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ASUS Xonar DX

Noise level

Frequency range

Response

From 20 Hz to 20 kHz, dB

-0.11, +0.01

From 40 Hz to 15 kHz, dB

-0.05, +0.01

Frequency response

Содержание XONAR DX

Страница 1: ...Xonar DX Audio Card User Manual ...

Страница 2: ... MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IN NO EVENT SHALL ASUS ITS DIRECTORS OFFICERS EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS LOSS OF BUSINESS LOSS OF USE OR DATA INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR...

Страница 3: ...talling the Audio Card Driver 9 4 2 Installing the PMP software Portable Music Processor 10 4 3 Uninstalling or Reinstalling Software 11 5 Connecting Speakers and Peripherals 12 5 1 Connecting Digital Speaker Systems Home Theater 12 5 2 Connecting Headphones 13 5 3 Connecting Analog Speaker Systems 15 5 4 Connecting Microphone 20 5 5 Connecting Line In Audio Sources 20 6 Xonar DX Driver Guide 21 6...

Страница 4: ...Software Guide 50 7 1 Introduction 50 7 2 Converting music in Main Setting Page 52 7 3 Find Converted Music in PMP Music Page 54 8 RMAA Test Guide 55 8 1 Setting Up Xonar DX Audio Card 55 8 2 Configuration and Test with RMAA 58 8 3 RMAA Testing Results 63 9 RightMark Audio Analyzer test 63 10 Troubleshooting and FAQs 69 Troubleshooting 69 FAQs 72 ...

Страница 5: ...ng measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Canadian Department of Communications Statement This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio n...

Страница 6: ...product contact a qualified service technician or your retailer This symbol of the crossed out wheeled bin indicates that the product electrical and electronic equipment should not be placed in municipal waste Check local regulations for disposal of electronic products Trademarks Xonar and ASUS logo are trademarks of ASUSTek Computer Inc Dolby and Dolby Digital Live Dolby Pro Logic IIx Dolby Virtu...

Страница 7: ... 0 or higher compatible slot for the audio card One available 4 pin power cable from PC s power supply unit Microsoft Windows 10 Vista XP 32 64bit MCE2005 Intel Pentium 4 1 4GHz or AMD Athlon 1400 CPU or faster CPU 256 MB DRAM system memory 60 MB available HDD space for driver installation package CD ROM drive or DVD ROM drive for software installation High quality headphones powered analog speake...

Страница 8: ...x 192kHz 24bit 24 bit A D Converter for Analog Inputs Cirrus Logic CS5361 1 114dB SNR Max 192kHz 24bit Sample Rate and Resolution Analog Playback Sample Rate and Resolution 44 1K 48K 96K 192KHz 16 24bit Analog Recording Sample Rate and Resolution 44 1K 48K 96K 192KHz 16 24bitS S PDIF Digital Output 44 1K 48K 96K 192KHz 16 24bit Dolby Digital DTS I O Ports Analog Output Jack 3 50mm mini jack 4 Fron...

Страница 9: ...oustic Echo Cancellation AEC Provides advanced Acoustic Echo Cancellation AEC eliminates up to 40dB speaker echo return and noise suppression technologies for best voice communication quality in VOIP applications or online gaming Smart Volume Normalizer Normalizes the volume of all audio sources into a constant level and also enhances your 3D sound listening range and advantages in gaming Karaoke ...

Страница 10: ...4 ASUS Xonar DX 2 About Hardware 2 1 Xonar DX Audio Processing Card ...

Страница 11: ...peakers 3 Side Surround Output jack Connects to the surround channel input on 4 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 powered analog speakers 4 Center Subwoofer Output jack Connects to the front center subwoofer input on 5 1 6 1 7 1 powered analog speakers 5 Rear back Surround Output Jack Connects to the Back Surround input on 6 1 7 1 powered analog speakers 6 Front panel audio header Connect one end of the front panel...

Страница 12: ...used PCI Express x1 slot for the audio card and its adjacent slot for the MIDI board You can just remove one if you don t need to use the MIDI board in the package 3 2 Installing the Audio Processing Card 1 Face the bracket of the Xonar DX audio card toward the back panel of your computer and insert the audio card gently into an available PCI Express slot Make sure it s completely inserted into th...

