The Sound Blaster AWE64 (and AWE64 Gold) card is a 16-bit ISA audio
board. This Plug and Play card comes equiped with an EMU8000 AWE
Synthesizer chip, and the WaveSynth/WaveGuide software. It provides
options to upgrade with a Creative Memory upgrade module.
The Sound Blaster AWE64 family of cards include the following
models:
Model Numbers:
- CT4380
- CT4381
- CT4500
- CT4501
- CT4502
- CT4520
- CT4390 (AWE 64 Gold)
- CT4540 (AWE 64 Gold)
Hardware Specifications
Wave-Table Synthesis
- E-mu Systems EMU8000 wave-table synthesizer
- Digital Effects engine for reverb, chorus, flange, and delay
- 32-voice polyphony and multi-timbral capability
- 128 GM & Gs compatible instruments and 10 drum kits
- 16 MIDI channels
- 1MB ROM of built-in sound samples
Creative WaveSynth / WG
- Physical modeling WaveGuide technology and WaveSynth software
based music synthesis for highly expressive and natural sounding music
reproductions
- Adds additional 32 voice polyphony and multi-timbral capability
Advanced Audio Technology
- SoundFont downloadable samples allow new sounds and musical
instruments to be added to the card
- E-mu 3D Positional Audio positions sound in a 360 degree
environment,providing an immersive audio experience with supported
applications
- Creative 3D Stereo Enhancement Technology expands the spaciousness
of the sounds in a traditional two speaker system
- Hardware acceleration of Microsoft DirectSound games and
applications
Memory Subsystem
- AWE64 cards: 512k onboard RAM supports SoundFont banks and
E-mu 3D Positional Audio
- AWE64 Gold cards: 4MB onbaord RAM supports SoundFont banks
and E-mu 3D Positional Audio
- Expandable up to 24MB of RAM with memory upgrade module (sold
separately)
CD-Quality, 16-Bit Stereo Digital Audio
- 8 and 16-bit, mono and stereo recording and playback
- User-selectable sample rates from the 5kHz to 44.1kHz
- Full Duplex support enables simultaneous record and playback for
Internel communications software
General Specifications
- Environment Temperature: (non-operating) -40C to 70C, (operating)
10C to 50C
- Relative Humidity: (non-operating) 30% to 95%, (operating) 30% to
80%
- Frequency Response: 15Hz - 50KHz (+0/-1 dB)
- Signal to Noise Ratio: 90 db
- Input: 2Vrms (maximum)
- Output: 2Vrms (maximum)
- THD+N: 0.005%
- S/PDIF Output ( AWE64 Gold): 20Bit, 120dB Dynamic Range
Hardware Settings
Note: all settings are software selectable via Plug and Play.
- Interrupt (IRQ): 2, 5, 7, 10
- 8-bit DMA Channel: 0, 1, 3
- 16-bit DMA Channel: 5, 6, 7
- Joystick I/O Address: 200 Hex
- Audio I/O Address: 220, 240, 260, 280 Hex
- MPU-401 I/O Address: 300, 330 Hex
- FM Synthesizer I/O Address: 388 Hex
- Wave Synthesizer I/O Address: 6x0, Ax0, Ex0 Hex
Connectors
- Line-In: Yes
- Mic-In: Yes
- Line-Out: Yes
- Amplified Speaker-Out: YES (AWE 64 Only)
- PC Speaker-In: No
- SPDIF-Out: Yes (AWE 64 Gold Only)
- Game/Joystick Port: Yes
- CD-ROM Audio-In (SB Audio Socket): Yes
- CD-ROM Audio-In (MPC2 Socket): Yes
- CSP Chip Socket: No
- Wave Blaster Daughter Board Connector: No
- External CD-ROM: Not Applicable
- Modem Feature Connector: Yes
Minimum System Requirement
- 486/DX class proceesor running at 33MHz or faster
- 8MB system RAM
- DOS® 5.0, Windows® 3.1, or Windows NT®
- Open, half-length 16-bit ISA slot
- Passive speakers or headphones (Gold series requires amplifide
speakers)
- CD-ROM drive required for software installation on some versions
of retail packaging
Requirements for Maximum Functionality
- Intel Pentium® or AMD K5® series processor running at 90MHz or
faster
- 16MB system RAM
- Windows® 9x
- Open, half-length 16-bit ISA slot
- Self-powered speakers or stand alone amplifier
- Dynamic or electric microphone
- CD-ROM drive required for software installation on some versions
of retail packaging
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