Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro 7.1

Recording and production excellence for the home-studio.

The Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro is the ultimate 7.1 studio solution for musicians and audio enthusiasts. It supports ASIO 2.0 and SoundFont 2.1 and can record up to 6 simultaneous channels at 24-bit/96kHz. It supports 24-bit ADVANCED HD audio at 108dB SNR, and offers musicians extensive digital and analogue connectivity via its External I/O Hub. Breathtaking music playback is assured via Advanced Resolution DVD-Audio support at up to 24-bit/192kHz in stereo or 24-bit/96kHz in 5.1, together with full Windows Media 9 compatibility. Superior results in games and movies come from its support for EAX 4.0 ADVANCED HD, Dolby Digital EX and DTS-ES, plus the unique THX Console for precise speaker calibration via the included remote control.

• External I/O Hub delivers optical and coaxial SPDIF, 3 analogue line-ins (or 2 line-ins and 1 mic in), full-size MIDI I/O, headphone output, 2 FireWire connectors and master volume control with push mute.
• 24-bit/96kHz ASIO 2.0 support for high-quality, ultra-low latency recording of up to 6 simultaneous channels.
• Compact remote gives extensive control for playback and navigation of media
• SoundFont 2.1 support allows musicians and audio designers to create custom digital audio sample banks for use in music composition or recordings.
• Unique THX Console allows users to set distance, volume level and angle of each speaker to create the perfect sweet-spot'.
• Extensive utilities include Audio Cleanup, for removal of clicks and background hiss; SVM, which equalises playback volume across an album or playlist; Crossfading which auto-fades between tracks and CMSS 3D, which allows users to up-mix stereo content to up to 7.1 channels.

Definition Audio Quality for Playback and Recording

• 24-bit Digital-to-Analog conversion during playback with sampling rates of 8, 11.025, 16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1, 48, 64 88.2 and 96kHz in 7.1 mode and up to 192kHz in stereo mode
• 24-bit Analog to Digital conversion during recording in 8, 16 or 24-bit at sampling rates of 8, 11.025, 16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1, 48, 64, 88.2 and 96kHz
• SPDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) input at up to 24-bit/ 96kHz quality
• SPDIF output up to 24-bit at 48 or 96kHz (44.1kHz in stereo)
• ASIO 2.0 drivers for low latency (as low as 2ms) multi-track playback and recording at 16bit/48kHz or 24-bit/96kHz*

* Latency performance may vary based on system configuration

Wave-Table Synthesis and Midi Features

• Creative Hardware synthesizer (2x16 channels) with 64-voice polyphony featuring E-MU's patented 8-point interpolation technology for accurate sample reproduction
• Creative Software synthesiser - multi timbral wave-table (16 channels)
• 2 MIDI I/O ports (2x16 channels) (gameport adapter required for second MIDI I/O)

FireWire (IEEE 1394) Connectivity

• FireWire (IEEE 1394) / i-Link compatible interface with up to 400Mbps transfer rate

Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro On-Board Connectors

• Line level out (Front / Side / Rear / Center / Subwoofer)
• CD SPDIF in
• Aux Audio in
• AD_LINK 1 and AD_LINK 2 connectors
• Power connector
• 15-pin MIDI / Joystick port extension header

Audigy 2 ZS External I/O Hub Front / Rear Panel Connectors

• Headphone Out (1/4 Stereo Jack)
• Line In 1 (1/4 Stereo Jack, shared with Microphone In with Gain Control)
• Line In 2 (1/4 Stereo Jack)
• Line In 3 (2 x RCA Jack)
• Optical SPDIF In/Out
• Coaxial SPDIF In/Out
• Digital Out for 5.1 support (6-channel SPDIF Output to Creative digital speakers)
• 2 x FireWire (IEEE 1394) ports
• MIDI In / Out
• Infra-red Receiver
• AD_LINK 1 and AD_LINK 2 connectors

Works with The Following Standards

• Windows 98SE, ME, 2000 SP2 and XP
• Sound Blaster MIDI and General MIDI
• Plug and Play Sound Blaster PCI
• EAX, EAX ADVANCED HD*
• THX
• Microsoft DirectSound, DirectSound 3D & derivatives
• OpenAL
• PCI 2.2 compliant
• AC 97 compliant
• Dolby Digital & Dolby Digital EX
• DTS Digital Surround & DTS-ES Extended Surround
• Meridian Lossless Packing
• ASIO 2.0 Multi-channel (24-bit/96kHz)
• SoundFont 2.1
• DVD-Audio & Advanced Resolution DVD-Audio
• Windows Media Audio 9

* Requires online update for EAX 4.0 ADVANCD HD support