6.2.57.1 Virtual Speaker Shifter

The 7.1 Virtual Speaker Shifter has the following major features:

•Expanding/upmixing audio to 7.1-channel surround sound

•Virtualizing 7.1 surround sound over any set of speakers

•Shiftable virtual speaker positioning allows you to adjust the best sound field easily without moving physical speakers and wires

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1Shifter enable/disable Click this check box to enable the 7.1 Virtual Speaker Shifter. Clicking the text bar will switch the right window to the Speaker Shifter page for manual adjustments.

Note: The setting will remain when a different Analog Output is selected.

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Drag speaker or

You can drag each speaker or listener to a different relative

 

listener

position “virtually” using only your mouse. The Xonar

 

 

Essence STX 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.

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Reset

Reset all Speaker Shifter settings to the defaults.

4Increase/decrease Click + to increase volume (move speakers closer); click – to

volumedecrease volume (move speakers further away)

5Counter-clockwiseMake all speakers (except Subwoofer) rotate counter- clockwise

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Clockwise

Make all speakers (except Subwoofer) rotate clockwise

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Manual Rotation

Manually drag and rotate all speakers (except Subwoofer)

8Manual Drag Mode This is the default mode that allows you to manually drag each speaker or the listener with your mouse.

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