Asus Xonar U7 MKII Sonic Studio User GuideEnglish - Page 14

How it works, if you apply a maximum negative gain on a channel -36 dB, you can still hear - dolby

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English How it works: The channel mixer window contains 8 vertical sliders allowing you to fine tune each audio channel by applying a gain between +18 dB and -36 dB. It allows you to apply a gain on a specific audio channel, 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. This feature is modifying input channels. This means that on this window, you can only impact the original files' channels, regardless of the output format you chose. For example: • if you are playing a 7.1-channel file in stereo mode, the channel mixer will allow you to apply a gain on each 8 channels of the original file, even if the output is only stereo; • if you are playing a stereo file in 7.1-channel mode, the channel mixer will only impact the 2 original stereo channels. Notes: • The Channel Mixer does not allow applying gains on encoded files using Dolby or DTS formats. We do not decode Dolby or DTS format files and hence when undecoded we do not apply gains on it via the channel mixer. This means that the gains will not be usable when: - the files are played in a player that doesn't decode Dolby or DTS formats (WMP for example), - the output device is SPDIF (because SPDIF has only stereo inputs). • If the player is able to decode the file (Power DVD can do it), channel mixer will be usable, regardless of the input format (SPDIF or other). This way, if you are playing a multi-channel file with Power DVD, set up Power DVD in multi-channel and use the channel mixer. It will work for all the channels. • If you are playing a multi-channel file with Windows Media Player, it will not work, because WMP is not able to decode DTS or Dolby files. • You must use a non-encoded file to test (MP3, WAV, etc). • Difference between gain and volume: a gain is a positive or negative boost that you apply on a specific channel. The volume is a global info which will impact all the channels of the file. 14 Sonic Studio User Guide

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Sonic Studio User Guide
English
How it works:
The channel mixer window contains 8 vertical sliders allowing you to fine tune each
audio channel by applying a gain between +18 dB and -36 dB. It allows you to
apply a gain on a specific audio channel, 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.
This feature is modifying input channels. This means that on this window, you can
only impact the original files’ channels, regardless of the output format you chose.
For example:
•
if you are playing a 7.1-channel file in stereo mode, the channel mixer will
allow you to apply a gain on each 8 channels of the original file, even if the
output is only stereo;
•
if you are playing a stereo file in 7.1-channel mode, the channel mixer will
only impact the 2 original stereo channels.
Notes
:
•
The Channel Mixer does not allow applying gains on encoded files using
Dolby or DTS formats. We do not decode Dolby or DTS format files and
hence when undecoded we do not apply gains on it via the channel mixer.
This means that the gains will not be usable when:
-
the files are played in a player that doesn’t decode Dolby or DTS
formats (WMP for example),
-
the output device is SPDIF (because SPDIF has only stereo inputs).
•
If the player is able to decode the file (Power DVD can do it), channel mixer
will be usable, regardless of the input format (SPDIF or other).
This way, if you are playing a multi-channel file with Power DVD, set up
Power DVD in multi-channel and use the channel mixer. It will work for all
the channels.
•
If you are playing a multi-channel file with Windows Media Player, it will not
work, because WMP is not able to decode DTS or Dolby files.
•
You must use a non-encoded file to test (MP3, WAV, etc).
•
Difference between gain and volume: a gain is a positive or negative boost
that you apply on a specific channel. The volume is a global info which will
impact all the channels of the file.