Creative Introduces EAX 4.0

**Yeloazndevil** · March 11th, 2003

I don't kno if this is the right forum to post this

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Creative Unveils New Music and Sound Effects Creation Tools for PC Game Developers.

Creative Technology today announced groundbreaking new audio technologies for simultaneous rendering of multiple environments and creation of interactive multi-channel content for PC game development. EAX 4.0 introduces the spatialization of multiple reverberant environments along with an extensible library of audio effects algorithms. The Multi-Environment(TM) feature of the EAX 4.0 API allows for the rendering of multiple, simultaneous audio environments and effects in real time. Developers can now create tremendously rich and highly defined audio landscapes, by placing different 3D environments around the listener. The EAX 4.0 API also offers a host of new effects algorithms, allowing developers to incorporate studio effects such as chorus, flanger, frequency shifter, echo and many more, within a mixing framework analogous to traditional studio production systems. "Game audio is moving forward in leaps and bounds," says George Thorn, director of developer relations for Creative Labs. "More and more developers are making significant investments in the time they spend on audio implementation for their games. By offering authoring tools that make realistic audio development simple and easy, we are helping game developers push the limits and take full advantage of our unique EAX ADVANCED HD audio platforms. Based on the success we've had with the first EAX ADVANCED HD API, we expect to see game titles with EAX 4.0 support later this year." Like previous versions of EAX, EAX 4.0 can be used with either OpenAL(TM) or Microsoft(R) DirectSound(R) 3D.

Raqia · March 11th, 2003

What happened to EAX 3.0?

**Kane** · March 12th, 2003

Eax Advanced HD (Audigy) was EAX 3. To be honest, this sounds like the bizz that Eax AdvHD was saying when it was released. Multiple effects? That's the main thing that 3 has over 2.
I don't think this is gonna be the step that 3 was over 2 to be honest. They are gonna have to do a lot more to sell me on this.

Gamer1 · March 12th, 2003

i'm not an audiophile... but i guess i should say horay?!!?!?!?!

my next board will be an nForce2 board, and www.firingsquad.com has compared it's sound to the audigy1 and maybe 2, i can't remember.

I'm still enjoying my SoundBlaster Live! 5.1 at the moment... and the only upgrade that i will do is on my next pc...

Particleman · March 12th, 2003

I hope they don't make it proprietary like EAX HD. I would like to see non-creative cards have the feature too.

Kazuya Mishima · March 12th, 2003

I think that wont happen. Its sad but why should they release an exclusive that is giving them all the money?

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Raqia Ah! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Evanston Il Posts: 545	What happened to EAX 3.0? __________________ Laptop: 1.6@2.13 Dothan 2MB (Pinmod), 2 GB 533mhz DDR2, GeForce 6800 360/730 256MB, 100 GB 5400 RPM, 17" UXGA+

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Kane 邪魔ゎ指せない Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Gosport, England Posts: 26,255	Eax Advanced HD (Audigy) was EAX 3. To be honest, this sounds like the bizz that Eax AdvHD was saying when it was released. Multiple effects? That's the main thing that 3 has over 2. I don't think this is gonna be the step that 3 was over 2 to be honest. They are gonna have to do a lot more to sell me on this. __________________ >Site Live< Pop over to my site for help with setting up PSX emulators. Help for the Final Fantasies and other RPGs avalaible Celes: (Desktop) Athlon 64 X2 4200+, 2Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, MSI K8N Platinum, GeForce 8800 GTS 320Mb, 500Gb RAID HDD, Vista Business Erika: (MCPC) Athlon XP 2400+, 1Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, geForce 6800 256Mb, 80Gb Hdd, XP 2005 MCE Kimiko: (Desktop 2) Athlon 64 3000+, 512Mb 400MHz DDR Ram, Asus K8V, geForce 6800 128Mb

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Gamer1 Anti-Brand Loyalist Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Its too dark to tell... Posts: 3,237	i'm not an audiophile... but i guess i should say horay?!!?!?!?! my next board will be an nForce2 board, and www.firingsquad.com has compared it's sound to the audigy1 and maybe 2, i can't remember. I'm still enjoying my SoundBlaster Live! 5.1 at the moment... and the only upgrade that i will do is on my next pc... __________________ Iris: (Proc:Intel Pentium4 2.8Ghz w/ HT UNLOCKED @ 15x200) (Mobo: Asus P4C800-E) (RAM: Corsair XMS 2x512MB DDR400) (HDD 1: Seagate 80GB, 8MB Buffer, 7200 RPM) (Disk Drive 1: Lite-On 16x DVD Burner 1673S) (GFX Card: Radeon 9800 All-In-Wonder Pro 128MB) (Sound Card: Sound Blaster Audigy) Morrigan: (Proc:AMD Athlon 2500+ @ 11x200) (Mobo: Asrock K7V88) (RAM: Corsair XMS 512MB DDR400) (HDD 1: Seagate 80GB, 8MB Buffer, 7200 RPM) (Disk Drive 1: NEC 16x DVD Burner 3200AG) (GFX Card: Radeon 920064MB) (Sound Card: Sound Blaster Live! 5.1)

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Kazuya Mishima The seeker of perfection Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Suing somebody Posts: 3,059	I think that wont happen. Its sad but why should they release an exclusive that is giving them all the money? __________________ Visit my blog in Spanish: http://andreyirra.blogspot.com

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March 12th, 2003	#5 (permalink)
Particleman Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 462	I hope they don't make it proprietary like EAX HD. I would like to see non-creative cards have the feature too.