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| Manufacturer |
Product |
Analog I/O |
Digital I/O |
Platform Version |
Bus Type |
Plug-In Formats Supported |
Sample Rate |
A/D/A Converter, Bitrate |
Price |
| E-mu Systems |
1820M Digital Audio System |
(2) XLR/ 1/4" preamp ins, (6) 1/4"
bal. ins, (8) 1/4" bal. outs, (4) stereo 1/8" outs, turntable ins |
ADAT I/O, coaxial S/PDIF I/O, optical S/PDIF
out, 2 MIDI I/O, FireWire |
Win 2000/XP |
PCI |
ASIO, WDM, DirectSound drivers |
44.1-192 kHz |
24-bit |
$700 |
| E-mu Systems |
1616 Digital Audio Workstation |
(2) XLR/ 1/4" preamp ins, (4) 1/4"
bal. ins, (6) 1/4" bal. outs, (3) stereo 1/8" outs, turntable ins |
ADAT I/O, coaxial S/PDIF I/O, optical S/PDIF
out, MIDI I/O |
Win 2000/XP |
PCMCIA cardbus |
ASIO, WDM, MME, DirectSound drivers |
192 kHz |
24-bit |
$500 |
| E-mu Systems |
1616M Digital Audio Workstation |
(2) XLR/ 1/4" preamp ins, (4) 1/4"
bal. ins, (6) 1/4" bal. outs, (3) stereo 1/8" outs, turntable ins |
ADAT I/O, coaxial S/PDIF I/O, optical S/PDIF
out, MIDI I/O |
Win 2000/XP |
PCMCIA cardbus |
ASIO, WDM, DirectSound drivers |
192 kHz |
24-bit |
$700 |
| ESI |
Maya 44 |
(4/4) |
(1) S/PDIFcoax out |
Win 2000/XP |
PCI |
N/A |
92 kHz |
24-bit |
$139 |
| ESI |
U46DJ |
(4) in (w/2 phono pre, mic pre, line, HiZ), 6
out, mix out |
N/A |
Win XP |
USB |
N/A |
48 kHz |
16-bit |
$249 |
| ESI |
MaXiO 032 |
(2/2) TRS/XLR |
(4) ADAT in, (4) ADAT out for 32 channels,
S/PDIF coaxial I/O |
Win 2000/XP |
PCI |
N/A |
192 kHz |
24-bit |
$749 |
| Frontier Design Group |
WaveCenter/PCI |
N/A |
(8/8) ADAT, (2/2) S/PDIF (coax, optical),
(2/2) MIDI |
Win 95/98/ME/2000/XP, Mac |
PCI |
N/A |
44.1, 48 kHz |
N/A |
$329 |
| Frontier Design Group |
Dakota |
N/A |
(16/16) ADAT (expandable to 32/32), (2/2)
S/PDIF (optical, coax), (2/2) MIDI I/O |
Win 95/98/ME/2000/XP, Mac |
PCI |
N/A |
44.1, 48 kHz |
N/A |
$449 |
| Gallery |
Metacorder |
N/A |
N/A |
Mac OS X |
N/A |
N/A |
192 kHz |
N/A |
$1,795 |
| Hercules |
Hercules 16/12 FW |
(12) (2 combo XLR/TRS ) |
(4) stereo optical/coaxial |
Win, Mac |
FireWire |
VST |
96 kHz |
24-bit |
$750 |
| Lexicon |
Omega Studio |
(2) XLR, (8) 1/4" |
S/PDIF |
Win, Mac |
USB |
VST |
44.1, 48 kHz |
24-bit |
$530 |
| Lynx Studio Technology |
LynxONE |
(2/2) XLR |
(2/2) S/PDIF, AES/EBU |
Win 95/98/NT/2000, Mac OS 9, Linux |
PCI |
N/A |
8-48 kHz (analog), 32-96 kHz (digital) |
24-bit |
$499 |
| Lynx Studio Technology |
LynxTWO Models A, B & C |
A (4/4), B (2/6), C (6/2) XLR |
