ASUS Strix Soar Service Manual

STRIX Sound Card Series

Strix Raid DLX

Strix Raid PRO

Strix Soar

User Manual

E11113

Revised Edition v2 November 2015

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Contents

1. Introduction ..................................................................................... 4

1.1 Package contents ............................................................. 4

1.2 System requirements ......................................................... 4

1.3 General Specication ......................................................... 5

2. Hardware overview ......................................................................... 8

Control Box ....................................................................................... 9

3. Driver Installation .......................................................................... 11

3.1 Installing the driver ........................................................... 11

3.2 Uninstalling or reinstalling the driver ................................ 12

4. Connecting Speakers and Peripherals ....................................... 13

4.1 Connecting to Strix Control Box

(Strix Raid DLX/PRO only) ............................................. 13

4.2 Connecting to TOSLINK and COAXIAL SPDIF

input connection ............................................................... 15

4.3 Connecting Microphone/ Line In ...................................... 16

4.4 Connecting stereo headphones ...................................... 17

4.5 Connecting Analog Speaker Systems ............................ 18

5. Software Utilities ........................................................................... 22

5.1 Sonic Studio overview ...................................................... 22

5.2 Sonic Radar overview ...................................................... 23

6. Troubleshooting ............................................................................ 24

Notice ......................................................................................... 27

Trademarks ..................................................................................... 27

License ......................................................................................... 27

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1. Introduction

1.1 Package contents

Check your ASUS STRIX sound card series package for the following items:

• STRIX sound card series 7.1-Channel sound card

• Driver CD

• S/PDIF TOSLINK optical adapter x 1

• Quick Start Guide

• Box link cable (Strix Raid DLX/Strix Raid Pro only)

• Strix control box (Strix Raid DLX/Strix Raid Pro only)

1.2 System requirements

To ensure a successful installation of the ASUS Strix sound card series, your

computer must meet the following requirements:

• One PCI Express 1.0 (or higher) compatible slot for the audio card

• One available 6-pin peripheral power cable connector from PC’s power

supply unit

• Microsoft® Windows® 10/8.1/8/7/(32/64bit)

• Intel® Pentium® 4 1.4GHz or AMD Athlon 1400 CPU or faster CPU

• >256 MB DRAM system memory

• >60 MB available HDD space for driver installation package

• CD-ROM drive (or DVD-ROM drive) for software installation

• High-quality headphones, powered analog speakers, or a Dolby Digital decoder, to enjoy the ultra-high delity sounds of the card

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1.3 General Specification

STRIX RAID DLX

Items Description

Audio Performance

Output Signal-to-Noise Ratio (A-Weighted)

Input Signal-to-Noise Ratio (A-Weighted)

Output Total Harmonic Distortion +

Noise at 1kHz (-3dB)

Input Total Harmonic Distortion +

Noise at 1kHz (-3dB)

Frequency Response (-3dB, 24-bit/96kHz format)

Output / Input Full-Scale Voltage 2 Vrms (5.65 Vp-p)

Bus Compatibility

PCI Express PCIe v1.0 or above bus compatible

Main Chipset

Audio Processor Cmedia USB 2.0 High-Denition Sound Processor

D-A Converter of Digital Sources: ESS SABRE9016 Premier 8 Channel Audio DAC

A-D Converter for Analog Inputs: Cirrus-Logic CS5381* 1 (114dB DNR, Max.

Sample Rate and Resolution

Analog Playback Sample Rate and Resolution

Analog Recording Sample Rate and Resolution

S/PDIF Digital Output 44.1K/48K/96K/192KHz @ 16/24bit

ASIO 2.0 Driver Support 44.1K/48K/96K/192KHz @ 16/24bit

124dB for Front channel of Line-out

124dB for Headphone-out with 600ohm load

117dB

0.0009% (-107dB) for Line-out

0.0009% (-107dB) for Headphone-out with 600ohm

load

0.000316% (-110dB) for Line-in

< 10Hz to 48KHz

(Max. 384KHz / 24bit)

192kHz/24bit)

44.1K/48K/88.2K/96K/176.4K/192KHz @ 16/24bit

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* Individual spec for each card.

