Terratec Audio Center User manual

TERRATEC Audio Center

High Definition Audio Device

User Manual

Rev. 1.2

January, 29 th

2013

TERRATEC AUREON XFIRE8.0 HD

User Manual Rev. 1.2

Table of Contents

Revision History..................................................................................2

Chapter 1: Installing the Software Package ................... 4

1.1 Installation ............................................................................ 4

1.2 Un-Installation ....................................................................... 7

Chapter 2: TERRATEC Audio Center ...............................10

2.0 Open TERRATEC AUREON 7.1 PCIe Device Software CPL.................. 10

2.1 TERRATEC Audio Center Function Introduction ............................. 14

2.1.1 Default Device selected .................................................... 14

2.1.2 Master Volume / Mute & Un-Mute ........................................ 16

2.1.3 Function Pop Menu .......................................................... 17

2.1.4 Xear 3D EX .................................................................... 18

2.1.5 Xear Pro (ASIO) .............................................................. 19

2.1.6 Function Page Area .......................................................... 20

2.1.7 Audio Status Panel .......................................................... 21

2.1.8 Profile Panel ................................................................. 22

2.2 Speaker-Output Device function page ........................................ 23

2.2.1 Volume control Page ........................................................ 24

2.2.2 Speaker Settings Page ...................................................... 25

2.2.3 Sample Rate Page ........................................................... 26

2.2.4 Equalizer ..................................................................... 27

2.2.5.1

Environment Effect...................................................... 28

2.2.6 7.1 Virtual Speaker Shifter ................................................. 29

2.2.7 Flex Bass II ................................................................... 30

2.2.8 Xear SingFX ................................................................... 32

2.2.9 Xear Surround Speaker ..................................................... 33

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2.2.10 Xear Audio Brilliant ........................................................ 34

2.2.11 Xear Dynamic Bass ......................................................... 35

2.2.12 Xear Smart Volume ........................................................ 36

2.2.13 Xear Voice Clarity .......................................................... 37

2.2.14 Xear Surround Max ......................................................... 38

2.3 SPDIF-Out Device function introduction ..................................... 39


2.3.2 Sample Rate Page ........................................................... 41

2.4 Mic-in Device function introduction .......................................... 42


2.4.2 Sample Rate Page ........................................................... 44

2.4.3 Xear SingFX Page ............................................................ 45

2.4.4 Microphone Boost Page ..................................................... 46

2.4.5 Noise Reduction Page ....................................................... 47

2.5 Line-In Device function introduction ......................................... 48


2.6.2 Sample Rate Page ........................................................... 49

2.6 SPDIF-In Device function introduction ....................................... 50


2.6.2 Sample Rate Page ........................................................... 51

2.7 Stereo Mix Device function introduction .................................... 52


2.7.2 Sample Rate Page ........................................................... 53

2.8 Information Page Introduction ................................................. 54

2.9 Tray Icon Function Introduction ............................................... 55

Appendix A - Multi-Lingual Supporting List ...................61

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Chapter 1: Installing the Software Package

Notice:

Ensure that you have plug-in the PCI-E audio card before installing

TERRATEC AUREON 7.1 PCIe Audio Device driver. Otherwise, driver installation error may occur.

Before installing/Uninstalling, you should close all audio programs to avoid the driver installation failed.

 Insert TERRATEC AUREON 7.1 PCIe driver CD. Double click the setup.exe file, if auto run is disabled. Press “Cancel” if you want to quit installation.

1.1 Installation

 Start Driver installing, you can see a welcome window, please press “Next” button to next step, press “Cancel” if you want to quit installation as following diagram.

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 Click on the “Install” button to start installing.



 If you see a dialog as below, please press “OK” and then shut-down your PC, and check your TERRATEC AUREON 7.1 PCIe was plug-in property or not.

 Start to copy necessary files and install driver and CPL.

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 Before go to the restart confirmation window, there is a message box to advise customer that they need to restart PC to make the function be effective.

 Restart confirmation and click finish button to complete installing.

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1.2 Un-Installation

 Double click the “Programs/Uninstall a program” item from Windows Control Panel.

