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Called the Sound Blaster 16 MCD (Multi CD), the CT1750 was a CT1740 but with better support for CD-ROM drives - it got Marc Sven Schulte informed me of the fact the DAC chip on these cards is sometimes the AK4501-VS by Asahi Kasei Microelectronics (AKM) and not the Creative-branded CT1701-T. It's possible Creative simply took this third-party DAC and got permission to rebrand it. More Images The Sound Blaster 16 ASP comes with a powerful mix of applications, including two programs for sampling in Windows. WaveStudio is limited to sampling and editing what will fit in system memory (about a minute of 44 kHz sampling). If that's enough, you'll enjoy its intuitive interface and strong editing capabilities. Soundo'LE is the appropriate application for creating longer samples and embedding them into OLE-aware applications. The Sound Blaster 16 mixer, which you can access from Soundo'LE's menus, is very powerful and easy to use."InfoWorld, 11 Jan 1993 Once connected, turn on the computer and enter BIOS setup. Verify that the IDE (integrated drive electronics) device is set up as Auto or CD Drive. Once verified, save the settings and reboot the computer.

The majority of Sound Blaster 16 cards feature either a discreteYamaha YMF262OPL-3 FM synthesizer as used on the Sound Blaster Pro II, or a Creative CT1747 chip which has this synthesizer integrated. Some post-1995 cards (notably the CT2910) feature the fully compatibleYamaha YMF289FM synthesis chip instead. All of these contain true Yamaha OPL-3 circuitry.We recommend when installing a CD-R (compact disc recordable) or CD-RW (compact disc re-writable) drive that the drive be set up as the primary drive on the second IDE/EIDE interface. Having the drive as the primary helps prevent buffer underruns when creating a CD. Attach cables

The CT2260 appeared to be pretty good compatibility-wise, working well for every game I tried. It has a wavetable connector which I tried and it worked well with my NEC XR385 daughterboard, however I can confirm the presence of the "hanging note" bug with this card. Following the success of the CT2260 and its first ViBRA-16 card, the CT2800 or Sound Blaster Vibra 16S, uses an updated chip - the ViBRA 16S (CT2504).The CT1790, also called Sound Blaster 16 Sony is the same as the CT1740 but with a Sony CD-ROM interface. More Images In June 1992, the Sound Blaster 16 was introduced as the successor to the Sound Blaster Pro, though the Pro was sold for a number of years alongside the SB16. The first '16' model was CT1740. For the first time you could get a Sound Blaster card with CD-quality (44 kHz) digital audio sampling. The CT2919 was the non-"Value Edition" version of this card, designed for the OEM market. More Images Open your computer and locate the CD-ROM and each of the cables connected to it. Below is an example of a disc drive, including where each of the cables should connect to the drive. addition if realistic sound synthesis is important. However with the daughterboard installed, you can't use the adjacent slot).

Cards with DSP version 4.11, 4.12, or 4.13 suffer from hanging notes when digital sounds and MIDI are played at the same time. It does not matter what MIDI device you use (an external device attached to the game/MIDI port or on the Wave Blaster header) - you will get this bug. The best workaround for this is to use a separate card for MIDI. Any card with the Creative CT1747 chip does not suffer from this bug, nor do those with DSP version 4.04, 4.05 or 4.16. The CT1745A mixer chip from 1992 got an upgrade during this 2nd generation to CT1745-S (1993) and later to CT1745A-S (1994), though the first CT2230 cards still came with the original CT1745A. Sound Blaster 16 Value edition. Most of these have the CT1978 CQM FM synthesizer chip which is almost universally considered poorer quality than a true Yamaha OPL3 chip (some CT2980 cards have the original Yamaha chip which is preferable). If it has the Yamaha chip instead, this is one of the lowest-noise SB16 cards you will find. The least noisy of the Sound Blaster 16 second-gen cards are the CT2940 and CT2980 with an embedded Yamaha YMF chip. These have the CT2502 (ViBRA) chips and are Plug & Play. CT2230 / CT2239 CT2771 is an odd card with no information anywhere on the web - let me know if you have any details of this card. Other Creative cards often used the '1' suffix to indicate it was a "value" version of the "0"-suffixed card, so this is perhaps a "value" on top of a "value" card ;-) Either that, or it's some OEM variant.

With its timeless design and clean lines, the CD Jumper exudes elegance and versatility. It can be easily dressed up or down, making it suitable for various occasions and outfit combinations. The CT2740 was a "Value Edition" card. It pre-dates the "earliest" 2nd-gen SB16, the CT2230. Note the CT1747 chip did not yet have the "OPL" licence logo on it - this is most likely because Creative had not received permission to put it on there from Yamaha at the time this board was made.

Fun fact... user Imperious on the Vogons forum says he successfully ran a CT2770 on an 8088 XT (8-bit ISA slots only). The 16-bit part of the card is used for the CD-ROM interface only! Imperious said it's great for running the PC speaker audio through the sound card and out of the speakers, though there's only a tiny amount of games that can use the card's abilities on a system that slow. Whether you're heading to the office, meeting friends for a casual outing, or enjoying a cozy evening at home, the CD Jumper is a stylish choice. Pair it with jeans for a relaxed yet chic look or dress it up with tailored pants for a more polished ensemble. Board revision 29417 got either the old CT1745A mixer chip from the first generation, or the newer CT1745-S. Board revision 49432 got the even later CT1745A-S. The CT1780 was the same as the CT1750 with the exception that the CD-ROM interface was for LMSI (Laser Magnetic Storage International) drives. LMSI was a subsidiary of Philips. The interface itself is a 16-pin header. The only other sound cards that came with an LMSI connector were the MediaVision Pro Audio Spectrum 16 LMSI (FCC ID: ICW-PAS16P) and MediaVision Fusion CD16 S/E LMSI. The CT2230, full name Sound Blaster 16 MCD ASP (Multi-CD with ASP chip) was the first of the 2nd-generation Sound Blaster 16 cards. Like the 1st-gen CT1750 it got

BIOS setup

The Sound Blaster 16 ASP has a 20-voice Yamaha YMF-262 chip for MIDI that produces a relatively disappointing range of sounds. (An optional daughterboard with a 32-voice E-MU chip would be a worthwhile The CT2810 is another strange card in that it shares its FCC ID with the CT2290 range, but has the ViBRA-16 chip the same as the CT2260. But unlike the CT2260, the CT2810 gets an IDE CD-ROM interface. The MPU-401 interface on the 15-pin game/MIDI port continued to be non-standard (the pinouts differ from the Roland standard).