ENHANCE SOUND BLASTER LIVE! WITH NEW FEATURES TODAY
PR Wire
September 22, 1998, 4:31 a.m. PT
FREE Download at www.sblive.com
MILPITAS, Calif., Sept. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of its Live!Ware
program announced earlier this month, Creative Technology Ltd. today released
the first set of new features and functions free-of-charge to its Sound
Blaster Live! and Sound Blaster Live! Value users worldwide. Registered users
can download the software update from the Live!Ware Web site, and immediately
after installation, they can begin to enjoy new high-value music and game-
related enhancements including 512-voice software MIDI synth, the award-
winning Vienna SoundFont Studio software, a versatile import/export tool for
creating new audio environments plus the latest driver updates.
The Live!Ware program is part of Creative's on-going efforts to offer the
latest developments in Sound Blaster Live! audio technology to its current and
future customers. As its R&D team continues to develop and unleash the power
and potential of the EMU10K1 processor used on the Sound Blaster Live! family,
Creative will continuously offer added features and functions in the coming
months on the dedicated Web site at sblive.com. The Live!Ware
program also highlights Creative's commitment to listen and respond to the
needs of its customers. Registered users can be assured that their investment
in Sound Blaster Live! is protected - with ever-increasing functionality and
performance.
New Features & Functions
The first set of Live!Ware enhancements include:
* 512 PCI Voice Synthesis: Music professionals and enthusiasts will enjoy
the additional palette of 512 voices for music composition. This new
capability combined with the 64 hardware voices of the EMU10K1 will provide an
unprecedented powerhouse of over 570 voices on a single Sound Blaster Live!
audio card, making Sound Blaster Live! the most powerful and efficient MIDI
synthesizer on the PC available today.
* Vienna(TM) SoundFont(R) Studio: Now made available for the Sound
Blaster Live! series, the Vienna SoundFont Studio is a highly versatile
sampling and editing tool providing functions similar to professional music
samplers. It allows the user to record or import any audio sample or sound
effect and convert it into a SoundFont instrument, thus offering unlimited
sound creation possibilities. Combined with the ability of the Sound Blaster
Live! to allow up to 32MB of SoundFont banks to be loaded in system RAM, the
user has the flexibility and capability to add higher quality and larger
instruments including voice tracks in music productions. This makes Sound
Blaster Live! a powerful and cost effective sampling solution even for
professional musicians.
* Import/Export Feature for Environment & Speaker Setup: This new
feature allows the user to easily create new audio environments and customize
speaker settings for any application. The import/export function allows users
to exchange and share their specially-created environments and settings for
favorite games.
* Front/Rear Speakers Balance Control: In response to numerous user
requests, Creative created a new slider control that separates the rear
speaker controls from the front speakers. This will allow the user to achieve
a better balance of the front and rear speakers and therefore improve the 3D
Environmental Audio experience.
* Latest Sound Blaster Live! files and drivers for Windows 95, Windows 98
and Windows NT 4.0
SOURCE Creative Technology Ltd.
-0- 09/22/98
/CONTACT: MEDIA CONTACTS: Theresa Pulido, 408-546-6416,
tpulido@soundblaster.com, or Rick Myllenbeck, 408-546-6490,
rickm@soundblaster.com, both of Creative Labs, Inc./ |