 Select “TERRATEC Audio Center” item, and then click “Uninstall” button.

Win7/Vista

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 Start uninstalling process.



 Before Uninstalling, you should close all audio programs to avoid the driver installation failed.

 Click “Next” button to start remove…

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 Double confirmation



 Starting remove…

 Uninstall driver successfully, it is recommend restarting your computer to completely remove driver.

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Chapter 2: TERRATEC Audio Center



2.0 Open TERRATEC AUREON 7.1 PCIe Device Software CPL

After the driver installing and rebooting, you will find the TERRATEC Audio Center icon on the system tray bar.

 You are able to open the TERRATEC Audio Center by double-clicking on the icon as following diagram.

Win7/Vista Tray Icon

 When you open the TERRATEC Audio Center firstly, you can see a message as below, you can get the information about how getting start to use TERRATEC Audio Center.

If you don’t want to see this window next time, you can click on the “Don’t show this message again” option.

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 The “TERRATEC Audio Center” will appear as below diagram.



 If the tray icon does not appear in your system tray, please go to the Windows control panel and double click the “TERRATEC Audio Center” CPL icon to open it.

Win7 / Vista

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Windows XP



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 How to make CPL icon visible in the system tray?

1. Open TERRATEC Audio Center

2. Click on the “Setting” button to open setting window.



3. Check “Show System Tray Icon”, the TERRATEC Audio Center icon will show in the system tray.

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2.1 TERRATEC Audio Center Function Introduction

You can control TERRATEC AUREON 7.1 PCIe addition feature and sound effects by the

TERRATEC Audio Center as below.

2.1.1 Default Device selected

Before the Audio device playback or recording operation starting, it needs to select a device for the default device. Windows OS will assign the system resource to the default device.

 Set as Default Output Device (Speaker)

To mouse over on the “Speakers” device ( ), and clicking mouse left on the check

box ( ) or the speaker device icon to set the default device in “Speakers”

( ).

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 Set as Default Input Device (Mic)



To mouse over on the “Mic” device ( ), and click on the check box ( ) or Mic

device icon to set the default device in “Mic” ( ).

 Function Behavior

 There will be one and only one audio output device (Speaker or SPDIF-Out) set as the default audio output device for a specific role in windows 7 and Vista.

 There will be one and only one audio Input device (Mic-in, Line-in, SPDIF-In or

Stereo Mix) set as the default audio input device for a specific role in windows 7 and Vista.

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2.1.2 Master Volume / Mute & Un-Mute



 Master Volume Adjusting

You can increase or decrease volume of all output device (Speaker, Headphone and

SPDIF-Out etc.) by this mater volume bar ( ).

 Mute/ Un-Mute Function

You can mute/un-mute volume of all output device (Speaker, Headphone and

SPDIF-Out etc.) by this mute ( ) / Un-mute button ( ).

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2.1.3 Function Pop Menu

TERRATEC Audio Center provides several sound effects, there is a pop menu for each output/input device and you can entry into the sound effect page to enjoy your music, movie and gaming.

How to open pop menu:

I. Double click left mouse on Device Icon.

II. One click left mouse button on Device Icon.

Device Icon

Pop Menu

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2.1.4 Xear 3D EX



 Function Introduction

Xear3D EX technology provides a complete and fully backward compatible 3D audio interface for Windows Vista/Win7/Win8.

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2.1.5 Xear Pro (ASIO)




Xear Pro (ASIO) providing a low-latency and high fidelity interface between a software application and a computer's sound card. (Recommend player: Foobar2000)

Face-Lift CPL supports launch ASIO 2.2 control panel.

(ASIO is abbreviated from “Audio Stream Input Output”; Audio Stream Input / Output (ASIO) are a computer sound card driver protocol for digital audio specified by Steinberg.)

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2.1.6 Function Page Area

When you click one of the function items in pop menu, it can entry into a function page as below area as below.

Choose the Equalizer Page

Entry into Equalizer Function Page

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2.1.7 Audio Status Panel

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Playback (Speakers Out)

It indicates the output default device.