Страница 13: ...audio card requires additional power from your computer If the power cable is not connected properly the audio card will not work at all When removing the power cable from the Xonar DX audio card make sure to pull outward the 4 pin header first then unplug it from the power connector as the following pictures show Do not forcefully remove the header from the power connector doing so may pull up th...

Страница 14: ... to the Aux In header of the audio card as shown in the figure below For optimum TV audio quality Xonar uses ADC recording to digitize the signal and loops it back to DAC playback Please select Aux In as the recording source in the Xonar Audio Center s recording mixer and enable the monitoring button to pass this signal to the audio output Using this setup you can even turn on sound effects such a...

Страница 15: ...n located on the CD ROM 3 The installation program will remind you to make sure you have connected the additional power cable from your power supply unit to the card If the power cable is not connected properly the audio card will not work at all If it has not been done please turn off the computer to install the power cable before you go on the installation process 4 Follow the instructions on th...

Страница 16: ...he PMP software Portable Music Processor 1 From the installation CD menu select the option to install the PMP software 2 Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation After the installation is complete click Finish ...

Страница 17: ...would like to remove and then click the Add Remove or Change Remove button 5 In the InstallShield Wizard dialog box select the Remove option 6 Restart your computer when prompted 4 3 2 Reinstalling Software 1 Before you reinstall any software it s recommended to uninstall the existing software first 2 After you finish the uninstallation of the software please follow the installation process again ...

Страница 18: ...me theater system possible creating an immersive and impressive cinema surround sound experience A single digital cable connection can carry high quality Dolby Digital digital audio from any of your PC audio sources to any digital speakers or AV Receivers with Dolby Digital decoding capabilities No Item Description 1 Optical adapter Plug the optical TOSLINK adapter into the S PDIF Out connector 2 ...

Страница 19: ...cting Headphones 5 2 1 Connecting Stereo Headphones No Item Description 1 Front Out Headphone Jack The Front Out jack has a built in high quality amplifier to drive headphones Connect your stereo headphones directly to this jack ...

Страница 20: ...ont Out Connect the front channel 3 5mm plug of your 5 1 headphones into this jack 2 Side Surround Out Connect the surround channel 3 5mm plug of your 5 1 headphone into this jack 3 Center Subwoofer Out Connect the Center Bass channel 3 5mm plug of your 5 1 headphone into this jack ...

Страница 21: ...e mini jack to RCA cable 2 Side Surround Out Connects to the left surround and right surround input ports of the analog amplifier with the mini jack to RCA cable 3 Center Subwoofer Connects to the Center and subwoofer input ports of the analog amplifier with the mini jack to RCA cable 4 Back Surround Out Connects to the left back and right back input ports of the analog amplifier with the mini jac...

Страница 22: ...16 ASUS Xonar DX 5 3 2 Connecting 2 2 1 Channel Speakers No Item Description 1 Front Out Headphone Jack Connect the 2 2 1 speaker set s 3 5mm plug into this Front Out jack 2 Speakers 2 1 Speakers ...

Страница 23: ... Speakers No Item Description 1 Front Out Connects to the Front input port of the 4 4 1 speakers with the mini jack cable 2 Side Surround Out Connects to the Surround input port of the 4 4 1 speakers with the mini jack cable 4 Speakers 4 1 Speakers ...

Страница 24: ...ront Out Connects to the Front input port of the 5 1 speakers with the mini jack cable 2 Side Surround Out Connects to the Surround input port of the 5 1 speakers with the mini jack cable 3 Center Subwoofer Connects to the Center Subwoofer input port of the 5 1 speakers with the mini jack cable 5 1 Speakers 6 1 Speakers ...

Страница 25: ...ide Surround Out Connects to the Surround input port of the 6 1 7 1 speakers with the mini jack cable 3 Center Subwoofer Connects to the Center Subwoofer input port of the 6 1 7 1 speakers with the mini jack cable 4 Back Surround Out Connects to the Back Surround input port of the 6 1 7 1 speakers with the mini jack cable 7 1 Speakers ...

Страница 26: ... 5mm plug into this Mic In jack for voice communication recording or karaoke No Item Description 1 Line Input Jack Connect the 3 5mm plug of the CD MP3 Player or any other Line level analog audio sources into this Line In jack for sound recording or real time Dolby sound processing through the Monitoring path See the Mixer section of the driver guide ...

