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3.2. Compact Control Panel
The Compact Control Panel contains the following controls:
Mute Button
Resize Button
Close Button
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Master Volume
Master Volume controls the overall output level of the sound system. This volume control is
synchronized with the volume control on the system tray (the yellow speaker icon).
Mute
This button toggles the sound on or off to attached speakers or headphones. It mutes the sound
but does not stop the player.
Resize
Resize button toggles between the compact mode (basic controls) and the expanded mode (for
more advanced options).
Close
Closes the PSA2 control panel without affecting audio operation.
Default
Pushing the Default button resets most controls to a predefined functional state.
Help
This button launches the on-line help system. It contains detail descriptions of all features of the
PSA2 interface and its operation.
Reverb
This button toggles the QSound Environmental Modeling (QEM) on or off. However, some
games apply their own environmental effects, which are not controlled by this button.
Environmental modeling uses reverb (reflected sound) and delay to create the impression that
the listener is in a particular environment.
QEM provides a wide range of high-quality environmental modeling effects that are selectable
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from the Visualization Control Panel. By selecting a default environment, you impose
effects of
that environment for music, movies, or games that do not use the EAX feature.
PSA2 responds automatically to games that use the EAX and EAX2.0 commands. These
games automatically control the selection of environments (regardless of what is selected from
the Visualization Control Panel) to match various scenes and locations, and change these
selections as the environment changes. The applied intensity of reverb is controllable by a slider
in the Visualization Control Panel. If the level of Reverb is not as expected, check the slider in
the Visualization Control Panel and adjust properly.
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