Philips PSC70317 - Manual (Page 2)

4-Channel PCI Sound Card
Experience state-of-the-art Surround Sound. Rhythmic Edge
makes listening to music a whole new experience. You’ll hear every
nuance of every song as the sound swirls around you. And it’s not just
for music; the amazing technology behind the Rhythmic Edge breathes
new life into almost any audio source.
Coupled with the unique QMSS algorithm, the Rhythmic Edge
analyzes stereo mixes and places sound effects in convincing three-
dimensional space. This translates to intense game sound effects and
concert hall realism for all genres of music.
The power behind Rhythmic Edge is the Philips ThunderBird
Avenger
™ audio accelerator. This powerful DSP (Digital Signal
Processor) can process up to 256 sounds simultaneously with minimal
consumption of your computer’s power. An extreme hardware acceler-
ator assures high-fidelity audio and frees your computer to concentrate
its power on better graphics and game speed.
With up to 96 available concurrent 3D streams, and with EAX ™
1.0, EAX ™ 2.0 and A3D ™ 1.0 game compatibility, Rhythmic Edge delivers
the most powerful audio force available today for the most intense
music or gaming experience possible.
Manage your music portfolio. SIREN ™ XPress software can create,
play and manage your entire audio portfolio – Internet downloads, MP3,
CDs and more.
Make your own MP3 music slide show. Use the enclosed AudioPix
software to combine digital images with MP3 music for the ultimate mul-
timedia presentation or music video.
Create your own music. Sonic Foundry’s Acid Xpress software is the
new standard in loop-based music production. Work with hundreds of
pre-recorded loops to mix your own music.
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PSC703 PCI Sound Card
Printed in USA
Date printed: March 2001
Specifications subject to change without notice.
© 2001 Philips Consumer Electronics Co.
A Division of Philips Electronics North America Corp.
PSC
703
PSC
703
Technical Specifications
Digital Acceleration
•
96 streams of 3D audio acceleration including reverb, obstruction, and occlusion
• 256 streams of DirectSound accelerations and digital mixing
• Full-duplex, 48khz digital recording and playback
• 64 hardware sample rate conversion channels up to 48khz
• Wavetable and FM Synthesis
• DirectInput devices
Comprehensive Connectivity
•
4-channel analog output
• Digital S/PDIF output (stereo, AC3 or DTS signal)
• Dual Midi/Gameport
• Additional external inputs: Line in, Mic in
• Additional internal inputs: CD in, Aux in,TAD in
• Special effects can be applied to any audio input including conversion of stereo
to quadraphonic, QXpander, and reverb
Music Synthesis
•
Up to 576 total wavetable synthesis voices
• Reverb and chorus
• 64 channel hardware CD quality (16 bit, 44.1khz) wavetable synthesizer
with 5.9MB sample set
• Hardware FM Synthesizer (real mode DOS)
• 512 voice professional quality soft-synth with XG and GM compatibility
Digital Signal Processor Algorithms
•
QSound3DInteractive ™ positional 3D for 2 speakers or 4 speakers
• QSound Multi Speaker System ™ for quadraphonic output of stereo music, video and games
• QSound Environmental Modeling for EAX ™ and DirectSound3D ™ games
• QXpander ™ for 3D enhancement of stereo playback
• QSurround ™ virtual 5.1 playback of DVDs using 2 speakers*
* Soft DVD player required
Minimum System Requirements:*
•
One available PCI 2.1 compliant slot
• Genuine Intel ® Pentium ® class 166Mhz or faster processor
• Intel ® or 100% compatible motherboard chip set
• 16MB system RAM
• CD-ROM drive for driver installation
* Bundled applications may have additional system requirements
Operating Systems Supported:
•
Microsoft Windows ® 95, 98, NT ® 4.0*, 2000, Me
• MS-DOS ® (real mode and box)*
* Not all product features supported when using this operating system
Compatibility:
•
Microsoft DirectSound, DirectSound3D,and DirectInput
• EAX ™ 1.0 and EAX ™ 2.0 applications
• A3D ™ 1.0 applications
• SoundBlaster Pro ™ in real mode DOS and DOS box
• MPU-401 UART MIDI Interface
• DirectInput game controllers and most legacy analog and digital joysticks