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2. Capture (Mic In)

It indicates the input default device.

3.

Speaker Numbers (2/4/5.1/7.1)

It indicates the speaker numbers for Speaker device only.

5.

Audio Output effect indicator

It indicates the playback sound effect status.

4. Sample Rate

It indicates the Playback sample rate for default output device.

Abb. Sound effect

EQ

Equalizer

Abb. Sound effect

KS

Xear SingFX  Key Shifting

EM

Environment Effects

VF

Xear SingFX  Vocal Fading

VSS

7.1 Virtual Speaker Shifter

AB

Xear Audio Brilliant

FB

Flex Bass II

DB

Xear Dynamic Bass

SVN

Xear Smart Volume

SMX Xear Surround Max

VC

Xear Voice Clarity

1. IN effect indicator

It indicates the playback sound effect status.

Abbreviation Sound effect

SF

SF

NR

Xear SingFX  Microphone Echo

Xear SingFX  Magic Voice

Noise Reduction

2. Switch to Profile Panel button

Click on this button will switch status bar to Profile panel.

(Refer to 2.1.8 Profile Panel

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2.1.8 Profile Panel

This is the profile for sound effect setting; it has the preset mode and user define mode, the user define mode can be customizing.

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1. Profile Mode:

You can set the preset profile mode by these profile buttons. When the preset mode is active, there is a Green-check symbol showing on the right-down corner.

2. Add Profile:

You can adjusts specific sound effects (Ex: EQ, EM, etc…) settings and clicks this “+” add profile button to name and create a user-define mode.

3. Delete Profile:

You can click this “-“button to delete the user-define mode.

4. Switch Button:

This switches the Profile panel to Audio Status Panel.

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2.2 Speaker-Output Device function page



To Access function menu, please right click the Speaker-Output device icon, this will provide you with the additional feature and sound effects.

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2.2.1 Volume control Page



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Function Introduction

This function page provides a volume control for Speaker device.

1. Volume control bar:

Master – It can adjust volume level for all channels.

Front - It can adjust volume level for front channel.

2. Left/ Right Channel Lock (Front, Cen/LFE, Rear, Side):

Clicking on the lock/ un-lock button, it can lock left-channel and right-channel to sync L/R channel.

3. Mute / Un-mute:

Clicking on the mute/ un-mute button, it can mute all channels.

4. dB Input Area (Front, Cen/LFE, Rear, Side):

You can directly fill-in a dB value into this text box to set the volume level.

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2.2.2 Speaker Settings Page






You can set the speaker numbers (Stereo/ Quadraphonic/ 5.1 Surround/ 7.1 Surround) in this page.

1. LFE/Center Channel Swap

When this item enable, it can swap the audio stream between Center/LFE.

2. Speaker Test

Click the “Speaker Test” button, the CPL will auto play test sound in order.

Front-Left  Front-Right  Back-Left  Back-Right  Center  Bass

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2.2.3 Sample Rate Page



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This function page provides a sample rate setting for Speaker device.

1. Sample Rate button

44.1 KHz - set playback sample rate to 44.1K

48 KHz - set playback sample rate to 48K

88.2 KHz - set playback sample rate to 88.2K


192 z - set playback sample rate to 192K

2. Bit Depth button

16bit - set playback bit depth to 16bit


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2.2.4 Equalizer



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It provides a 10-band EQ function; you will able to adjust the EQ band by manual and create customize preset items or click on the preset EQ mode

1. EQ enable/disable switch

Click on this check box to enable/disable EQ

2. Preset mode

Select a pre-set mode for equalizer that is designed accordingly. There are 12 preset modes such as Bass, Treble, Live, Rock, Jazz, etc.

3. EQ band controller

You can change the gain setting for each band (30/ 60/ 120/ 250/ 500/ 1K/ 2K/ 4K/ 8K/

16K)

4. Manual mode

You can change the gain value of each band and then give it a name to the “A. Input

Field” and then click “ ” to save your new setting into the “B. customization EQ list”.

Click “ ” to delete settings.

