The Sound Blaster Live! Book: A Complete Guide to the World's Most Popular Sound Card

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Creative's Sound Blaster Live! delivers features and performance surpassing professional audio equipment - if you know how to use it. No matter how experienced you are with the Live! card, authors Lars Ahlzen and Clarence Song will show you how to get more out of your Live! card and have fun doing it. Everything you need to know is here - from features and connections to creating audio and composing music, and a thorough discussion of the software included with the Live!

SYNOPSIS

The Sound Blaster Live! comes pre-installed on millions of PC's, yet users are not aware of its many features and uses due to a surprising lack of documentation," said co-author Clarence Song. "We wanted to give people enough information to be able to set up their entire PC audio system and configure their audio drivers, mixer, and speakers for optimal sound."

According to co-author Lars Ahlzen, "The Sound Blaster Live! composition tools are not widely known. For example, SoundFonts allows users to customize instruments for their own compositions."

The Sound Blaster Live! book includes tips for utilizing these undocumented features and much more, like: How to connect the Sound Blaster Live! to multimedia speakers and home theater systems How to get the most out of surround sound from DVDs, games and other consumer audio equipment How to use the mixer and play with EAX (Environmental Audio Extensions) How to install digital I/O accessories like the Live!Drive for enhanced audio connectivity All about recording audio, including mixer settings and audio editing basics How to find, create, play, and manage SoundFonts Sequencer basics, including MIDI, effects, and SoundFont support in popular PC sequencers How to connect SBLive! Hardware, including the various connectors, jacks, and digital input/output features