SPDIF Out/DDL

Xonar Essence ST is capable of outputting Dolby Digital Live, which is a real-time encoder that transcodes any audio, including games and music, into industry- standard Dolby Digital bit-streams on-the-fly. This is ideal for playback through a home theater system, creating an impressive cinema surround sound experience. It enables a single digital connection to carry high quality Dolby Digital surround audio from your PC to digital speakers and AV Receivers.

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1S/PDIF Out enable/disable

Tick this checkbox to enable S/PDIF output.

2S/PDIF Output Formats/Functions

From the dropdown list, select one of these formats:

•PCM (Pulse Code Modulation, which is a typical raw audio data format.)

•Dolby Digital Live real-time 5.1ch encoding

3Dobly Digital Live advanced upmixing option

This advanced setting will automatically upmix stereo (2ch) content to 5.1 channel surround with Dolby Pro-Logic II when using Dolby Digital Live output.

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