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 Digital Audio Labs CardDeluxe Sound card
Since its introduction in 1990, the Digital Audio Labs CardD has been a standard for audio fidelity in the recording and broadcast industries. Introducing CardDeluxe, the newest member of the Digital Audio Labs CardD family. With a PCI interface and no compromise 24/96 balanced analog and S/PDIF digital all on a single card, the CardDeluxe brings high-end audio performance within reach of almost any budget.
Features
- PCI Interface
- 8 to 24 bit resolution
- 8kHz to 96kHz sampling rate (actual rates: 8kHz, 11.025kHz, 22.05kHz, 32kHz, 44.1kHz , 48kHz, 88.2kHz, and 96kHz)
- Analog two channel in/out via 1/4" TRS connectors
- S/PDIF digital in/out via gold-tipped RCA connectors
- +4/-10dB balanced/unbalanced operation (jumper selectable)
- 4 channel operation using both analog and digital ins and outs simultaneously
- Slaving of multiple CardDeluxes to single sample clock
- WavSyncTM
for flawless start and stop of multiple ins/outs
- Windows 95/98, ME, 2000, XP support
- Windows NT support
- DirectX support
- ASIO support
- Macintosh support (TBA)
Multiple CardDeluxe Support
One of the best new features of the CardDeluxe is the ability to configure more than one card in a system, to increase the number of analog, or digital, inputs and outputs. If you had 4 free PCI slots, you could run 4 CardDeluxes; if you had 6 free PCI slots, you could run 6 CardDeluxes, and so on. Plus, the fact that the cards can sample lock together means that they essentially act as one device. It would be possible to set up a 24bit/96kHz Surround Sound audio production system, using 3 CardDeluxes. The only physical connection that is required for the cards to slave together is a 20 pin ribbon cable, that runs between the cards inside the computer. No need to waste a digital input and output just to setup the cards to act as master and slave.
In addition to the ease of the physical multi-card setup, a user can switch which card is the master, and which is the slave, in software. This means that a DAT machine hooked up digitally to one CardDeluxe could be configured as the clock master, then a user could switch the master card over to a digital input from an external A/D converter, or effects processor, without any physical change to their setup. The other bonus of the CardDeluxe's multi-card capability is WavSync.
WaveSync Technology
We developed our new WavSync feature to ensure users of multiple CardDeluxes that they'll never have to lose any audio when recording, or playing, on multiple inputs or outputs, using multiple cards. When you actually hit record, ALL ins start at the same time, as opposed to one input being "opened", then the next being "opened", then the next, and so on. Without WavSync, there is a slight delay in the start time from one input to next and so on down the line.
WavSync, however, doesn't only apply to recording. Playback is also effected by this delay. Merely trying to playback multiple tracks on multiple outs, using products without WavSync, will result in the same delays. Systems without WavSync suffer from this "stairstep" effect because they do not synchronize their .wav drivers. Thus, when you go to punch-in, you could lose as much as a second or more of audio on the last track!
Specifications
All measurements are typical at +4dBu setting, 24 bit, 48kHz, at a bandwidth of 22-22kHz, and A-weighted unless otherwise noted.
In addition, these numbers come from an actual card in an actual computer. They are NOT just the specs of the converter(s). The card was placed between a video card and a power supply to simulate a "worse case" scenario.
- Analog Channels: 2 In / 2 Out balanced TRS
- Digital Channels: Stereo S/PDIF In / Out
- Nominal Headroom: 15 dB
- Full Scale S/N: 110 dB Input, 114 dB Output
- Dynamic Range: 110 dB Input, 114 dB Output
- Full Scale S/THD+N (1kHz): 104 dB Input, 100dB Output
- Crosstalk (1kHz): 110 dB Input, 110 dB Output
- Freq. Response (20-20kHz): +/- .05 dB Input, +/- .25 dB Output
System Requirements
- PC motherboard with open PCI slot
Minimum required
- Pentium 166Mhz or higher
- 32MB RAM (or equivalent AMD or Cyrix processor)
Recommended system
- Pentium II or higher
- 64mB RAM (or equivalent AMD or Cyrix processor)
- Windows 95/98, ME, XP, 2000, or NT 4.0 (SP3 or higher)
Note: Other hardware in your system (hard drives, video card, etc.) may also affect performance. In particular, the performance of your hard drive will dictate how many simultaneous tracks you will be able to play and record.
Compatibility
The following audio applications have been tested by Digital Audio Labs and found to be compatible with the CardDeluxe. However, not all CardDeluxe features are supported in all of these applications.
Cakewalk Pro Audio 8.0 or higher, SawPlus 3.4, SawPlus32 2.5, SawPro 1.6 or higher, Cubase VST 3.7 or higher, WaveLab 2.02 or higher, Cool Edit Pro 1.2 or higher, Cool Edit 96, Logic Audio Platimum 3.5 or higher, FastEdit 1.0, Vegas Pro 1.0 or higher, Sound Forge 4.5 or higher, Acid 1.0, Sound Recorder, ActiveMovie1.x/2.x, DirectSound (from DirectX 6.0 or higher), MediaPlayer 6.x, Samplitude 24/96
Other: WinAmp MP3 player 2.2 or higher, Xing Audio Catalyst or MP3 player 2.0 or higher, Real Systems Real Player G3 or higher (audio and video), Apple QuickTime 3.0 or higher
Broadcast Applications: NewsReady32, MusicReady32, WaveCart 2.71, WaveStation 3.0
$399.00
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