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Audio Advantage ® Amigo User’s Guide Table of Contents Introducing the Audio Advantage Amigo ..................................................................................... 1 Getting Started ................................................................................................................ ............ 2 Package Co ntents .... ...
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www.Turtle-Beach.com Page ii AudioSurgeon LE ................................................................................................................ .......30 Viewing and Navigating the Audio File .......................................................................................... ......................................... 30 Making a ...
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Audio Advantage Am igo Page iii Audio Advantage Amigo - User s Guide Revi sion 1.2 Documentation copyright © 2005-2008 Voyetra Tu rtle Beach, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted by any means or in any form, without pr ior written consent from Voyetra Turtle Beach, Inc. (“VTB”). Use of VTB soft ...
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Audio Advantage Am igo Page 1 Introducing the Audio Advantage Amigo The Audio Advantage Ami go is a versatile USB audio peripheral that’s about the size of a “thumb drive”, so it’s easy to ca rry along with your lapt op. With its built-in microphon e, digital audio output, built-in amplifier for stere o headphones and headset support for In ...
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www.Turtle-Beach.com Page 2 Getting Started Package Contents Ami go USB audio interface USB Extender Cable Use this cable when you don’t want to insert the Amigo directly into the USB port. Optical S/PDIF Ada pte r Use this adapter to connect a TOSLINK optical cable to the Headphone/ SPDIF output jack, which provides both a nalog and digital sign ...
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Audio Advantage Am igo Page 3 Software Suite A MIGO C ONTROL P ANEL Clicking on the Turtle Beach Palm Tree icon in the System Tray brings up a menu from where you can launch the Amigo Control Panel. You can also launch the Control Panel by clicking Start Æ All Programs Æ Turtle Beach Æ Audio Advantage Amigo Æ Run Audio A dvantage Amigo Control ...
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www.Turtle-Beach.com Page 4 M ULTI - CHANNEL A UDIO D EMO Launch this program by clicking Start Æ Al l Programs Æ Turtle Beach Æ Audio Advantage Ami go Æ Demo Files Æ Multi- channel Audi o Demo Click on the [Music] and [Sound Effect] menu items to hear music and sounds that demo the audio effects. Press Stop to end the demos. Press [HRTF] to l ...
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Audio Advantage Am igo Page 5 Voyetra ® Demo Software The Installation CD also i ncludes the following demo programs which may be i nstalled from the Amigo Setup screen b y clicking Voyetra Products then selecting the program name. From there, click the Install button from the program’s sub menu. After installing, launch the program from t he St ...
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www.Turtle-Beach.com Page 6 Connectors and Controls Feature Function Status Light The status light indicates the following conditions: GREEN: The light will remain on when the unit is powered on. The light w ill flash when audio is playing, or when the audi o driver is being used by a program. RED: The light will turn Red when the audio output is m ...
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Audio Advantage Am igo Page 7 Installing Amigo  Do not connect Amigo to a USB por t until after you’ve run the Setup program on the Installation CD! The install will prom pt you when to connect Amigo to the USB port. Installation Procedure 1. Close any running programs (including anti-virus programs ) so they will not interfere with the install ...
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www.Turtle-Beach.com Page 8 Windows XP Unsigned Driver Message Windows Vista Unsigned Driver Message If a dialog box appears explaining that t he software has not passed Windows L ogo testing or does not have a Digital Signat ure, click " Continue Anyway " or " Yes " (depending on the versio n of Windows you’re running). 9. Wh ...
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Audio Advantage Am igo Page 9 Checking the Driver Installation 1. Click on the System ic on from the Control panel: Start Æ Control Panel Æ System . 2. In Windows 2000/XP, click the Hard ware Tab , then click Device Manager . In Vista, click “Device Manager” on t he left side of the System window. 3. Click on Sound, Video and Game Controllers ...
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www.Turtle-Beach.com Page 10 Installing AudioSurgeon LE The AudioSurgeon LE program is installed from the Amigo installation screen as follows: 1. From the first installation menu, select Setup Audio Advantage Amigo . 2. When the second menu appears, sel ect Install AudioSurgeon LE . 3. After the installation is completed, run AudioSurgeon LE by cl ...
