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Sound Magic Serenade DSD Manual

Affordable and portable 32bit/384khz and dsd audio interface / dac
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Serenade DSD: Affordable and Portable Audio Interface/DAC/Headphone Amp
Serenade DSD
Affordable and Portable 32Bit/384KHz and
DSD Audio Interface/DAC/Headphone Amp
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  • Page 1 Serenade DSD: Affordable and Portable Audio Interface/DAC/Headphone Amp Serenade DSD Affordable and Portable 32Bit/384KHz and DSD Audio Interface/DAC/Headphone Amp Developed by...
  • Page 2 Operational Manual The information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not present a commitment by Sound Magic Co. Ltd. The software described in this document is subject to a License Agreement and may not be copied to other media. No...
  • Page 3 Serenade DSD: Affordable and Portable Audio Interface/DAC/Headphone Amp Introduction Serenade DSD utilizes a Reference Grade Digital to Analog Converter which has a Dynamic Range of 123dB and THD+N of -105dB, which is rarely seen in this price range. In order to achieve this superb sound quality, Serenade DSD applies Minimum Path, 32Bit DAC Architecture and Jitter Elimination Circuit.
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Serenade DSD: Affordable and Portable Audio Interface/DAC/Headphone Amp Index Connect Hardware ………………………………………………………………….5 Top Panel …………………………………………………………………..……………6 Front Panel ……………………………………………………………………………..7 Activate Software …………………………………………………………………….9 Serenade Headquarter ……………………………………………………….10 Issues & Trouble Shooting ….………………………………………………… 14...
  • Page 5: Connect Hardware

    Serenade DSD: Affordable and Portable Audio Interface/DAC/Headphone Amp Connect Hardware, Serenade DSD Audio Interface Please note if you need Serenade DSD work, you have to make sure Serenade DSD Audio Interface is connected and for windows users, you need to install the right driver.
  • Page 6: Top Panel

    Serenade DSD: Affordable and Portable Audio Interface/DAC/Headphone Amp Top Panel A. Mute button This is a mode button and can select between mute and un-mute for headphone out. B. Headphone Volume + +: turn up headphone output volume C. Headphone Volume -...
  • Page 7: Front Panel

    Serenade DSD: Affordable and Portable Audio Interface/DAC/Headphone Amp Front Panel A. LED indicator Light up indicates power is on Go out indicates power is off B. Headphone output 1/4" stereo headphone output connector Rear Panel Outputs A. Analog output One pair of RCA connectors, red for right channel and white for left...
  • Page 8 Serenade DSD: Affordable and Portable Audio Interface/DAC/Headphone Amp B. Digital output One RCA unbalanced connector for connecting external DAC. Inputs C. USB: connect to PC via USB and Serenade DSD will work as an USB sound card Power D. Power connector 5VDC input, please use bundled power adapter E.
  • Page 9: Activate Software

    Please note Current Version of Serenade Headquater does not need activate to use To activate the software for Serenade DSD, we need the following information from you 1. Your valid Email address, so we can email you the code and other information to you 2.
  • Page 10: Serenade Headquarter

    Serenade DSD: Affordable and Portable Audio Interface/DAC/Headphone Amp Use Serenade Headquarter Please note Serenade Headquarter maybe marked by some Anti-Virus program as Virus. That’s false positive. Serenade Headquarter runs as a VST plugin, no execute program inside. You can load Serenade Headquarter in any DAW/VST Host as a VST plugin...
  • Page 11 Serenade DSD: Affordable and Portable Audio Interface/DAC/Headphone Amp file button, you will first go to default folder and see them in first place. In order to prevent failure to load Env Set file and HRTF Set file, we have an indicator on the Headphone Mix Sub-panel.
  • Page 12 Serenade DSD: Affordable and Portable Audio Interface/DAC/Headphone Amp Low: Frequency compensate on low frequency Mid: Frequency compensate on Middle frequency High: Frequency compensate on High frequency Virtual Preamp Sub-panel Gain: in dB. Respond: The respond speed of the dynamic, measured in milliseconds.
  • Page 13 Serenade DSD: Affordable and Portable Audio Interface/DAC/Headphone Amp Range: The Non-Linear Range of the Dynamic. Harmonic: The Amount of even Harmonic distortion. Algorithm: Choose different curves for clipping Advance Sub-panel Style Designer: Choose the style you want Amount: control how much the style you want, value from 0 to 10 (max)
  • Page 14: Issues & Trouble Shooting

    Serenade DSD: Affordable and Portable Audio Interface/DAC/Headphone Amp Issues & Trouble Shooting If you meet any issue may relate with hardware or other issues for warranty please contact us for assistance. Then we can contact us by visiting this page http://www.hdta.info/contact.html...