6.3Mixer/Volume

The mixer page is designed to control the volume for playback and recording on the Xonar DX. In addition, the Xonar DX also provides a high-quality digital monitoring function for hearing the recorded audio from the speakers. You can also

process the input signals with all playback sound effects such as Dolby technology.

6.3.1Playback Volume

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Item

Description

 

1Playback Volume Tab Click this button tto show the playback volume page.

2Source/Path Name This shows the source name for each volume control slider, including:

-WAVE: All digital audio sources except MIDI files

-SW: Software Synthesizer; control the playback volume of the MIDI files

-CD: CD-ROM digital playback (CD-DA) volume control

-LEFT, RIGHT…: the volume control for each speaker/ channel.

Note: Windows® Vista doesn’t support WAVE, Synthesizer and CD-In volume controls.

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Mute/Unmute button

Click this button to mute or unmute the audio channel.

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.

 

 

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Left/Right Balance

The horizontal slider controls the volume between the left and right channels.

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Reset

Reset all volume controls to the default settings

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Asus Xonar DX, XONARH6 user manual Mixer/Volume, Playback Volume, Mute/Unmute button, Volume Slider, Left/Right Balance

Xonar DX, XONARH6 specifications

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