All user reviews of 4/5 for the Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro

I bought this product on sale and it's been a while that I wanted.
I took it for the quality of sound reproduction really incomparable (24-bit 192kHz)
with an integrated sound card, asio driver, the management of 7.1, the outer casing,
Following logiciel.Je used with a keyboard Yamaha CVP303.
I use it mainly for listening to music with little or no compressed
but also of computer music as an amateur.
My setup is an AMD X4 955 with motherboard
Asus 990FX with 8gb of ram 3 hard drives for a total of 3Tos
and a 24 "screen.

UTILIZATION

The drivers are stables.Il there were some problems out of Vista
It came from the builder who was reluctant to put their drivers updated for the sake
to sell new cards but the problem was eventually solved.
I myself am in seven 64-bit and the card works very well.
There is only the MIDI does not work but most
instruments now in usb work.

GETTING STARTED

Installation is no problem
provided to make the right versions
software after the operating system.
Easy handling.
Instructions on the CD but little used.
Inconsistencies are appeared at the outlet
Vista and have since been resolved.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 6 years.
I already had a soundblaster
I love the quality of sound reproduction.
The price was good value for
solde.Je bought this choice would do without hesitation.

I chose this card in addition to my sound card for many ADAT I / O numriques, both MIDI and Firewire ports, but especially the two processors embedded Emu 10 k1. These are two hardware samplers with no latency.
The sound is excellent, especially torque to 7.1 speaker Creative Inspire T7700.
The tlcommande do me any usefulness.
This card has only one output line on the map, you can not plug anything in analog output, there is not on the Casing.

UTILIZATION

The installation options are not clear, we are left with a dozen more or less useful programs in his computer. No problem with installation otherwise.

GETTING STARTED

I forwarded an exchange with the Creative Service explaining my opinion.

Letter 1
Hello,
I have a problem: the SPDIF output of FWCenter (pro card) on the branch between the Audigy SPDIF
goes well, the Soundfonts too, but the audio tracks of the SB can not be synchronized with those of the FWCenter (spitting, stuttering.
Test diffrent config: do nothing. Is it a problem of latency of SB would generate an audio dcalage? How to reduce this latency in Cakewalk / Sonar 2.2?

Rponse Creative 1
Hello
Our support can unfortunately not provide troubleshooting
problem with use of hardware and software other than Creative.

Letter 2
Hello
What I meant, and you should send to dpartement product design is my user dception professional.
Despite its name, the SB Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Professional is professional.
1 - I use other sound card professional s'intgrent no problem in the string numrique of my studio.
2 - On the other hand, benefitted from a professional hardware support vritable really matter to people who know the studio environment.
I understand that you Tiez Exceeds a problem really sharp suggr by the professional sound that I am. I will spread this info and my apprciate mitigates this product with
of the many musicians I IOTC.

Creative Rponse 2
Hello
This is exactly abolument, SB Audigy cards are not cards and are desintine amateur to music publishing, optimizing audio in games and audio for home theater PC. These cards are not comparable, nor their price has professional equipment.

OVERALL OPINION

I pay dearly for a sound card that works only with itself. Impossible will integrate with other peripherals numriques.
Otherwise, use with HP T7700, it is perfect for mixing in surround 5.1 or 7.1.

Card with I / O interface while a
3 line inputs with analog asymtriques a mic / line in jack and RCA
midi interface
I / O and optical SPDIF cinch
tlcommande

UTILIZATION

The installation fairly simple and well explained
the PC does all alone with xp
sometimes contradictory with the manual online about a connection to an amplifier cinma home.

GETTING STARTED

Drivers unstable ds that are key to SETTING THE latency
used with a PC athlon 2400xp 512 ram and cubasse sx2, 20 ms latency with vst instruments. many clicks numriques appear below.
Many tracks lissibles at the same time effortlessly, at least thirty.

OVERALL OPINION

It's been three months that I use.
processing of sound is of good quality.
a very large default, the micro prampli is shameful. it produces a standard breath.
This card is a good solution for a trs pc multimedia (DVD GAMES ...) because it does everything but it has a professional's name.

