The audio processor could mix up to 64 DirectSound3D sound channels in hardware, up from Live!'s 32 channels.Ĭreative Labs advertised the Audigy as a 24-bit sound card, a controversial marketing claim for a product that did not support end-to-end playback of 24-bit/96 kHz audio streams.
The Audigy cards equipped with EMU10K2 (CA0100 chip) could process up to 4 EAX environments simultaneously with its on-chip DSP and native EAX 3.0 ADVANCED HD support, and supported from stereo up to 5.1-channel output. The Audigy family is available for PCs with a PCI or PCI Express slot, or a USB port.įirst generation A first generation Audigy card Die shot of the EMU10K2 (CA0100) chip The flagship model of the Audigy family used the EMU10K2 audio DSP, an improved version of the SB-Live's EMU10K1, while the value/SE editions were built with a less-expensive audio controller. Sound Blaster Audigy is a product line of sound cards from Creative Technology. Computer sound card Sound Blaster Audigy Player Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Gold
