Asus Xonar U3 User Manual

13ASUS Xonar U3
8.2.5 7.1 Virtual Speaker Shifter
The 7.1Virtual Speaker Shifter has the following major features:
• Expanding/upmixing audio to 7.1-channel surround sound
• Virtualizing 7.1surround sound over any set of speakers
• Shiftable virtual speaker positioning allows you to adjust the best sound eld
easily without moving 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.
2 Drag speaker or
listener
You can drag each speaker or listener to a different relative
position “virtually” using only your mouse. The Xonar U3
audio card will process it and virtualize each speaker position
in real-time. The Subwoofer has no directional sounds, and
hence can be moved only closer or further away.
3 Reset
Reset all Speaker Shifter settings to the defaults.
4 Increase/decrease
volume
Click + to increase volume (move speakers closer); click – to
decrease volume (move 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
This is the default mode that allows you to manually drag
each speaker or the listener with your mouse.
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Asus Xonar U3 Specifications

General

Internal	No
Audio quality	16 bit
Audio output channels	2.0 channels
Line-out Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR)	105 dB
Line-out Total Harmonic Distortion (THD)	0.005 %
Headphone outputs	2
LED indicators	Yes
Dolby technologies	Dolby Digital Live, Dolby Headphone, Dolby Pro-Logic IIx, Dolby Virtual Speaker
Audio system maximum sampling rate	48 kHz

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	79.5 mm
Width	30.6 mm