in the command are as follows This Parameter Specifies Axxx SB interface s base I O addr...

Page 50: ...a good estimate of the identity of the device is its I O address or DMA channel To find the current SB Live SB16 Emulation resources in MS DOS mode 1 Switch to your SB Live DOS driver directory that is C PROGRA 1 CREATIVE SBLIVE DOSDRV 2 Type SBECFG and then press Enter Some older games may have difficulty detecting the SB Live card at certain resource settings Typically these games expect the car...

Page 51: ...ten these games allow you to set the MIDI port address Make sure that they match the MIDI address in the Resources list on Resources tabbed page of the Creative SB Live SB16 Emulation Properties dialog box The same values can be found under MPU 401 General MIDI Roland MT 32 LAPC 1 Emulation displayed by SBECFG EXE in MS DOS mode Remember to enable the MT 32 MIDI patch with the SBEMIXER program if ...

Page 52: ...olume levels of the MPU 401 instrument set used on the SB Live card You can use SBEMIXER EXE from the command line useful for advanced users who want to set up batch files with particular volume levels or within the SBEMIXER screen The settings for SBEMIXER EXE are independent of the Creative Mixer settings in Windows 95 98 To set SBEMIXER values in the command line At the DOS prompt type the SBEM...

Page 53: ...n in DOS follows the Windows settings For example if you disable SB Emulation in Windows in the next boot to DOS SB Emulation in DOS disabled Under rare circumstances you may need to manually reconfigure DOS SB Emulation for example if there is conflict in DOS before it can boot to Windows SBESET EXE is run from the command line To set SBESET values in the command line At the DOS prompt type the S...

Page 54: ...o use your user assigned resource configuration An example of an SBESET command is SBESET A240 I5 D3 w0 which corresponds to set the SB interface s base I O address to 240 the IRQ line used by the audio interface to 5 the First DMA channel used by the audio interface to 3 and use the Windows assigned resource configuration SBEGO EXE Use this to confirm whether SB16 Emulation is properly installed ...

Page 55: ...ing Other Features Enabling Disabling Gameport Joystick Interface The Gameport Joystick interface on your audio card can be enabled or disabled in Windows 95 98 To enable or disable the interface in Windows 95 98 1 Click Start Settings Control Panel 2 In the Control Panel window double click the System icon 3 In the System Properties dialog box click the Device Manager tab 4 Double click Sound Vid...

Page 56: ... take effect When the Gameport Joystick interface is disabled the entry in Device Manager has a red cross Enabling Disabling Other Features In Windows 95 98 and Windows NT 4 0 Use the applets under Creative AudioHQ to enable or disable features such as Stereo Enhancement Effect To open AudioHQ from the Sound Blaster menu Click Start Programs Creative Sound Blaster Live AudioHQ Check out the applet...

Page 57: ...le click the My Computer icon on your Windows desktop 2 In the My Computer window right click the CD ROM drive icon 3 On the shortcut menu click AutoPlay and follow the instructions on the screen To enable AutoPlay through Auto Insert Notification 1 Click Start Settings Control Panel 2 In the Control Panel window double click the System icon 3 In the System Properties dialog box click the Device M...

Page 58: ...Main deck of Surround Mixer make sure that the Speaker selected is Headphones In a 4 speaker configuration there is no sound from the rear speakers Check the following The rear speakers are connected to the audio card s Rear Out jack If you are playing sound from one of these sources CD Audio Line In TAD Auxiliary AUX Microphone To solve the problem 1 In Surround Mixer s Mixer deck make sure the r...

Page 59: ...tput Only check box is selected If it is you are in the Digital Output Only mode and so must connect to digital speakers to hear the sound from your audio card See the section on Digital Output Only in Surround Mixer s online help for more information No audio output when playing digital files such as WAV MIDI files or AVI clips Possible causes The speaker volume knob if any is not set properly Th...

Page 60: ...onnector on the CD ROM drive and the CD In connector on the audio card are connected Panning a source sometimes turns off its sound This occurs when you are in the Digital Output Only mode and the source s left right balance in a software mixer application other than Surround Mixer for example the Windows Volume Control application is at the opposite end compared to the position to which you have ...

Page 61: ...Fonts This may occur when a SoundFont compatible MIDI file is loaded or played while insufficient memory has been allocated to SoundFonts To allocate more SoundFont cache On the Options tabbed page of the SoundFont Control applet move the SoundFont Cache slider to the right The amount of SoundFont cache you can allocate depends on the system RAM available If there is still insufficient system RAM ...

Page 62: ... speed to a slower clock If the problem persists try a different joystick Resolving I O Conflicts Conflicts between your audio card and another peripheral device may occur if your card and the other device are set to use the same I O address To resolve I O conflicts change the resource settings of your audio card or the conflicting peripheral device in your system using Device Manager in Windows 9...

Page 63: ...4 0 A Service Control Manager error message appears with one or more other error messages at system restart This occurs after you remove an audio card from your computer after you have successfully installed the Sound Blaster Live card Windows is trying to match the drivers to the removed audio card To solve this problem 1 Log on to your computer as Administrator 2 Click Start Settings Control Pan...

Page 64: ... Disc Detector dialog box make sure that Enable Disc Detector check box is selected 3 Click the Players tab 4 Select the DVD Disc entry and then click the Select Player button 5 In the Players Properties dialog box click the Browse button 6 Browse to C Program Files Creative PC DVD Encore and double click the entry ctdvdply The Name box now displays the entry ctdvdply 7 Click the OK button twice t...

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