Страница 27: ... icon to open the Xonar Audio Center utility If the icon could not be found in the system tray go to the Windows Control Panel and double click the Xonar DX Audio Center icon 2 The Xonar DX Audio Center is the Graphic User Interface GUI for the Xonar DX driver You can control the functions and features of the Xonar DX driver on the Audio Center The following picture shows a basic overview of the X...

Страница 28: ...aster Volume This rotary knob controls the master playback volume Drag the small circle inside it to change the volume level 5 Mute Button Click this button to mute audio playback it will display a red light when playback is muted 6 SVN Button Click this button to enable the Smart Volume Normalization feature for constant volume from all playback sources It will display a blue light when enabled 7...

Страница 29: ...our playback sources to get the best audio fidelity Even if your setting differs from the audio source s sample rate the Xonar DX engine will do super high fidelity sample rate conversion with a double floating point filter which can reduce total harmonic distortion THD N by 140dB No Item Description 1 Sample Rate Please select the sample rate that corresponds to or exceeds that of your playback s...

Страница 30: ...ker type for your connected speakers 2 Speaker Test Click this button to show the speaker test window in the right pane Click the play button to test each speaker one by one or click each speaker manually to test note the Speaker Test function is not available on Windows Vista due to a limitation in its audio stack 3 Speaker Swap Clicking this button will pop up an advanced setting window to allow...

Страница 31: ...ry high quality Dolby Digital surround audio from your PC to digital speakers and AV Receivers No Item Description 1 S PDIF Out enable disable Click this check box to enable S PDIF output 2 S PDIF Output Formats Functions This pull down menu allows you to select one of the following four formats PCM Pulse Code Modulation which is a typical raw audio data format Dolby Digital Live real time 5 1ch e...

Страница 32: ...y it Please note that this setting is synchronized with Vista s system speaker configuration and changing the setting during playback will cease the audio playback program You may have to restart the program after the change It s recommended that you close all playing programs before you change the setting No Item Description 1 Audio Channels Here are some typical suggestions MP3 WMA AAC CD VCD 2D...

Страница 33: ...an drag each speaker or listener to a different relative position virtually using only your mouse The Xonar DX audio card will process it and virtualize each speaker position in real time The Subwoofer has no directional sounds and hence can be moved only closer or further away 3 Reset Reset all Speaker Shifter settings to the defaults 4 Increase decrease volume Click to increase volume move speak...

Страница 34: ...e right window to the Pro Logic IIx page for manual adjustments 2 Center Width This parameter is used to set the spread of the center mainly for the vocal signals of songs and music Drag the scroll bar to the left to centralize the vocal signal Drag to the right side to widen the vocal sound range 3 Reset Reset all settings to the defaults 4 Dimension The dimension parameter fades sounds to the fr...

Страница 35: ...t and reduce listener fatigue from long listening over headphones No Item Description 1 Dolby Headphone enable disable Click this check box to enable Dolby Headphone Clicking the text bar will switch the right window to Dolby Headphone page for manual adjusting 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 dimen...

Страница 36: ...ound listening experience from any high quality stereo source No Item Description 1 Dolby Virtual Speaker enable disable Click this check box to enable Dolby Virtual Speaker Clicking the text bar will switch the right window to a Dolby Virtual Speaker page for manual adjusting 2 Reference Mode Dolby Virtual Speaker provides two modes of virtualization The first is Reference mode which virtualizes ...

Страница 37: ...tween the left and right channels 3 Volume Slider Drag this slider down to decrease the volume drag it up to increase the volume The tool tip reveals the percentage number from 1 to 100 in terms of the full scale level 4 Mute Unmute button Click this button to mute or unmute the audio channel 5 Source Path Name This shows the source name for each volume control slider including WAVE All digital au...

Страница 38: ...rding volume drag up to increase the recording volume The tool tip reveals the percentage number from 1 to 100 in terms of the full scale level 4 Microphone In Advanced Setting Click this button to open the advanced settings for the Microphone In You can check with Front Panel Microphone to enable microphone of front panel Enabling Microphone Boost will increase a volume gain to boost microphone i...

Страница 39: ... audio will be mixed into the streams you are playing out from your PC and all DSP effects will be applied to the source too A typical benefit is to apply Dolby Pro Logic IIx 7 1 ch spreading for your TV audio CD MP3 or stereo game console audio from Wii Xbox PS2 PS3 PSP etc To apply Dolby Virtual Speaker is suitable for two speaker environment 7 Source Path Name This shows the source name for eac...

