Audigy 2 And Audigy 2 Platinum

As usual, Creative Labs' Audigy 2 sound cards come in three versions:

Audigy 2:

The Audigy 2 is the basic offer. At $129, this card has the following connections:

Mini-jack stereo analog outputs: front and surround; Mini-jack three-speaker analog outputs: center, subwoofer and center surround; 5.1-compatible S/ PDIF mini-jack output; Line-in; Microphone-in; SB1394 port; Internal Tad-in input; Internal CD-in input; 15-pin MIDI/ game port on internal bracket; SB1394/ FireWire connector; AD-EXT connector for extra internal rack.

The software package includes the following features:

Creative Media Source; Audio Stream Recorder 2; Creative Diagnostic; Mini Disc Center; Creative Wave Studio; Speaker Calibrator; SoundFont Bank Manager; Surround Sound Mixer; Speaker Settings; Soldier Of Fortune II: Double Helix; Hitman 2: Silent Assassin.

Audigy 2 Platinum:

The Audigy 2 Platinum will cost $199. It has the Audigy 2 card and an internal 5.25" input/output rack to add the following connections:

Second SB1394 port; Headphone output with volume control; Optical and coaxial S/ PDIF outputs; Optical and coaxial S/ PDIF inputs; RCA x2 analog input; Two-jack Microphone/ Line-in 2 input with gain control; MIDI-in and MIDI-out; Infrared port for IR remote control.

The software package is the same as for the Audigy 2, plus the following programs:

Steinberg Cubasis VST; Native Instrument Traktor DJ; Ulead 5.0.

The internal 5.25" rack is connected via a ribbon cable (similar to an IDE cable) and another round cable for connecting the SB1394 port on the outside.

Audigy 2 Platinum eX:

The Audigy 2 Platinum eX uses the same system as the Audigy Platinum eX, meaning a card and an external rack, but it has some extra technical features that will interest music-makers, especially the fact that it alone supports the ASIO 2.0 standard, and so it can handle recording and processing in 24 bits/ 96 kHz with Cubase VST. The basic Audigy 2 and Platinum only have ASIO 1, so they are limited to 16 bits/ 48 kHz in this respect. What's more, the external rack has been completely redesigned and will look like the Extigy.

The Audigy 2 Platinum eX is due for release early in 2003.

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