User manual ASUS XONAR ESSENCE ST

[. . . ] No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purposes, without the express written permission of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. Product warranty or service will not be extended if: (1) the product is repaired, modified or altered, unless such repair, modification of alteration is authorized in writing by ASUS; or (2) the serial number of the product is defaced or missing. Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies, and are used only for identification or explanation and to the owners’ benefit, without intent to infringe. Iv Notices Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. [. . . ] Click the textbar to switch the right window to Dolby Headphone page for manual adjusting. 1 Virtual Speaker Shifter and Dolby Pro-Logic IIx can be selected only when Dolby Headphone is enabled. 2 DH1 Dolby Headphone (DH) provides three room filters that may be used with any type of audio. They differ in the sense of the “spatial dimension” they impart. dH1—Reference Room: Small , acoustically damped room. DH2 DH2—Livelier Room: More acoustically live than DH1 DH3 DH3—Larger Room: Larger room than DH1; more distant and diffused effect. 3 4 ASUS Xonar Essence ST 25 Dolby Virtual Speaker Dolby Virtual Speaker technology simulates a 5. 1-speaker surround sound listening environment from as few as two speakers. Dolby Virtual Speaker also creates a wider two-channel environment during playback of stereo CDs and MP3 content, and when combined with Dolby Pro Logic® II processing, delivers a virtual 5. 1-channel surround listening experience from any high-quality stereo source. 2 3 1 1 Dolby Virtual Speaker enable/disable Tick this checkbox to enable Dolby Virtual Speaker. Click the text bar to switch the right window to a Dolby Virtual Speaker page for manual adjusting. 2 3 Wide Mode Wide mode virtualizes the necessary speakers and enhances the surround experience as shown below. 26 ASUS Xonar Essence ST Mixer/Volume The Mixer feature is designed to control the volume for playback and recording on the Xonar Essence ST. In addition, the Xonar Essence ST also provides a highquality digital monitoring function for hearing the recorded audio from the speakers. You can also process the input signals with all playback sound effects such as Dolby and DTS technologies. Playback Volume 1 6 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 Playback volume tab Click this button to show the playback volume page. Left / Right balance The horizontal slider controls the volume between the left and right channels. Volume slider Drag this slider down to decrease the volume. Mute button Click this button to mute the audio channel. Click this button again to restore the audio output. Source / path name including: • WAVE: All digital audio sources except MIDI files • SW: Software Synthesizer; control the playback volume of the MIDI files • CD: CD-ROM digital playback (CD-DA) volume control • LEFT, RIGHT: the volume control for each speaker/channel Windows® Vista does not support WAVE, Synthesizer and CD-In volume controls. [. . . ] €¢  Dolby Digital and Pro-Logic IIx are available on the latest game consoles, like XBOX360, PS3, and Wii. Dolby provides the best gaming sound experience and compatibility with home theater or TV systems. €¢  Dolby Headphone and Dolby Virtual Speaker are the best 3D sound positioning, spatial modeling and 5. 1-channel virtualization technology for regular stereo headphones , speaker headphones and speakers. [. . . ]