| |
Diamond
Multimedia
Monster Sound MX-300 |
Creative
Labs
Sound Blaster Live Value |
| Chip Set |
Aureal Vortex 2 |
EMU 10K1 |
| Hardware Capabilities |
|
|
| DMA channels (maximum audio output
streams) |
96 |
96 (64 output + 32 effects) |
| DirectSound channels |
92 |
64 |
| DirectSound 3D channels |
76 (2 speakers)
16 (4 speakers) |
32 |
| Aureal A3D channels |
76 (2 speakers)
16 (4 speakers) |
32 via A2D drivers for Aureal A3D 3.0 |
| A3D 3.0 direct + reflection channels |
16 direct and 60 reflections |
32 direct and no reflections |
| Wavetable voices |
64 hardware
448 software |
64 hardware
960 software |
| Downloadable instrument |
Yes DLS 1 and soundfonts |
Yes soundfonts |
| Maximum downloadable instrument size |
Only limited by system memory |
Half System Memory |
| Bass and Treble Controls |
Yes through 10 band graphic equalizer |
Yes software tone controls |
| Hardware sample rate conversion
(accuracy) |
Yes (26 point) |
Yes (8 point) |
| Signal to Noise ratio |
>96 Db |
|
| 3D Audio Capabilities |
|
|
| 3D Audio Postioning |
Yes |
Yes |
| Geometry based acoustics |
Yes |
No |
| Wall reflections |
Yes |
No |
| Wall occlusions |
Yes |
Yes |
| Acoustic wall materials |
Yes |
Yes |
| Reverb presets |
Yes |
Yes |
| DOS legacy compatibility |
|
|
| Sound Blaster support |
Yes SB Pro 2 |
Yes SB 16 |
| OPL 2/3 support |
Yes |
Yes |
| General MIDI |
Yes in Windows 9x |
No |
| Home Theater Capabilities |
|
|
| 5.1 Speaker support |
Yes passthrough AC-3 with daughter
board |
Yes passthrough AC-3 with daughter
board |
| Digital CD Input |
No |
Yes |
| Software |
|
|
| CD database management |
Yes |
No |
| DVD decode |
Yes |
Yes |
| MP3 encoder |
Yes |
No |
| MP3 decoder/player |
Yes |
Yes |
| Downloadable instrument Editor |
No |
Yes |
| MIDI Editor |
Yes |
Yes |
| Virtual AC-3 playback on headphones,
2-speakers or 4 speakers |
Yes |
Yes |
| Voice recognition |
No |
Yes |
| Wave editor |
Yes |
Yes |
| API Support |
|
|
| DirectSound support |
Yes |
Yes |
| Aureal A3D support |
Yes |
Limited A3D 3.0 support through A2D
drivers |
| DirectSound 3D support |
Yes |
Yes |
| EAR Interactive Around-Sound |
Yes |
Yes |
| EAX support |
Yes EAX 1 |
Yes EAX 2 |
Expansion Connector
(For daughter cards) |
Yes daughter card not included |
Yes daughter card not included |
| Game Bundle |
Half-Life:
Day One, OEM Recoil |
Unreal
Special Edition |
| Software Bundle |
The
Jukebox
Zoran SoftDVD
Midisoft Internet Sound Bar
Midisoft MediaWorks 98
Midisoft Studio Recording Session |
Prody
Parrot
TextAssist
VoiceAssist
Creative Rhythmania
Creative WaveStudio
Creative Keytar
|
| Price (MSRP) |
$99 |
$99 |