Asus Xonar DX, XONARH6 6.2 Main Setting

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ASUS Xonar DX

6.2 Main Setting

6.2.1 Sample Rate

The Sample rate determines the number of audio samples per second that the

Digital-to-Analog Converters (DAC) and S/PDIF digital interface will output. The

Xonar DX audio card can support sample rates up to 192KHz (44.1K, 48K, 96K,

192KHz). Usually audio CDs and MP3 files are 44.1KHz; DVD-Video uses 48KHz;

DVD-Audio or other HD media may contain 96KHz or 192KHz high-definition

audio content. Please select the corresponding sample rate for your 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 sources, for optimal audio

fidelity. The Xonar DX audio card supports sample rates up

to 192KHz (44.1K, 48K, 96K, 192KHz). Typical values:

-Audio CD, MP3, WMA, Wave files are 44.1KHz;

-The audio of DVD-Video is 48KHz;

-DVD-Audio or other HD media may contain 96KHz or

192KHz high-definition audio content.

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Contents

Main ii E3549 First Edition V1 January 2008 Page Contents Notices Federal Communications Commission Statement Canadian Department of Communications Statement Safety information Trademarks License 1. Introduction 1.1 Package Contents 1.2 System Requirements 2ASUS Xonar DX 1.3 Specications summary (continued on the next page) 3 ASUS Xonar DX *Specications are subject to change without notice. 4ASUS Xonar DX 2. About Hardware 2.1 Xonar DX Audio Processing Card Page 3. Installing the Xonar Hardware 3.1 Preparing Your Computer 3.2 Installing the Audio Processing Card Page 3.3 Connecting TV Tuner Card 1. 4. Installing Software 4.1 Installing the Audio Card Driver Page 4.3 Uninstalling or Reinstalling Software 4.3.1 Uninstalling Software 4.3.2 Reinstalling Software 5. Connecting Speakers and Peripherals 5.1 Connecting Digital Speaker Systems (Home Theater) 5.2 Connecting Headphones 5.2.1 Connecting Stereo Headphones 5.2.2 Connecting 5.1 channel Headphones 5.3 Connecting Analog Speaker Systems 5.3.1 Connecting Analog Power Amplier 5.3.2 Connecting 2/2.1 Channel Speakers 5.3.3 Connecting 4/4.1 Channel Speakers 4 Speakers 4.1 Speakers 5.3.4 Connecting 5.1 Channel Speakers 5.3.5 Connecting 6.1/7.1 Channel Speakers 6.1 Speakers 5.1 Speakers 7.1 Speakers 5.4 Connecting Microphone 5.5 Connecting Line-In Audio Sources 6. Xonar DX Driver Guide 6.1 Introduction to the Xonar DX Audio Center GUI Page 6.2 Main Setting 6.2.1 Sample Rate 6.2.2 Analog Out/Speaker Test 6.2.3 SPDIF Out/DDL 6.2.4 Audio Channels (For Vista only) 6.2.5 7.1 Virtual Speaker Shifter 6.2.6 Dolby Pro-Logic IIx 6.2.7 Dolby Headphone 6.2.8 Dolby Virtual Speaker 6.3 Mixer/Volume 6.3.1 Playback Volume 6.3.2 Recording/Monitoring Volume Page 6.4 Effects 6.4.1 Environment Effects 6.4.2 10-Band Equalizer 6.5 Karaoke/Magic Voice 6.6 FlexBass 6.7 AEC (Acoustic Echo Cancellation) 6.8 Smart Volume Normalization Page 6.9 DS3D GX (for Vista Only) and DSP Modes 6.10 VocalFX Page Page Page 6.11 ASIO 2 Driver When Using Ableton Live When Using Sonar LE Page Page 7. Portable Music Processor Software Guide 7.1 Introduction Page 7.2 Converting music in Main Setting Page Click the main setting page to start the PMP music conversion process. Page 7.3 Find Converted Music in PMP Music Page 8. RMAA Test Guide 8.1 Setting Up Xonar DX Audio Card Page Page 8.2 Conguration and Test with RMAA Page Page Page Page Page 9. RightMark Audio Analyzer test Testing chain: External loopback (line-out - line-in) Sampling mode: 24-bit, 48 kHz Page THD + Noise (at -3 dB FS) Page IMD (swept tones) 10. Troubleshooting and FAQs [Troubleshooting] Page Page [FAQs]