Vista bass management

Vista will allow one source to be turned down in volume while the other is cranked up. Many sound systems come with a large subwoofer speaker to play low frequencies that aren't handled very well by the smaller main speakers. For those without a subwoofer, Vista adds a utility called "Reverse Bass Management," where low frequency and bass sounds are channeled from the small speakers to the largest speakers available, such as the midrange Front Left and Front Right speakers.

The frequency to trigger this crossover can be adjusted manually, and Vista will also make adjustments based on the size of the room several options are available in the control panel dialog box. Speaker fill is a technique that is used when there are more speakers available than channels in the source music. In other words, if you have a music file that was recorded in stereo with only two channels, Speaker fill will synthesize additional channels and direct them to the appropriate speakers.

It works by manipulating the channel sound in subtle ways—such as adding small delays or applying a filter—and then channeling the appropriate frequency levels to the appropriate speakers. Room correction is a feature found in extremely high-end audio hardware, which finds a "sweet spot" for the listener in any particular room.

It performs this magic by using a microphone to calibrate all areas of a room, including adding a first-reflection cancellation filter if one or more of the speakers are near a flat surface. The microphone is placed in the location where the user would like to sit, and then a calibration wizard is run to figure out the distance, frequency, response, and overall gain of each loudspeaker in the sound system. Optionally, if a high-quality microphone is used, the system will add correction for relative frequency response differences coming from each speaker.

Speaker phantoming is a technique that will automatically detect if a particular speaker is turned off or not functioning, and compensate by splitting the sound from that speaker and distributing it to adjacent speakers. A typical example would be moving sound data from a missing center speaker to the left and right channels. Many people prefer to watch movies or listen to music on the go, and a laptop with headphones is one way of doing just that.

HRTF uses digital signal processing to synthesize sounds that mimic the ear's natural response to sounds in a real-world environment, such as the tiny delay that sound takes getting from one ear to another. CMSS2 :eek Im downloading right now! Thanks Solaris! I just ditched Creative for not having drivers worth anything.

Leagues better. If you have any problems with the step of your card, then it will work wonders. Even if you don't it will help out.

TBH - I'm not thrilled with Creative's last move, or the way they're handling it. As much as I feel they still have great hardware, their PR is going down the toilet. My next card will prob be an Auzentech X-Fi at this point. Best of both worlds; Creative hardware implimented by a company that makes an effort to listen and care about its customer base. On the other hand, I'll never own a processor that doesn't give me options beyond the THX implementation, and I definitely try to avoid simple large or small implementations especially those that don't let you select large fronts and a sub at the same time.

Unfortunately, this means that my pool of processor options is limited and relatively pricey. Successful bass management involves both determining your personal preference and understanding some of the inner workings of your equipment. Two of the most common mistakes surrounding bass management involve properly implementing the system when you use the 5.

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