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DIO - A/D Converter Overview
Designed to help ease the transition to the digital world, the DIO offers high resolution stereo 24-bit A/D-D/A conversion at switchable sample rates from 44.1 to 96kHz. In external sync mode, the DIO?s intelligent synchronization allows for automatic sync with outboard equipment at sample rates from 22kHz to 100kHz. The DIO can be used in a wide variety of applications including recording, project, and home studios. Let the DIO be the interface for your ?classic? analog signal processing gear in an all-digital production environment. It?s the perfect interface for any digital workstation or computer based recording system and gets the A/D-D/A conversion process out of the noisy digital environment. You can use the DIO as your instrument?s direct-to-digital interface, thanks to its high input impedance. Upgrade the A/D-D/As on your DAT machine or any older digital I/O equipment with the DIO?s high resolution converters. Get the most out of your dynamic range on new samples and overdubs. You can even loop thru the DIO to add ?analog? warmth and musicality to an existing digital track. The latest refinements in ART?s award winning tube pre-amp design are integrated on the front end, before the A/D converter, for analog gain and dynamic range control. At the clean setting, the tube circuitry is virtually bypassed and the A/D sees a ?straight wire with gain? signal. As you increase the control the signal goes from ultra clean and transparent, thru silky, to smooth, to warm, to fat. At this end the tube becomes the dominant gain element, enhancing lower and mid level signals and soft limiting peaks and overshoots before they hit the A/D. This stereo unit provides superior audio conversion in the same compact package as ART?s famous TubeMP, and like the TubeMP, the DIO?s performance exceeds that of units costing many times its price. It?s unique combination of features and flexibility will make it a must-have in any audio toolkit.
DIO - A/D Converter Features:
SWITCHABLE 44.1, 48, 88.2, AND 96kHz SAMPLE RATES INTELLIGENT SYNC COVERS A WIDE EXTERNAL RANGE 1/4? STEREO ANALOG INPUTS AND OUTPUTS VARIABLE INPUT GAIN HAND-SELECTED DUAL TRIODE TUBE TOTALLY VARIABLE TUBE CHARACTER FROM TRANSPARENT TO WARM |
The Apogee AES-8-DIGI-IFC Multi-Channel Digital Cable System is an eight channel AES/EBU* input/output connection designed to interface the Apogee Rosetta 800 to a Digidesign 192's AES/EBU connection via DB-25 multipin connectors on both ends with metal shells for improved grounding and RF rejection. This cable provides 8 channels of AES input and output as per the AES standard. Thumb screws are 2.6mm. |
The Tascam LA-40 MKIII has been primarily designed to provide matching capabilities between professional equipment and semi-professional or consumer equipment. It consists of four RCA inputs and outputs (–10 dBV, unbalanced) as well as four XLR inputs and outputs (+4 dBu/–20 dBu, balanced) which enable the user to connect for instance four tracks of a multitrack recorder (ins and outs) to a balanced mixer ensuring optimum level and impedance matching. Also, a switch matrix allows channels to be linked, utilizing the converter as a distribution amplifier for splitting signals to multiple recorders, or for multizone sound routing applications.
Switches on the bottom panel allow to select a nominal level of +4 dBu or –20 dBu for each channel and ±12 dB trim pots on the front panel make perfect level matching easy. LEDs on the front panel indicate signal presence for each channel. The LA-40 MKIII has also ground lift switches for each channel and a combined master switch to avoid ground loops.
Main Features
* 4 channels with unbalanced RCA inputs and balanced XLR outputs
* 4 channels with balanced XLR inputs and unbalanced RCA outputs
* XLR nominal level selectable between +4 dBu and –20 dBu
* Trim pots for each channel on front panel (±12 dB)
* Signal LED for each channel
* Ground lift switches for each channel and master switch
* Distribution amplifier functionality: One mono input signal can be routed to all four output channels, or one stereo input signal can be routed to two channels each (RCA to XLR and XLR to RCA)
* Internal power supply, no AC adapter needed
* 1 U rack-mountable chassis
Specifications
Inputs and outputs (unbalanced to balanced)
Inputs 4 RCA jacks (unbalanced)
Input impedance 23 kOhm (when all INPUT LINK switches are OFF)
5.7 kOhm (when all INPUT LINK switches are ON)
Nominal input level –10 dBV, ±1 dB
Maximum input level +4.8 dBV
Indicator detection level –36 dBV or more (OUTPUT LEVEL switch set to +4 dB or –20 dB)
Outputs 4 XLR-type connectors (balanced, Pin 1 = ground, Pin 2 = hot, Pin 3 = cold)
Output impedance 94 Ohm
Nominal load impedance 10 kOhm
Minimum load impedance 600 Ohm
Nominal output level +4 dBu, ±1 dB (OUTPUT LEVEL switch set to +4 dB)
–20 dBu, ±1 dB (OUTPUT LEVEL switch set to –20 dB)
Maximum output level +23 dBu
Inputs and Outputs (balanced to unbalanced)
Inputs 4 XLR-type connectors (balanced, Pin 1 = ground, Pin 2 = hot, Pin 3 = cold)
Input impedance 54 kOhm (when all INPUT LINK switches are OFF)
13.5 kOhm (when all INPUT LINK switches are ON)
Nominal input level +4 dBu, ±1 dB (INPUT LEVEL switch set to +4 dB)
–20 dBu, ±1 dB (INPUT LEVEL switch set to –20 dB)
Maximum input level +30 dBu (INPUT LEVEL switch set to +4 dB)
+8 dBu (INPUT LEVEL switch set to –20 dB)
Indicator detection level –22 dBV or more (INPUT LEVEL switch set to +4 dB)
–46 dBV or more (INPUT LEVEL switch set to –20 dB)
Outputs 4 RCA jacks (unbalanced)
Output impedance 200 Ohm
Nominal load impedance 10 kOhm
Minimum load impedance 1 kOhm
Nominal output level –10 dBV, ±1 dB
Maximum output level +18 dBV
Audio performance
TRIM range ±12 dB
S/N ratio (at nominal levels) 90 dB(A) (20 kHz LPF)
87 dB(A) (20 Hz HPF and 20 kHz LPF)
Total harmonic distortion
(1 kHz, at nominal levels) 0.005 % or less
Frequency response (at nominal levels) 20 Hz – 100 kHz, ±3 dB
Crosstalk
(1 kHz, nominal levels, 600 Ohm load) –90 dB
Other specifications
Power requirements 100–240 V AC, 50/60 Hz
Power consumption 6 W
Dimensions (W x H x D) 483 mm x 44 mm x 280 mm
Weight 3 kg
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Power and Options...
