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- Asus Xonar U7 MKII | Sonic Studio User GuideEnglish - Page 1
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the express written permission of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ("ASUS"). Product warranty or service will not be extended if: (1) the product is BY ASUS. ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED - Asus Xonar U7 MKII | Sonic Studio User GuideEnglish - Page 3
30 SONIC RADAR PRO 30 1.3 Exiting Sonic Studio 58 2. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs 59 General 59 Audio effects 60 Device management 61 Sonic Studio User Guide 3 - Asus Xonar U7 MKII | Sonic Studio User GuideEnglish - Page 4
Launching Sonic Studio After finishing the driver installation for your audio device and Sonic Studio. 1.2 Sonic Studio overview Sonic Studio comes with advanced sound algorithms and virtual surround effects to enhance the listening experience whether you details. 4 Sonic Studio User Guide - Asus Xonar U7 MKII | Sonic Studio User GuideEnglish - Page 5
Recording Volume Setting Click to open mixer and adjust input device settings. 12 Recording Volume Mute Click to mute/unmute recording volume. Sonic Studio User Guide 5 - Asus Xonar U7 MKII | Sonic Studio User GuideEnglish - Page 6
allows you to save, export, and import different profiles with your favorite settings. Click to view driver information. Drag this slider to adjust gains for each different frequency band. • Click to turn on/ • Drag the slider to smooth your listening experience. 6 Sonic Studio User Guide - Asus Xonar U7 MKII | Sonic Studio User GuideEnglish - Page 7
Gain 22 On/Off Reverb Gain 23 Noise Gate 24 Perfect Voice 25 Speaker Test 26 Advanced Plug-in Description When the Playback Channel is set to Stereo, to reduce remaining noise during voice communication. Click this button to test sound direction of the speaker. Sonic Radar Pro: Click to enable or - Asus Xonar U7 MKII | Sonic Studio User GuideEnglish - Page 8
Right-click an output source to set as the default device. • Change the impedances of the selected device to Low (default), Medium or High. This will cause feature is available depending on the devices connected to the audio card. It is not available for all devices. For example, it is only - Asus Xonar U7 MKII | Sonic Studio User GuideEnglish - Page 9
an input source: MIC in, Line in or Aux in. • Right-click an input source to set as the default device. Note: Input & Output devices support may vary with models. Sonic Studio User - Asus Xonar U7 MKII | Sonic Studio User GuideEnglish - Page 10
feature allowing you to easily view the number of audio channels used by the currently played audio file, the sound level, the power of each channel, etc. How it works: This feature contains 8 vertical sliders which see precisely what you must have in your output device. 10 Sonic Studio User Guide - Asus Xonar U7 MKII | Sonic Studio User GuideEnglish - Page 11
English 1.2.3 Main settings area Playback volume control Drag the slider to increase or decrease playback volume. Description: This feature allows you to fine tune the global output audio volume. Sonic Studio User Guide 11 - Asus Xonar U7 MKII | Sonic Studio User GuideEnglish - Page 12
English Playback volume mute Click to mute/unmute volume playback. Description: This button allows you to mute/unmute the playback volume by a single click. 12 Sonic Studio User Guide - Asus Xonar U7 MKII | Sonic Studio User GuideEnglish - Page 13
, you can define precisely which channel you prefers to hear most and fine tune the multi-channel system to your personal preferences. Sonic Studio User Guide 13 - Asus Xonar U7 MKII | Sonic Studio User GuideEnglish - Page 14
dB), you can still hear some sound if you are using high volume. files using Dolby or DTS formats. We do not decode Dolby or DTS played in a player that doesn't decode Dolby or DTS formats (WMP for example), - or Dolby files. • You must use a non-encoded file to test (MP3, WAV, etc). • Difference - Asus Xonar U7 MKII | Sonic Studio User GuideEnglish - Page 15
on Windows volume. This way, the Record Volume slider allows you to fine tune the global Windows volume of the input devices. Sonic Studio User Guide 15 - Asus Xonar U7 MKII | Sonic Studio User GuideEnglish - Page 16
