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1.3 Specifications summary Items Audio Performance Output Signal-to-Noise Ratio (A-Weighted) Input Signal-to-Noise Ratio (A-Weighted) Output Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise at 1kHz (A-Weighted) Input Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise at 1kHz (A-Weighted) Frequency Response (-3dB, 24-bit/96kHz input) Output/Input Full-Scale Voltage Bus Compatibility PCIe Main Chipset Audio Processor Audio CODEC Sample Rate and Resolution Analog Playback Sample Rate and Resolution Analog Recording Sample Rate and Resolution S / PDIF Digital Output I/O Ports Analog Output Jack Analog Input Jack Other line-...
1.3 Specifications summary Items Audio Performance Output Signal-to-Noise Ratio (A-Weighted) Input Signal-to-Noise Ratio (A-Weighted) Output Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise at 1kHz (A-Weighted) Input Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise at 1kHz (A-Weighted) Frequency Response (-3dB, 24-bit/96kHz input) Output/Input Full-Scale Voltage Bus Compatibility PCIe Main Chipset Audio Processor Audio CODEC Sample Rate and Resolution Analog Playback Sample Rate and Resolution Analog Recording Sample Rate and Resolution S / PDIF Digital Output I/O Ports Analog Output Jack Analog Input Jack Other line-...
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... PC microphone to this 3.5mm port. 2 Line In port Connect analog devices like MP3 players, CD players, music synthesizers and other sound devices inside your PC.* 8 Aux Input Header *To monitor your headphones or 2-channel speakers to this port. Rear Surround and S/ ...digital output port: Connects to a graphics card with HDMI support 4 ASUS Xonar D-KARAX PCIe 7.1 Karaoke Audio Card This 4-pin header connects to the Analog Audio output of TV tuner cards or other line-level sound sources to this 3.5mm port for Aux-In in the Xonar Audio Center software's recording mixer. 9...
... PC microphone to this 3.5mm port. 2 Line In port Connect analog devices like MP3 players, CD players, music synthesizers and other sound devices inside your PC.* 8 Aux Input Header *To monitor your headphones or 2-channel speakers to this port. Rear Surround and S/ ...digital output port: Connects to a graphics card with HDMI support 4 ASUS Xonar D-KARAX PCIe 7.1 Karaoke Audio Card This 4-pin header connects to the Analog Audio output of TV tuner cards or other line-level sound sources to this 3.5mm port for Aux-In in the Xonar Audio Center software's recording mixer. 9...
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... panel of your motherboard and audio card.) Installing the Xonar D-KARAX card 1. 3. Remove the metal bracket from your computer. 2. Unplug the computer power cord from an available PCIe slot for the Xonar D-KARAX audio card. 6. Installing the hardware 3.1 Installing the audio card Before you disable your onboard audio device in place. 7. Power ON the computer. 1 2 ASUS Xonar D-KARAX PCIe 7.1 Karaoke Audio...
... panel of your motherboard and audio card.) Installing the Xonar D-KARAX card 1. 3. Remove the metal bracket from your computer. 2. Unplug the computer power cord from an available PCIe slot for the Xonar D-KARAX audio card. 6. Installing the hardware 3.1 Installing the audio card Before you disable your onboard audio device in place. 7. Power ON the computer. 1 2 ASUS Xonar D-KARAX PCIe 7.1 Karaoke Audio...
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... Aux-In header of headphones. Using this signal to your TV set of the Xonar D-KARAX card. TV audio on your PC will become even better than on sound effects such as the recording source in any set . 6 ASUS Xonar D-KARAX PCIe 7.1 Karaoke Audio Card 3.2 Connecting to digitize the signal and loop it back for DAC playback. If...
... Aux-In header of headphones. Using this signal to your TV set of the Xonar D-KARAX card. TV audio on your PC will become even better than on sound effects such as the recording source in any set . 6 ASUS Xonar D-KARAX PCIe 7.1 Karaoke Audio Card 3.2 Connecting to digitize the signal and loop it back for DAC playback. If...
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... adapter Description Plug your PC audio sources to any of your decoder's S/PDIF optical cable into the S/PDIF-Out connector using the included S/PDIF adapter. 8 ASUS Xonar D-KARAX PCIe 7.1 Karaoke Audio Card Connecting speakers and peripherals 5.1 Connecting digital speaker systems (Home Theater) The Xonar D-KARAX makes surround sound playback through your home theater system possible.
