| damn, this is my third and last attempt to get this message through.
abbreviated 2408 product blurb without indicating but you get the idea.
-tolve
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Jim Stevenson Ph.D wrote:
> I would appreciate a list of 4 chanel cards with some specs.
> Will they operate under dos or linux?
>Do any have fm synth chips?
sorry, no synth chips, dos or linux below but...
if you need card *today*. for macintosh:
korg 12/12 io
http://www.korg.com/sndlnk1.htm
"The 1212 I/O features 1 audio inputs and 12 audio outputs: stereo analog,
stereo S/PDIF, and eight channel ADAT optical. All inputs and outputs can
be used at the same time, for simultaneous recording and playback."
Now you need software to run with these cards. Above comes bundled with
Macromedia Deck II multitrack hard disk recording software. If midi is
important to you, all reports i've seen indicate card works well with motu
digital performer as well.
www.motu.com
midi sequencing capabilities in addition to a great multitrack hard disk
recording interface. edit, crossfade loops and a laundry list of features
including good quality effects that most seem to prefer over VST plugins.
depending on your usage of csound, either of the above programs could take
years off your production of scores. no hard rules here, but certainly this
would be the case if your music is mostly note based.
***but wait, because *very* soon (in fact call to see if it is already
available) there will be for Mac OS and Windows:***
(before you read on and are disappointed -inputs not pro level, what do you
expect for under $1,000? for an extra $1,500 more or less depending on
features you want, you can purchase third party products that will take
care of that nicely. and for this probably best to go with MOTU DP -total
cost thousands of dollars less than comparable digidesign system) and now
for the specs...
from Mark of the Unicorn
"The 2408 is a new computer-based, digital audio
hard disk recording system for Mac OS and Windows.
Inputs and outputs | Expansion | ADAT/DA-88
transfers | High fidelity analog recording | 24-bit
internal data bus | 24-bit recording | S/PDIF input
and output | Total Synchronization | Software |
Your 2408 system grows as your computer grows
Inputs and outputs
The 2408 gives you 24 simultaneous
inputs/outputs for under $1,000. The 1U rack-mountable 2408
provides 7 banks of 8 channel I/O: 1 bank of
analog, 3 banks of ADAT optical, 3 banks of Tascam
TDIF, plus stereo S/PDIF. You can choose any three
banks (24 channels) to be active at one time. This
means you can hook up three ADATs, three DA-88s,
and eight analog devices all at the same time and
access any three banks - in any combination of
formats - at any time. And you can freely switch
formats at any time.
How does the 2408 do it? While other companies rely
on stock DSP chips for their I/O processing, we've
developed a custom VLSI chip, supercharged for
massive I/O. And because our chip is dedicated
entirely to I/O, it outperforms the DSPs in other
and effects processing.
You can connect up to three 2408 I/O units to your
computer for a total of 72 input and output
connections.
ADAT/DA-88 transfers
Along with its computer I/O capabilities, the 2408
also does format conversion between ADAT and DA-88
(or compatibles). In fact, if you connect 3 ADATs
and 3 DA-88s to a single 2408 I/O rack unit, you
can transfer tracks between them up to 24 channels
at a time, with completely flexible patching
between them. Need to bounce ADAT track 5 to DA-88
track 21? No problem.
Software
The 2408 core system includes a
complete waveform editing program for Power
Macintosh, with all of the high-end features you'd
expect in a full-featured audio workstation"
blah blah blah
tolve
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