Key Features - Philips Acoustic Edge PSC706 User Manual

Introduction
C
ONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR PURCHASE OF THE
P A E ™ S C
HILIPS COUSTIC DGE OUND
Thank you for enhancing your computer with the Philips Acoustic Edge™.
We know you'll agree, once you give it the edge, that your PC will never sound the
same again.
Now get ready to ignite your imagination with the most immersive sound stage ever
created on a PC . . .
... a full-blown, digital surround-sound, discrete six-channel home theater experience
through your new Philips Acoustic Edge Sound Card. Acoustic Edge is the first PC
card to deliver the impact of 6 distinct channels of sound from every application.
Utilizing advanced digital signal processing algorithms and extreme hardware acceler-
ation, Acoustic Edge extracts audio-phile-quality sound from your PC with no added
strain to your processor – not just from DVD's or 3D audio games but from all your
games, music and movies.
Load your favorite music, games and movies and be prepared to hear every detail as
never before articulated through 96 distinct 3D voices, 256 distinct DirectSound
voices and 576 distinct synthesized Wavetable voices.
The heart of your sound card is Philips' powerful new ThunderBird Avenger audio
processor, which relieves your computer of performing enormously complex audio
processing. The results are dramatically faster, more-responsive gaming effects and
more-convincing three-dimensional audio sound fields, all without placing new
demands on your computer.
Advanced DSP algorithms from QSound Labs provide rich three-dimensional sound
for every application. If you have headphones or only two speakers, Acoustic Edge's
patented psycho-acoustic codes envelop you in a virtual sound field created from up
to ninety-six independent 3D voices.
Add rear, center and subwoofer speakers, and Acoustic Edge will transform your PC
into your personal home theatre system, fully capable of playing the very latest
Hollywood DVD releases in full-blown digital glory. Take your music CDs, MP3s,
video files, cut scenes and stereo games to the max while you're at it – rediscover
your existing collection while you add new favorites too!
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Acoustic Edge truly revolutionizes PC sound. Install your sound card as directed,
connect a 5.1 speaker system (left & right front, left & right rear, center, and
subwoofer) and try these:
• Play the latest Hollywood DVD hit and be prepared for goosebumps as sound
effects sweep you away.
• Rediscover your favorite music in a whole new dimension – even those golden
oldies. You've never heard them like this before!
• Play a 3D audio-enabled game and experience what "virtual reality" can mean.
• Elevate your classic 2D games to a whole new level of audio realism.
• Compare enhanced QMSS to ordinary Dolby Digital on DVD and hear the
remarkable differences.
K F
EY EATURES
• 256 streams of DirectSound acceleration and digital mixing
• 96 streams of 3D audio acceleration including positional reverb, obstruction
and occlusion
• Full-duplex, 48khz digital recording and playback
• Philips ThunderBird Avenger™ high performance audio accelerator
• Hardware DSP accelerated QSound 3D algorithms including
QSound3DInteractive™ positional 3D
QSound Environmental Modeling for EAX™ and DS3D™ games
QSound Multi Speaker System™ for quad or 5.1 output of stereo sources
QXpander™ for 3D enhancement of stereo
DVD QSurround™ 5.1 speaker virtualization over stereo speakers
(compatible SoftDVD player required)
• 576 voice total wavetable synthesis music polyphony
512 Voice professional quality soft-synth with XG and GM compatibility
64 channel hardware wavetable synthesizer
• Dual gameport accelerator with legacy and digital joy-stick modes
• DirectSound™, DirectSound3D™, EAX™ 1.0 , EAX™2.0/I3D Level 2, and A3D™
1.0 compatibility
• Stereo, 4 channel surround , 5.1 speaker or headphone output
• QMSS™ enhanced DVD playback mode (compatible SoftDVD player required)
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