Creative PCMCIA Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Notebook Sound Card
The PCMCIA Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Notebook opens a new era of possibilities for the notebook user. It delivers features previously only available to PC users but now available to notebook users (even those that are highly mobile). This is achieved by combining ultra-high quality audio with advanced, hardware-accelerated features all in a tiny PCMCIA format card! For instance it delivers THX certified 24-bit ADVANCED HD audio quality playback with incredible 104dB SNR, allowing the highest resolution audio playback with support for DVD-Audio at up to 24-bit/192kHz and Windows Media 9: 24-bit multi-channel audio format.The Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Notebook also provides encompassing 7.1 surround sound for Dolby Digital EX as well as DTS-ES supported DVD movies; any DirectSound3D games and CMSS 3D virtualized 7.1 stereo music. Gamers will love the hardware accelerated EAX 4.0 ADVANCED HD that not only brings games to life, but delivers maximum performance! Musicians will also enjoy true 24-bit recording and low latency ASIO support for the ultimate audio recording platform. Notebook audio just got very, very interesting!
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Creative PCMCIA Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Notebook Sound Card Reviews
I have used this card for voiceover recordings for over two years and have never been disappointed. Good clean signal going in and outno matter if I use cheap mics or expensive ones. Works well with Adobe Audition 3 in WinXP SP2.although configuration with Audition can sometimes be a pain. If you want recordings free of hum and buzz and with little hiss, this will do the trick. Believe me, I can really tell the difference when I am forced to use most laptops' built-in audio.
SPDIF passthrough is supported on Vista 32-bit only.". "Known issues(with the Vista download):. The Creative web site says it's compatible but in the fine print describes the "Vista" known problems.
Decoding of Dolby® Digital and DTS(tm) signals. DirectSound®-based EAX games. TI PCI-1520". This driver does not support the following:. Please refer to the Web Release Notes (WRN) found with the new driver downloads for details.
There have been reported compatibility problems with PCMCIA Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Notebook and the PCMCIA controllers listed below. Gameports. Few of its cool features work with Vista OS. "Known Incompatibilities:. ENE Tech CB1411. Ricoh R5C476(II). This card is handcuffed by Vista OS.
In addition, the Creative Speaker Settings will not automatically synchronize with Windows Vista(tm) Speaker Settings.". From the Creative web site:. However, due to Microsoft's new Windows Vista(tm) architecture, some features may be lost. Users are advised to use Audio Console included in this download to change speaker configurations. "Drivers updated from the web will comply with UAA standards.
Applications from the original Sound Blaster Audigy CD will not work with this download. Creative Labs PCMCIA Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Notebook ( 70SB053000012 ). Ricoh R5C475(II). DVD-Audio. 6.1 speaker mode.
I like the simplicity of this card and the great sound it has. I have been told that it does not work in all computers and you would have to test it. For the ones that work, you are in for a great experience with many different audio options. So watch out and make sure you can return it. In mine it did but in a friend's compaq laptop with very similar carachteristics as mine it did not work.
Bought it to use the laptop for Software Defined Radio, where the higher bandwidth would be very useful and a stereo sound in is required (most laptops have mono-in). If you don't try to stop or remove the card then everything works really well. Hopefully the crash issue will be fixed. Would give it a higher rating but crashes the Dell Latitude (Win XP) when you stop the device (as recommended) and remove the card. Quite a bit of the software that comes with is pretty badly implemented - sucks up processor power.
The analog output was always a little noisy when my laptop was charging. Creative also fixes their digital outputs so that they only output at one word length and sample rate, (in the case of this card 24-bit, 96 Khz) and I could never for the life of me get them to sync properly with other digital equipment.
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