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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 |
| RME |
HDSP 9632 |
Bal stereo XLR in/headphone out |
S/PDIF, AES/EBU, ADAT, MIDI |
Win, Mac |
PCI |
VST, DirectX |
N/A |
24-bit |
$749 |
| RME |
HDSP 96/52 |
N/A |
(3) ADAT, S/PDIF, AES/EBU, (1) MIDI |
Win 98/ME/2000/XP, Mac |
PCI |
Host dependent |
32, 44.1, 48, 64, 88.2, 96 kHz |
24-bit |
$749 |
| RME |
HDSP MADI |
Stereo headphone/line out |
MADI (optical, coax) MIDI |
Win/Mac |
PCI |
N/A |
96 kHz |
24-bit |
$1,749 |
| Roland |
Boss BR-1600CD |
(8/4) XLR, mic/line |
Coax digital I/O |
Standalone |
24-bit |
N/A |
48 kHz |
24-bit |
$1,595 |
| Roland |
VS-2000CD |
(8) mic/line with XLRs, (8) outputs |
Coax digital I/O |
Standalone |
56-bit |
Roland 3rd-party format |
44.1 kHz |
24-bit |
$2,395 |
| Roland |
VS-2400CD |
(8) XLR/TRS |
(2) coax, (2) optical, (8) R-Bus |
Standalone |
N/A |
Roland 3rd-party format |
96 kHz |
24-bit |
$3,295 |
| Roland |
VS-2480CD or DVD |
(16) mic/line (8 XLR) in, (12) out |
16 channels R-Bus I/O, stereo coax I/O |
Standalone |
56-bit |
Roland 3rd-party format |
96 kHz |
24-bit |
$4,695/$5,195 |
| SADiE |
BB-2/BB-2J |
(2) unbalanced |
2 S/PDIF |
Win |
USB |
N/A |
44.1-96 kHz |
24-bit |
$1,200/$1,800 |
| SADiE |
PCM-2 |
(2) unbalanced |
2 S/PDIF |
Win |
USB |
DirectX, Cedar, VST |
44.1-96 kHz |
24-bit |
$4,000 |
| SADiE |
PCM-H64 |
Up to 64 channels balanced |
64 MADI/ > 64 ch AES or TDIF |
Win |
PCI card in turnkey system |
DirectX, Cedar, VST |
Up to 192 kHz |
192 kHz |
$TBA |
| SADiE |
PCM4 |
(4/4) |
4 |
Win XP |
PCI |
DirectX, proprietary Cedar Restoration |
96 kHz |
24-bit |
$8,195 |
| SADiE |
PCM8 |
8, scalable to 32 |
8, scalable to 32 |
Win XP |
Turnkey system |
DirectX, proprietary Cedar Restoration |
Up to 192 kHz |
24-bit |
$12,500 |
| SEKD |
Prodif 88 |
1/4" TRS bal stereo analog out |
(8) AES/EBU on XLR |
Win |
PCI |
N/A |
96 kHz |
24-bit |
$659 |
| Sonic Studio |
SonicStudio�DDP 2.1 |
CoreAudio |
CoreAudio or optional Model 302 |
Mac |
N/A |
N/A |
44.1 kHz |
N/A |
$1,295 |
| Sonorus |
StudI/O |
Stereo monitor output |
(16) via 2x8 ADAT optical interfaces |
Win 98/NT/2000, Mac, BeOS, Linux |
PCI |
N/A |
44.1, 48, 88.2, 96 kHz |
N/A |
$849 |
| Sonorus |
USB Studio D |
(2) mic, (2) instrument, (2) phono, (4) line
in, (2) line out |
(2) S/PDIF I/O |
Win, Mac |
USB |
N/A |
44.1, 48 kHz |
20-bit/128x |
$849 |
| Sound Devices |
USBPre 1.5 |
(2) mic/line |
S/PDIF |
Win 98SE/ME/2000/XP, Mac OS 9/X |
USB |
N/A |
48 kHz |
24-bit |
$695 |
| ST Audio |
DSP2000 C-Port |
(8/8) 1/4" (2 XLR in, 2 XLR out) |
(2) optical/coaxial S/PDIF, AES/EBU |
Win, Mac |
44-pin H-Bus |
DirectX, VST |
96 kHz |
24-bit |
$699 |
| ST Audio |
DSP3000 M-Port |
(8) balanced XLR in (+ 8 TRS), (8) balanced
XLR out |
S/PDIF optical, AES/EBU I/O |
Win, Mac |
44-pin H-Bus |
DirectX, VST |
96 kHz |
24-bit |
$1,299 |
| Steinberg |
Nuendo 3.2 |
Open |
Open |
Win XP, Mac OS X 10.3 or higher |
Open |
VST, DirectX |
Up to 384 kHz |
24-bit |
$2,499 |
| Sydec |
Mixtreme 192 |
TDIF converters available |
(16/16) 2x TDIF, 2 ch S/PDIF |
Win 2000/XP |
PCI |
VST, VSTi, X-Pro |
Up to 192 kHz |
20-bit, 24-bit |
$395 |
| Sydec |
Mixpander 5/9 |
TDIF converters available |
Up to 64 via Soundscape Expansion Port |
Win 2000/XP |
PCI card with 5 or 9 DSP |
VST, VSTi, X-Pro |
Up to 96 kHz |
24-bit |
$1,125 and up |
| Sydec |
Soundscape 16 |
(2/4) XLR |
1x XLR AES/EBU In and 2x XLR AES/EBU Out PLUS
8 Channel Digital I/O via 1x TDIF Port |
Win 95/98/ME/NT4/2000/XP |
PCI (for GUI) dedicated 2RU rack chassis sys |
VST, VSTi, X-Pro |
22.05-96 kHz |
20-bit, 24-bit |
$3,750 |
| Sydec |
Soundscape 32 |
(2/4) XLR |
1x XLR AES/EBU In and 2x XLR AES/EBU Out PLUS
24 Channel Digital I/O via 3x TDIF Port |
Win 95/98/ME/NT4/2000/XP |
PCI (for GUI) dedicated 2RU rack chassis sys |
VST, VSTi, X-Pro |
22.05-96 kHz |
20-bit, 24-bit |
$4,995 |
| TASCAM |
US-122 |
(2) XLR, 1/4"/(2) 1/4" |
N/A |
Win, Mac |
USB |
N/A |
44.1 kHz |
24-bit |
$269 |
| TASCAM |
FW-1804 |
(4) XLR/balanced line, (4) 1/4" TRS
balanced line |
ADAT I/O, S/PDIF I/O |
Win, Mac |
FireWire |
VST |
96 kHz |
24-bit |
$749 |
| TASCAM |
FW-1082 |
(4) XLR/balanced line, (4) 1/4" TRS
balanced line |
S/PDIF I/O |
Win, Mac |
FireWire |
VST |
96 kHz |
24-bit |
$999 |
| TASCAM |
FE-8 |
N/A |
N/A |
Win, Mac |
FireWire |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
$1,249 |
| TASCAM |
FW-1884 |
(8) balanced mic/line in, (8) balanced out |
(8/8) ADAT, S/PDIF |
Win, Mac |
FireWire |
N/A |
44.1-96 kHz |
24-bit |
$1,599 |
| TC Electronic |
PowerCore Compact |
N/A |
N/A |
Win XP, Mac 10.2 or higher |
FireWire |
VST, AU |
96 kHz |
24-bit |
$995 |
| 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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