English Record volume mute Click to mute/unmute recording volume. Description: This button allows you to mute/unmute the record volume by a single click. 16 Sonic Studio User Guide - Asus Xonar U7 MKII | Sonic Studio User GuideEnglish - Page 17
input device, not to change its volume. This way, even if you apply a maximum negative gain on a channel (-36 dB), you can still hear some sound if you are using high volume. Sonic Studio User - Asus Xonar U7 MKII | Sonic Studio User GuideEnglish - Page 18
input device in the output audio device. Description: This feature allows you to have a hearable feedback of the current input device. 18 Sonic Studio User Guide - Asus Xonar U7 MKII | Sonic Studio User GuideEnglish - Page 19
7.1. How it works: This feature is an automatic feature. This application will detect and display the available formats that are supported by the current sound card and the plugged device. For example, if a headset is plugged, only Stereo format is available. If a 7.1-channel system on a 7.1-channel - Asus Xonar U7 MKII | Sonic Studio User GuideEnglish - Page 20
audio stream. How it works: This feature is an automatic feature. This application will detect and display the available sampling and bit rates that are supported by the current sound card. 20 Sonic Studio User Guide - Asus Xonar U7 MKII | Sonic Studio User GuideEnglish - Page 21
kind of stereo or multichannel video games engine. The movie profile applies for any kind of stereo or multichannel video contents, etc. Sonic Studio User Guide 21 - Asus Xonar U7 MKII | Sonic Studio User GuideEnglish - Page 22
English 1.2.4 Audio enhancement area Equalizer Drag the slider to adjust gains for each different frequency band. Description: This feature allows you to fine tune each frequency range of your audio experience from bass to high frequencies. This will let - Asus Xonar U7 MKII | Sonic Studio User GuideEnglish - Page 23
. Description: Increases the energy in low frequencies up to +12 dB on a frequency range optimized for the audio rendering device in use. Sonic Studio User Guide 23 - Asus Xonar U7 MKII | Sonic Studio User GuideEnglish - Page 24
English Voice Clarity • Click to turn on/off Voice Clarity. • Drag the slider to increase speech recognition by boosting the range of human voice frequencies. Description: Boosts the speech in movies, video games and incoming communication from 0% to 100%. 24 Sonic Studio User Guide - Asus Xonar U7 MKII | Sonic Studio User GuideEnglish - Page 25
threshold in order to maintain a constant level of each type of frequencies. The frequency leveler rate can be adjusted from 0 to 100%. Sonic Studio User Guide 25 - Asus Xonar U7 MKII | Sonic Studio User GuideEnglish - Page 26
movie soundtrack and downmixes it in order to retrieve a multichannel listening experience over your stereo headphones or speakers. • Music use: Expands the stereo for a wider sound stage. 26 Sonic Studio User Guide - Asus Xonar U7 MKII | Sonic Studio User GuideEnglish - Page 27
English Reverb • Click to turn on/off reverb. • Click to select a reverb preset. Description: Increases the feeling of spaciousness by applying different types of reverbs corresponding to different room sizes. The reverb effect can be adjusted from 0% to 100%. Sonic Studio User Guide 27 - Asus Xonar U7 MKII | Sonic Studio User GuideEnglish - Page 28
Gate. • Drag the slider to remove the noise between words and sentences during voice communication. Description: Removes the background and the digital noise between words and sentences during your voice communication. The Noise Gate can be adjusted with a threshold (dB). The Noise Gate threshold - Asus Xonar U7 MKII | Sonic Studio User GuideEnglish - Page 29
noise reduction. • Drag the slider to reduce remaining noise during voice communication. Description: Contrarily to the Noise Gate, the Perfect Voice removes the remaining sound that the Noise Gate has left on top of your words and sentences. The Perfect Voice level can be adjusted with a 0 to 100 - Asus Xonar U7 MKII | Sonic Studio User GuideEnglish - Page 30
English 1.2.7 Advanced Plug-in The Advanced Plugin contains exclusive features such as Sonic Radar Pro. SONIC RADAR PRO Description: The application name area is a specific area that you can ever find on the left top corner of the Sonic Radar screen. 30 Sonic Studio User Guide - Asus Xonar U7 MKII | Sonic Studio User GuideEnglish - Page 31