... adapter Description Plug your PC audio sources to any of your decoder's S/PDIF optical cable into the S/PDIF-Out connector using the included S/PDIF adapter. 8 ASUS Xonar D-KARAX PCIe 7.1 Karaoke Audio Card Connecting speakers and peripherals 5.1 Connecting digital speaker systems (Home Theater) The Xonar D-KARAX makes surround sound playback through your home theater system possible.
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5.5 Connecting Line-In audio sources 1 CD Player Line In MP3 Player No Item 1 Line Input Jack Description Connect the 3.5mm plug of the CD/MP3 Player or any other Line level analog audio sources into the Line-In port for sound recording. 16 ASUS Xonar D-KARAX PCIe 7.1 Karaoke Audio Card
5.5 Connecting Line-In audio sources 1 CD Player Line In MP3 Player No Item 1 Line Input Jack Description Connect the 3.5mm plug of the CD/MP3 Player or any other Line level analog audio sources into the Line-In port for sound recording. 16 ASUS Xonar D-KARAX PCIe 7.1 Karaoke Audio Card
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... audio samples per second that of available audio sources. DVD-video audio is a typical raw audio data format. 20 ASUS Xonar D-KARAX PCIe 7.1 Karaoke Audio Card DVD-Audio or other HD media may contain 192KHz highdefinition audio content 3 Analog Out The analog out setting defines your..., CD, VCD, 2D games: 2-channel - Please select the sample rate that corresponds to (or exceeds that the Digital-to mix sounds. The Xonar D-KARAX audio card supports sample rates up to the available speaker channels of ) your playback sources for sample rates are: - Typical values for optimal audio...
... audio samples per second that of available audio sources. DVD-video audio is a typical raw audio data format. 20 ASUS Xonar D-KARAX PCIe 7.1 Karaoke Audio Card DVD-Audio or other HD media may contain 192KHz highdefinition audio content 3 Analog Out The analog out setting defines your..., CD, VCD, 2D games: 2-channel - Please select the sample rate that corresponds to (or exceeds that the Digital-to mix sounds. The Xonar D-KARAX audio card supports sample rates up to the available speaker channels of ) your playback sources for sample rates are: - Typical values for optimal audio...
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... applied to music and other 2D sound sources. Clicking this menu. Three size settings are available in this button will apply the environment effect selected from the pull-down menu. 23 additional options are available for each environment: Large, Medium, and Small. 24 ASUS Xonar D-KARAX PCIe 7.1 Karaoke Audio Card No Item 1 Default environments 2 More...
... applied to music and other 2D sound sources. Clicking this menu. Three size settings are available in this button will apply the environment effect selected from the pull-down menu. 23 additional options are available for each environment: Large, Medium, and Small. 24 ASUS Xonar D-KARAX PCIe 7.1 Karaoke Audio Card No Item 1 Default environments 2 More...
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... list as a preset. 6.5.2 10-Band Equalizer The equalizer can modify the audio output for different frequencies and can be used to compensate for your speakers/sound system. Click an item to apply a pattern to apply a selected User Defined setting. ASUS Xonar D-KARAX PCIe 7.1 Karaoke Audio Card 25 You can click this button to audio playback.
... list as a preset. 6.5.2 10-Band Equalizer The equalizer can modify the audio output for different frequencies and can be used to compensate for your speakers/sound system. Click an item to apply a pattern to apply a selected User Defined setting. ASUS Xonar D-KARAX PCIe 7.1 Karaoke Audio Card 25 You can click this button to audio playback.
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... by their colors: Orange: large speakers Green: small speakers (continued on the next page) 26 ASUS Xonar D-KARAX PCIe 7.1 Karaoke Audio Card FlexBass will filter out the bass signals and send them to select each satellite speaker's type for optimal sound performance. If your speaker vendor to identify correct speaker type. However, common 2.1 speakers with...
... by their colors: Orange: large speakers Green: small speakers (continued on the next page) 26 ASUS Xonar D-KARAX PCIe 7.1 Karaoke Audio Card FlexBass will filter out the bass signals and send them to select each satellite speaker's type for optimal sound performance. If your speaker vendor to identify correct speaker type. However, common 2.1 speakers with...
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... dropdown box to select presets or switch to playback audio. Click desired checkbox to apply a sound effect to Manual Mode. Click this button to compare audio before and after sound effects are applied. 28 ASUS Xonar D-KARAX PCIe 7.1 Karaoke Audio Card Click this dropdown box to access advanced controls and customize presets. Click this button to...
