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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
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Introduction...................................................................................... |
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Package contents .............................................................. |
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System requirements.......................................................... |
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General Specification......................................................... |
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Hardware overview.......................................................................... |
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Control Box........................................................................................ |
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Driver Installation.......................................................................... |
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Installing the driver........................................................... |
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Uninstalling or reinstalling the driver................................. |
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Connecting Speakers and Peripherals........................................ |
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4.1 |
Connecting to Strix Control Box |
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(Strix Raid DLX/PRO only) ............................................. |
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4.2 |
Connecting to TOSLINK and COAXIAL SPDIF |
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input connection............................................................... |
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Connecting Microphone/ Line In....................................... |
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Connecting stereo headphones ....................................... |
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Connecting Analog Speaker Systems ............................. |
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Software Utilities............................................................................ |
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Sonic Studio overview...................................................... |
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Sonic Radar overview....................................................... |
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Troubleshooting............................................................................ |
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Notice |
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Trademarks...................................................................................... |
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License |
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Copyright......................................................................................... |
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1.Introduction
1.1Package 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)
1.2System 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 fidelity sounds of the card
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1.3General Specification
STRIX RAID DLX
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Description |
Audio Performance |
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Output Signal-to-Noise Ratio |
124dB for Front channel of Line-out |
(A-Weighted) |
124dB for Headphone-out with 600ohm load |
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Input Signal-to-Noise Ratio |
117dB |
(A-Weighted) |
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Output Total Harmonic Distortion + |
0.0009% (-107dB) for Line-out |
Noise at 1kHz (-3dB) |
0.0009% (-107dB) for Headphone-out with 600ohm |
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load |
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Input Total Harmonic Distortion + |
0.000316% (-110dB) for Line-in |
Noise at 1kHz (-3dB) |
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Frequency Response |
< 10Hz to 48KHz |
(-3dB, 24-bit/96kHz format) |
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Output / Input Full-Scale Voltage |
2 Vrms (5.65 Vp-p) |
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Bus Compatibility |
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PCI Express |
PCIe v1.0 or above bus compatible |
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Main Chipset |
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Audio Processor |
Cmedia USB 2.0 High-Definition Sound Processor |
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(Max. 384KHz / 24bit) |
D-A Converter of Digital Sources: |
ESS SABRE9016 Premier 8 Channel Audio DAC |
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A-D Converter for Analog Inputs: |
Cirrus-Logic CS5381* 1 (114dB DNR, Max. |
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192kHz/24bit) |
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Sample Rate and Resolution |
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Analog Playback Sample Rate and |
44.1K/48K/88.2K/96K/176.4K/192KHz @ 16/24bit |
Resolution |
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Analog Recording Sample Rate |
44.1K/48K/88.2K/96K/176.4K/192KHz @ 16/24bit |
and Resolution |
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S/PDIF Digital Output |
44.1K/48K/96K/192KHz @ 16/24bit |
ASIO 2.0 Driver Support |
44.1K/48K/96K/192KHz @ 16/24bit |
* Individual spec for each card.
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Description |
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I/O Ports |
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Analog Output Jack |
3.5mm jack (1/8”) (Analog out for all channel) |
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3.5mm jack (1/8”) (Headphone out) |
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Analog Input Jack |
3.5mm jack (1/8”) (Line-In/Mic-In combo) |
Digital S/PDIF Output |
High-bandwidth Optical connector supports |
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192KHz/24bit (Side Surround combo) |
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Driver Features |
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Operation System |
Windows 8.1/8/7 (32/64 bit) |
STRIX RAID PRO/SOAR
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Description |
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Audio Performance |
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Output Signal-to-Noise Ratio |
116dB for Line out (Front) |
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(A-Weighted): |
110dB for Headphone-out@600ohm loading |
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Input Signal-to-Noise Ratio |
110dB for line-in |
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(A-Weighted): |
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Output Total Harmonic Distortion + |
0.001% (-100dB) for Line out |
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0.003% (-90dB) for headphone-out@600ohm |
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Noise at 1kHz (A-Weighted) : |
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loading |
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Input Total Harmonic Distortion + |
0.000316% (-110dB) for line-in |
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Noise at 1kHz (A-Weighted) : |
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Frequency Response (-3dB, |
<10Hz to 48kHz |
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24-bit/96kHz input ): |
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Output/Input Full-Scale Voltage |
2Vrms (5.65Vp-p) |
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Headphone Impedance |
Optimized for 16, 32~600Ω |
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Bus Compatibility |
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PCI |
PCIe v1.0 or above bus compatible |
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Main Chipset |
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Audio Processor |
Cmedia USB 2.0 High-Definition Sound Processor |
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(Max. 384KHz/24bit) |
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D-A Converter of Digital Sources: |
ESS SABRE9006A Premier 8 Channel Audio DAC |
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A-D Converter for Analog Inputs: |
Cirrus Logic CS5361*1 (114dB DNR, Max. |
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192KHz/24bit) |
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Description |
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Sample Rate and Resolution |
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Analog Playback Sample Rate and |
44.1K/48K/88.2/96/176.4/192KHz @ 16/24bit for |
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Resolution |
all channels |
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Analog Recording Sample Rate and |
44.1K/48K/88.2/96/176.4/192KHz @ 16/24bit for |
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Resolution |
all channels |
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S/PDIF Digital Output |
44.1K/48K/96/192KHz @ 16/24bit |
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ASIO 2.0 Driver Support: |
44.1K/48K/96/192KHz @ 16/24bit |
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I/O Ports |
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Analog Output Jack: |
3.5 mm jack (1/8”) Analog out for All channel |
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3.5 mm jack (1/8”) Headphone out |
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Analog Input Jack: |
3.5 mm jack (1/8”) (Line-In/Mic-In combo) |
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Digital S/PDIF Output |
High-bandwidth Optical Connector supports |
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192KHz/24bit (Side Surround combo) |
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Driver Features |
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Operation System |
Windows8.1/8/7(32/64bit) |
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2.Hardware overview
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Mic/Line-in
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Headphone
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Box Link
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Front
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Rear
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Center
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Side+
S/PDIF Out
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Description |
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Connect your external PC microphone to this 3.5mm |
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Microphone In port |
port for voice input. Built-in high-quality Microphone |
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pre-amplifier. |
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Connect analog devices like MP3 players, CD players, |
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Line In port |
music synthesizers, and other line-level sound sources |
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to this 3.5mm port for audio recording or processing. |
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2.Headphone Out port Connect your headphone to this port.
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No. Items
3.Box link
4.Front Out port
5.Rear Out port
6.Center Out port Side Out port
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S/PDIF Out port
Description
Connect Strix control box directly to this 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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Headphone |
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Speaker |
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