6 / 10 for the home studio
9 / 10 for the multimedia

I work in the computer music for about 2 years with the software Cubase.Jusqu 'while I was working on an athlon 2500xp barton and 512 of ram and a sound card in the card intgre mere.Je consists gnralement all my tracks composed in midi format (which unfortunately makes a guitar sound completely inaudible). Practicing also the guitar parts I intended to record the guitar midi audio format for a more raliste.Cette card has two input es jack6 (for example you can connect a guitar and a microphone vocals). It is this which CHARACTERISTICS largely motivated my use achat.Aprs I am perfectly satisfied drsultat but that s 'hear well ... This card is in fact the business name, let us not forget that a card has less than 250 euros and this price has your exact recording audio will not be comparable to high-end cards professionnelles.Je would therefore like to say that the report is qualitprix trs satisfactory.
This card has also an entrance and exit noon (for example connect a synth or a piano numrique). Paramtrable Latency is and can be lowered to 2ms if I remember correctly this that is his lot in impeccable.Le direct.Tout a bunch of other entries litter this card but I have not had the useful at the moment.
Another smaller but has also motivated my choice: esthtisme and ergonomics. The external rack looks pretty pro and it is less restrictive and less fragile than a lot of cable so that direct the map (see phase 26 TerraTec)

UTILIZATION

At the installation, no problem everything is intuitive and fonctionnel.Nanmoins past few days my computer reboots ds I try to take a look at the EAX console .... I do not know not at all or it may come, but must say that my computer does not format for over a year.
Think nanmoins adsactiver sound cards prcdement installsa from the bios of your PC.
When in doubt I put an average score.

GETTING STARTED

The drivers are stable trs, no problem of the cot, I work with Cubase as I said above, I consists of 16 tracks diffrent up and it does train pas.Comme said above the Latency is paramtrable to your envies.Pour I put my hand is at least 2ms.
All this dpend especially your bcane.C is on that if you install it on a computer for four years, even if the card is good it's going to row!

OVERALL OPINION

In closing I just want to say to people who buy this card has hsiteraient not trust the bad langues.Cette card is not professional! If you want business cards, it is not with you 250 euros you procurerez.Le report quality price of this card is trs INTERESTED, a lightweight breath during the recording (not very sgnant) and some problems of driver (can be) the rest are adplorer.Pour that price it's all bon.L offer software is not that great anyway but no matter

I use this sound card for over 2 years, I only used to connect the microphone, having just purchased at the time because I liked the principle of external sound card (my limited knowledge and good advice Product advised by friends) and there was a microphone jack Integrated ...

UTILIZATION

No installation problems, at least no major problems, easy to implement, I know I probably uses not all the capabilities ... on the other hand I did not understand that readers do not respond to Integrated screensaver when you watch a movie to get up every 10 minutes to move the mouse c not great, but cest not my goal with AC, AT THE TIME plates had been connected by a INTERMEDIATE mixer, we had a little trouble for the output and input of its own but it was a laborious installation ....

GETTING STARTED

I use it for audio recording with Logic, everything works as intended, the sound is not very clear but given the material I have I was thinking that that is really a sound card (check) c by that I plug in my hi-fi system and either there is no problem

OVERALL OPINION

I am satisfied, for 2 years of use, it is a very practical way to store, maybe the sound is not very clear but it is enough for a decent result, c ' is my first sound card so I no opinion comparison, just what I think of this one, but given the price of professional equipment I think it's a good buy, as a proper right price, with the 'experience j'referai j'dispose this choice if the same budget, prefer to invest the best choice but the sound is a graaaaand investment ....

Cooker mao in 6 years ago, my advice is this card great for beginners public. Despite the criticisms that I have read rgulieres here or there, saying that it is not suited for Mao, I must say that I am fully satisfied with, it is very stable, functional and has great sound for a card of this type.
I use it to record demos. The external rack is connected to the output amplifier and stereo speakers for monitoring and input to a mixer which I plug in guitar, bass and microphone. For MIDI I use a master keyboard connected to the rack for the synths and the orders of plug-ins.
I use it on a PC that is not dedicated exclusively to the mao (except Internet) with an AMD Athlon 64 3800 X2, 2GB RAM, 2 internal dd 80 (windows) to 160 (Mao) and a dd External 160 (safeguards)

UTILIZATION

Implementation very simple, it operates on the base with the asio master map "direct x full duplex but with a latency of 45 ms. Then I use asio4 which reduces latency up to 2 ms without problem with my setup. For recording tracks and choose the audio input or noon, he must go through the window surround mix "very easy to use. Recording in 44 or 48 kHz, 16 bit or 24 without a problem, I have never been able to use the 96 kHz (but why bother?)

GETTING STARTED

The card is very stable. Cot sequencer it works very well with Nuendo. Latency level, no problem with asio4. Of course with this card you can not record multiple tracks conjuction but for the creation of a model home that is not essential ...

OVERALL OPINION

In conclusion good little versatile card (with much more multimedia-oriented gadget without much interest) in computer music but if you did not need a "gas plant" and if you record each instrument, it is quite correct for making models of good quality.