Sound Blaster® Live!

™
24-bit External
Just plug in and play for a Home Cinema Surround
experience.

The Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit External is the easy to install 5.1
surround sound upgrade with Remote Control for your Desktop or
Notebook PC. Featuring convenient digital and analogue
connectivity and controls, this compact USB powered design
delivers 24-bit/96kHz fidelity with CMSS upmix of stereo content to
5.1 surround. Upgrading to Home Cinema surround for your
music, movies and games with the benefit of EAX® Advanced
HD™ 3.0 technology was never so easy. With Creative’s
MediaSource™ software, you have an intuitive yet comprehensive
tool for ripping, managing, burning and enhancing your music
collection with the added bonus of navigation via Remote Control.

• Compact design, easy to install, USB powered

• High resolution 24-bit/96kHz audio quality in 5.1 surround
• Convenient digital/analogue connectivity and controls
• Infra Red remote control for maximum freedom
• CMSS upmix from stereo to 5.1 surround
• Volume Control option port for Creative speakers
 Technical Specifications

Technical Specifications Package Contents

• Playback: 24-bit Digital-to-Analog • USB Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit External
conversion in 16 or 24 bit with sampling • USB Cable
rates of up to 48kHz in 5.1 mode and up to • Creative Infra Red Remote Control (RM-
96kHz in stereo mode 1500)
• Recording: 24-bit Analog-to-Digital • Quick Start guide
conversion in 16 or 24 bit with sampling • Installation CD containing:
rates up to 96kHz o Drivers for Windows XP (SP1)
• SPDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) out and 2000 (SP4)
with up to 24-bit at 96 kHz quality. o Creative Software Applications
• Inputs: Line In & Microphone In Suite
• Analog Outputs: Front Left/Right, Rear o User Guide
Left/Right & Center/Subwoofer
• Digital Outputs: Optical Out & Coaxial Warranty
• Creative offers a 2-year limited hardware
Out
warranty
• Front Panel Controls: CMSS On/Off,
Microphone Volume, Master Volume/Mute

* Due to data transfer limitations of the USB 1.1

connection, it may not be possible to play back,
record or simultaneously record and play back
content at the highest bit rate and/or frequency
supported.

Minimum System Requirements

• Intel® Pentium® III or Celeron® class
800Mhz or faster processor
• Microsoft Windows® XP (SP1) or 2000
(SP4)
English
• 128MB RAM
Part Number 70SB049000004
• 340 MB Hard Disk Space
EAN Code 5390660073564
• Available USB 1.1 port
• Headphones or amplified speakers
(available separately)
• CD/DVD-ROM drive required for software
installation

* DVD playback with 5.1 surround sound

requires a software DVD player with support
for multi-channel audio decoding.

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brand names and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. All specifications are subject to change without prior notice. Actual products may differ
slightly from those pictured.