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THE SOUND BLASTER ROAR REVIEWERS’ GUIDE 15
EXPERIENCING THE SOUND BLASTER ROAR
THE SOUND BLASTER ROAR REVIEWERS’ GUIDE 14
PLUS A WHOLE ARRAY OF MIND-SHATTERING FEATURES!
Performanceaside,theSoundBlasterRoaralsohasmanyaddedfeatures.
Bedtime Mode*
In Bedtime Mode, the Sound Blaster
RoarplaysaudiolesfromthemicroSD
card and gradually reduces its volume
before automatically shutting down.
Thisisausefulfeatureforyoutorecord
yourself reading a bedtime story and
play it back to your children as they are
about to sleep.
*Patentpending
One-Touch Siren
If you think the Sound Blaster Roar is
loud, you haven’t heard it at its loudest
yet!TheSoundBlasterRoarcomeswith
a built-in one-touch siren that lets you
instantly grab attention when you need
to–likeatacamporinanemergency.
Thesirenfeaturewasnotdesigned,
manufactured,orsoldforusein
emergencies.Creativeisnotliableforany
lossofordamagetolife,healthorproperty
as a result of the use of this product feature.
1 Armthesiren.
2 Press and hold ALARMfor3seconds
totriggerthesiren*.
3 Switch off the siren.
Press ALARM again.
Slide the switch to OFF.
*Thesirencanbetriggeredevenwhen
the speaker is switched off.
Here’showyoudoit!
OR
1 InsertamicroSDcard.
2 Start audio playback.
To play music files:
Press .
To play voice recordings:
Press(REC).
3 ActivateBedtimeMode.
For 15 minutes:
Press and hold (REC)untilyouhear a beep.
For 30 minutes:
Press and hold (REC)untilyouhear two beeps.
OR
To deactivate Bedtime Mode:
Press .
REC
REC
Here’showyoudoit!
TeraBass
Like a professional loudspeaker, Sound Blaster Roar
is designed to reproduce low frequencies accurately.
Mostspeakersinthis classtendtoarticiallyboostlow
frequencies, making the playback ‘boomy’, and lacking
midrange. Bass from the Sound Blaster Roar on the
other hand, is tight, deep and uncolored, and the
midrangeisneutralandfull-bodied.
However,whenSoundBlasterRoarisplayedbackatlow
tomediumvolumelevels–forexampleduringlatenight
listening–listenersmaynotperceivebassthatwell,and
maydesiremorepronouncedbasslevelsatlowvolume.
TeraBasscaterstothissubjectivemusicality.
TeraBass will help add excitement to the playback
and also compensate for the loss in bass when the
loudspeaker is placed in less than ideal acoustical
environments.
PresstheAlarm/TeraBassbuttonwhileyour
musicisplayingandhearthedifference!
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Here’showyoudoit!
When do I use TeraBass?
TeraBass is best used when:
• The Sound Blaster Roar is listened to at low
to medium volume levels – for example
near-elduse.
• The Sound Blaster Roar is placed in an
environment where there is an absence of
boundarywallsforbassre-enforcement–for
exampleyou’reoutdoors.
•TheSoundBlasterRoarisplacedonverydense
material like marble or granite or in mid-far
eld listening conditions – for example in a
dance hall or at indoor gatherings.
When do I turn off TeraBass?
Sound Blaster Roar allows you to turn on and off
thisbassenahncementfeature.Manycompeting
designs in the portable segment on the other
hand feature bass “enhance” processing
withoutanoptiontoturnitoff–thisoftenleads
to playback where the loudspeaker sounding
‘boomy’, and tiring to listen to when placed in
a corner.
Do not use TeraBass when:
• Theunitisplacedinanenclosedenvironment
where there is sufcient bass reecting
off surfaces like from boundary walls – for
example on bathroom counter tops, in small
bedroomsordorms.