's remnant of the radar signals. When another tab is open, the Display tab will display a global summary of the current game settings. Sonic Studio User Guide 31 - Asus Xonar U7 MKII | Sonic Studio User GuideEnglish - Page 32
Description: The Sonic Radar display area shows precisely the direction of the current played sound. It also allows you to fine tune and preview your settings such as Location, Transparency, and others. The sound visualization feature works with all kind of files (from stereo to 7.1) and even with - Asus Xonar U7 MKII | Sonic Studio User GuideEnglish - Page 33
checkbox (marked in yellow) is checked, Sonic Radar is enabled for this game. When the checkbox is unchecked, Sonic Radar is disabled. Sonic Studio User Guide 33 - Asus Xonar U7 MKII | Sonic Studio User GuideEnglish - Page 34
to adjust Sonic Radar's position and modify the settings without having to switch between the game screen and Sonic Radar screen. 34 Sonic Studio User Guide - Asus Xonar U7 MKII | Sonic Studio User GuideEnglish - Page 35
English Display tab - Reset Description: The reset button allows you to restore the selected game's default settings. Sonic Studio User Guide 35 - Asus Xonar U7 MKII | Sonic Studio User GuideEnglish - Page 36
English Display tab - Test Description: When you click the test button, it will play a sound and show Sonic Radar's behavior in real time on the Sonic Radar display area. 36 Sonic Studio User Guide - Asus Xonar U7 MKII | Sonic Studio User GuideEnglish - Page 37
English Display tab - Radar transparency Description: The Radar Transparency slider allows you to set up the transparency for Sonic Radar to display on the selected game screen. Sonic Studio User Guide 37 - Asus Xonar U7 MKII | Sonic Studio User GuideEnglish - Page 38
English Display tab - Radar size Description: The Radar Size slider allows you to set up the size for Sonic Radar to display on the selected game screen. 38 Sonic Studio User Guide - Asus Xonar U7 MKII | Sonic Studio User GuideEnglish - Page 39
English Display tab - Signal transparency Description: The Signal Transparency slider allows you to set up the transparency for Sonic Radar's bars to display on the selected game screen. Sonic Studio User Guide 39 - Asus Xonar U7 MKII | Sonic Studio User GuideEnglish - Page 40
visual signals of which direction they were at. When the value is set low, the signal is highly adaptive and responsive. 40 Sonic Studio User Guide - Asus Xonar U7 MKII | Sonic Studio User GuideEnglish - Page 41
shortcuts defined for the selected game. With these shortcuts, you do not need to exit the game to change Sonic Radar's settings. Sonic Studio User Guide 41 - Asus Xonar U7 MKII | Sonic Studio User GuideEnglish - Page 42
English Controls tab - Hide/Unhide shortcut Description: The Hide/Unhide shortcut allows you to hide or show Sonic Radar by pressing shortcut keys in a game. Default value: LeftCtrl + LeftShift + C 42 Sonic Studio User Guide - Asus Xonar U7 MKII | Sonic Studio User GuideEnglish - Page 43
English Controls tab - Switch GameEQ shortcut Description: The Switch GameEQ shortcut allows you to quickly switch to the EQ you want to use. Go to the GameEQ tab to see the available EQs. Default value: LeftCtrl + LeftShift + V Sonic Studio User Guide 43 - Asus Xonar U7 MKII | Sonic Studio User GuideEnglish - Page 44
English Controls tab - Switch between the selected GameEQs shortcut Description: The Switch between the selected GameEQs shortcut allows you to quickly switch ON or OFF the current EQ. Default value: LeftCtrl + LeftShift + G 44 Sonic Studio User Guide - Asus Xonar U7 MKII | Sonic Studio User GuideEnglish - Page 45
English Controls tab - Increase Opacity shortcut Description: The Increase Opacity shortcut allows you to easily increase Sonic Radar's opacity from the game. Default value: LeftCtrl + LeftShift + J Sonic Studio User Guide 45 - Asus Xonar U7 MKII | Sonic Studio User GuideEnglish - Page 46
English Controls tab - Decrease Opacity shortcut Description: The Decrease Opacity shortcut allows you to easily decrease Sonic Radar's opacity from the game. Default value: LeftCtrl + LeftShift + H 46 Sonic Studio User Guide - Asus Xonar U7 MKII | Sonic Studio User GuideEnglish - Page 47