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Items Description

I/O Ports

Analog Output Jack 3.5mm jack (1/8”) (Analog out for all channel)

3.5mm jack (1/8”) (Headphone out)

Analog Input Jack 3.5mm jack (1/8”) (Line-In/Mic-In combo)

Digital S/PDIF Output High-bandwidth Optical connector supports

Driver Features

Operation System Windows 8.1/8/7 (32/64 bit)

192KHz/24bit (Side Surround combo)

STRIX RAID PRO/SOAR

Items Description

Audio Performance

Output Signal-to-Noise Ratio (A-Weighted):

Input Signal-to-Noise Ratio (A-Weighted):

Output Total Harmonic Distortion +

Noise at 1kHz (A-Weighted) :

Input Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise at 1kHz (A-Weighted) :

Frequency Response (-3dB, 24-bit/96kHz input ):

Output/Input Full-Scale Voltage 2Vrms (5.65Vp-p)

116dB for Line out (Front)

110dB for Headphone-out@600ohm loading

110dB for line-in

0.001% (-100dB) for Line out

0.003% (-90dB) for headphone-out@600ohm

0.000316% (-110dB) for line-in

<10Hz to 48kHz

Headphone Impedance Optimized for 16, 32~600Ω

Bus Compatibility

PCI

Main Chipset

Audio Processor

D-A Converter of Digital Sources: ESS SABRE9006A Premier 8 Channel Audio DAC

A-D Converter for Analog Inputs:

PCIe v1.0 or above bus compatible

Cmedia USB 2.0 High-Denition Sound Processor (Max. 384KHz/24bit)

Cirrus Logic CS5361*1 (114dB DNR, Max. 192KHz/24bit)

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Sample Rate and Resolution

Analog Playback Sample Rate and Resolution

Analog Recording Sample Rate and Resolution

S/PDIF Digital Output 44.1K/48K/96/192KHz @ 16/24bit

ASIO 2.0 Driver Support: 44.1K/48K/96/192KHz @ 16/24bit

I/O Ports

Analog Output Jack:

Analog Input Jack: 3.5 mm jack (1/8”) (Line-In/Mic-In combo)

44.1K/48K/88.2/96/176.4/192KHz @ 16/24bit for

all channels

44.1K/48K/88.2/96/176.4/192KHz @ 16/24bit for

all channels

3.5 mm jack (1/8”) Analog out for All channel

3.5 mm jack (1/8”) Headphone out

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Digital S/PDIF Output

Driver Features

Operation System Windows8.1/8/7(32/64bit)

High-bandwidth Optical Connector supports 192KHz/24bit (Side Surround combo)

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2. Hardware overview

Mic/Line-in

Headphone

Box Link

Front

Rear

Center

Side+

S/PDIF Out

No. Items Description

Microphone In port

Line In port

2. Headphone Out port Connect your headphone to this port.

Connect your external PC microphone to this 3.5mm port for voice input. Built-in high-quality Microphone pre-amplier.

Connect analog devices like MP3 players, CD players,

music synthesizers, and other line-level sound sources to this 3.5mm port for audio recording or processing.

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3. Box link Connect Strix control box directly to this port.

4. Front Out port

5. Rear Out port

6. Center Out port

Side Out port

7. S/PDIF Out port

For 2-channel speaker systems, connects to the input

on the powered speakers.

Connects to the rear surround input on 4.1-channel

powered analog speakers.

Connects to the center/subwoofer input on

4.1/5.1-channel powered analog speakers.

Connects to the side surround input on 7.1-channel

powered analog speakers.

Optical digital output jack. Connects to external digital decoder or digital speaker systems, Home Theater systems, AV receivers for outputting digital

audio including PCM, Dolby Digital, DTS, WMA-

Pro, etc. Connects to the surround channel input on

4.1/5.1/7.1-channel powered analog speakers.

Control Box

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