Creative Technology Ltd has introduced its new Sound Blaster AWE64 Gold and Sound Blaster AWE64 audio cards. Sound Blaster AWE64 Gold is aimed at music and audio enthusiasts, high-end gamers and consumers who want superior audio, while Sound Blaster AWE64 is for a broader base of home personal computer and corporate users; priced at $250, and $200 respectively and out in January. They feature the Sondius WaveGuide technology which is based on Acoustic Physical Modeling and is a technique for simulating the behavior of musical instruments more precisely, and Creative WaveSynth for software-based wave synthesis; 3D Positional Audio and spatialisation and full-duplex capability for Internet communications and simultaneous playback and recording. Both the Sound Blaster AWE64 Gold, and Sound Blaster AWE64 include a microphone and a complete suite of applications that provide tools for recording, playback and customization. Creative also includes Microsoft’s Internet Explorer and NetMeeting, Creative WebPhone and Progressive Network’s RealAudio Player along with two new titles: Accolade Eradicator, and Bullfrog’s Magic Carpet 2 from Electronic Arts Inc.
