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Philips 5.1-channel pci sound card

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5.1-Channel PCI Sound Card
Arouse your senses. Make your games come to life with the excite-
ment of full-blown home cinema. Seismic Edge supports the latest
multi-channel audio games and DVD movies, and can transform stereo
sources into deep-immersion 5.1-channel surround sound. (5.1 refers
to five main speakers – front left, right and center, and rear left and
right – and one bass subwoofer.) All this without straining your com-
puter's resources, because complex audio demands are handled on-
board by Seismic Edge's powerful computing chip.You've never experi-
enced games like this before!
Experience state-of-the-art 360º Surround Sound. An embed-
ded, patented QSound algorithm extracts complex and distinct 5.1-
channel information from stereo or ProLogic sources. Coupled with
the unique QMSS algorithm, the Seismic Edge analyzes stereo mixes
and places sound effects in convincing three-dimensional space.
QSound algorithms will give you unmatched 3D audio realism for
games and movies using any speaker configuration from two to six
speakers. For true 5.1 multi-channel sound, add 5.1 channel surround
speakers and Seismic Edge will transform your PC into your PHT (per-
sonal home theater).
The power behind Seismic Edge is the Philips ThunderBird
Avenger
audio accelerator.
This powerful DSP (Digital Signal
Processor) can process up to 256 sounds simultaneously with minimal
consumption of your computer's power. An extreme hardware accel-
erator assures high-fidelity audio and frees your computer to concen-
trate its power on better graphics and game speed. With up to 96
available concurrent 3D streams, and with EAX
A3D
1.0 game compatibility, Seismic Edge delivers the most powerful
audio force available today for the most intense game experience pos-
sible. Turn your games into a true home theater experience!
Manage your music portfolio. SIREN
play and manage your entire audio portfolio – Internet downloads,
MP3, CDs and more.
Make your own MP3 music slide show. Use the enclosed AudioPix
software to combine digital images with MP3 music for the ultimate
multimedia presentation or music video.
Create your own music. Sonic Foundry's Acid Xpress software is
the new standard in loop-based music production.Work with hundreds
of pre-recorded loops to mix your own music.
Printed in USA
Date printed: March 2001
Specifications subject to change without notice.
© 2001 Philips Consumer Electronics Co.
A Division of Philips Electronics North America Corp.
www.philipsusa.com
www.pcsound.philips.com
1.0, EAX
2.0 and
XPress software can create,
PSC705 PCI Sound Card

Technical Specifications

Digital Acceleration
96 streams of 3D audio acceleration including reverb, obstruction, and occlusion
256 streams of DirectSound accelerations and digital mixing
Full-duplex, 48khz digital recording and playback
64 hardware sample rate conversion channels up to 48khz
Wavetable and FM Synthesis
DirectInput devices
Comprehensive Connectivity
5.1-channel (6 channel) analog output
Digital S/PDIF output (stereo, AC3 or DTS signal)
Dual Midi/Gameport
Additional external inputs: Line in, Mic in
Additional internal inputs: CD in, Aux in,TAD in
Special effects can be applied to any audio input including conversion of stereo
to quadraphonic or 5.1 output, QXpander, and reverb
Music Synthesis
Up to 576 total wavetable synthesis voices
Reverb and chorus
64 channel hardware CD quality (16 bit, 44.1khz) wavetable synthesizer
with 5.9MB sample set
Hardware FM Synthesizer (real mode DOS)
512 voice professional quality soft-synth with XG and GM compatibility
Digital Signal Processor Algorithms
QSound3DInteractive
positional 3D for 2 speakers, 4 speakers or 5.1 speakers
QSound Multi Speaker System
for quadraphonic or 5.1 channel output
of stereo music, video and games
QSound Environmental Modeling for EAX
QXpander
for 3D enhancement of stereo playback
QSurround
virtual 5.1 playback of DVDs using 2 speakers*
* Soft DVD player required
Minimum System Requirements:*
One available PCI 2.1 compliant slot
Genuine Intel
®
Pentium
®
class 166Mhz or faster processor
Intel
®
or 100% compatible motherboard chip set
16MB system RAM
CD-ROM drive for driver installation
* Bundled applications may have additional system requirements
Operating Systems Supported:
Microsoft Windows
®
95, 98, NT
®
4.0*, 2000, Me
MS-DOS
®
(real mode and box)*
* Not all product features supported when using this operating system
Compatibility:
Microsoft DirectSound, DirectSound3D,and DirectInput
EAX
1.0 and EAX
2.0 applications
A3D
1.0 applications
SoundBlaster Pro
in real mode DOS and DOS box
MPU-401 UART MIDI Interface
DirectInput game controllers and most legacy analog and digital joysticks
705
705
PSC
PSC
and DirectSound3D
games

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