Asus Sonic studio User Manual

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Sonic Studio
User Guide
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DE176 First Edition
March 2017
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Sonic Studio
1. Launching Sonic Studio
After nishing the driver installation for your audio device and rebooting your computer, you will nd the Sonic Studio icon on Windows® desktop, Windows® notication area or the metro interface. Double-click the Sonic Studio icon to
launch Sonic Studio.
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2. Sonic Studio overview
Sonic Studio comes with advanced sound algorithms and virtual surround effects to enhance the listening experience whether you are watching a movie, listening to music, playing a video game or communicating with your friends.
Screenshots are for reference only and subject to change and updates.
No. Item
1 Signal meters
2 Device selection
3 Main settings area
4 Audio enhancement area
5 Tuning area
6 Mic area
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No. Item Description
1 Display
2 Output Device Select
3 Playback Volume Control
4 Playback Channel
5 Sample Rate
6 Input Device Select
7 Recording Volume Control
8 Playback Volume Mute
9 Playback Setting
10 Listen to Device
11 Recording Volume Setting
12 Recording Volume Mute
Displays signal meters.
Click to select an output source: analog speakers, headphones, Line out or S/PDIF device.
Right-click an output source to set as the default device.
Drag this slider to increase or decrease playback volume.
Click to select appropriate playback channels.
Click to select sample rate and bit rate.
Click to select an input source: MIC in, Line in or Aux in.
Right-click an input source to set as the default device.
Drag this slider to increase or decrease record volume.
Click to mute/unmute volume playback.
Click to open the mixer and adjust the volume for each channel.
Click to hear the current input device in the output audio device.
Click to open mixer and adjust input device settings.
Click to mute/unmute recording volume.
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No. Item Description
The preset manager allows users to customize
13 Preset
14 Information
15 EQ
16 EQ Presets
17 Bass Boost
18 Voice Clarity
19 Compressor
settings based on preference. You can create, save, and delete presets.
Click to view driver information.
Drag this slider to adjust gains for each different frequency band.
Click to turn on/off EQ setting.
• Click to select an EQ preset.
• Click to turn on/off Bass Boost.
• Drag the slider to adjust low frequency harmonics to
produce a deeper and warmer bass.
• Drag the slider to adjust the gain of the Bass Boost
effect.
• Click to turn on/off Voice Clarity.
• Drag the slider to increase speech recognition by
boosting the range of human voice frequencies.
• Click to turn on/off Compressor.
• Drag the slider to tighten audio according to a set
threshold.
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No. Item Description
When the Playback Channel is set to Stereo, Virtual Surround is available.
• Click to enable Virtual Surround.
20 Virtual Surround / Upmix
21 Reverb Gain
22 On/Off Reverb Gain
23 Noise Gate
24 Perfect Voice
25 Speaker Test
• Click to select a Virtual Surround preset.
When the Playback Channel is set to 4, 5.1, or 7.1, Upmix is available.
• Click to enable Upmix.
• Click to select an Upmix.
• Click to turn on/off reverb.
Click to select a reverb preset.
Drag the slider to adjust Reverb Gain to values
between -6 to +6 dB.
• Click to enable Noise Gate.
• Drag the slider to remove the noise
between words and sentences during voice communication.
• Click to enable noise reduction.
• Drag the slider to reduce remaining noise during
voice communication.
Click this button to test sound direction of the speaker.
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