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Title: Creative Labs is crowdfunding a modular Sound Blaster audio hub

Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2025 16:19:57 +0000
Link: https://www.engadget.com/audio/creative-labs-...

Creative Labs, the maker of Sound Blaster audio cards, has launched a
Kickstarter for a modular audio hub called Sound Blaster Re:Imagine. The
universal hub, which is reminiscent of Elgato's Stream Deck, is meant to
allow routing from any input to any output with the press of a button. Users
can connect their gaming consoles, PC and musical instruments to the
Re:Imagine, as well as speakers, wired headsets and wireless headphones,
transitioning seamlessly between them.

The system uses magnetic modules including a 3-inch smart screen, four-button
pad, rotary knob and dual sliders that can all be rearranged on the base
unit. The Horizon base with five slots is the default design for the
Kickstarter project, with an expanded six-slot Vertex base listed as a
stretch goal.

Re:Imagine sports an octa-core ARM processor with a small NPU, 8GB of RAM,
16GB of flash storage and is expandable thanks to a microSD card slot. The
hub's audio prowess is powered by a high-resolution 32-bit digital-to-analog
converter (DAC), and it supports Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. The hub runs on Linux
and can be used in a standalone setup, or as a PC-tethered audio hub.

The Re:Imagine also comes with an AI DJ that can generate music, a built-in
DOS emulator for retro gaming, one-tap audio recording and more. The modular
hub is also developer-friendly, with an included SDK and sample source code
that encourage users to build their own custom apps and then share them with
the Creative Labs community.

The Kickstarter campaign will run through December and lists an estimated
shipping date of July 2026.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at
https://www.engadget.com/audio/creative-labs-...
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