EMUXKI(4) | Kernel Interfaces Manual | EMUXKI(4)

# NAME

emuxki — Creative Labs SBLive! and PCI 512 audio device driver

# SYNOPSIS

emuxki* at pci? dev ? function ?
audio* at audiobus?

# DESCRIPTION

The emuxki device driver supports Creative Sound Blaster Live! cards as well as the Sound Blaster PCI 512.

These Environmental Audio cards are based upon the programmable EMU10K1 digital-processing chip.

Hardware features:

- E-mu Systems, Inc. EMU10K1 music synthesis engine
- 64-voice hardware polyphony with E-mu's patented 8-point interpolation technology
- Up to 1024-voice polyphony with multi-timbre capability
- Support for real-time digital effects like reverb, chorus, flanger, pitch shifter, or distortion across any audio source
- User-selectable settings are optimized for headphones, two or four speakers
- Creative Multi Speaker Surround (CMSS) technology places any mono or stereo source in a 360 degree audio space
- Processes sample rates from 5kHz to 48kHz
- Hardware full duplex support enables simultaneous record and playback at 8 standard sample rates
- Allows multiple audio sources playback on the same speaker system

# SEE ALSO

ac97(4), audio(4), joy(4), pci(4)

# HISTORY

The emuxki device driver appeared in NetBSD 1.5.3.

# AUTHORS

The emuxki driver was written by Yannick Montulet <yannick.montulet@epitech.net>.

# BUGS

Currently, this driver does not support multiple source recording, MIDI nor the multi-voice capability.

June 22, 2005 | NetBSD 6.0