Andrea's PureAudio™ USB-SA with patented noise reduction technology eliminates noise problems as it utilizes high quality digital circuitry and has state of the art noise reduction algorithm software. This format bypasses your desktop or laptop computer's sound system, providing increased intelligibility and performance of stereo microphone input and stereo speaker output for all of your digital audio applications including VoIP and speech recognition programs. May 03, 2013 See what the resulting information is. It may well be that you need to update and / or replace the audio driver. Go to either the Andrea Electronics USB site or the Toshiba Satellite site and see what the latest driver is for your audio card and laptop. Download and install the latest driver. Do either one of these approaches fix the problem?
*Note: Only compatible with Windows 7 and newer versions.
New Andrea PC Audio Software provides the latest Audio Commander and noise cancellation filters for use with all Andrea USB Devices. This install supports Windows.
New improved AudioCommander audio user interface for Andrea USB devices provides the same great features customers have always enjoyed with a new look and feel. Now featuring full bandwidth VU meters for input and output, new PureAudio™ noise reduction filtering for hearing clean audio output as well as new DSDA3™ microphone array beam steering. Including, Side Tone for monitoring your recording and the ability to enable multiple filters independently. AudioCommander is SKYPE certified.
Speaker Playback Features:
Noise Cancellation:
Speaker output is enhanced with Andrea’s PureAudio™ noise reduction for removing noise from your VoIP received audio. By cleaning up the signal you are listening to, you increase intelligibility.
Aggressive Noise Cancellation:
Aggressive PureAudio™ noise reduction on the speaker output to remove even more noise from your VoIP received audio. By cleaning up the signal you are listening to, you increase intelligibility. (Not available on Windows XP)
Graphic Equalizer:
Includes a high fidelity 10 band Graphic Equalizer with preset selections for the specific control of bass, mid-range and treble audio levels for customizing the sound tone to fit your music type.
Microphone Recording Features:
Stereo Noise Cancellation:
Microphone input has PureAudio™ noise reduction on left and right channels that removes repetitive and stationary noise from your microphone signals as well as electrical buzz from noisy power sources.
Aggressive Stereo Noise Cancellation:
Aggressive PureAudio™ noise reduction on left and right channels that removes even more repetitive and stationary noise from your microphone signals as well as electrical buzz from noisy power sources. (Not available on Windows XP)
Acoustic Echo Cancellation:
EchoStop™ is a full duplex acoustic echo cancelation algorithm enabling both the speaker to broadcast and microphone to transmit simultaneously, turning your PC into a high quality speakerphone. EchoStop™ has PureAudio noise reduction built-in for minimizing annoying background noises to enhance your VoIP communication experience.
Light Beam Forming:
DSDA2 is a directional beam forming noise reduction software that provides directional array microphone noise reduction. DSDA2 is designed to enable far-field (headset free) speech recognition command and control performance with our SuperBeam array microphone accessory.
Aggressive Beam Forming:
DSDA3™ is an adaptive beam forming noise reduction algorithm that provides extreme directional array microphone noise cancellation performance. Both DSDA2/3 have stationary or manual steering control of beam direction. Enhance VoIP communications and videoconferencing applications for clear conversations in noisy environments without the need for a close talking boom microphone.
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Beam Direction:
Beam Direction is a new beam steering feature that enables an accurate manual control to steer the microphone beam to point towards your desired reception direction.
Microphone Boost (not available on all devices):
Microphone Boost provides microphone pre-amplification of up to +30dB of additional input gain to your microphone sensitivity, for picking up even the most faint sounds in your recording environment.
No Filters:
Provides unfiltered true left and right stereo microphone audio input for high fidelity stereo recording.
AudioCommander™ Software Setup Instruction Guide for PC
Product Description
The PureAudio USB Array Microphone provides a digital USB-PA sound card with a stereo Array-PA microphone and Andrea’s audio enhancement Filters software.
The product includes:Array Microphone
- USB-PA External Digital Sound Card
- SuperBeam™ Stereo Array-PA Microphone
- Andrea’s noise canceling audio enhancement filters software for Windows, Mac and Linux (free with purchase).
Andrea’s USB-PA external digital sound card utilizes high quality digital circuitry to bypasses your desktop or laptop computer’s sound system.
Array Microphone
This device provides increased fidelity and performance of stereo microphone input and stereo speaker output for all of your computer audio applications.
Your computers microphone or speakers will perform only as good as the integrated audio system that supports them. Today most laptops and desktops have an audio A2D/DAC Codec chip and it is often placed close to noisy components like the power supply or high frequency processors.
Andrea Sound Card Settings
USB-PA Product Features:
- Hi-fidelity external sound card with CD quality digital sample rates.
- Converts the built-in sound of the average desktop or laptop into a rich audio experience designed for PC users who insist on high quality/low noise audio.
- Small form factor, about the size of a thumb drive, is convenient for portability with audio peripherals.
- The USB adapter enables the audio device driver platform which supports the Andrea Pure Audio noise reduction technology and Andrea hardware peripherals. Can also be used to enhance ANY existing legacy headset, microphone or speakers.
Array Microphone
SuperBeam™ Array-PA Microphone Product Features:
Computer Sound Cards
- Hi-fidelity stereo Array microphone designed for use with Pure Audio USB-PA External Digital Sound Card.
- The Andrea SuperBeam stereo array product solutions are superior far-field sound pick up and fidelity.
- Offers the highest quality and performance over single element microphones.
- Specifically designed for use with the Andrea beam forming audio input software.
- Small size designed for mounting on a desktop monitor.
Compatible with Andrea Audio Filters enhancement Software
Increase intelligibility and performance of stereo microphone input and speaker output with patented Andrea software enhancements for all your computer audio applications:
- DSDA™ beam forming, Pure Audio™ noise reduction and EchoStop™ Full duplex echo cancelation – Patented and award-winning speech enhancement algorithms, that significantly improves intelligibility of voice driven applications.
- AudioCommander™ for PC
- Andrea Audio Filters Software for Mac
- Andrea Audio Filters Software for Linux
Compatible with most Windows, Mac and Linux operating systems.
SKYPE Certified
Related Info:
PureAudio USB-PA with Array-PA Microphone Bundle Spec Sheet
Andrea Sound Card Driver
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