... Some of Creative's software included is a very useful audio converter- to convert WMA to MP3 for your mp3 player for example. You can also use it to change the quality of the sound to create smaller files. Also a midi keyboard thing is included but I have no midi input and clicking with the ... Read review
Advantages: Loads of featured software, price Disadvantages: none
...panel and loads of other creative software. The control panel enables you to do clever features such as making a male voice change to a woman's for example. They can be quite amusing. Some of Creative's software included is a very useful audio converter- to convert WMA to MP3 for your mp3 player for example. You can also use it to change the quality of the sound to create smaller files. Also a midi keyboard thing is included but I have no midi input ... ...don't use it. Another program included is a WAVE editing studio. This allows you to edit audio files like the pros do but I haven't quite figured it out- not my type of thing. Finally you get a sound recorder thing which is good. This runs alongside the media player included also… as you can see lots of stuff is included with the software.
CONCLUSION
Well, this card works a dream. I couldn't ask for more and especially ... more
This is being used as the primary sound card inside my computer. Sound card aren't really much needed these days as computers onboard (motherboard) sound are just as good.
It came in a package with an installation CD-Rom. Installing was easy (considering you know how to plug in something to PCI/PCI-Express etc...) It requires no cables to be attached to it but has an area for one which I think is for making a direct connection to your CD drive which isn't at all necessary.
Sound quality on this is excellent none-the-less. It is clear as you could possibly want it in 7.1 mode. It has ports for microphone, speakers and… well I don't know what the other two are to tell the truth but the green and pink normal ones are there. It can be run in 2, 2.1, 5.1 and 7.1 modes.
The software included is very useful. It comes with the drivers, a control panel and loads of other creative software. The control panel enables you to do clever features such as making a male voice change to a woman's for example. They can be quite amusing. Some of Creative's software included is a very useful audio converter- to convert WMA to MP3 for your mp3 player for example. You can also use it to change the quality of the sound to create smaller files. Also a midi keyboard thing is included but I have no midi input and clicking with the mouse isn't very helpful so I don't use it. Another program included is a WAVE editing studio. This allows you to edit audio files like the pros do but I haven't quite figured it out- not my type of thing. Finally you get a sound recorder thing which is good. This runs alongside the media player included also… as you can see lots of stuff is included with the software.
CONCLUSION
Well, this card works a dream. I couldn't ask for more and especially for only 15£!!!. The pricing was superb. I got it from www.ebuyer.com a few months back and it works fine still. A superb card- certainly recommended.
Advantages: Lots of software Disadvantages: Constant rebooting needed on a high end PC
This sound card came with my new PC in nov 06.it was a troublesome card from the start, lots of unnecessary software on the disk that is no particular use unless you want to alter all kinds of EAX settings.
On games like oblivion it would grind to a halt after five minutes with shuddering sound that rendered the game unplayable, this happened with lots of other games too.
If you use youtube or similar you may experience that after the 3rd or fourth ... ...again, always resulting in the need to reboot the computer.
I struggled for a couple of months trying to find the issue with this even with clean booting, I am a very experienced PC user and my PC is high end, all the drivers were updated and my system is clean so it was not a hardware issue.
I installed a SB 16 bit soundcard which then ran absolutely perfectly.
After searching online I found that many were having issues similar to mine with this ...
Pigfacespeaks 08.07.2007
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I've had this card for about 4 years, I bought it because I was bought surround sound for my computer for christmas one year, so obviously I wanted a cheap card so I could use them. It all those years it has never failed me, always producing a nice clean sound, yes it has unwanted software but you can simply select not to install it. It recently produced a fuzzing sound randomly while playing music but this was because it was slightly dislodged from it's connections. Put it back in and my music is playing better than ever. Very happy with product and would recommend, shame to hear the bad reviews. ...
Bobboo1252rt 24.09.2008 (23.09.2008)
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I have a Shuttle AN35N400 (nforce2 chipset) motherboard with Realtek onboard audio. Well, the onboard audio is not good enough for me and I never liked onboard audio anyway, so I looked for a Soundblaster Live. However, they didn't make those anymore so I was offered a Soundblaster Audigy Value (same as the SE) instead. The price was low, but the sound quality was an amazing upgrade from onboard sound! It has excellent sound on my Altec Lansing 321s (two speakers and a subwoofer). I have had no problems with this card and am not sure why others are giving it bad ratings for stability. It's perfectly stable on my system (Windows XP SP3). ...
knightrider2k9 03.12.2008
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Advantages: Very affordable, value for money Disadvantages: none
...- Signal Processor: Creative Audigy SE
- Sound Output Mode: 7.1 channel surround
- DAC Data Width: 24-bit
- Sample Rate: 8 kHz (min) - 96 kHz (max)
- Signal-To-Noise Ratio: 100 dB
- Max Speakers - 8
High Definition Audio Quality
- Playback: 24-bit Digital-to Analog conversion in 16 or 24-bit with sampling rates of up to 96Khz to analog 5.1 speakers
- Recording: 24-bit Analog-to-Digital conversion in 16 or 24-bit with sampling rates of up ... ...resolution at selectable sampling rates of 44.1, 48 and 96kHz
Software included is very easy to use and gives you high range of possibilities.
I have got this sound card for almost one year and I'am very pleased with this purchase, have it connected to 5.1 speakers system. Impression is wonderfull.
Can recommend it to all who expects something more from music and a listening experience.
Please don't forget to rate this review.
Thank you ...
panther23 12.08.2008 (13.08.2008)
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Advantages: Good IF it works for you. (A real gamble, though...) Disadvantages: Can make yor PC unstable and there is no fix except to uninstall it.
...good sound quality. Easy to install. You can connect to 7.1 surround speakers. Card does not take up much space inside your PC. But its a gamble buying this card as on a large number og computers its unstable as hell and creative does not care or cannot fix this. ...
Frillz 17.12.2007
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Product Information for "Creative Sound Blaster Audigy SE" »
Processor / memory
Signal Processor
Creative Audigy SE
Audio output
Sound Output Mode
7.1 channel surround
DAC Data Width
24-bit
Sample Rate
8 kHz (min) - 96 kHz (max)
Signal-To-Noise Ratio
100 dB
Voice Poliphony Qty
64
Response Bandwidth
10 - 40000 Hz
Max Speakers Qty
8
Features
SoundFont Bank technology, Creative Multi Speaker Surround (CMSS)
Compliant Standards
EAX 3.0
Audio Modes
Record : 24-bit 96 kHz - 100 dB
Playback : 24-bit 96 kHz 7.1 - 100 dB
Miscellaneous
Package Type
Retail, Bulk, OEM
Manufacturer's product description
The Sound Blaster Audigy SE is an excellent value upgrade to 7.1 surround sound on the PC. Featuring high quality audio specifications including 24-bit/96kHz recording and playback with 100dB signal to noise ratio and digital output, it's the ideal partner for surround music and movie playback. For realistic gaming, EAX ADVANCED HD 3.0 support delivers acoustic effects and detailed 7.1 3D surround sound in gaming. The included Creative Media Source software is a comprehensive tool for creating MP3s, managing a music collection, adding effects and burning custom CD compilations.
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