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Audio Advantage Am igo Page 11 Checking Amigo after Installation Step 1: Connect Amigo Connecting Speakers or Headphones You can connect stereo headp hones or powered speakers to the Amigo Headphone- S/PDIF Output jack. If you connect powered spe akers, set the Speaker Configuration in th e Amigo Control Panel Speaker Ta b to “2 Speakers”. When ...
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www.Turtle-Beach.com Page 12 Check the Mixer Settings 1. To prevent feedback from the internal microphone being picked up by the external speakers, click on the Mixer tab and mute the microphone, or turn down the volume. If you’re using headphones with the sp eakers turned off, this won’t be an issue. 2. Next, set the volume levels to a comfort ...
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Audio Advantage Am igo Page 13 Troubleshooting Tips No sound on speakers or headphones Check that the speak ers are powered on. Be su re you’re not using passive speakers that require an amplifier. The A migo can only drive powered speakers, not passive s peakers. If the speakers have a v olume control or mute button, check th at they are ...
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www.Turtle-Beach.com Page 14 Check that the speak ers are connected properly. If you are using a mini to RCA adapter to connect the speak ers, try swapping the left and right RCA plugs to correct the problem. Microphone Feedback from the Internal Mi crophone Feedback is the ringing noise (often described as squealing, screeching, etc ) that is ...
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Audio Advantage Am igo Page 15 Things You Can Do with Amigo Listening to Music CDs in Windows 2000/XP To listen to an audio CD from your PC’s CD ROM drive: 1. Insert the CD into the CD ROM Tray. Windows will prompt you whether or not you want to Rip the CD to your hard drive or play the CD with Media Pl ayer. Select “ Play CD with Media Player ...
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www.Turtle-Beach.com Page 16 Once you hear sound, set the Ma ster Volume on the Amigo Control Panel Speakers Tab to a comfortable level. If it seems like the volume is too low, click the Mixer Tab and adjust the Wave volume in the Playback Mixer (Win 2000/XP only). Modifying the Sound Changing Tone with the Master Graphic Equalizer The Master Equal ...
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Audio Advantage Am igo Page 17 feature to turn it on. Then no tice how moving the slider towards the left and right shifts the pitch down and up from the original. Wh en you’re done, click the Enable button again to turn off the effect. Using the Center Canceller The Center Canceller in the Effects Tab removes the ce nter channel in a song. Since ...
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www.Turtle-Beach.com Page 18 In Windows Vista… in ad dition to setting the Amig o Control Panel ’s S/PDIF settings pull-down menu to 48 kHz, you must also set the Digi tal Output as your default playback device in the Vista Sound Control Panel. Click Start Æ Control Panel Æ Sound and select “ Digital Output – Audio Advantage SRM Device ? ...
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Audio Advantage Am igo Page 19 To do this, open the Opti ons window, select " Sound Devices ", and in the drop-down menu for the " Ringing " output, select the desired sound card from the list. Then click " Save" to set the changes and close the Opti ons window. Recording Tips Using AudioSurgeon as a Digital Audio Reco ...
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www.Turtle-Beach.com Page 20 Amigo Control Panel The Amigo Control Panel lets you access all of Amigo’s features fro m one convenient place. You can launch the cont rol panel either by clicking on t he Turtle Beach icon located in the Windows system tray or by clicking Start Æ All Programs Æ Turtle Beach Æ Audio Advantage Amigo Æ Run Audio Ad ...
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Audio Advantage Am igo Page 21 Mixer Tab This tab lets you control the volume levels for all of the playback and reco rdi ng sources. In Vista, the Wave and SW Synth sliders are not available. Also, the Stereo Mix is not available as a recording source. Using the Control Panel Presets Saving and Restoring Presets The Control Panel s ettings can be ...
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www.Turtle-Beach.com Page 22 Control Panel Speakers Tab The Speakers Tab is di vided into the following sections: The Speaker Configuration section le ts you test speaker operation and select speaker configuration modes. The Volume section le ts you set the master volume and pan for left and right speakers. The Settings Sum mary section ...
