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- Page 1 PC-AUR44 Auricon 4.4 PCIe Analogue Sound Card Manufacturers of audio & video products for radio & TV broadcasters...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a Figures commitment on the part of the vendor. Sonifex Ltd shall not be liable for any loss or damage whatsoever arising from the use of information or any error contained in this manual. -
Page 3: Tel: +44 (0)1933 650 700
Register Online for an Extended 2 Year Warranty As standard, Sonifex products are supplied with a 1 year back to base warranty. If you register the product online, you can increase your product warranty to 2 years and we can also keep you informed of any product design improvements or modifications. -
Page 4: Product Warranty - 2 Year Extended
Sonifex website within 30 days of purchase, you accordance with the provisions of this Contract. A reference to the consent, can increase your product warranty to 2 years. Go to the Sonifex website at: acknowledgement, authority or agreement of the Company means in http://www.sonifex.co.uk/technical/register/index.asp to apply for your 2... - Page 5 Warranty the defect has not arisen from a design made, furnished or At the request and expense of the Purchaser the Company will test specified by the Purchaser; the Goods to ascertain performance levels and provide a report of the results of that test. The report will be accurate at the time of the vii.
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Page 6: Repairs & Returns
If you require a different power lead, please let us know when ordering the product. Repairs & Returns Please contact Sonifex or your supplier if you have any problems with your Sonifex product. Email technical.support@sonifex.co.uk for the repair/ upgrade/returns procedure, or for support & questions regarding the... -
Page 7: Ce Declaration Of Conformity And Approval Information
NN9 5QE • United Kingdom • www.sonifex.co.uk T: +44 (0)1933 650 700 • F: +44 (0)1933 650 726 This document certifies that the Sonifex product that you have purchased is compliant with CE specifications. If you would like further information on... -
Page 8: Weee Directive
All products manufactured by Sonifex Ltd have the WEEE directive label This product complies with the relevant tested clauses of AS/NZS CISPR placed on the case. Sonifex Ltd will be happy to give you information about 22:2009 +A1:2010 and AS/NZS CISPR 13:2012. -
Page 9: Introduction
Introduction Introduction provides audio buffering, level adjustment and mixing functions. Hardware sampling rates of 48kHz, 96kHz and 192kHz are available, with the Windows sampling rate converter transparently providing support for other rates. The card supports extended bit depths to 32 bit and the software sampling rate and bit depth (32, 24, 16 or 8 bits PCM) can be set independently for each input and output channel. -
Page 10: Notes Regarding Windows Version Differences
Installation Installation Notes Regarding Windows Version Differences Windows XP and Server 2003 are the only current versions of Windows that The software package consists of the driver installation file (Auricon44. provide complete support for “traditional” WDM audio drivers. Windows inf or Auricon44x64.inf), the kernel-mode driver (Auricon44.sys), the 8, 7, Vista and corresponding server versions provide limited support for configuration DLL (Auricon44Coinstaller32.dll or Auricon44Coinstaller64.dll) applications using the legacy audio APIs, while adding a new Core Audio API... -
Page 11: Configuration
Configuration Operation on Windows 8, 7, Vista your PC. This typically happens if there has been no sound card previously installed in the PC. Windows XP (prior to Service Pack 1) and Server 2003 by and Server 2012, 2008-R2, 2008 default have the loudspeaker symbol turned off. -
Page 12: Mixer Api
Configuration Audio Engine the first channel is set as the default for playback and record but this can be changed by right-clicking on the loudspeaker symbol, selecting The Windows audio engine runs at a fixed sampling rate and bit depth. By Playback Devices or Recording Devices, and then right-clicking on the default, the Auricon 4.4 driver sets the sampling rate to the card’s hardware desired endpoint and selecting Set as Default Device. -
Page 13: Directsound And Wdm Kernel Streaming
