Creative SB1500 manual SBX Pro Studio Settings, Enhancing Your Listening Experience

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SBX Pro Studio Settings

1.SBX Pro Studio enhancements

Select to turn on or turn off each enhancement. You can hover your mouse cursor over each enhancement to display a brief explanation.

2.Enhancement Level sliders

Adjust the amount of enhancement to apply.

3.Audio Test controls

Play/Pause or Stop the demo video.

Enhancing Your Listening Experience

You can adjust the amount to apply for each enhancement by dragging its slider left to decrease or right

to increase. To test the effects of the audio enhancements, click and listen to the demo video.

•SBX Pro Studio Surround provides immersion control of sounds not just around you, but also above and below for a full 3D audio experience. Hear the natural sense of audio depth, spaciousness and stunning 3D surround effects from your audio content. Enjoy an unbelievably true-to-life audio experience, whether it's over stereo speakers or headphones.

•SBX Pro Studio Crystalizer restores the dynamic range that is lost when iTunes and MP3 music gets compressed. This makes the music sound as good as the artist originally intended, and adds an enhanced level of realism for movies and games.

•SBX Pro Studio Bass fills in the low frequency tones and gives the extra impact for a better entertainment experience. It dramatically improves the sound experience without a subwoofer.

•SBX Pro Studio Smart Volume addresses the problem of abrupt volume level changes during playback and between songs by automatically and continously measuring volume, and intelligently applying gain and attenuation to compensate for those changes.

•SBX Pro Studio Dialog Plus enhances the voices in movies for clearer dialog, allowing the listener to hear the dialog over the rest of the soundtrack and over ambient noise in the listening environment.

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Contents User’s Guide System Requirements Additional Requirements where applicable DVD-VideoIntroduction Minimum RequirementsUsing Creative Software AutoUpdate More HelpAbout Your Hardware Your Sound Blaster Z-Series Audio cardSB1502 SB1500 / SB1506 Jack or Connector Description ACM accessory is bundled with Sound Blaster Zx only Audio Control ModuleAbout Your Hardware Connecting Speakers and Headphones Positioning Your Speakers For 5.1 channel speakersConnecting Analog Speaker Systems Channel analog speakersAudio Inputs Front Rear Center Subwoofer Connecting Digital Speaker Systems Connecting Home Theater Systems Connecting your A/V receiver to the Sound Blaster Z-SeriesConnecting your A/V Receiver using Line Level inputs Connect to Line Out 1 Front L/RConnect Line Out 2 Rear L/R Connect Line Out 3 Center/Subwoofer Connecting Headphones and Headsets For headsetsConnecting Audio Control Module Connecting your ACM to the Sound Blaster Z-SeriesConnecting your headphones and headsets to the ACM Installing and Uninstalling Software Uninstalling Drivers and ApplicationsTo remove Dolby Digital Live To remove DTS Connect Installing Drivers and Applications For WindowsCreative ALchemy Using Your Sound Blaster Z-SeriesPlaying Games Dolby Digital LiveDecoding with a software DVD player Watching DVDsDTS Connect Decoding with an external decoderPlaying / Recording Music Creating Music Chatting / GamingUsing the Creative Software Suite ApplicationsSharing Profiles Sound Blaster Z-Series Control PanelManaging Your Profiles Customizing Your AvatarAdjusting Your Master Volume Settings Configuring Your Software SettingsConfiguring Your General Settings SBX Pro Studio Settings Enhancing Your Listening ExperienceCrystalVoice Settings Having Fun with CrystalVoiceScout Mode Speakers/Headphones Settings Testing Your Audio PlaybackCinematic Settings Setting up DTS ConnectMixer Settings Adjusting Your Mixer SettingsSelecting the Input Device Source Equalizer Settings Customizing Your EQ SettingsAdvanced Features Settings Enable the Game in Creative ALchemy Using Your Audio DeviceEnable Windows XP Compatibility Mode Playing GamesCommunicating with Voice over Internet Protocol VoIP Creating Your Audio Sweet Spot with the SB Speaker Setup Speaker ConfigurationBass Management Polarity Selection Speaker PositionSpeaker Level General Specifications Connectivity Front Panel Header Audio Connector Connection CompatibilityPin Configuration Sound Blaster Z-Series Audio CardProblems with Dolby Digital Live or DTS Connect TroubleshootingProblems with Digital Audio Devices Cannot enable Dolby Digital Live or DTS ConnectNo sound from the headphones Problems with Multiple Audio DevicesProblems with Sound If there are other audio cards on the systemSafety Information Refer all servicing to authorized repair agentsLicense and Copyright