Asus Essence STX II User Manual

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40 Chapter 4: Audio CenterENGLISHDS3D GX and DSP ModesEssence STX II introduces an innovative technology – DirectSound D Game Extensions v1.0 (DSDGX 1.0)- to restore DirectSound D Hardware acceleration mode and its subsidiary EAX effectson Windows® Vista for D games. Unlike some proprietary API like OpenAL, DSD GX does notrequire games to support OpenAL API. All existing games compatible with Microsoft DirectX andDirectSound D/D are supported with DSD GX technology. Before you start EAX and DSD HWgames, enable DSD GX on the Xonar Audio Center, and disable the feature after playing.Supports latest DS3D GX 2.0 for gaming on Windows® Vista and Windows® XPDSD GX .0 not only revives EAX and DirectSound HW effects, but also allows you to run EAXHD 5.0 games on both Windows® XP and Vista. It provides the best compatibility with existingDirectX games. GX.0 also adds innovative VocalFX voice effects for existing EAX games or VOIPapplications. Besides the abundant sound effects described above, the Essence STX II also providesquick Digital Sound Processing modes that are configured for typical applications including Music,Movies, and Games over different output speaker types. In addition, Essence STX II also offers a Hi-Fimode for hi-fidelity playback without any effect processing to keep the original audio fidelity. Everytime you turn on Hi-Fi mode, Xonar HDAV 1 clears all sound effects. Use Hi-Fi mode for audio qualitytests (using RMAA software or another machine-based measurement). Use the DSP mode button asthe quick setup if you do not wish to know the details of the effect setup.No sound effects are applied to high-definition 96KHz/19KHz content.