Страница 40: ...l 2D sound sources like music No Item Description 1 Default Environments These four buttons activate Bathroom Concert hall Underwater and Music Pub environments respectively 2 More Option Clicking this button will apply the environment effect that you select from the pull down menu on the right side There are another 23 options in this menu 3 Environment Size There are three size settings for each...

Страница 41: ...qualier Slider Adjust the gain for each band 30 16KHz 2 Default Equalizer Options There are 12 available equalizer patterns Click one to apply it 3 User Defined You can click this button to apply your own defined parameters saved in the pull down menu 4 Save Name Key in a name for your own User Defined equalizer setting 5 Add Save Click this button to save the parameters into User Defined list 6 D...

Страница 42: ...eep the music and symphony for karaoke No Item Description 1 Reset Reset all settings to the default 2 On Off The switch to turn on or off the functions on this page 3 Key Shifting Check the box to enable or disable the key shifting feature for music playback from 4 semitones below to 4 semitones above 4 Vocal Cancellation Checkbox to enable or disable the vocal cancellation function and adjust th...

Страница 43: ...from small speaker channels and redirect them all to the subwoofer or Large speakers No Item Description 1 Picture for Small Large speaker Colors for small large speakers are different Orange large speakers Green small speakers 2 LFE Crossover Frequency Adjusts the cut off frequency 50 250Hz for LFE low frequency effects signals Xonar DX will filter out the bass signals below the crossover frequen...

Страница 44: ...echnology can eliminate up to 40dB speaker echo return and suppress noises into your microphone for easier conversation experience AEC is an innovative feature to make Xonar DX the best sound card choice for online chatting in VOIP applications Skype MSN Google QQ etc or online gaming AEC provides the following benefits to you Reduce the voice acoustic echoes like speakerphone devices when others ...

Страница 45: ...tions The speaker type will be set as 2 speakers and special voice processing mode while AEC is applied all audio effects will be suspended and those controls on audio center will be frozen After you finish the voice over IP applications please remember to turn it off for normal high fidelity audio playback mode No Item Description 1 AEC Click AEC function page 2 Enable AEC Click the checkbox to e...

Страница 46: ... It allows you to listen to various content like MP3 TV program DVD video and even games with consistent sound level The following graph shows how different signals 1 2 will become the same level for example 10dB below full scale after you turn on SVN Please note that for lower volume music 2 it will become louder when you turn on SVN and for higher volume music 1 it will become quieter 0dB Full s...

Страница 47: ...udio center and disable the function after the games Supports latest DS3D GX 2 0 for gaming on Vista XP DS3D GX 2 0 not only revives EAX and DirectSound HW effects but also allows you to run EAX HD 5 0 games on both XP and Vista It provides the best compatibility with existing DirectX games GX2 0 also adds innovative VocalFX voice effects for existing EAX games or VOIP applications Besides the abu...

Страница 48: ...ects will be cleared to keep the original digital data and analog output quality as high as possible 3 GX Mode DirectSound 3D Game Extensions mode to support EAX and DirectSound 3D Hardware extensions for lots of DirectX DirectSound3D games on Windows Vista and XP 4 Game Mode This mode is set for Games 5 Movie Mode This mode is set for DVD Movie playback ...

Страница 49: ...o Item Description 1 Local VoiceEX It produces realistic and dynamic environmental reverberation for your voice in 3D gaming communication You can hear your voice form speakers 2 VoiceEX It produces realistic and dynamic environmental reverberation for your voice in 3D gaming communication 3 Magic Voice Changes your voice pitch to different types for disguising your real voice or just for fun in o...

Страница 50: ...EX 2 Make sure you and your team member can talk each other in the game For VOIP 1 Press App List 2 If you don t see the VOIP application of yours in the list press Add Make sure the Skype and MSN Messenger are the latest version 3 Look for the application s location and Open it ...

Страница 51: ...e when you chat online Click the checkbox to enable VocalFX function then a prompt message will pop up This message implies the record device will be set to microphone Make sure the GX function is enabled Click OK to accept it or Cancel if you want to enable it later Check Don t remind me again if you don t want to see this messsage pop up next time ...

Страница 52: ...ng on PCs which is very important for professional music creation and editing The Xonar DX package also provides Ableton Live and Sonar LE audio editing software which all support ASIO output The setup reference is described below Using Ableton Live No Item Description 1 Preferences Step 1 is to open the Preferences window from the Options tab 2 Driver Type Step 2 is to select ASIO as the driver t...