can easily modify the Sonic Radar position from: Vertical position Horizontal position Top Left Center Center Bottom Right Default value: LeftCtrl + LeftShift + Q Sonic Studio User Guide 47 - Asus Xonar U7 MKII | Sonic Studio User GuideEnglish - Page 48
English Controls tab - Radar Size shortcut Description: The Radar Size shortcut allows you to easily switch between the available Sonic Radar's sizes from the game. Default value: LeftCtrl + LeftShift + S 48 Sonic Studio User Guide - Asus Xonar U7 MKII | Sonic Studio User GuideEnglish - Page 49
either of the following: - Click the shortcut field to select a shortcut; - Press the shortcut keys you want to use on your keyboard. Sonic Studio User Guide 49 - Asus Xonar U7 MKII | Sonic Studio User GuideEnglish - Page 50
English Controls tab - Shortcut reset button Description: The shortcut reset button allows you to reset the shortcut to the default value. 50 Sonic Studio User Guide - Asus Xonar U7 MKII | Sonic Studio User GuideEnglish - Page 51
English GameEQ tab Description: The GameEQ tab allows you to select and activate the EQ you want to use in the selected game. The GameEQ tab will display a summary of the Game EQ that are enabled for the selected game. Sonic Studio User Guide 51 - Asus Xonar U7 MKII | Sonic Studio User GuideEnglish - Page 52
English GameEQ tab - Gun Fire Description: The Gun Fire EQ allows you to hear much more clearly the gun shots and visualize them in Sonic Radar. 52 Sonic Studio User Guide - Asus Xonar U7 MKII | Sonic Studio User GuideEnglish - Page 53
English GameEQ tab - Bomb Description: The Bomb EQ allows you to hear much more clearly the "ticking" of the bomb and visualize it in Sonic Radar. Sonic Studio User Guide 53 - Asus Xonar U7 MKII | Sonic Studio User GuideEnglish - Page 54
English GameEQ tab - High range Description: The High Range EQ increases the sound intensity which are corresponding to Firings, Footsteps, Running steps, etc. It will also display these specific sounds on Sonic Radar and this will let you know if there are enemies around you. 54 Sonic Studio - Asus Xonar U7 MKII | Sonic Studio User GuideEnglish - Page 55
English GameEQ tab - Mid range Description: The Mid Range EQ increases the sound intensity which are corresponding to Firings, Voices, etc. It will also display these specific sounds on Sonic Radar and this will let you know if there are enemies or partners around you. Sonic Studio User Guide 55 - Asus Xonar U7 MKII | Sonic Studio User GuideEnglish - Page 56
English GameEQ tab - Bass range Description: The Bass Range EQ increases the sound intensity which corresponds to Explosions, Vehicule, etc. It will also display these specific sounds on Sonic Radar. 56 Sonic Studio User Guide - Asus Xonar U7 MKII | Sonic Studio User GuideEnglish - Page 57
English GameEQ tab - Enabling/Disabling GameEQ Description: The checkbox beside an EQ allows you to switch enable or disable a GameEQ. Tick a checkbox to enable an EQ or untick a checkbox to disable an EQ. Sonic Studio User Guide 57 - Asus Xonar U7 MKII | Sonic Studio User GuideEnglish - Page 58
English 1.3 Exiting Sonic Studio To exit Sonic Studio, right-click the Sonic Studio icon on the Windows notification area then click Exit. 58 Sonic Studio User Guide - Asus Xonar U7 MKII | Sonic Studio User GuideEnglish - Page 59
You can reinstall Sonic Studio from the drivers CD bundled with your device, or download and reinstall it from ASUS official website. 3) I do not want Radar? Sonic Radar is a software designed to provide a visual overlay in games to let the gamer visualize the sounds directions. 6) How can I turn - Asus Xonar U7 MKII | Sonic Studio User GuideEnglish - Page 60
's effects and other effects from a different audio processing simultaneously. For example, you can have Dolby's effects, or Sonic Studio effects, stereo device, our Virtual Surround will help offering you a better sound spatialization, and a better audio experience. Here are some examples to Guide - Asus Xonar U7 MKII | Sonic Studio User GuideEnglish - Page 61
independent of Sonic Studio. 7) I plugged an external sound card, but Sonic Studio does not seem to support it. Why? Sonic Studio only supports jack devices. External sound cards have their own drivers, and the audio processing is completely independent of Sonic Studio. Sonic Studio User Guide 61
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