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A derivative of the AWE32 design, the Sound Blaster 32 ( SB32 ) was a value-oriented offering from Creative.

Announced on June 6, 1995, the SB32 became the new entry-level card in the AWE32 product-line ( previously held by the AWE32 Value.

) The SB32 retained the AWE32's EMU8000 / EMU8011 MIDI-synthesis engine and built-in instrument ROM, but dropped the onboard RAM, the Wave Blaster header, and the CSP port.

The SB32 used the Vibra chip to reduce component count, which meant bass / treble / gain control was limited compared to the AWE32.

The loss of onboard RAM is offset by the inclusion of 30-pin SIMM RAM sockets, which allow up to 8 MB RAM to be installed and used by the EMU engine.