(2/2) S/PDIF, AES/EBU |
Win NT/2000, Mac OS- X, Linux |
PCI |
N/A |
8-192 kHz (analog),32-96 kHz (digital) |
24-bit |
$995-$1,195 |
| Lynx Studio Technology |
Lynx L22 |
(2/2) XLR |
(2/2) S/PDIF, AES/EBU |
Win NT/2000/XP, Mac OS X, Linux |
PCI |
N/A |
8-200 kHz (analog), 32-96 kHz (digital) |
24-bit |
$749 |
| Lynx Studio Technology |
AES16 |
N/A |
(16/16) AES/EBU |
Win NT/2000/XP, Mac OS X, Linux |
PCI |
N/A |
Up to 192 kHz |
24-bit |
$695 |
| Lynx Studio Technology |
AES16-XLR |
N/A |
(16/16) AES/EBU |
Win NT/2000/XP, Mac OS X, Linux |
PCI |
N/A |
Up to 192 kHz |
24-bit |
$795 |
| Lynx Studio Technology |
AES16-SRC |
N/A |
(16/16) AES/EBU |
Win NT/2000/XP, Mac OS X, Linux |
PCI |
N/A |
Up to 192 kHz |
24-bit |
$995 |
| Mackie |
Spike Powered Recording System |
2 mic/inst in |
S/PDIF, MIDI |
Win, Mac |
USB |
VST |
96 kHz |
24-bit |
$495 |
| Marian |
Marc A |
N/A |
ADAT |
Win, Mac |
PCI |
N/A |
48 kHz |
24-bit |
$249 |
| Marian |
Marc-X |
Stereo |
ADAT and S/PDIF |
Win, Mac |
PCI |
N/A |
96 kHz |
24-bit |
$499 |
| Marian |
2-Mar |
Stereo TRS |
S/PDIF (coax, optical) |
Win |
PCI |
N/A |
96 kHz |
24-bit |
$299 |
| Marian |
Marc 2 Pro |
Stereo balanced XLR |
AES/EBU on XLR, S/PDIF coax and Toslink |
Win, Mac |
PCI |
N/A |
96 kHz |
24-bit |
$699 |
| Marian |
Marc 4 Digi |
(4) 1/4" TRS |
Stereo S/PDIF |
Win, Mac |
PCI |
N/A |
96 kHz |
24-bit |
$369 |
| Marian |
Marc 4 MIDI |
(4/4) |
N/A |
Win, Mac |
PCI |
N/A |
96 kHz |
24-bit |
$369 |
| Marian |
Marc 8 MIDI |
(8) RCA |
N/A |
Win, Mac |
PCI |
N/A |
96 kHz |
24-bit |
$499 |
| Marian |
Ucon |
(8) balanced on 1/4" TRS |
ADAT or S/PDIF optical |
Win XP |
USB II |
N/A |
96 kHz |
24-bit |
$899 |
| M-Audio |
Fast Track USB |
1 XLR, � switc
hable instrument/line input (1/4"), stereo RCA |
N/A |
Win XP (SP1), OS X 10.2.8 or greater |
USB |
N/A |
48 kHz |
24-bit |
$130 |
| M-Audio |
Fast Track Pro |
(4/4) |
Stereo S/PDIF |
Win, Mac OS X 10.3.9 and higher |
USB |
N/A |
96 kHz |
24-bit |
$300 |
| M-Audio |
MobilePre USB |
(2/2) 1/4" |
N/A |
Win ME/2000/XP,� Mac OS 9 and OS X |
USB |
N/A |
48 kHz |
16-bit |
$180 |
| M-Audio |
FW Solo |
(1) XLR in , (3) 1/4" in, (2) 1/4"
out, headphone out |
S/PDIF |
Win XP (SP2), Mac OS X 10.2.8 or later |
FireWire |
VST, GSIF2, DX |
96 kHz |
24-bit |
$249 |
| Manufacturer |
Product |
Analog I/O |
Digital I/O |
Platform Version |
Bus Type |
Plug-In Formats Supported |
Sample Rate |
A/D/A Converter, Bitrate |
Price |
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