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Q76807: Sound Blaster: Built-In Stereo Power Amplifier

Article: Q76807
Product(s): Miscellaneous Windows Products
Version(s): 1.0; WINDOWS:3.1
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 30-OCT-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows with Multimedia Extensions, version 1.0 
- Microsoft Windows 3.1 
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SUMMARY
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This article discusses the built-in stereo power amplifier of the Sound Blaster
card hardware and how it works with Windows with Multimedia Extensions version
1.0 and Windows version 3.1.

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The Sound Blaster has a built-in amplifier that provides a maximum output of 4
watts per channel into a 4 ohm load. This is enough to drive an inexpensive set
of headphones or some "Walkman" style speakers.

And although the output is "stereo," the ONLY thing that is truly stereo on the
Sound Blaster is the creative music synthesizer (C/MS) chip set (which Windows
with Multimedia Extensions does not use). All of those interesting sounds played
in Windows with Multimedia Extensions are mono.

Sound Blaster is manufactured by Creative Labs, a vendor independent of
Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's
performance or reliability.

Additional query words: MMWIN 3.10 1.00

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Technology        : kbWin3xSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWinMultiXSearch kbWin310 kbWinMultiX100
Version           : :1.0; WINDOWS:3.1

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