Creative Sound Blaster PCI-E7.1 small card slot with built-in computer independent sound cardwith High Performance Headphone Amp

The Optimal Recording Solution for PCIe Sound Card Platforms The perfect upgrade from basic motherboard audio to immersive cinematic surround sound. View larger Experience the wonders of multi-channel surround sound and create high-quality podcasts! Hardware-accelerated EAX effects let you incorporate many types of sound effects with ease! Sound Blaster features an SNR of 106dB, a 600-ohm headphone amp for studio monitoring, and a software suite that allows full audio customization. The Sound Blaster is an advanced sound card that represents the perfect upgrade from basic motherboard audio to immersive cinematic surround sound. With its advanced chipset designed to process our legendary EAX reverb engine, you can look forward to experiencing superb 7.1 multi-channel audio. It also features an SNR of 106dB and the Sound Blaster Control Panel, a dedicated PC software that allows you full control of every aspect of your sound card If you're big on entertainment, you would also love it for its EAX Studio software that allows for additional hardware-accelerated environmental effects to your music, movies, games as well as for your voice input and communications. Creative E-MU chipset delivers amazing cinematic audio playback effects. View larger E-MU Chipset for Advanced Effects Processing Sound Blaster features the Creative E-MU chipset, which was designed to process our legendary reverb engine EAX (Environmental Audio eXtensions) and deliver amazing cinematic audio playback effects without having to bog down your CPU. This ensures you get great quality effects and audio without affecting your computer's processing power. Dual Microphone Inputs The sound card has two microphone inputs to allow you to grab a friend to sing simultaneously! Or, use the second input to record the music accompaniment while you sing. The possibilities are endless! Super Low-Latency Audio Recordings Enjoy reduced latency with the support of Audio Stream Input/Output (ASIO) drivers, making Sound Blaster the perfect solution for high-quality, low-latency audio recordings. Control and perform detailed adjustments with the powerful EAX Studio software. View larger Supports up to 7.1 multi-channel speaker output. View larger Control and Customize Your Audio Sound Blaster Control Panel is a dedicated PC application that lets you control and customize every aspect of your sound card. You can adjust your Creative Multi Speaker Surround (CMSS or CMSS 3D) settings to upmix stereo content to your multi-channel speaker system and add acoustic depth to your multi-channel content. Or, use Mic Monitoring and Stereo Mixing to hear yourself while you record and so that you can hear the effects instantly. Fine-Tune Your EAX Settings The powerful EAX Studio software lets you control and perform detailed adjustments to all of the EAX Advanced HD settings such as adding environmental effects to your music, movies and games, or change the key of your music on the fly to match your voice. Premium Sound Blaster Quality Enjoy premium Sound Blaster audio quality over and above basic motherboard audio with a Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) of 106dB. Plus, Stereo Direct lets you listen to your music pure and unprocessed at the amazing bit rate of 24-bit 192 kHz. Bundled Creative recording software Keen to get started on recording right away? Sound Blaster comes with recording software such as Creative WaveStudio and Creative Smart Recorder, so you can create your content immediately! Dedicated High-Quality Headphone Amp With the 600-ohm headphone amplifier, the Sound Blaster is able to drive the most demanding of studio headphones. Enjoy Cinematic Surround Sound The Sound Blaster also lets you enjoy a truly cinematic experience, supporting up to 7.1 multi-channel speaker output. It gives you an immersive, cinematic audio experience for your movies, games and more!