I was wondering what people have heard about this sound card and if any of you use it. The reviews I have read on the net on it are fairly good so I was just wondering about it's total effectiveness and so therefore put the specs up. I would be much obliged if anyone who owns one could give me their lowdown on it. Thanks. Specifications Features: - 10 x 10 24-bit/96kHz 100% Full-Duplex recording path support - 2 x balanced (XLR) inputs with built in pre-amps (-24dB to +50dB) & switchable phantom power (48V) - 2 x balanced (XLR) outputs - 8 x 1/4" unbalanced inputs - 8 x 1/4" unbalanced outputs - coaxial and optical & AES/EBU I/O connections as standard - stereo headphone output with volume control (1/4" connector) - 2 x 16 channel (32 channels) MIDI interface ports provided (2 outputs, 1 input) - peak LED for channel 1&2 - up to four PCI cards can be sample accurate sync linked (40 channel I/O) - internal or external sync supported (external can be set via the S/PDIF input) - 44pin H-BUS interface connector available - 22kHz~99kHz frequency rates supported - direct monitoring for input signals (zero latency, by hardware) - internal mixing, routing and monitoring software provided - Logic Soundtrack 24 (24bit/96kHz powerful recording software from Emagic) - drivers for Windows 9x/ME, Windows NT, Windows 2000, ASIO 2.0 (latency can be lowered to 2ms), GSIF (GigaSampler/-Studio) Controller Chip & Converters: - ADC&DAC2000 external rack uses AKM AK4524 ADC/DAC (24bit/96kHz, 100dB S/N ratio a-weighted) converters on all stereo inputs and outputs - DSP24 host card uses the IC Ensemble Envy24 I/O controller chip (ICE1712) - DSP24 internal I/O for standard windows system sounds (mini-jacks on card) uses SigmaTel STAC97xx 18bit AC-97 Codec (ADC & DAC) 95dB output S/N ratio (a-weighted)
The specs look good, you might want to compare it to a M-Audio/Midiman Delta 1010. www.midiman.com And if you really have money to spend, take a look at the RME Hammerfall cards ** www.rme-audio.com