"benjamin&sharon" wrote in message
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Someone by the name of doc seems to know how to run this card. If so,
can you, or someone, tell me how to set it up to record four tracks at a
time? Allegedly the zs platinum pro can do this, but I need the "audigy
for idiots" guide or whatever, because I don't see how to do it. I
don't care if two tracks are digital and two are analog, or if it's two
"stereo tracks", but any way you slice it, that is a functionality I
need, and the final test to whether this card lives up to it's
advertisement. If it it does, I will never talk poo poo about
soundblaster again (weel, until the card randomly fries itself or
something). Thanks in advance.

-Benjamin Johnson

I do not know about this but am guessing it's just more Creative
marketing chicanery. Like whatever card it was some time ago where they lead
buyers to believe it recorded and played back 24/96. Clever wording, can't
recall exactly how they put it. In reality 24/96 was playback only. It just
recorded up to 16 bit, and only up to 48K sample rate. They seem to be
pretty good at deceptive advertising, both on their site and on the boxes in
the store. Not alot of REAL information there. If they would only put as
much effort into product quality... Heh, just had a thought. Maube the CEO
is planning on running for President
Doc is probably correct in his assessment of Creative support. I found
the Creative newsgroups about the same when it came to anything DAW related.
But then their cards aren't really meant for that use. And that was some
years ago, not an enlightening experience so I never wasted the time going
back. Could be different now.
From the tone of this thread I would speculate that, yes indeed, this
card has technically 4 audio inputs. 2 analog line inputs and 2 s/pdif. So
what's new about that? My 7 year old DamnBlaster has that. Problem is that
the Creative mixer never allowed the use of more than one input source at
any one time. So yeah, ya gots 4 inputs. Just can't use 'em all at once.
Then again, I could be wrong. I mean I'm not absolutely certain but seems
like anymore they actually do make a card that records 24/96. Wouldn't count
on the timing being very accurate though.
Final thought before I sign off. You might be able to finagle 4 outputs
using a combination of analog & digital. Maybe that's what you're thinking
about.
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__________ Steve Wilson