Using applications, Multimedia playback, Watching dvds – CREATIVE Sound Blaster User Manual
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Using Applications 5-1
Using Applications
Sound Blaster offers you high-quality multimedia playback, digital entertainment,
content creation capability, internet entertainment and gaming. The following
pages tell you which applications would best suit your needs.
Multimedia
Playback
Watching DVDs
Sound Blaster supports Dolby Digital 5.1/DTS SPDIF pass-through via the Optical
Out jack. It also supports 2-channel audio via a software DVD player. Dolby Digital
5.1 files, however, require an external decoder.
Your software DVD Player can select 5.1 audio mode, which utilizes Sound Blaster’s
CMSS 3D to produce virtual surround sound with your stereo speaker system.
Playing MP3, WMA,
WMV or Dolby
Digital 5.1 files
Creative MediaSource supports and plays MP3,WMA, WMV and Dolby Digital 5.1
files.
Dolby Digital 5.1/DTS
SPDIF pass-through is
only available in Digital
Only mode. Use the
Digital/Analog switch
located on Sound
Blaster’s side panel, to
switch to Digital Only
mode.