SB LIVE

[chettrick]

I bought a SB Live 256 Value Pak, not knowing there was not a manual to the OEM version. Does anyone know where I can find one? It is a great card but I don't know how to use the extras in it.

[Psycho-holic Slag]

http://www.soundblaster.com/ would be a good place to start....

[Gomer]

What sort of questions did you have about it?

[chettrick]

I looked at SBs page but did not find how to get the actual manuals that come with the card. What I am looking for is how to use the features as well what they do. Sound Graph, Enviromental Audio, Sound Font, etc. Thanks for the response.

[Psycho-holic Slag]

most of anything you'll need will either be on the website (FAQ, download, etc) or the CD that comes with it. i have the sb live value and i didn't spend more than 5 minutes in the manual. the CD has some semi-interactive demo's that are cool.

honestly a lot of the software is 'fluff' - sound graph doesn't really do anything at all. maybe someone has the cd and a burner and can get you a copy for the demos.

[Gomer]

EA is the only somewhat neat thing. The rest will bog your computer down quicker then you can imagine--it is just fluff. There should be some items regarding these items in a help file somewhere. That is my guess at least.

[Warthog]

hmmm...it's not that hard to figure out at all. Mine came on my new comp w/o a manual. I just fooled around and quickly figured out how to adjust speaker #, EA, etc.

Have you tried to yet?

Warthog

[Psycho-holic Slag]

right on both accounts... EA is the best feature, and you really don't need the manual per se, but i know what he means - when i get a new game or product i like to read every damned thing on it so i can make full use of it all. it's just nice to have, but you can live w/o it in this case IMO. i don't even run the creative launcher toolbar except when i'm switching speaker modes.... headphones when the wife is awake, 2 speakers when she's sleeping (but not too loud), and 4 speakers when i'm home alone. http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/biggrin.gif

[chettrick]

Thanks for the info, I too, read everything there is to know about the card. The CD that came with it has the installation manual with lots of illustrations. Not much else. I figured out the balonacing and the speaker setup, but don't have much time for the HElp files. Guess I will have to apply more time in the future.