Digital Signal Processing - Turtle Beach Ear Force XP500 User Manual

Digital Signal Processing

The XP500 headset incorporates a Digital Signal Processor (DSP) to independently modify game, chat and microphone audio. The DSP set-
tings are saved as presets, which are described in the next section. Connecting the XP500 headset to a PC with the included USB cable
lets you create custom presets or replace the presets with different ones downloaded from our website. For more information on custom
presets, please visit the "customize" section at www.TurtleBeach.com.
NOISE GATE
SONIC LENS
GAME SOUND
MULTI-BAND EQ
SOUND FIELD EXPANDER
BLAST LIMITER
NOISE GATE
CHAT SOUND
CHAT BOOST
MULTI-BAND EQ
NOISE GATE
LEVEL CONTROL
MIC SOUND
VOICE MORPH
MULTI-BAND EQ
MIC MONITOR
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The DSP provides a wide variety of audio enhancements, including:
Noise Gates: Separate noise gates on the game, chat and microphone audio channels cut out background noise that's below a threshold
point, so rather than hearing static or other distracting sounds, you'll hear total silence when there's nothing going on.
Sonic Lens: The game sound can be processed by band-limited dynamic range compression that focuses on specific types of sounds
in the game (e.g. footsteps, the loading of a gun, etc.) so you can hear them better and react faster.
Sound Field Expander: The game sound field can be adjusted from narrow to wide, bringing out background sounds that might be difficult to
hear.
Ear Guard: After the game, chat and mic audio is mixed together, they're processed by Ear Guard which limits the maximum sound level
before it reaches your ears, reducing ear fatigue during long gaming sessions.
Blast Limiter: The maximum sound level can be limited over a wide range, so you can turn up the volume of softer sounds without blasting
your ears when louder sounds occur.
Chat Boost: Automatically boosts the level of Xbox LIVE
teammates regardless of game volume.
EAR
Voice Morphing: Change the pitch of your voice from the deep lows to shrill highs, disguising yourself to other online players.
GUARD
Microphone ALC: An Automatic Level Control on the microphone channel helps prevent overload when you shout into the mic.
Microphone Monitoring: Hear your voice as you speak into the mic, so you won't have to shout.
Multi-Band Equalizers: The game, chat and mic audio can be individually adjusted for optimum tone settings (e.g. bass boost/cut, treble
boost/cut, midrange boost/cut).
Intuitive Voice Prompts: A real voice announces headset status, such as "Low Battery", "Preset #", etc.
or PSN chat signals as the game volume increases, so you can always hear your
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