Страница 53: ...o Item Description 4 Hardware Setup Step 4 is to click the Hardware Setup to configure the Bit depth 16 24bit and latency 1ms 300ms 5 Sample Rate Step 5 is to select the sample rate from 44 1 48 96 192KHz Using Sonar LE ...

Страница 54: ...s to open the Audio Options window from the Options tab 2 Driver Mode Step 2 is to select ASIO as the driver mode in Advanced tab WDM and MME are Windows driver types The changes will take effect after you restart the program next time continued on the next page ...

Страница 55: ...you are using 00 or another one 4 Recording Timing Master After step 2 Sonar LE will display 1 input driver ASUS Xonar DX ASIO In 00 Make sure you are using it 5 Sample Rate Step 5 is to select the default file sample rate 44 1 48 96 or 192KHz for your Sonar project 6 ASIO Panel If you would like to configure bit depth 16 24bit and latency 1ms 300ms of the Xonar DX ASIO driver click this ASIO pane...

Страница 56: ...r 128 320Kbps data rates Windows Media Player 9 or later version and MP3 WMA codecs are required Supports transformation speed up to a maximum of 40 times of the normal playback speed High Speed mode The maximum speed is just for your reference because it s related to your PC s performance and the sound effects you choose to add Before you use PMP software make sure the following items have been c...

Страница 57: ...onversion 2 PMP Music page This page will display the converted music files saved in the PMP Music folder 3 Software Update This button is used to check online for upgrades to the PMP software and download it for upgrade make sure your computer is connected to the Internet before you click the button ...

Страница 58: ...locked and refers to C Documents and Settings My Documents My Music 2 Others The default path refers to C Documents and Settings My Documents My Music but can be designated to other folder by clicking In the right side of the window you will see all of the music files from the selected folders that can be converted by PMP You can select all or click each check box to choose which file to be conver...

Страница 59: ...with Pro Logic II virtual surround effect for stereo speakers 3 Destination This tab allows you to choose to save converted music to the default PMP Music folder or to Other folder by clicking 3 Convert Stop The final step is to click the button to start Converting Clicking this button again while PMP is converting files will stop the process Please note that the audio card will suspend operation ...

Страница 60: ...e data rate and DH ie Dolby Headphone or DVS ie Dolby Virtual Speaker if the effect is applied For example Original file name ABCD mp3 Converted file name ABCD_192K_DH mp3 meaning the data rate is 192Kbps with Dolby Headphone post processing applied No Item Description 1 PMP Music page This page shows the converted music library stored in the PMP Music folder 2 Music Information This window will d...

Страница 61: ...ithms The following provides a step by step loop back test guide for your Xonar DX audio card 8 1 Setting Up Xonar DX Audio Card Open the Xonar DX Audio Center Use the settings below 1 Select the sample rate you will be using with RMAA here we set 48KHz for testing 48KHz 24bit signals 2 Set analog output to 2 speaker mode to get rid of any channel processing over RMAA stereo signals in the driver ...

Страница 62: ...lt highest level 0dB This allows you to get realistic output and input quality ratings for the Xonar DX audio card You should use an external 3 5mm line cable as follows as short as possible to connect the Front Out jack to the Line In jack for loop back testing In that case please select Line In as the recording source on the mixer page 3 5mm Line Cable ...

Страница 63: ...57 ASUS Xonar DX 5 Click Reset on the playback volume mixer page to keep the volume setting on default 6 Turn the master volume to the MAX level 0dB ...

Страница 64: ...vices as ASUS Xonar DX Audio 2 Select 24bit and 48KHz for the test signals If you change the format here please remember to go back to set the same sample rate output in the Xonar DX Audio Center 3 Click Test options button in RMAA and check Analyze noise and distortion only in 20Hz 20KHz range audio in band for human hearing in the General tab ...

Страница 65: ...ct DirectSound as the Driver Model because Windows MME mode doesn t support high resolution 24bit audio playback and the data may be manipulated by Windows so that the real hardware quality can not be measured properly 5 Click loop back mode test button ...

Страница 66: ...OK the level meter will be green 7 If the recording volume level is not high enough please check and make the WAVE and Master Volume are at the maximum level Instead if the recording volume level is too high please lower the WAVE and Master volumes gradually until the level is ok ...

