GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Flexible mixing, mute, and fine gain control functions provide a complete integrated audio solution for home entertainment PCs. All analog IO are input and output capable, and headphone amplifiers are also integrated at each analog output. All analog IOs can be re-tasked according to user’s definitions, or automatically switched depending on the connected device type. The ALC883 supports 16/20/24 S/PDIF input and output to offer easy connection of PCs to high quality consumer electronic products such as digital decoders and speakers. The ALC883 series supports host/soft audio from the Intel ICH series chipset, and also from any other HDA compatible audio controller. With EAX/Direct Sound 3D/I3DL2/A3D compatibility, and excellent software utilities like Karaoke mode, environment emulation, software equalizer, HRTF 3D positional audio, and optional Dolby® Digital Live and DTS® CONNECT™ program, the ALC883 series provides an excellent entertainment package and game experience for PC users. *Note: The ALC883 series covers all products listed in section 12 Ordering Information, page 70.