Muse Pocket LT

• Nice-looking portable external USB 5.1 sound card for PC and Mac: metal color, compact and light weight.
• Deal for your laptop use: Enjoy the 5.1 surround sound of your DVD movies, games or music anywhere, at any time (train, plane...)
• Optimized sound:
  • DirectSound^TM, EAX^TM and other positioning performed by Sensaura^TM engine
  • Amplified headset output
• User-friendly:
  • USB bus-powered device (no extra power is needed)
  • +/- volume control
• With Muse Pocket LT, phone for free* over the Internet
  • Includes a stereo PC headset with microphone
  • Compatible with Internet Telephony software (required)(*)From PC to PC

• 3 stereo outputs (Front/Headphones, Center, Rear) for 5.1 Surround Sound
• 1 line/MP3/iPod®/audio source input
• 1 stereo microphone input

• Muse Pocket LT
• Installation CD: drivers and Skype software
• Headphones with microphone

PC:

• Windows® 98SE, Me, 2000, XP
• USB port

• Mac® OS X 10
• USB port

Sound card

Electronic circuit added to a computer to play back or record sound files. The sound card is connected to speakers, headphones or an amplifier.

External sound card

Computer sound card which connects to a computer’s exterior port, generally USB, FireWire or CardBus.

2.0 / Stereo

System for transmitting sound over two channels = stereo.

2.1

System for transmitting sound over three channels, with 2 channels reproducing medium and high range frequencies and 1 channel reproducing bass frequencies.

5.1

System for transmitting sound over 6 channels, with 5 channels reproducing medium and high range frequencies and 1 channel reproducing bass frequencies.

DirectSound™

Sound management software protocol used in Microsoft Windows®, DirectSound™ is part of a software interface provided by Microsoft called DirectX [which also includes Direct Input (management of joysticks, mice, keyboards...), Direct 3D (graphics display management), DirectPlay (network management)…] allowing software developers to quickly develop their applications.

Line input

Analog audio input designed to receive an unamplified sound signal. There are 2 line levels: the general public line level, at -10dBv: this is the signal output level of a Hi-Fi component connected to an amplifier via a connector known as a line input. The professional line level, at +4dBu, is much more powerful, and is used to connect studio or public-address (PA) equipment.

Microphone input

An analog plug to which a microphone is connected: microphone inputs may be in 6.35mm jack (1/4’’ jack), 3.5mm jack (1/8’’ jack) or XLR formats.

Mini-jack / 3.5mm jack

Mini-jack is also referred to as a 3.5mm jack or 1/8" connector. A mini-jack connector is a mono or stereo connector used to connect audio inputs or outputs on mass market sound cards.