Next, the blue socket (Line In) on the slot plate. This input is designed for recording from
sources with a normal, so-called line level. This is the input for connecting devices such as
cassette decks, mixers, dictaphones, studio effects devices, the record output of your hifi
system, etc. A signal applied to this input can later be selected for recording in the Aureon
ControlPanel.
Rounding out the analog connections there's the pink socket (Mic In) on the slot plate. This is
the microphone input of the SoundSystem Aureon 5.1 Sky . This connection is suitable for
condenser microphones.
From the back, digital – 1 out, 1 in.
The two sockets (TOS-Link) positioned next to one another are the digital input and output
(Digital In and Digital Out) of the system. The output complies with the S/PDIF standard; an
AC3 or DTS signal can also be transferred. A variety of additional information can be added to
the signal or filtered out during recording (or when looping a signal through the system). An
optical fiber cable (optical waveguide) is used here to connect digital equipment (many Mini-
Disc players use this connection type). A cable of this type is included with the Aureon 5.1 Sky,
so you can get started right away.
Connecting a joystick.
Maybe you still remember: sound cards have always accommodated joysticks, steering
wheels, and the like. Why this should necessarily be the case is a completely different ques-
tion—after all, nobody expects to find a printer port on a graphics card, no matter how sophis-
ticated it might be. Modern joysticks tend to use the faster USB port, which has the additional
advantage of accommodating multiple input devices.
Having said that about tradition, we're choosy about the traditions to which we're obligated—
and after all, somebody had to make the first step. We're certain that you'll see other manu-
facturers drop the joystick ports from their sound cards as well in the near future as a result.
Viva la Innovación! ;-)
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