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2.2.5.1 Environment Effect



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It provides 28 special environment emulations; you can hear different sound reflection and reverberation.

1. Environment Effect enable/disable switch

Click on this check box to enable/disable Environment Effect.

2. Environment Effect mode

Click on an Environment effect button or drop the dropdown list to choose an Environment effect.

3. Zoom Size

You can change the “Room Size” to simulate a larger or smaller space.

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2.2.6 7.1 Virtual Speaker Shifter



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You can use this page to simulate the speaker direction and distance.

1. 7.1 Virtual speaker shifter enable/disable switch

Click on this check box to enable/disable 7.1 Virtual Speaker.

2. Auto Rotation Mode

The virtual speakers rotate clockwise or counterclockwise slowly.

3. Manually Rotation Mode

Use mouse to rotate the virtual speakers on the screen manually.

4. Manual Shifting (Free Moving Mode)

Use pointer and click-and-drag to move the location of individual virtual speakers.

5. Reset

Reset the location of virtual speakers / virtual listener to default.

6. Virtual Speaker (L/R/Ls/Rs/Lb/Rb/C/W)

Each virtual speaker virtualizes one channel of the 7.1 channel speakers in the real world.

7. Volume Control

Each virtual speaker virtualizes one channel of the 7.1 channel speakers in the real world.

8. Volume indicator

Indicate value for each channel.

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2.2.7 Flex Bass II

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You can use this function to increase/decrease the LFE strength. This function would cut the low frequency band (50~250Hz) of stereo music content (ex. Mp3, WMA, CD Audio) and transfer to subwoofer or each speaker.

1. Flex Bass II enable/disable switch

Click on this check box to enable/disable Flex Bass II.

2. Cut Off Frequency:

The cutting range of low frequency is from 50Hz to 250Hz.

3. Bass Level:

The bass level range is from -12 to 12dB.

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4. Speaker Size (L/R/Ls/Rs/Lb/Rb/C/W)

Small Speaker w/o bass

When the speaker size is setting to small, you can hear the sound resonance more obvious and reverberation from subwoofer.

Large Speaker w/ bass:

When the speaker size is setting to large, you can hear the sound resonance more obvious and reverberation from itself.

5. Speaker Diagram

You also can check the speaker size from this home theater diagram.

Small Speaker

Large Speaker

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2.2.8 Xear SingFX



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Xear SingFX page provides 2 feature for karaoke application.

1. Key Shifting switch

It provides the key change function, there are shifting-up 4 steps and shifting-down 4 steps, you can use slider bar to change the key level.

2. Vocal Fading

It provides the vocal removing function for any stereo music content (ex. Mp3、WMA、

CD), you can use slider bar to change the vocal fading level.

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2.2.9 Xear Surround Speaker



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You can use this function to simulate a multi-speaker home theater surround listening experience by 2 channel (Stereo) Speaker device.

1. Enable Xear Surround

Click this check box to enable the Xear Surround sound effect.

2. Sound Filed Expansion / Speaker Angle

Xear Surround Speaker provide the Sound Filed Expansion and Speaker Angle for user fine tune and it can improve the listening experience

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2.2.10 Xear Audio Brilliant



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Xear Audio Brilliant can restore the clarity and details of compressed audio in music, movies and games (MP3, WMA, AAC, AC3, etc.).

1. Enable Audio Brilliant

Click this check box to enable the Xear Audio Brilliant.

2. Brilliant Level

You can increase/decrease the Brilliant Level.

3. Reset

Return to default value.

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2.2.11 Xear Dynamic Bass



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Xear Dynamic Bass can increases the bass reproduction capability of small speaker drivers by applying psychoacoustic techniques.

1. Enable Dynamic Bass

Click this check box to enable the Xear Dynamic Bass effect.

2. Bass Level

You can increase/decrease the Bass Level.

3. Cut-Off Frequency

You can adjust the Cut-Off Frequency range, to make the bass effect more strong.

4. Reset

Return to default value.

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2.2.12 Xear Smart Volume



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Xear Smart Volume can normalize sound levels of music to reduce the frequencies required for volume adjustments on Televisions, Docking Speakers, PCs and other consumer products.

