CREATIVE Sound Blaster Audigy 2 - Manual (Page 39)

Using Audigy 2 Software 3-4
❑ Programs houses shortcuts to Sound Blaster Audigy 2 applications. You can also add your own
shortcuts to other applications.
❑ Product Settings houses shortcuts to specific programs for changing Sound Blaster Audigy 2’s
hardware settings.
❑ Product Support contains diagnostic software, product update information, product registration
forms, demonstration software as well as helpful documentation such as Getting Started guides.
❑ Companion Products allows viewing of information on other Creative products and applications.
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 playback of ordinary music with surround effects using EAX
❑ vary the speed of audio playback without affecting the pitch (Time Scaling)
❑ use Smart Volume Management to play back a list of songs at a similar volume level even if they were
originally recorded at different loudness levels
❑ Switch between Creative MediaSource Organizer and Creative MediaSource Player with just a click
of the mouse.
❑ Use the built-in Creative MediaSource Recorder to record audio (see the section below).
For extra convenience, you can switch between Creative MediaSource Organizer and Creative
MediaSource Player with just a click of the mouse. For more information and usage details on Creative
MediaSource Player, refer to its
online Help .
“What U hear”
multichannel
recording
Use Creative MediaSource Recorder to record at up to 24-bit/96 kHz from any audio sources processed
by the Sound Blaster Audigy 2 card. A multichannel What-U-Hear recording mode lets you capture
audio directly from the audio card's 6.1-channel analog speaker outputs, without the need to connect any