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Conversion settings

Step 2 is to set the conversion settings you would like. There

 

are three tabs for different settings:

 

1) Format: select MP3 or WMA to be the converted format

 

you would like to have. You can also choose the bitrate from

 

128Kbps, 192Kbps, and 320Kbps (the higher bitrate, the

 

higher quality but bigger file size)

 

2) Effect: You can choose to add three effects into the

 

converted files: Smart Volume Normalization (to normalize

 

all volume of your music files to a constant level), Dolby

 

Headphone (natural spatial effect for headphones), and

 

Dolby Virtual Speaker (with Pro-Logic II virtual surround

 

effect for stereo speakers).

 

3) Destination: This tab allows you to choose to save

 

converted music to the default PMP Music folder, or to Other

 

folder by clicking .

Convert/Stop

The final step is to click the button to start Converting.

 

Clicking this button again while PMP is converting files

 

will stop the process. Please note that the audio card will

 

suspend operation while PMP is converting music to ensure

 

conversion quality and stability. It’s best to close other audio

 

applications before you start converting.

Display for converting

This display window will tell you the music being converted,

status

file type, bitrate, spent time, converted percentage, and

 

speed.

Information page

Clicking the information button will display the version of

 

PMP that you have installed.

 

 

ASUS Xonar DX

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Xonar DX, XONARH6 specifications

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