CREATIVE Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum eX - Manual (Page 53)

Using Audigy 2 Software 4-9
Creative MiniDisc
Center
Creative MiniDisc Center allows you to play back songs on CDs or supported audio formats, and record
them to digital recorders such as Digital Audio Tape machines, and also MiniDisc (MD) recorders.
With Creative MiniDisc Center, you can:
❑ create an album of your favorite songs, each of which may be in a different audio format
❑ insert a preset period of silence automatically between each track
❑ play back your personal album and record it to your MD recorder
For more information and usage details on Creative MiniDisc Center, refer to its online Help .
Creative SoundFont
Bank Manager You can use Creative SoundFont Bank Manager to easily switch between multiple SoundFont banks for
performances. This module is optimised to let users quickly audition various presets, reset MIDI devices, or
create/modify/save various SoundFont banks from your computer’s RAM. Creative SoundFont Bank
Manager also switches the Drum Kit on or off at Midi Channel 10.
A virtual keyboard is provided for the user to use the computer’s keyboard or mouse to audition SoundFont
banks or play musical notes produced through MIDI devices. To edit the presets in the SoundFont banks,
use Vienna SoundFont Studio, which you can download from http://www.SoundFont.com.
You can use external MIDI input devices to audition your MIDI banks and instruments. First, connect a
MIDI input device to your audio card and then select that device in the Creative SoundFont Bank Manager.
Once you discover the power of SoundFont technology, you will be amazed at the sound design
possibilities available.
For more information and usage details on Creative SoundFont Bank Manager, refer to its online Help .
Creative Audio
Stream Recorder 2
Normally, to listen to a song on the Internet, you need to download the entire file onto your hard disk first
— before you can even hear the music.
Internet radio stations can, however, make it more convenient for you to enjoy downloaded music: they
employ “streaming” technology by which music data flows like a “stream” to your audio card directly,
bypassing permanent hard disk storage. Thus, the song starts to play as soon as a portion of its data stream
has arrived at your audio card. The downside of streaming technology was that you could not record the
music onto your hard disk for future reference.