User manual

ASUS Xonar DSX

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

• Virtual speakers that can be positioned to improve sound quality without having

to move 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.

*Settings will be retained even when a different Analog Output is

selected.

2 Drag speaker or

listener

You can drag each speaker or listener to a different position “virtually”

using only your mouse. The Xonar DSX card will process the sound

and reposition the virtual speakers real-time. The Subwoofer does not

emit directional sounds, and hence can be moved only closer to or

further away from the listener.

3 Reset Resets all Speaker Shifter settings to defaults.

4 Increase/decrease

volume

Click + to increase volume (moves speakers closer); click – to

decrease volume (moves 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 The default mode allows you to manually drag each speaker or the

listener with your mouse.

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