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Audio Advantage Am igo Page 23 2-speakers (Stereo) Select this configuration when using powere d stereo speakers. The sp eakers may be connected to the Hea dphone – S/PDIF Output. Using a Headset with Microphone Insert the head set’s mic jack (sometimes colored pink) into the Mic Input and the line jack (sometimes colored green) into the Headph ...
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www.Turtle-Beach.com Page 24 Volume Section Master Volume: Controls the volume of th e speakers or headphones. Pan : Controls left and right balance. Mute: Mutes speakers or headphones. Control Panel Settings Summary This section summarizes the state of important control panel settings: Equalization: Indicates that the Master Graphic Equalizer ...
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Audio Advantage Am igo Page 25 Graphic Equalizer Tab The Graphic Equalizer provides 10 frequency ba nds that can be used to adjust the overall tone of the audio system. The buttons at the top of the slider bank pr ovide eight equalizer presets. The Flat setting returns the sliders to their zero, or unmodified, positi ons. The Enable EQ button may b ...
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www.Turtle-Beach.com Page 26 Effects Tab Speaker Position The Speaker Position section le ts you change th e position of the speakers by clicking and moving the blue “virtual speaker” icons in the illustration. The buttons function as follows: Enable: The speaker positioni ng effect is enabled by clicking on this butt on. Rotate: Clicking eithe ...
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Audio Advantage Am igo Page 27 Sound FX Key Shifter When activated by clicking t he Enable button, this effect chang es the pitch of a digital audio file as it plays —which is very useful to play or sing along with a song in a different key than the original. Note that this effect does not alter the original file, it only alters the audio in real ...
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www.Turtle-Beach.com Page 28 Mixer Tab Playback Settings The Playback mixer pr ovides an array of volume, mute and pan contr ols for balancing the sound sources when listening with headphones or speakers. Each input controls a specific source of sound on the PC, including: (Windows 2000/XP only) Wave : Controls the volume of digital audio sources s ...
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Audio Advantage Am igo Page 29 Record Settings Audio recording can be accomplis hed with a program such as Audio Surgeon LE (included on the Amigo installati on CD), Windows Recorder (in the Accessori es section of the Start Æ All Programs list), or other digital audio r ecord ing software. The record source is selected by clicking the Record Sour ...
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www.Turtle-Beach.com Page 30 AudioSurgeon LE AudioSurgeon is a digital audio recording and editing program that lets you manipulate sound in graphical format, much like a word processor lets you m anipulate words on the screen to create a docu ment. You can either load a digital audio file from your PC into AudioSurgeon or record a new file and s a ...
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Audio Advantage Am igo Page 31 Making a Recording with the Record Wizard Recording is easy with the Record Wizard. Simply press the Record button, t hen sele ct “Use the Record Wizard” from the dialog box to launch th e Record Wizard dialog. From here you can select the recording source and recording resolution, th en lets the Wizard automatica ...
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www.Turtle-Beach.com Page 32 To cut a Section of a File and Place it in the Clipboard 1. Select the range of the file that you wish to remove. 2. Select Edit menu Æ Cut . The selected range is deleted from the file and copie d to AudioSurgeon's Clipboard. If you do not want to remove the selected ran ge, use the Copy command. 3. To Preview th ...
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Audio Advantage Am igo Page 33 AudioSurgeon Controls ⇒ The edit controls are greyed out until a r ange is select ed in the gra phic display. ⇒ Some of the control functions are disabl ed in AudioSurge on LE. These features are only available in the full version of AudioS urgeon. For more information, please visit www.Voyetra.com . Transport Con ...
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www.Turtle-Beach.com Page 34 Delete : Deletes the selected range, but does not retain the deleted data in the Clipboard. Clear : Replaces the select ed range with an equal interval of silence and pla ces the deleted data in the Clipboard. Insert Silence: Inserts silence in the sel ected range and moves the rest of the waveform without deleting data ...
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