Not too long ago, electronic musicians would swear by the functions and quality of their favorite 30-pound, two thousand dollar synthesizer or samplers. SoundFonts make things quite different these days

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Not too long ago, if you asked any electronic musician where to find the best sounds, they would most likely point to their favorite 30-pound, two thousand dollar synthesizer or sampler and espouse its killer sounds and abilities. In today's time, the answer would be radically different. Modern musicians are more likely to point to their PC and tell you, "It's all in here!"

SoundFont^® technology, developed by Creative Labs and E-MU^® (makers of the groundbreaking Emulator-series samplers), is one of the most promising ways for musicians to marry their creative ambitions to their desktop computers. More and more aspiring musicians are discovering that having a Sound Blaster sound card is like having a professional quality digital sampler at their fingertips.

In the early 1990's, the SoundFont idea was originally a concept based upon unique and significant innovations dating back to when wavetable synthesis was in its infancy and included provisions for multiple platforms, bi-directional compatibility, editability for multiple levels of sound design expertise, and future extensibility. The SoundFont file format that exists today is the true embodiment of that concept.

The beauty of SoundFont technology, like all EAX^® technologies, is that you're able to personalize your music quickly, to your liking. With readily available tools such as Creative's Vienna SoundFont Editor, creating and customizing SoundFont banks to use in your compositions is quick and simple. It allows you to import your own sounds, map them to a key range, and add effects like filters, reverb, and chorus. In no time you'll be showing off compositions using the instrument sounds that you created!

Typically, software synthesizers and samplers can drain your system's resources. This situation becomes worse as you compound multiple professional-grade applications. Because SoundFont technology is hardware accelerated by the Sound Blaster^® series of sound cards, it only needs to use your system's RAM to hold the sounds. Therefore, you can use the full power of your processor for making great music.

Any level of musician will find a home for a Sound Blaster series sound card with built-in SoundFont technology. Packed with features like hardware polyphony (up to 64-voice) with E-mu^® Systems, Inc.'s patented 8-point interpolation technology that reduces distortion to inaudible levels, 48 MIDI channels with 128 GM & GS compatible instruments and 10 drum kits, and an enormous library of sounds available, what's not to like? Sound Blaster and SoundFont make the perfect combination for musicians of every kind.

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