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14 ASUS Xonar Essence ST
Connecting a microphone
Mic In
Front Right Out
Front Left Out
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Front Left/Right Out port/Headphone port
Connect the headphone’s 3.5mm plug to the bundled RCA-to-3.5mm Y cable,
and then connect the Left/Right ends to the to Front Left/Right Out ports on the
Xonar Essence ST card.
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Microphone Input port
Connect your external PC microphone to this port by using the bundled 6.3mm-
to-3.5mm adapter for voice communication, recording, or karaoke.