The Sound Blaster AWE32 has consistently been rated well by multimedia and PC publications. Below are a few reviews on the Sound Blaster AWE32, the new generation of Sound Blaster cards, from popular magazines.You may also want to look at the awards and accolades which Sound Blaster has won over the years.
Windows Sources magzine gives a full review on the latest Sound Blaster AWE32 PnP
" The AWE32 and AWE32 Value Edition produced above-average numbers on our Preamplifier tests. Digital playback performance was above average. Indeed, the cards produced superior sound on games, with good bass and excellent treble response. MIDI playback was also impressive, with drums and piano that sounded crisp and realistic."
PC Magazine, 28 March '95
"For the flexibility necessary for business-related audio, turn to Creative Labs Sound Blaster AWE32, which stands out with decent sound quality and excellent software that inludes 3D sound and text-to-speech and speech recognition capabilities. Its lavish documentation is another welcome feature... The AWE32 gave us the smoothest rides and the best sound in the games we tested."
Michael Desmond & Melissa Riofrio,
PC World, Dec '94
Review Results: Best Audio, Best Entertainment, Easiest Installation, Most Compatible.
"The Sound Blaster has all that multimedia stuff and is compatible with just about everything. This is probably the closest you'll get to having your cake and eating it."
Future Music, July 1994
" Creative Labs set the standard for PC sound cards with the original Sound Blaster. The AWE32 continues the tradition."
Windows Magazine, Oct 1994
"Installation was very straightforward, from a friendly diagram at the beginning of "Getting Started" manual to the well-designed installation screens.
Progress thermometers abound, and help was only a single F1 press help. The installer tells you where the new files are going, and can automatically back up your original directories."
Keyboard Magazine, Oct 1994
" The hottest new feature is its new 16 bit wave-table synthesizer. The synth uses an E-MU8000 chip to produce by far the best MIDI sound I've heard from any Creative Labs board...The Sound Blaster AWE32 represents the latest and greatest of Creative Labs technology...a tough act for any manufacturer to follow."
Brett Glass, Multimedia World, July 1994
Review Results : 4 star rating
"The AWE32 takes care of many aspects of audio production, bringing very affordable direct to disk recording, sampling, digital editing and GM/GS synthesis to the PC...EMU SoundFonts promise excellent potential for high-quality sounds, and with its wide range of facilities, the AWE32 could well become a new standard in the PC market."
Steven Helstrip, Sound on Sound, June 1994
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