At 06:23 PM 9/19/00 -0400, suction@home.com wrote:
quoted 7 lines With a SoundBlaster Live Platinum, MP3 -> MD (and vice versa)> >With a SoundBlaster Live Platinum, MP3 -> MD (and vice versa)
> >transfers is a piece of piece. The LiveDrive II has optical in/out
> >sockets. At least, the European version does. I read something about
>
>all Sound Blaster Live! *RETAIL* cards have optical in/out. i think the
>only difference with the platinum is that it has the front inputs... so if
>you have one, make use of it... no need for the USB to optical cable.
afaik anything that bears the Live! insignia is the exact same card, be it
value, mp3, or platinum. the only difference that the platinum has is more
software (ooh, sblive software :b) and a breakout box (why anyone would
want to control multiple ins/outs with an sblive is beyond me, though).
the hoontech soundtrack audio dsp24 is an amazing card for the price of an
sblive platinum. 2 digital in/out, 2 analog in/out, an optical in/out, and
asio drivers for very low latency in software synths.
sorry, i'm just very *anti* sblive platinum. i have an sblive value (just
the card), and it does the same as all the other versions.... while it's a
great card for the price, there are significantly better cards after you
get past the 150$ mark.
cheers,
/derek
-----------
"Extremism is no vice when God's on your side"
-Opus the Penguin
---------------------------------------------------------------------
To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org
For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org