6.3.2Recording/Monitoring Volume

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1Recording Volume Tab Click this button to show the recording volume page.

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

Mix: Stereo Mix which will record all analog inputs and digital wave audio you are playing on PC

MIC: recording from MIC jack

Aux: recording from Aux-In for typically TV-tuner card audio or other sound sources

Line-In: recording from Line-in jack for external audio devices

WAVE: recording from digital wave audio you are playing on PC (Note: Windows Vista doesn’t support WAVE recording.)

3Monitoring button Click this button to monitor and loopback recording audio to outputs (PC speakers). Therefore, the recording volume will influence the monitoring signals from speaker outputs. The audio will be mixed into the streams you are playing out from your PC and all DSP effects will be applied to the source, too. A typical benefit is to apply Dolby Pro-Logic IIx 7.1-ch spreading for your TV audio, CD, MP3, or stereo game console audio from Wii, Xbox, PS2/PS3/PSP, etc. To apply Dolby Virtual Speaker is suitable for two-speaker environment.

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Asus XONARH6, Xonar DX user manual Recording/Monitoring Volume

Xonar DX, XONARH6 specifications

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