1. Enable Smart Volume

Click this check box to enable the Xear Smart Volume

2. Volume Level

You can set normalize sound level.

3. Mode

You can choose Music mode and Speech Mode for your needs.

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2.2.13 Xear Voice Clarity



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Xear Voice Clarity can Increases clarity, intelligibility, and prominence of receiving voice

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in VOIP, game, music, or movies without suppressing or changing other audio.

1. Enable Voice Clarity

Click this check box to enable the Xear Voice Clarity effect.

2. Voice Clarity Level

You can increase the volume Level to make the voice more clear.

3. Noise Suppression for communication

You can eliminate the background noise.

4. Reset

Return to default volume.

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2.2.14 Xear Surround Max




Xear Surround Max can expand stereo audio content to each output channel. When you playing mp3 music file and enable this function, you can hear music from each speaker

(8 speakers).

1. Enable Voice Clarity

Click this check box to enable the Xear Surround Max.

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2.3 SPDIF-Out Device function introduction



To Access function menu, please right click the SPDIF-Output device icon, this will provide you with the additional feature and sound effects.

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This function page provides a volume control for S/PDIF-Output device.


S/PDIF-Out - It can adjust volume level for S/PDIF-Out device.

2. Left/ Right Channel Lock :

Clicking on the lock/ un-lock button, it can lock left-channel and right-channel to sync L/R channel.


Clicking on the mute/ un-mute button, it can mute S/PDIF output.

4. dB Input Area :


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This function page provides a sample rate setting for S/PDIF-Out device.


44.1 KHz - set playback sample rate to 44.1K


88.2 KHz - set playback sample rate to 88.2K






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2.4 Mic-in Device function introduction



To Access function menu, please right click you with the additional feature and sound effects.

the Mic-In device icon, this will provide

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This function page provides the recording volume and monitor volume control for Microphone device. (Same as Line-in device)


Mic-In – It can adjust volume level for recording.

Monitor- It can adjust volume level for Mic-in monitor.

2. Left/ Right Channel Lock:

Clicking on the lock/ un-lock button, it can lock left-channel and right-channel.



4. dB Input Area


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This function page provides a sample rate setting for Microphone device.


44.1 K Hz - set recording sample rate to 44.1K

48 K Hz - set recording sample rate to 48K

88.2K Hz - set recording sample rate to 88.2K




16bit - set recording bit depth to 16bit


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2.4.3 Xear SingFX Page



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2

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When you are talking to your friends over the network like messenger, VOIP, online game applications, you can use “Magic Voice” effects to simulate some funny voice.

Only one voice type can be chosen at one time.

1. Microphone Echo,

Click this check box to enable the Microphone echo effect; you can use the slider bar to change the echo level.

2. Magic Voice mode (Monster/Carton/Male/Female)

Click this check box to enable the Magic Voice effect; you can click on the any one button to set the magic voice mode.

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2.4.4 Microphone Boost Page



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You can increase the volume of the microphone recording.

1. Mic Boost slider bar

You can adjust the slider bar to change boost gain.

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2.4.5 Noise Reduction Page



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Noise Removal effect can be used to attenuate constant background noise such as electric fans or hums.

1. Enable Noise Reduction

You can click this check box to enable the Noise Reduction effect.

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2.5 Line-In Device function introduction




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This function page provides the recording volume and monitor volume control for

Line-in device.


Line-In – It can adjust volume level for recording.

Monitor- It can adjust volume level for Line-in monitor.







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This function page provides a sample rate setting for Line-in device.










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2.6 SPDIF-In Device function introduction




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This function page provides the recording volume control for S/PDIF-in device.


Line-In – It can adjust volume level for recording.







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This function page provides a sample rate setting for S/PDIF-in device.










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2.7 Stereo Mix Device function introduction




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This function page provides the recording volume control for Stereo Mix device.


Stereo Mix – It can adjust volume level for recording.







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This function page provides a sample rate setting for Stereo Mix device.










