Creative X-Fi: A New World of Sound

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Three Cards In One

As we've said, X-Fi cards have three operating modes: Entertainment (for activities like listening to music or watching a DVD), Games, and Audio Creation (sound and music). You choose one of the three via a Mode Switcher and the card is reconfigured to provide the best performance for the activity chosen. Naturally, the possibilities - and also the control panel - are different depending on the configuration you choose. The table below provides a summary.

The Mode Switcher lets you choose the operating mode that corresponds to what you're doing at a given moment. The X-Fi card is reconfigured in a few seconds to provide the best possible performance.

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Header Cell - Column 0	Entertainment	Audio Creation	Games
3DMIDI Playback	Yes	Yes	Yes
3DMIDI Interaction	No	Yes	No
EAX ADVANCED HD 5.0	Limited	Limited	Yes
EAX ADVANCED HD 4.0	Limited	Limited	Yes
EAX ADVANCED HD 3.0	Yes	Yes	Yes
Number of Auxiliary Effects	2	4	4
Maximum Number of Reverbs	1	2	4
Insert Effects	No	4	No
ASIO Out Channels: Dry	1 pair	5 pairs	1 pair
ASIO Out Channels: FX	No	4 pairs	No
ASIO In Channels: WUH	8	8	8
ASIO In Channels: Basic	2 (1 pair)	2 (1 pair)	2 (1 pair)
ASIO 2.0 Support	Limited	Yes	Limited
ASIO 2.0 Direct Monitoring	0	12 (6 pairs)	0
Bit-Matched Playback	No	Yes	No
Bit-Matched Recording	No	Yes	No
CMSS-3DSurround	Yes	No	Yes
CMSS-3DHeadphone	Yes	No	Yes
CMSS-3DVirtual (2 Speakers)	Yes	No	Yes
CMSS-3DVirtual (4 Speakers)	No	No	Yes
CMSS-3DInteractive	Yes	Yes	Yes
24 bit Crystalizer	Yes	Yes	Yes
Graphic EQ	10 bands	10 bands	10 bands
Smart Volume Management	Yes	Yes	Yes
Bass Management	Advanced	No	Advanced