SuperQuad Digital PCI A3DTM PCI Audio Accelerator Card Powered by the Aureal Vortex2 AU8830 Key Features The Cutting Edge in Audio: Vortex2 SuperQuad • Hardware accelerated A3D 2.0 positional 3D audio with Digital PCI Aureal Wavetracing Aureal, the company that created magic with A3D positional audio • DirectSound3D and DirectSound hardware acceleration and the Vortex line of audio processor chips, introduces Vortex2 • 320-voice wavetable synthesizer with DLS 1.0 and SuperQuad Digital PCI, the ultimate PC sound card. DirectMusic support Powered by Aureal’s Vortex2 AU8830 audio processor chip, the • 10-band graphic equalizer Vortex2 SuperQuad PCI features a 3D audio engine, professional • Quad enhanced 3D sound wavetable synthesizer, and 10-band equalizer. In addition, Vortex2 • S/PDIF optical digital output SuperQuad features quad speaker support, which further enhances • High-performance PCI 2.1 interface A3D effects by providing front and back speaker pairs. For true • Superior audio quality (exceeds PC98/99 specifications) audiophiles, a TOSLINK S/PDIF optical digital output is provided • 4-speaker, 2-speaker and headphone support for pristine digital connections to modern digital audio devices • Accelerated DirectInput game port such as Dolby Digital receivers, DAT, CDR recorders, and MiniDisc. Connections Bracket connectors Aureal—The PC Audio Experts • Headphone/Line output— Aureal’s expertise in PC audio is unequalled by any front speakers other company. Aureal’s Vortex line of audio • Line output—rear speakers processor chips has set the standard for • Line input performance and sound quality on the • Microphone input PC, delivering superior audio to • Game/MIDI port top-tier computer companies • S/PDIF optical and leading sound card man- digital output ufacturers. Aureal’s A3D Internal connectors positional 3D audio has (all MPC3) become the standard for • CD input positional audio technol- • Auxiliary input ogy on the PC, enhancing • TAD (modem) the experience of top-flight input/output games from every leading soft- • Wavetable upgrade connector ware developer of interactive entertainment. Compatibility • A3D 2.0 and 1.0 compatible • Exceeds PC98 and PC99 requirements • Windows 95/98/NT driver support • DirectSound, DirectSound3D, DirectMusic and DirectInput support • Sound Blaster support for legacy DOS game support • FCC, CE compliant Aureal Semiconductor 4245 Technology Drive Fremont California 94538 Tel: 510.252.4245 Fax: 510.252.4400 www.aureal.com SuperQuad Digital PCI The Ultimate 3D Audio Engine Technical Specifications Originally developed for the NASA Virtual Environment Workstation Audio Processor Input/Output Connectors for use in their astronaut training programs, Aureal’s A3D is the de • Aureal Vortex2 AU8830 Bracket connectors facto standard for 3D audio on over three million PCs. A3D puts the Codec • Line output listener in the 3D environment, making sounds appear to come • 18-bit Quad CODEC • Line input from any direction—left and right, front and back, top and bot- Bus Interface • Microphone input tom—giving gamers a decided advantage over their opponents. • PCI 2.1 bus master with • Game/MIDI port 96-channel DMA interface Internal connectors (all MPC3) The Vortex2 SuperQuad Digital PCI accelerates Aureal’s new A3D 3D/2D Digital Audio • CD input 2.0, the most advanced 3D positional audio available. A3D 2.0 Digital Audio Acceleration • Auxiliary input features Aureal Wavetracing technology which includes Doppler, • 16 streams of A3D 2.0 • TAD (modem) input/output acoustic reflection, reverb, and occlusion to render life-like audio acceleration with 60 wall • Wavetable upgrade connector based upon the actual acoustics of a 3D environment. reflections at 16-bit 48kHz Compatibility • 76 streams of A3D 1.0 and • Aureal A3D 1.0 and 2.0 Software support and Compatibility DirectSound3D acceleration • Microsoft DirectSound, Aureal is compatible with all major audio standards and has been • DirectSound acceleration DirectSound3D, DirectInput, proven reliable by over three million Vortex-based products in (92 streams) DirectMusic the field. • Full-duplex, 48kHz digital • Exceeds PC98 and PC99 recording and playback requirements Driver support is provided for Windows 95/98, Windows NT 4, • Sample rate conversion with • FCC, CE certified and the forthcoming Windows 2000 WDM architecture. 27-point interpolation • Sound Blaster Pro support In addition, compatibility with all games is guaranteed via Synthesizer (Real mode and DOS box) support for A3D 2.0, A3D 1.0, DirectSound, DirectSound3D, and • Professional 320-voice • MPU-401 UART MIDI DirectInput. Legacy audio compatibility provides tried-and-true wavetable synthesizer Interface support for older DOS games without unstable hardware-dependent • Reverb and effects (chorus, Software Support PC/PCI or D/DMA schemes found in other PCI sound cards. The delay, flange, distortion, Operating System Support Vortex2 SuperQuad Digital PCI is also Plug‘n’Play compliant, wah-wah, etc.) • Windows 95/98 ensuring hassle-free configuration. • General MIDI, DLS 1.0, • Windows NT 4.0 DirectMusic support • MS-DOS (Windows DOS box) For more information on Aureal and its products, • 4MB of professional studio System Requirements visit www.aureal.com. samples • PCI slot with 3.3V power For more information on A3D and A3D-enabled games, Audio specifications • Pentium 90MHz or better visit www.a3d.com. • Exceeds PC98 and PC99 Audio • 16MB RAM requirements • CD-ROM drive • SNR: 95dB Typical • 30MB of hard disk space • Frequency Response: • Powered speakers or 20Hz–20kHz (–3dB intercept) headphones Copyright Aureal Semiconductor 1999. Specifications subject to change without notice. Aureal, the Aureal logo, A3D and Aureal Wavetracing are trademarks and Vortex is a registered trademark of Aureal Semiconductor Inc. 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