Sound Blaster Live! Value Offers High-Quality Digital Audio Experience

Strategic Insights -

Creative Technology Ltd., a leading provider of multimedia products for the PC, announced that Compaq Computer Corporation is offering the award-winning Sound Blaster(R) Live! Value audio processor on its performance Presario PC's, designed for home users and game enthusiasts. Sound Blaster Live! Value provides a high-quality audio solution using Environmental Audio(TM) for a compelling audio experience with games, Internet audio applications, music, and entertainment. This audio processor is based on the same award-winning system architecture as Creative's Sound Blaster Live! and is designed to deliver digital audio processing with interpolation that enhances any audio playback or digital recording.

Key Takeaways:

  • Sound Blaster Live! Value is a high-quality audio solution that utilizes Environmental Audio(TM) for a compelling audio experience with games, Internet audio applications, music, and entertainment.
  • The audio processor is based on the same award-winning system architecture as Creative's Sound Blaster Live! and delivers digital audio processing with interpolation.
  • Sound Blaster Live! Value has earned prestigious awards such as "Sound Card of the Year" from CNET Gamecenter and "Best Sound Card" and the "1999 World Class Award" by PC World.
  • The audio solution provides excellent audio fidelity surpassing the quality of most home theater systems and generates true 3D positional audio.
  • Sound Blaster Live! Value includes features such as the EMU10K1 Audio Processing Engine, Environmental Audio, and the Sound Blaster PCI Standard.
  • The audio processor is designed for home users and game enthusiasts and is available on Compaq's performance Presario PC's.

Statistics:

  • 32-bit, 192 dB, 48KHz audio processing using 8-point interpolation.
  • 10,000,000 units sold worldwide as of 2000.
  • 3D audio with 8-speaker APIs.
  • 3 audio formats supported: WAV, MP3, MIDI.

Sources:

  • "Sound Blaster Live! Value Offers High-Quality Digital Audio Experience", PRNewswire, September 15.
  • "Compaq Presario PCs to Include Award-Winning Sound Blaster Live! Value Audio Card", CNET, September 15.
  • "Creative Announces Sound Blaster Live! Value", PC World, September 15.