I am trying to figure out what has been determined about the internal processing and resampling in Creative Labs Soundblaster Audigy 2 cards.
I have a Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy 2 NX for my laptop computer. I am wondering whether this performs resampling and processing at 48 kHz, as was found to be the case with the first generation of Audigy cards.
Audigy 2 NX is an external device that interfaces via USB 2.0. The specifications indicate recording up to 24-bit, 96 kHz. So the question is whether that is an honest spec, or if it is a continuation of the misleading specs of the Audigy first-generation line. The Wikipedia article describes Audigy second generation devices as "recording at 24-bit precision up to 96 kHz, thereby overcoming the single biggest criticism of its predecessor. However, the DSP again was limited to 16-bit at 48 kHz, so all DSP effects had to be disabled to prevent harmful resampling."
I gather from the Wikipedia article that the Audigy 2 NX doesn't actually have a DSP chip. In addition, the way I use the card is indeed to disable all the DSP effects (which are presumably software-based in the absence of a DSP chip). (I like someone's description of sound card DSP effects as "kiddie effects".)
Therefore, given that the Audigy 2 NX does not have on-board DSP processing, and I have disabled DSP processing anyway, I think the card may be producing true sampling at whatever allowed rate I choose up to 96 kHz, without 48 kHz internal resampling. That is, I think but am not quite certain. I am aiming to record at 44.1 kHz.
Note: I am well aware that Creative's products are not considered pro-level. It cost me $40 as a refurb. Depending on whether this device doesn't do some silly processing internally that I haven't asked it to do, it may turn out to be a resonably good knockaround device for input and output when low latency is not required.
I have a Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy 2 NX for my laptop computer. I am wondering whether this performs resampling and processing at 48 kHz, as was found to be the case with the first generation of Audigy cards.
Audigy 2 NX is an external device that interfaces via USB 2.0. The specifications indicate recording up to 24-bit, 96 kHz. So the question is whether that is an honest spec, or if it is a continuation of the misleading specs of the Audigy first-generation line. The Wikipedia article describes Audigy second generation devices as "recording at 24-bit precision up to 96 kHz, thereby overcoming the single biggest criticism of its predecessor. However, the DSP again was limited to 16-bit at 48 kHz, so all DSP effects had to be disabled to prevent harmful resampling."
I gather from the Wikipedia article that the Audigy 2 NX doesn't actually have a DSP chip. In addition, the way I use the card is indeed to disable all the DSP effects (which are presumably software-based in the absence of a DSP chip). (I like someone's description of sound card DSP effects as "kiddie effects".)
Therefore, given that the Audigy 2 NX does not have on-board DSP processing, and I have disabled DSP processing anyway, I think the card may be producing true sampling at whatever allowed rate I choose up to 96 kHz, without 48 kHz internal resampling. That is, I think but am not quite certain. I am aiming to record at 44.1 kHz.
Note: I am well aware that Creative's products are not considered pro-level. It cost me $40 as a refurb. Depending on whether this device doesn't do some silly processing internally that I haven't asked it to do, it may turn out to be a resonably good knockaround device for input and output when low latency is not required.