Asus Xonar DS - Manual (Page 31)

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6.2.5 7.1 Virtual Speaker Shifter
The 7.1 Virtual Speaker Shifter has the following major features:
• Expanding/upmixing audio to 7.1-channel surround sound
• Virtualizing 7.1 surround sound over any set of speakers
• Shiftable virtual speaker positioning allows you to adjust the best sound field
easily without moving physical speakers and wires
No Item Description
1 Shifter enable/disable Click this check box to enable the 7.1 Virtual Speaker Shifter.
Clicking the text bar will switch the right window to the
Speaker Shifter page for manual adjustments.
Note: The setting will remain when a different Analog Output
is selected.
2 Drag speaker or
listener
You can drag each speaker or listener to a different relative
position “virtually” using only your mouse. The Xonar DS
card will process it and virtualize each speaker position in
real-time. The Subwoofer has no directional sounds, and
hence can be moved only closer or further away.
3 Reset Reset all Speaker Shifter settings to the defaults.
4 Increase/decrease
volume
Click + to increase volume (move speakers closer); click – to
decrease volume (move speakers further away)
5 Counter-clockwise Make all speakers (except Subwoofer) rotate counter-
clockwise
6 Clockwise Make all speakers (except Subwoofer) rotate clockwise
7 Manual Rotation Manually drag and rotate all speakers (except Subwoofer)
8 Manual Drag Mode This is the default mode that allows you to manually drag
each speaker or the listener with your mouse.
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