Creative Audigy 2 User Manual

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Introduction to 
the Sound 
Blaster Audigy 2 
software suite
This section walks you through the main suite of the Sound Blaster Audigy 2 software that enables you to 
make full use of Sound Blaster Audigy 2’s versatile and powerful features.
Creative 
MediaSource Go!
Creative MediaSource Go! is a convenient launch pad, not only for Creative MediaSources components, 
but also for your own frequently used applications. If you have desktop shortcuts for your favorite...

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For more information and usage details on Creative MediaSource Go! Launcher, refer to its online Help.
Creative 
MediaSource Player
Creative MediaSource Player is the only software you will need for music and multimedia entertainment. 
Unlike other media players, Creative MediaSource Player is specially designed to access the power of 
your Sound Blaster Audigy 2 card. With it, you can:
❑play back music and multimedia files: MP3, WAV, WMA, NVF, MLP, Video CD, etc
❑enhance...

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Finding and organizing 
songs
Creative MediaSource Organizer searches your hard disk to compile a database of songs available, called 
a “PC Music Library” or PCML. Once you have a PCML, you can sort it and search for songs. Searching 
is very fast due to a sophisticated engine and use of three search fields: artist, genre and album.
Once songs have been found, you can create playlists to automatically replay them in any desired 
sequence. You can also enter and edit extra...

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Storing music on 
recordable CD
If you have a CD-writer, another way to reduce music storage on your computer’s hard disk is to record 
audio tracks onto CD-R or CD-RW for playback on many consumer hi-fi devices. Creative MediaSource 
Organizer’s Burn CD module lets you create your own audio and MP3 CDs from WAV, MP3 and WMA 
files. The Burn CD feature also lets you easily design, create, and print matching CD covers and liner notes 
for your audio CDs.
For more information...

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❑Special Effects let you modify sounds with pre-programmed algorithms so that male voices can be 
turned into female voices, or human speech turned into “chipmunk talk”. You can have lots of fun, 
especially when communicating over the Internet.
❑Studio Effects can add standard distortion, wah, delays and chorus effects to an electric guitar or other 
musical instrument.
❑Environmental Effects simulate typical acoustic environments like stadiums, concert halls, and jazz...

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Time Scaling: Varying 
the speed of playback
Karaoke fans and musicians may sometimes wish to slow a song down (or speed it up) to catch the lyrics 
or play along with the music. However, varying the speed usually also varies the pitch of the song. With 
the Time Scaling feature, Sound Blaster Audigy 2 users can maintain the pitch of a song while varying the 
playback speed.
For more information and usage details on EAX ADVANCED HD, refer to the Creative EAX online Help....

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Creative MiniDisc 
Center
Creative MiniDisc Center allows you to play back songs on CDs or supported audio formats, and record 
them to digital recorders such as Digital Audio Tape machines, and also MiniDisc (MD) recorders.
With Creative MiniDisc Center, you can:
❑create an album of your favorite songs, each of which may be in a different audio format
❑insert a preset period of silence automatically between each track
❑play back your personal album and record it to your MD...

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Creative Audio 
Stream Recorder 2
Normally, to listen to a song on the Internet, you need to download the entire file onto your hard disk first 
— before you can even hear the music. 
Internet radio stations can, however, make it more convenient for you to enjoy downloaded music: they 
employ “streaming” technology by which music data flows like a “stream” to your audio card directly, 
bypassing permanent hard disk storage. Thus, the song starts to play as soon as a portion...

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Diagnostic and 
troubleshooting 
utilitiesCreative Diagnostics
Use Creative Diagnostics to quickly test your audio card’s Wave, MIDI or CD Audio playback capability, 
recording function and speaker output. For more information and usage details on Creative Diagnostics, 
refer to its online Help.
Creative Speaker 
Settings
This is the main application to use for managing your speakers and troubleshooting problems related to 
speaker configurations. See “Creative Speaker...

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General SpecificationsThis section displays the specifications of your Sound Blaster Audigy 2 
card and Joystick/MIDI bracket.