Страница 67: ...egin the test by clicking the Done button If you cannot get the level to be OK after the previous step click Done anyways and proceed 9 Enter ASUS Xonar DX Audio in the New slot name and select one Empty slot Then click OK ...

Страница 68: ...62 ASUS Xonar DX 10 RMAA will pop up the Test results window You can click the Select checkbox and click to Make html report 11 Check and key in the report name options as follows and then click OK ...

Страница 69: ...cards it has higher quality than most CE devices You can also try testing the performance for other sample rates and bit depths with the same procedure 9 RightMark Audio Analyzer test Testing chain External loopback line out line in Sampling mode 24 bit 48 kHz Summary General performance Excellent Frequency response from 40 Hz to 15 kHz dB 0 01 0 05 Excellent Noise level dB A 112 7 Excellent Dynam...

Страница 70: ...64 ASUS Xonar DX Noise level Frequency range Response From 20 Hz to 20 kHz dB 0 11 0 01 From 40 Hz to 15 kHz dB 0 05 0 01 Frequency response ...

Страница 71: ...ameter Left Right RMS power dB 111 4 112 0 RMS power A weighted dB 112 4 113 0 Peak level dB FS 87 5 88 4 DC offset 0 00 0 00 Parameter Left Right Dynamic range dB 111 4 111 8 Dynamic range A weighted dB 112 4 112 8 DC offset 0 00 0 00 ...

Страница 72: ...66 ASUS Xonar DX Intermodulation distortion THD Noise at 3 dB FS Parameter Left Right THD 0 0006 0 0006 THD Noise 0 0008 0 0008 THD Noise A weighted 0 0010 0 0009 ...

Страница 73: ...ar DX Stereo crosstalk Parameter Left Right IMD Noise 0 0010 0 0009 IMD Noise A weighted 0 0008 0 0007 Parameter Left Right Crosstalk at 100 Hz dB 109 107 Crosstalk at 1 KHz dB 101 101 Crosstalk at 10 KHz dB 82 82 ...

Страница 74: ...68 ASUS Xonar DX IMD swept tones Parameter Left Right IMD Noise at 5 KHz 0 0011 0 0011 IMD Noise at 10 KHz 0 0009 0 0009 IMD Noise at 15 KHz 0 0009 0 0009 ...

Страница 75: ...ccessfully 3 Windows Media Player Ver 9 or above has been installed in your PC 4 PMP Lite will also need an MP3 encoder installed to encode music into MP3 format If you don t have it yet the PMP Lite installer will provide a guide message to download a free MP3 encoder I couldn t find the Xonar DX Audio Center Instructions 1 Make sure you have installed the driver 2 Find the Xonar DX Audio Center ...

Страница 76: ...y Digital Live encoder through the S PDIF output the analog output will be muted to get rid of the interference between your digital speaker system and analog speakers or headphones Please check if this is the case 5 Please go to the sound and audio device of Windows Control Panel to check if the playback default device is set to Xonar DX Audio Device instead of other onboard AC97 or HDA codec dev...

Страница 77: ... Windows Vista How could I use it Instructions Windows Vista doesn t show MPU 401 MIDI port on system However Xonar DX did support MIDI I O and you can directly use it to connect MIDI instruments on Vista without any setting I found no sound effects when playing 96K or 192KHz sound sources Instructions 1 Currently Xonar DX effects including Dolby support common 44 1K 48KHz sound sources processing...

Страница 78: ...3D GX 1 0 on Windows Vista which can recover DirectSound 3D hardware and EAX gaming sound effects on Vista for a lot of existing DirectX games Q2 Why does the Xonar DX support Dolby technology Answer Dolby is the ONLY brands and technology recognized by the CE industry and available on a wide range of audio equipment Xonar includes these features to make your PC a powerful media and entertainment ...

Страница 79: ...f audio in out for the cleanest sound production 2 Duplex HD Supports audio sampling rates up to 24bit 192KHz for all inputs and outputs 3 ASIO 2 0 Xonar DX includes an ASIO 2 0 driver for low latency low distortion music creation application 4 Xonar DX contains the Portable Music Processor Lite to convert and process regular music with Dolby Headphone Dolby Virtual Speaker and Smart Volume Normal...

Страница 80: ...xer page Playback CD Answer If you are using the Microsoft Windows Media Player to play audio files you have to change the playback setting of your CD optical drive to Analog Open the Windows Media Player and do the following to change the setting Tools Options Device CD Properties Playback Analog ...

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