AUDIO CREATION MODE

Grab the highest quality, most feature-rich sound card in its class Sound Blaster X-Fi Elite Pro delivers the highest fidelity of all Sound Blaster X-Fi products with pristine 116dB SNR audio playback at up to 24-bit/192kHz.

Record your latest track This smart sound card gives you a dedicated audio creation mode that lets you record at up to 96kHz or digitally matched to the frequency you chose. Plus the X-Fi I/O Console offers digital and analog connections for all of your audio gear.

Put a powerful audio conversion engine to work for you Record at your preferred audio resolution without worrying about the final output quality. This audio engine converts your recordings to any resolution at near transparency (136dB THD+N).

Enjoy low latency ASIO recording Get ASIO recording with latency as low as one millisecond and zero CPU load for the most precise audio recording capabilities in any class!

Access advanced music creation features Use up to eight different 24-bit hardware effectsùall of which are accessible through the special Audio Creation Mode interface and can be used through any of the inputs. Plus, you'll enjoy hardware synthesis capabilities with 24-bit SoundFont sampling.

ENTERTAINMENT MODE

Make MP3s sound better than CDs. X-Fi Crystalizer technology restores the detail and vibrance to your compressed music and movies. All the highs and lows are intelligently enhanced so you'll hear everything in crystal clarity.

Turn stereo music and movies into surround sound. X-Fi CMSS-3D technology expands your stereo MP3s and digital movies into surround sound over multichannel speakers, stereo speakers or even headphones. Voices are centered in front of you and ambient sounds are moved all around you.

Enjoy cinematic DVD movie sound. Get THX®-certified surround plus cinematic DVD movie playback with PowerDVD software featuring DTS™ and Dolby Digital®-EX decoding (free download with purchase).

Control it all from your couch. Browse through your music, movies and pictures with the X-Fi wireless remote and Entertainment Center software.

GAMING MODE

Boost game audio performance even further. Free up system memory and improve your audio quality and performance in games such as Battlefield 2, Prey, Quake 4, Doom 3 and others that take advantage of X-RAM.

Battle in a 3D soundscape. Bullets whiz past your head. Explosions shake the room. Take your games to the next level with EAX® ADVANCED HD™ sound effects.

Here's the speed you need. This powerful audio processing engine boosts real game performance by more than 15% over ordinary motherboard audio.

Hear your enemies before they find you. Slip on your headphones or put your multichannel speakers to work for you with positional audio that's so accurate you can locate enemies by sound.

Revitalize your compressed game sounds. X-Fi Crystalizer makes gunshots sound crisp and sharp and explosions really boom for the most intense gaming experience yet.

Enjoy clearer voice chat. Talk it up and hear the difference Sound Blaster X-Fi makes. Every voice comes through loud and clear.

Specifications:

• 24-bit Analog-to-Digital conversion of analog inputs: 96kHz sample rate
• 24-bit Digital-to-Analog conversion of digital sources: 96kHz to analog 7.1 speaker output
• 24-bit Digital-to-Analog conversion of stereo digital sources: 192kHz to stereo output
• 16-bit to 24-bit recording sampling rates: 8, 11.025, 16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1, 48 and 96kHz
• ASIO 2.0 support: 16-bit/44.1kHz, 16-bit/48kHz, 24-bit/44.1kHz 24-bit/48kHz and 24-bit/96kHz with direct monitoring
• Enhanced SoundFont support: Up to 24-bit resolution
• X-RAM: 64MB