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2.8 Information Page Introduction

This page lists the driver information and the technologies’ trademark logo. You can get both hardware/software details and also legal information references here.

Detail:

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2.9 Tray Icon Function Introduction

Open the “CPL Tray Icon Function List” by right-clicking on the tray Icon on system tray.

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1. Open:

When click the “Open” item, will restore the TERRATEC Audio Center.

2. Volume Control:

When click the “Volume Control” item, will open the Volume Mixer of Windows OS, if you want to separately control the volume of your speakers and other sound devices or programs using this Volume Mixer.

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3. Windows Media Player:

When click the “Windows Media Player” item, will open the Microsoft

Windows Media Player.

4. Sound Recorder:

Click the “Sound Recorder” item to open the Windows Sound recorder.

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5. Multimedia Properties:

Open the multimedia properties page of Windows OS, you can select the working sample rate & bit rate on the property page.

I. Select the “Speakers” device and then click the “properties” button.

II. Click the tag of “Advanced”, enter the advanced page, and click the dropdown list to open default format support list as below diagram.

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III. Please follow the same step to change the sample rate & bit rate for “Microphone” device on recording tag.

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6. Setting

Click setting item to open the “TERRATEC Audio Center” setting page as below.

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II

III

IV

I. Show System Tray Icon – Check “Show System Tray Icon” box, the

TERRATEC Audio Center icon will show in the system tray.

II. UI Transparent – It can adjust the UI vision of transparent

III. Language Select – it can change the UI language. (Refer to Appendix A )

IV. Don’t show start up message – it can open/close the UI start-up message.

7. Exit:

When click the “Exit” item, will exit the tray Icon from system tray.

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Appendix A - Multi-Lingual Supporting List

TERRATEC AUREON PCI-E Audio Driver Multi-Lingual Supporting List

 Support 17 languages.

 Detail information:

1. English - English

2. German - Deutsch

3. French - Français

4. Portuguese - Português

5. Spanish - Español

6. Russian - русский язык

7. Italian - Italiano

8. Dutch - Nederlands

9. Indonesian - Bahasa Indonesia

10. Danish - Dansk

11. Chinese - Traditional

12. Chinese - Simplified

13. Korean - 한국어 (韓國語)

14. Japanese -日本語

15. Swedish - Svenska

16. Turkish - Türkçe

17. Thai -

ไทย

Install program will install the corresponding language package base on the detected OS language.

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Terratec Audio Center User manual

TERRATEC Audio Center

High Definition Audio Device

User Manual

Table of Contents

1.1 Installation

1.2 Un-Installation

Chapter 2: TERRATEC Audio Center

2.0 Open TERRATEC AUREON 7.1 PCIe Device Software CPL

2.1 TERRATEC Audio Center Function Introduction

2.2 Speaker-Output Device function page

2.3 SPDIF-Out Device function introduction

2.4 Mic-in Device function introduction

2.5 Line-In Device function introduction

2.6 SPDIF-In Device function introduction

2.7 Stereo Mix Device function introduction

2.8 Information Page Introduction

2.9 Tray Icon Function Introduction

Appendix A - Multi-Lingual Supporting List

Key Features

Related manuals

Frequently Answers and Questions

How do I adjust the volume levels of my speakers?

Can I use the Terratec Audio Center to create virtual surround sound?

What is Xear Pro (ASIO) and how does it benefit me?

Table of contents

Terratec Audio Center User manual

TERRATEC Audio Center

High Definition Audio Device

User Manual

Table of Contents

1.1 Installation

1.2 Un-Installation

Chapter 2: TERRATEC Audio Center

2.0 Open TERRATEC AUREON 7.1 PCIe Device Software CPL

2.1 TERRATEC Audio Center Function Introduction

2.2 Speaker-Output Device function page

2.3 SPDIF-Out Device function introduction

2.4 Mic-in Device function introduction

2.5 Line-In Device function introduction

2.6 SPDIF-In Device function introduction

2.7 Stereo Mix Device function introduction

2.8 Information Page Introduction

2.9 Tray Icon Function Introduction

Appendix A - Multi-Lingual Supporting List

Key Features

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