Matrix:Vendor-Creative Labs

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Soundcard List for Creative Labs

Product	Chipset(s)	Driver & Docs	Tags, Notes
Sound Blaster 1.0 Sound Blaster 1.5 Sound Blaster 2.0 Sound Blaster Pro	sb8	Details	[ISA] [ANALOGio] [MIDIio] [Sample8bit]
Sound Blaster 16 Sound Blaster 16 ASP Sound Blaster 16 PnP Sound Blaster Vibra16C Sound Blaster Vibra16CL Sound Blaster Vibra16S Sound Blaster Vibra16X	sb16	Details	[ISA] [ANALOGio] [MIDIio] [CSP supported]
Sound Blaster 32 AWE Sound Blaster 32 AWE PnP Sound Blaster 64 Gold Sound Blaster 64 Value	sb16 emu8000	Details	[ISA] [ANALOGio] [MIDIio] [Wavetable]
Sound Blaster PCI64 (earlier model) Sound Blaster PCI128 (earlier model CT4700)	ES1370	Details	[PCI] [ANALOGio] [MIDIio] [48kHz]
Sound Blaster 16 PCI Sound Blaster PCI64 (newer model) Sound Blaster PCI128 (newer model) Sound Blaster PCI128 (CT5880) Sound Blaster Ensoniq AudioPCI	ES1371	Details	[PCI] [ANALOGio] [MIDIio] [48kHz]
Sound Blaster PCI 512 Sound Blaster Live Sound Blaster Live Platinum Sound Blaster Live Value Sound Blaster Live 5.1	emu10k1	Details	[PCI] [ANALOGio] [MIDIio] [48kHz] [Wavetable] [HWMIX]
Sound Blaster Audigy Platinum Sound Blaster Audigy Digital Entertainment Sound Blaster Audigy Gamer Sound Blaster Audigy ES	emu10k2	Details	[PCI] [ANALOGio] [MIDIio] [48kHz] [Wavetable] [HWMIX]
Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS Platinum Pro	emu10k2 CA0151/P16V	Details	[PCI] [ANALOGio] [MIDIio] [48kHz] [Wavetable] [HWMIX]
Sound Blaster Audigy4 Pro	emu10k2 CA0151/P16V	Details	[PCI] [ANALOGio] [MIDIio] [48kHz] [Wavetable] [HWMIX] Same features supported as Audigy2 ZS Platinum Pro.
Sound Blaster Audigy4 (Non Pro)	emu10k2 CA0151/P16V	Details	[PCI] [ANALOGio] [MIDIio] [48kHz] [Wavetable] [HWMIX] Mixed reports, so might not work for you.
Sound Blaster Audigy2 NX	CA0186 EP7309	Details	[USB] [ANALOGio] SPDIF output does not function.
Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Notebook PCMCIA	Tina2	Details	[PCMCIA] [ANALOGio] [48kHz] [Wavetable] [HWMIX] Digital/Analog input/output working. Bit accurate digital features (AC3/DTS) not implemented yet. Needs more development work.
Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Video Editor USB	UNKNOWN		[Unsupported] [USB] Card delivered to developers. No support yet.=> Works in Stereo (spdif/jack) at least.
Sound Blaster X-Fi	UNKNOWN		[Unsupported] [PCI] Card delivered to developers. Completely new architecture. Creative actively preventing support due to no datasheets being released to ALSA developers. Reverse engineering work not started due to lack of time.
Sound Blaster Audigy SE Sound Blaster Audigy Value	CA0106	Details	[PCI] Digital/Analog input does not work yet. Needs more development work.
Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS Value	CA0108	Details	[PCI] [ANALOGio] [MIDIio] [48kHz] [Wavetable] [HWMIX] No 96khz 24Bit support.
Sound Blaster PCI X (Dell OEM)	SB0200	Details	[PCI] [ANALOGio] [MIDIio]
Sound Blaster LS	SB0310 P17	Details	[PCI] [ANALOGio] [MIDIio]
Sound Blaster Live 24bit Sound Blaster Live 7.1	SB0410 P17	Details	[PCI] [ANALOGio] [MIDIio]
Sound Blaster Extigy	Extigy	Details	[USB] [ANALOGio] [no 96kHz support, no support for 24-bit samples]
Sound Blaster MP3+	MP3+	Details	[USB] [ANALOGio]
Sound Blaster Connect (USB)			[USB] [Unknown]
E-MU 1212m	CA0102, FPGA	Details	[PCI] [ANALOGio] [RCAio] [TOSio] [ADATio] Support arriving in 1.0.14
E-MU 1212m PCI ver2	CA0102, FPGA	Details	[PCI] [ANALOGio] [RCAio] [TOSio] [ADATio] Support arriving in 1.0.15
E-MU 1820m	CA0102, FPGA	Details	[PCI] [ANALOGio] [RCAio] [TOSio] [ADATio] Support arriving in 1.0.14
E-MU 1616m notebook	CA0102, FPGA	Details	[PCI] [ANALOGio] [RCAio] [TOSio] [ADATio] Support arriving in 1.0.15
E-MU 1616 notebook	CA0102, FPGA	Details	[PCI] [ANALOGio] [RCAio] [TOSio] [ADATio] Support arriving in 1.0.15
E-MU 1616m PCI	CA0102, FPGA	Details	[PCI] [ANALOGio] [RCAio] [TOSio] [ADATio] Support arriving in 1.0.15
E-MU 1616 PCI	CA0102, FPGA	Details	[PCI] [ANALOGio] [RCAio] [TOSio] [ADATio] Support arriving in 1.0.15
E-MU 0404 PCI	CA0102, FPGA	Details	[PCI] [ANALOGio] [RCAio] [TOSio] [ADATio] Support arriving in 1.0.15
E-MU 0404 USB	CA????, FPGA	Details	[USB] NOT SUPPORTED YET, but Emu have supplied hardware sample and datasheets to the developer.
E-MU 0202 USB	CA????, FPGA	Details	[USB] NOT SUPPORTED YET, but Emu have supplied hardware sample and datasheets to the developer.
E-MU Xmidi2x2 USB	CA????, FPGA	Details	[USB] NOT SUPPORTED. Developer has not yet asked for to be supplied with a hardware sample and datasheets.

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