The Sondigo Inferno combines a vast array of premium audio technology into a high-performance PCI soundcard. The C-Media Oxygen HD chip is the heart of the Inferno and is the latest all digital design from market leaders C-Media Electronics. Inferno also includes numerous software technologies, which are described below:
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Dolby Digital Live enables a single digital cable connection to carry high quality Dolby Digital 5.1 audio from your PC to digital speakers and AV Receivers. All audio, including games and music is processed in real time into industry standard Dolby Digital 5.1 surround. |
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Dolby Headphone creates a stunning multichannel surround experience over ordinary stereo headphones. Dolby Headphone is compatible with all types of audio on your PC and is so realistic you will believe you are listening over speakers in a well controlled listening room. |
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Dolby® Virtual Speaker technology simulates a highly realistic 5.1-speaker surround sound listening environment from as few as two speakers. Dolby Virtual Speaker technology also creates a wider two-channel environment during playback of stereo CDs and MP3 content, and when combined with Dolby Pro Logic® II processing, delivers a virtual surround listening experience from any high-quality stereo source. |
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Dolby® Pro Logic® II technology processes stereo movie and music content into five playback channels of full-bandwidth surround sound. Dolby Pro Logic II unlocks the directional cues that occur naturally in stereo content and processes these elements to create a five-channel surround sound playback experience. |
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Pro Logic IIx is the first and only technology to process any native stereo or 5.1 signal into a 6.1- or 7.1- channel output, creating a seamless, natural surround soundfield that immerses you in the entertainment experience. With Dolby Pro Logic IIx you can choose Movie or Music modes to tailor your listening experience to source material |
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DTS-Interactive provides a single cable connection to your DTS enabled surround sound system. Your stereo or multichannel (up to 5.1) audio sources are re-encoded into a DTS audio signal and sent out from your PC to any DTS enabled system such as, powered PC speakers with built-in DTS decoder, an A/V receiver or any other DTS compatible surround sound system. The result: simplified installation, the elimination of the clutter, tangles, and cost of multiple analog cables and high-quality DTS surround sound. |
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With DTS Neo:PC, you can turn your stereo audio (WMA, MP3, CD, and more!) into a convincing multichannel audio experience. Borrowing from DTS’ Neo:6, the technology that provides you with surround sound from stereo sources in high-end home theatre products, Neo:PC is optimized for your personal computer and is the perfect companion to DTS-Interactive. Now you can upgrade your stereo audio to enveloping DTS surround sound and utilize the single wire solution of DTS Interactive. |
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With the multichannel ASIO output driver in the Sondigo Inferno you get high performance, low-latency audio output from ASIO compatible applications. ASIO is a trademark and software of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH. |
| Full 3D Sound Support | With fully CPU optimized Creative EAX and Microsoft DirectSound3D support, your games will sound better than ever! |
| 10 band Equalizer | High quality EQ to enable precise adjustment of sound, with user preset storage. |
| Magic Voice | Great feature for disguising voice for VOIP applications and for pitch shifting for Karaoke. |
| Room Effects | Provides special room acoustic effects to enable you to experience the sound of concert halls and variety of other rooms and spaces. |
| Intelligent Speaker Management | Intelligent speaker management allows users to specify physical speaker locations and the software will automatically create the optimal sound field. |
| C-Media FlexBass™ | The Sondigo Inferno's advanced bass management features allow a wide variety of different speaker types and combinations to be supported, ensuring each speaker gets only the signals it can efficiently reproduce. |
| Discrete ADCs and DACs | The Sondigo Inferno owes its fantastic audio quality to the discrete digital-to-analog and analog-to-digital converters that are found in high end consumer audio equipment such as DVD players and AV Receivers. |
| 7.1 channel output | The Sondigo Inferno features 7.1 channels of pristine 24-bit/192 kHz audio output |
| Optical S/PDIF input and output | Supports the widest range of digital output formats possible: 24-bit 48/96/192kHz PCM, Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1 |
| High quality stereo input | Two channels of 96kHz 24bit audio input for super-clean recordings from instruments and other line-level devices. |
| Dedicated Microphone Input | Separate microphone input for VOIP and other recording applications |