EGO SYS Releases Waveterminal 2496

24-Bit/96kHz 4-Channel PCI Digital Audio Recording Card for PC

Waveterminal 2496 Card (Click for a close-up)

Waveterminal 2496 Control Panel (Click for a larger image)

October 13, 1999 -- Building upon the original Waveterminal design, EGO SYS has created the Waveterminal 2496, a pretty feature rich audio card featuring both analog and digital I/O with up to 24-bit, 96 kHz resolution and 4-channel full duplex operation.

The card itself includes coaxial S/PDIF I/O (24-bit, 96 kHz) and a pair of analog inputs and outputs that can accept either balanced or unbalanced connectors. The A/D and D/A converters are also 24-bit, 96 kHz. Other connections include a direct digital input from a CD-ROM and a digital connector for the Sound Blaster Live! Value card (which allows you to send the Sound Blaster's outputs through the Waveterminal's D/As). Internal data paths support 32-bit resolution, and a real-time hardware sample rate converter is built-in.

The Waveterminal 2496 doesn't include MIDI on its own, but an additional bracket is included for connecting the Miditerminal 4140, a 4-in, 4-out MIDI interfaces with SMPTE. If you need more audio I/O, you can use up to four Waveterminal 2496 cards in one computer.

Available drivers include Windows 95/98 MME, DirectSound, Windows 2000 WDM, EASI, and ASIO 2.0. The Waveterminal 2496 is also GSIF compatible (for use with the NemeSys GigaSampler).

The list price for the Waveterminal 2496 is $349.

Features:

• 24-bit/96kHz analog to digital converters with 100dB dynamic range and 64x oversampling
• 24-bit/96kHz digital to analog converters with 110dB dynamic range and 128x oversampling
• 2 X 2 Balanced/Unbalanced Analog Inputs and Outputs; +4 dBu Balanced / Unbalanced 1/4" (tip ring sleeve) phone jack
• 4 Channel Recording and 4 Channel playback; (2 Ch. Analog / 2 Ch. Digital ) at the same time
• Up to 4 card support for 16 channels in & 16 channel out
• 24-Bit 96 kHz S/PDIF Coaxial Digital In & Out
• CD-ROM digital input
• Sound Blaster Live Value! digital connector (SB-Link)
• Supported sampling rates: 8kHz, 11.025kHz, 12kHz, 16kHz, 22.05kHz, 24kHz, 32kHz, 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 64kHz, 88.2kHz, and 96kHz
• Real-time hardware sample rate converter
• Full Duplex - simultaneous record/playback
• Uses 32 Bit PCI slot; PCI bus-mastering support
• Signal-to-noise Ratio (D/A): 110dB
• A bracket provided for optional SMPTE/4x4 MIDI interface
• Microsoft Windows 95/98 MME & DirectSound driver, ASIO 2.0 driver, Windows 2000(NT5.0) WDM Driver

For more information, visit EGO SYS on the web at www.egosys.net.

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