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Creative Ensoniq Audio PCI
Product Specifications:


Wave-Table Synthesis

  • Ensoniq® synthesis engine
  • Digital effects engine for reverb and chorus
  • 32-voice polyphony and multi-timbral capability
  • 16 MIDI channels, 128 GM & GS compatible instruments and 10 drum kits
  • MT-32 compatible instrument set
  • 2MB and 4MB sample sets included

3D Audio Technology

  • Support for Microsoft® DirectSound® and DirectSound 3D audio technology in two-speaker mode (requires Microsoft DirectSound 3D supported software titles)
  • Multi-algorithm reverb and chorus

Memory Subsystem

  • Utilizes system RAM for wave-table synthesis
  • User configurable for 2MB or 4MB

CD-Quality, 16-Bit Stereo Digital Audio

  • 8- and 16-bit, mono and stereo recording and playback
  • User-selectable sample rates from 5kHz to 48kHz
  • Full-duplex support enables simultaneous record and playback for Internet communications software

MIDI Interface / Joystick Port

  • Built-in 15-pin MIDI interface (requires MIDI adapter, available separately)
  • Works with Sound Blaster® and MPU-401 UART modes
  • IBM®-compatible 15-pin joystick port with analog support

On-Board Connectors

  • Microphone in
  • MPC-3 CD Audio in
  • Line Level out
  • Auxiliary In
  • MIDI / Joystick port

Works with the Following Standards

  • Windows® 95
  • Windows NT 4.0
  • General MIDI
  • MPC-3
  • Plug-and-Play
  • Sound Blaster PCI
  • Microsoft DirectSound and DirectSound 3D
  • Ensoniq SoundScape™

Product Identification

  • Model ES1371
  • Creative Part Number 50E3711000
  • UPC 0 54651 01660 6
Creative Ensoniq Audio PCI
Included Software:

Ensoniq Mixer

  • Six-channel mixer control for access to CD/Auxiliary, Microphone/Line, Music Synthesizer and Digital Audio
  • Spatial audio control for Digital Audio and Music Synthesizer
  • Reverb and Chorus control for Music Synthesize

Installation software for MS-DOS®, Windows 95 and Windows NT are provided in CD-ROM format only.

Minimum System Requirements:

  • Intel® Pentium® or AMD-K5™ 100MHz or higher processor
  • Intel or 100% compatible motherboard chipset
  • 16MB system RAM
  • Windows 95, Windows NT 4.0 or higher
  • Open, half-length PCI 2.1-compliant slot
  • Headphones or self-powered speakers
  • CD-ROM drive required for software installation
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