VideoLogic SonicVortex2 Quick Manual

SonicVortex2 brings you superb 3D positional effects,
more responsive gameplay, great quality sound and a
software bundle that contains everything you need to start
making music on your desktop: right here, right now.
Based on the Aureal 3D (A3D) 2.0 technology used in
flight simulators and amusement rides, SonicVortex2
immerses you in compelling 3D sound from two speakers,
four speakers or headphones. And SonicVortex2's on-board
processor turbocharges your gameplay by relieving the
strain on your PC, making more of its CPU power available
for higher frame rates and more involving gameplay.
SonicVortex2 supports up to 320 MIDI voices and is
shipped with great music-making applications including
Future Beat 3D, the first 3D music creation software;
DrumStation and RubberDuck analog synth from d-lusion;
Making Waves, professional sequencing software; the
acclaimed Yamaha XG software synthesiser for enhanced
MIDI playback; the Jet-Audio multimedia suite; MP3
playback and mixing software; SoftKaraoke Lite and
shareware for copying and compressing LP and CD tracks.
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Aureal 3D (A3D) 2.0 positional audio
A3D 2.0 models highly realistic sound environments,
taking into account the position of the sound source,
reflection, occlusion, room geometrics and the acoustic
properties of different surfaces, creating life-like,
immersive audio for A3D-based games such as Unreal,
Descent3 and Prince of Persia 3D.
Supports the most popular audio standards
Fully supports Aureal A3D 1.0 and 2.0, DirectSound3D,
DirectSound and is Sound Blaster compatible for DOS
games. EAX support will be added in a future driver release.
Optimised for two and four speaker systems
Unmatched performance on standard headphones or
stereo speakers, while also supporting a full four-speaker
setup such as Sirocco Crossfire.
More responsive gameplay
With 92 stream DirectSound acceleration and a
high-bandwidth PCI bus, SonicVortex2 frees up your
PC's CPU for faster, more responsive gameplay.
True studio sound
Stunning 320 voice MIDI performance with 64 voice
wavetable synthesis in hardware; two independent
effects channels for delay, reverb, flange, distortion and
wah-wah effects; a very high quality sample set; and
support for loading DLS midi sample sets and Creative
Labs' SoundFonts.
S/P-DIF digital output
Connect SonicVortex2's digital output to a DAT or
MiniDisc to record digital audio at up to 48 kHz,
or to a 5.1 speaker system such as the VideoLogic
DigiTheatre for the complete home cinema audio
experience (software DVD player that supports AC-3
S/P-DIF output needed).
Great value bundled audio applications
SonicVortex2 comes with full versions of Future Beat 3D
(with over 400MB of samples) for 3D music creation,
Making Waves professional sequencing software, the
Jet-Audio multimedia suite (with amazing MP3 playback
capabilities), Yamaha XG software synthesizer, Soft
Karaoke Lite, as well as trial MIDI applications and
shareware for copying and compressing LP and CD tracks.
Outstanding customer support
Backed up by the very best in support, including
technical support hotlines, Internet web site and ftp.