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Sound Blaster® Audigy® 4 Pro is an amazing fusion of Entertainment and Music Creation. Featuring ultra-high quality DACs and an External I/O Hub which provides 6 Stereo Inputs/6 Stereo Outputs, Sound Blaster Audigy 4 Pro enables amazingly clean recording of six channels at 24-bit/96kHz with low latency ASIO 2.0 support. Sound Blaster Audigy 4 Pro also comes with the all new Entertainment Center software and remote control unit, transforming your PC into a Entertainment Center with easy MP3 and movies playback and navigation. Audigy 4 Pro Processor

			Advanced hardware accelerated digital effects processing
			32-bit digital processing, which maintains a theoretical 192 dB of dynamic range
			Patented 8-point interpolation that reduces distortion to inaudible levels
			64-voice hardware wavetable synthesizer
			Professional quality digital mixing and equalization

High Definition Audio Quality for Playback and Recording

			Playback of 64 audio channels, each at an arbitrary sample rate
			24-bit Analog-to-Digital conversion of analog inputs at 96 kHz sample rate
			24-bit Digital-to-Analog conversion of digital sources at 96 kHz to analog 7.1 speaker output
			24-bit Digital-to-Analog conversion of stereo digital sources at 192 kHz to stereo output
			16-bit to 24-bit recording sampling rates: 8, 11.025, 16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1, 48 and 96 kHz.
			Supports Sony/Philips Digital Interface (SPDIF) format of up to 24-bit/96 kHz quality. Selectable sampling rate of 44.1, 48 or 96 kHz
			Low latency multitrack recording with ASIO 2.0 support at 16-bit, 48 kHz and 24-bit, 96 kHz resolution.

*(Latency performance may vary based on system configuration)

FireWire® (IEEE® 1394) Connectivity

			Compliant with IEEE 1394a specification
			Supports data rates of 100, 200, and 400 Mbps
			Supports up to 63 FireWire (IEEE 1394) compatible devices in a daisy-chain configuration
			Supplies up to 3 Watts to FireWire (IEEE 1394) compatible devices

Sound Blaster Audigy 4 Pro On-Board Connectors

			Line level out (Front / Side / Rear / Center / Subwoofer)
			Digital CD Audio in
			Aux Audio in
			AD_Link 1 and AD_Link 2 connectors to connect with external I/O hub.
			Power connector

Sound Blaster Audigy 4 Pro External I/O Hub Front / Rear Panel Connectors

			Headphone Out (1/4" Stereo Jack)
			Line In 1 (1/4" Stereo Jack , shared with Mic In with Gain Control)
			Line In 2 (1/4" Stereo Jack)
			Line In 3 (2x RCA Jack)
			Optical SPDIF In/Out
			Coaxial SPDIF In/Out
			Digital Out for 5.1 support (6-channel SPDIF Output to Creative digital speakers)
			2x FireWire® (IEEE® 1394) ports
			MIDI In / Out
			Infra-red Receiver to communicate with Remote Control
			AD_Link 1 and AD_Link 2 connectors to connect with Audigy 4 Pro