The Apogee X-Series FireWire Card gives you the power and convenience of a
direct connection to any FireWire equipped computer. The X-FireWire Card uses
an expansion slot in the ROSETTA 800 to give users of Logic, Nuendo and other
popular software the option of amazing sounding Apogee conversion. Using Apple?s
Core Audio FireWire driver for Macintosh and ASIO drivers for Windows, your
hardware options for your DAW are greatly expanded.
eXpandability...
The two ports on the Apogee X-FireWire Card allow you to daisy-chain additional
devices to create an entire system. By extending the bus, the X-FireWire card
allows for daisy-chaining of multiple Apogee systems or compatible peripherals,
and permits the use of multiple FireWire devices by computers with only one port.
The card also passes power through the FireWire ports to allow the powering of
additional devices. (Note: This feature is available for Windows systems only at this time).
Get Connected
With and X-FireWire card installed in an AD-16X, DA-16X, Rosetta 200 or Rosetta 800
you have the power of a professional FireWire connection to your favorite DAW: Logic 7,
Nuendo, Cubase, Cakewalk, Live or virtually any native audio production software.
Low Latency with FireMix
FireMix is a mixer application that allows control and creation of customizable sub-mixes
for low latency performance in the native environment. FireMix features accurate input and
output metering, 16bit fader control, and eight 48bit mix busses with enough DSP headroom
to insure that there are no compromises to the audio quality. FireMix also has customizable
pan control and key modifier user preferences to allow FireMix to operate in the same manner
as your favorite audio application. With FireMix, you will get low latency monitoring, have the
ability to save and recall all of your mixes, group and ungroup master faders all with little to no
impact on your CPU performance.
Features:
* 2, S400 FireWire connectors, allowing convenient chaining of multiple units
* Compatible with Apple's OS X built-in FireWire Core Audio driver
* Supplied with Windows XP WDM/ASIO driver
* Up to 8x8 24bit at 88.2/96k
* Up to 4x4 24-bit channels at 176.4/192KHz
* Fully compliant and compatible with 61883-6 and other relevant 1394 IEEE
and AES specifications
* Allows low-jitter synchronization to a FireWire audio network and can provide
a master clock source for a FireWire audio network
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DB25 to 8 x XLR Female. This cable allows the Apogee AP-8AD Yamaha A/D card to accept eight channels of analog input. Also suitable for use with the AD-16 (quantity 2 required for 16 channels). The wiring is the same as the analog input connector on a Tascam machine such as the DA-88. Alternatives are available from Tascam, Hosa and others. |
The new Fostex HP-A3 is the perfect DAC for Computer Audio. This high quality unit features 32bit D/A Conversion with an integrated headphone amplifier exclusively designed to get the most from and PC audio set-up.
Why settle for 'built-in' D/A conversion when you can drastically improve the quality of your audio with a Fostex HP-A3?
32bit D/A Converter USB Bus power without using unwanted AC adapterWorks with up to 24bit/96kHz audio sourceHigh quality analog headphone amp to drive any type of headphonesEquipped with high-grade AKM 32bit DAC AK4390 - USB Bus power without using unwanted AC adapter
- Works with up to 24bit/96kHz audio source
- Exclusive PLL power supply is built in to reproduce the stable electrical supply
- High quality analog headphone amp to drive any type of headphones
- Equipped with hgih-grade AKM 32bit(*) DAC AK4390
- Condensers and OP amp designed exclusively for audio products
- USB / Digital (Optical) input selector
- Headphones / RCA (Analog) output selector
- Doubles as D/D converter from USB digital audio to Optical
- An USB/AC adapter from the shelf can be used for use as an Optical / Analog converter
Note: When using the USB input, the sampling frequency is fixed at 96kHz. Audio file with Fs 32k/44.1k/48kHz will be reproduced by upsampling to 96kHz and the S/PDIF Out is also fixed at 96kHz.
Input
USB port sampling frequency 16bit-24bit/96kHz
Interface: USB full speed
Digital Connector: optical, square
Format: S/PDIF (32kHz - 96kHz)
Output
Phones Connector: Stereo phone
Max Output: 100mW (32-ohm loaded)
THD: less than 0.01% at 1kHz, 32-ohm loaded, 100mW
Frequency response: 20Hz / 20kHz +-0.3dB (32ohm loaded, 100mW)
Analog Connector: RCA Pin
Reference output level -10dBV
THD: less than 0.01% at 1kHz
Frequency response: 20Hz / 20kHz +-0.3dB
Digital Connector: Optical, square
Format S/PDIF (32kHz - 96kHz)
General
Power: DC5V (via USB port)
Power Consumption: 2.5W
Accessories: 1 x USB cable (1.0m), 4 x rubber foot, manual
Dimensions: 108mm(W) x 36mm(H) x 140mm(D)
Weight: approx. 450g
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