Asus Xonar DX, XONARH6 6.3 Mixer/Volume

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ASUS Xonar DX

6.3 Mixer/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.

6.3.1 Playback Volume

No Item Description

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

2 Source/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.

3 Mute/Unmute button Click this button to mute or unmute the audio channel.

4 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.

5 Left/Right Balance The horizontal slider controls the volume between the left

and right channels.

6 Reset Reset all volume controls to the default settings

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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]