... dropdown box to select presets or switch to playback audio. Click desired checkbox to apply a sound effect to Manual Mode. Click this button to compare audio before and after sound effects are applied. 28 ASUS Xonar D-KARAX PCIe 7.1 Karaoke Audio Card Click this dropdown box to access advanced controls and customize presets. Click this button to...
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Higher values result in gentler compression/ expansion. Click to reset settings to default. ASUS Xonar D-KARAX PCIe 7.1 Karaoke Audio Card 31 The reset option is only available under the Advanced Settings Panel. Drag the slider up or down to change the gain of each frequency ... parameters or select Manual Mode to change parameters under Manual Mode. No Item 5 Release Time 6 Soft Knee 7 Reset Description Amount of an audio effect as sound reaches threshold.
Higher values result in gentler compression/ expansion. Click to reset settings to default. ASUS Xonar D-KARAX PCIe 7.1 Karaoke Audio Card 31 The reset option is only available under the Advanced Settings Panel. Drag the slider up or down to change the gain of each frequency ... parameters or select Manual Mode to change parameters under Manual Mode. No Item 5 Release Time 6 Soft Knee 7 Reset Description Amount of an audio effect as sound reaches threshold.
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... hollow or "colored" space like the bathroom. Low density represents more natural sounding timber. High diffusion represents regular density with an evenly spread out signal. Intensity level for room effect (continued on the next page) 32 ASUS Xonar D-KARAX PCIe 7.1 Karaoke Audio Card 6.7.5 Reverb No Item 1 Preset 2 Reverb 3 Reverb Delay 4 Reflections 5 Reflections Delay 6 Decay Time...
... hollow or "colored" space like the bathroom. Low density represents more natural sounding timber. High diffusion represents regular density with an evenly spread out signal. Intensity level for room effect (continued on the next page) 32 ASUS Xonar D-KARAX PCIe 7.1 Karaoke Audio Card 6.7.5 Reverb No Item 1 Preset 2 Reverb 3 Reverb Delay 4 Reflections 5 Reflections Delay 6 Decay Time...
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...is listed. Go to the sound and audio device settings found in the System Tray on the System Tray, go to Windows Control Panel and double click the "Xonar D-KARAX Audio Center" icon to mute on your motherboard. 2. The audio card driver could not be installed on...into the PCIe slot on my PC. 1. Check that you reboot your application. 4. I cannot find the Xonar D-KARAX Audio Center. 1. Reboot Windows. 34 ASUS Xonar D-KARAX PCIe 7.1 Karaoke Audio Card Q2. 7. Run Windows hardware Device Manager and check if a multimedia audio device is still not available, reinstall ...
...is listed. Go to the sound and audio device settings found in the System Tray on the System Tray, go to Windows Control Panel and double click the "Xonar D-KARAX Audio Center" icon to mute on your motherboard. 2. The audio card driver could not be installed on...into the PCIe slot on my PC. 1. Check that you reboot your application. 4. I cannot find the Xonar D-KARAX Audio Center. 1. Reboot Windows. 34 ASUS Xonar D-KARAX PCIe 7.1 Karaoke Audio Card Q2. 7. Run Windows hardware Device Manager and check if a multimedia audio device is still not available, reinstall ...
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... vocal effects feature in the Audio Center GUI. 2. ASUS Xonar D-KARAX PCIe 7.1 Karaoke Audio Card 35 You may need to select the correct input and mode of high fidelity playback for that you still have enabled S/PDIF output in the Xonar D-KARAX currently supports standard 44.1K and 48KHz sound sources. Q5. If you have a problem hearing...
... vocal effects feature in the Audio Center GUI. 2. ASUS Xonar D-KARAX PCIe 7.1 Karaoke Audio Card 35 You may need to select the correct input and mode of high fidelity playback for that you still have enabled S/PDIF output in the Xonar D-KARAX currently supports standard 44.1K and 48KHz sound sources. Q5. If you have a problem hearing...
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Vocal effects can still be applied by using commercial or free audio editing software to convert the sound files to prevent any processing distortion. 36 ASUS Xonar D-KARAX PCIe 7.1 Karaoke Audio Card Please note that the frequency meter on the Xonar D-KARAX Audio Center will not take effect when the playback source is at a 96KHz or 192KHz sample rate to 48KHz.
Vocal effects can still be applied by using commercial or free audio editing software to convert the sound files to prevent any processing distortion. 36 ASUS Xonar D-KARAX PCIe 7.1 Karaoke Audio Card Please note that the frequency meter on the Xonar D-KARAX Audio Center will not take effect when the playback source is at a 96KHz or 192KHz sample rate to 48KHz.