Asus P5E3 Premium/WiFi-AP@n - Manual (Page 145)

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A. SoundMAX BlackHawk (AI Audio 2)
If you are using Windows ® Vista operation system, from the taskbar, double-click
the SoundMAX ® BlackHawk icon to display the SoundMAX ® control panel.
Enabling AI Audio 2
Click the power button to activate digital signal processing.
AI Audio 2, with the new SoundMAX BlackHawk by Sonic Focus, brings you
more multi-media enjoyment.
Fidelity Compensation
After you click the power button, the utility would compensate for the fidelity
lost in the compression process and make the audio output quasi-original
when reverting the compressed audio streams back to the uncompressed
condition.
Sound Field Expansion
AI Audio 2 also expands the stereophonic sound field to a multi-channel
one with realistic front and rear environment.
Surround Virtualization
Activating this function virtualizes surround sound with the vocal clarity
added for use with stereo speakers or headphones.
SoundMAX BlackHawk (AI Audio 2) is only available under the Windows ®
Vista™ operating system.