Configuration DirectSound and WDM Kernel Topology Streaming The Auricon 4.4 topology is shown in the diagrams at the end of this manual. Microsoft’s DirectSound and Windows Driver Model (WDM) are designed The playback topology consists of a master output level, mute control and to work hand in hand to take full advantage of audio card hardware and peak meter, and input monitor level and mute controls for each of the line provide kernel-mode software emulation of features not directly supported. -
Page 14: Extended Bit Depth Audio
Configuration Extended Bit Depth Audio blocked until that resource becomes free, resulting in gaps on playback or skipping while recording. Traditionally, PC-based audio capture and playback has been restricted to either 8 bit or 16 bit encoding, with the WAVE_FORMAT_PCM descriptor If this proves to be a problem on a hyperthreaded system, the used to define the audio parameters such as samples per second, bits per hyperthreading can usually be disabled in one of the BIOS settings. -
Page 15: Functional Description
Configuration Unbalanced Balanced Unbalanced Balanced Shielded Twisted Pair Shielded Twisted Pair Output Input Input Output Fig 1-3: Connecting the Auricon 4.4 to Unbalanced Outputs Fig 1-1: Connecting the Auricon 4.4 to Unbalanced Inputs Going the other way from unbalanced to balanced is easy if the signal It is possible to achieve an acceptable connection without using a balancing level is adequate. -
Page 16: Auricon 4.4 Pinout
Configuration The converters operate at a sampling rate of 48kHz, 96kHz or 192kHz according to the driver setting. The Auricon supports standby and hibernation power management modes. Auricon 4.4 Pinout High Density 44-Pin Female Connector Input Output 1 Left + 1 Left + 1 Left - 1 Left -... -
Page 17: Auricon 4.4 Topology
Configuration Auricon 4.4 Topology Line Input 1 Analogue Output 1 Wave Out Line Input 2 Playback Master Playback Software Device A Midi Synth Loopback Record Software Device A Line Input 1 Record Master Line Input 2 Line Input 1 Analogue Output 2 Line Input 2 Wave Out Playback Master... -
Page 18: Output Mixing
Configuration Output Mixing eight if configured as mono), master level control and peakmeter. All level controls include a mute control as well. The Auricon 4.4 presents itself to the operating system as multiple independent wave output devices. Each device can support any number of Each waveOut stream is created by opening an instance of output streams, courtesy of the Windows Kernel Mixer or Audio Engine. -
Page 19: 5.1 & 7.1 Surround Sound Playback And Recording Driver
Appendix A – Surround Sound Playback and Recording Driver 5.1 & 7.1 Surround Sound Playback and Recording Driver Overview • Right-click on the loudspeaker symbol in the bottom right and corner of With hardware revision 2 and driver version 8.0.0.3502, the Auricon 4.4 the screen and select Playback devices. - Page 20 Appendix A – Surround Sound Playback and Recording Driver Speakers Properties Levels Tab • Right-click on this device and select Enable. • Repeat this for the Recording devices. Click on the ‘Levels’ tab to show and alter the output levels. Speakers Properties General Tab Right click on the Speakers (Auricon 4.4) icon and select Properties.
- Page 21 Appendix A – Surround Sound Playback and Recording Driver There is a master ‘Line Output The Windows audio engine automatically maps 5.1 audio streams onto the Surround’ output fader and 7.1 output using Front left/right, Centre/LFE and Side left/right. individual faders for ‘Wave Out However Windows Media Player bypasses this mapping and instead plays Mix’...
- Page 22 Appendix A – Surround Sound Playback and Recording Driver Limitations • It appears that multi-channel hardware peak meters are not yet properly supported in Windows. The 8-channel input and output subdevices therefore don’t have peak meter nodes, with Windows instead creating software peak meters.
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Page 23: Pc-Aur44 Auricon 4.4 Pcie Analogue Sound Card
Technical Specification Technical Specification For PC-AUR44 Operating Systems Supported Physical Specification Platform: Supports Windows - XP, Server 2003, Vista, Dimensions (Raw): 14cm (L) x 12.5cm (H) x 2cm (D) Server 2008, Windows 7, Server 2008 R2, 5.5” (L) x 4.9” (H) x 0.8” (D) Windows 8, Server 2012 (32-bit and x64 Dimensions (Boxed): 27cm (L) x 22.5cm (H) x 6cm (D) - Page 24 . s o n i f e x . c o . u k t:+44 (0)1933 650 700 f:+44 (0)1933 650 726 sales@sonifex.co.uk...
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