Storing hundreds of songs on your computer can consume much hard disk space. WAV files and tracks from audio CDs can take up to 50 MB per song. To reduce storage on your hard disk, you can convert tracks from audio CDs into smaller 4 to 5 MB MP3 files. Creative MediaSource Organizer’s built-in Rip Now module lets you easily extract tracks from audio CDs, then convert them to MP3 and WMA formats at high resolution bit rates of 320 Kbps and 160 Kbps, respectively.
To eliminate the need for you to manually type the track information of an audio CD’s ripped tracks, a feature called CDDB can connect your computer to the Internet (Gracenote’s CDDB service) and automatically retrieve the track names and other useful track information for you.
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 and usage details on Creative MediaSource Organizer, refer to its online Help.
Use this application to play back today’s highest quality audio recordings available on DVD-Audio discs. You can enjoy music 24-bit/96 kHz multichannel surround-sound music, or stereo recordings of up to 24- bit/192 kHz resolution. A Pentium III/AMD Athlon 1 GHz or faster processor is recommended. Requires 256 MB RAM for Windows 2000 SP3 or Windows XP SP1. Also requires a second-generation 6x or faster DVD-ROM drive. Visit www.soundblaster.com for updates on OS-specific support issues.
Creative EAX Console allows you to configure the Audigy 2 processor's effects engine.
Creative EAX Console promises to deliver sounds that are so life-like, you can almost see them! It is the computer industry's first system to recreate and deliver real-world, interactive audio experiences in games, music, and other audio applications. These audio effects take your computer beyond home-theater quality, immersing you in sound so vivid, your imagination can almost “see” it. The effects go beyond today's surround sound and 3D positional audio, to actually model an environment by taking into account room size, acoustic properties, reverb, echo, and many other effects that create a real-world experience.
