The MDPS application runs in the background. It is accessed by clicking the System Tray icon.
- Left-click to open the MDPS control window.
- Right-click to open the MDPS System tray menu:
NOTE: Closing the control panel does not quit the MDPS application. Quit MDPS by selecting Quit from the System Tray menu.
Bongiovi MDPS software works by capturing audio from any application via the Digital Power Station virtual audio driver. The MDPS application then applies the patented MDPS algorithm to optimize the audio signal. This optimized audio signal is sent to the selected output device.
- The Digital Power Station driver is automatically set as the Default Playback Device when MDPS is launched.
- The last used hardware device is automatically set as Default Playback Device when MDPS is quit.
Selecting Audio Devices
Open the Windows Audio Devices control panel:
- Click the Start Menu if using Windows 7 or 10.
- Search for “manage audio devices”.
- Select Manage Audio Devices in the Control Panel category.
Notice that the Digital Power Station device is automatically selected as Default Playback Device when MDPS is launched.
MDPS has no effect on the Default Communications Device.
If an application allows selection of audio output, then you must select Digital Power Station (Speakers) in that application’s preferences to hear the MDPS effect.
The input and output devices must be selected in the preferences panel for each application you are using. Skype and InTouch teleconferencing software works well with MDPS so the system may be set up this way:
- Skype audio input – Your microphone or webcam driver.
- Skype audio output – Digital Power Station driver or Default Playback Device.
- IP stethoscope software audio output – Digital Power Station driver or Default Playback Device.
- MDPS audio output – Your speakers or headphones hardware device driver
Some VoIP applications are not compatible with MDPS. Those applications must be set to hardware audio devices only and should not be set to the Default Playback Device.
For example, Polycom Desktop conferencing software cannot sync voice and video when using MDPS. However, this is not a problem with IP stethoscope software. The system must be set up this way:
- Polycom audio input – Your microphone or webcam driver
- Polycom audio output – Your speakers or headphones hardware device driver
- IP stethoscope software audio output – Digital Power Station driver or Default Playback Device
- MDPS audio output – Your speakers or headphones hardware device driver
In the setup above, Polycom uses the input and output hardware directly. The IP stethoscope software is sending audio to MDPS for processing. Then MDPS sends the processed signal to the hardware driver.