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Since DAL was aquired by LR Sound in 2003. There has been little news. Their current product line is the CardDeluxe. It now has Vista drivers. For more infor about it see below.
DAL big news is the CardDeluxe which should be shipping in April. Since 1990, the Digital Audio Labs CardD has been a standard for audio fidelity in the recording and broadcast industries. Even through unprecedented advances in computing and digital audio technology, CardD has maintained its position as the leader in sonic excellence. Why? Because the design principles on which CardD was built are as valid today as they were nearly a decade ago. Now, apply that same engineering discipline, the same meticulous attention to detail, to the latest higher bit depth/sampling rate technology. 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:
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. Let's say, for example, that you are playing back four tracks of audio and want to punch-in an additional 6 using three CardDeluxes. 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! The benefits of this new feature are obvious, and, to our knowledge, nothing like this has ever been offered before.
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. Remember, the specs are a good way for you to judge the overall quality of the card and its engineering, but the real test of any audio product is how it sounds.
The new Digital Audio Labs CardDSP combines the single slot simplicity and economy of the industry standard CardDPlus with the hardware DSP power of the muscular V8 realtime studio system. To top it off, add the trademark audio fidelity you've come to expect from the engineers at DAL, but with 24bit/96kHz technology!
CardDSP gives you the best of both worlds. As a simple multichannel WAV device, CardDSP is the perfect high spec hardware companion to your favorite Windows 95, 98, and NT audio and music software, including those requiring Direct X. In RSA mode, CardDSP acts like a self contained mini-V8, unleashing the realtime mixing and effects power of it onboard DSP via RSA enabled programs and plugins from Waves, Cakewalk, Minnetonka Audio Software, and more. And, with an available slot for an optional DSP Supercharger module, you can add even more channels of realtime effects processing down the road.
Bus Architecture PCI
Bit Depth/Sample Rate 16-24 /22kHz-96kHz
Simultaneous Hard Disk Tracks:
16bit/48kHz 16 (in RSA mode)
24bit/48kHz 8 (in RSA mode)
24bit/96kHz 8 (in RSA mode)
Simultaneous external I/O 8 in/8 out
Hardware DSP (Motorola):
Onboard 1X56303 (80MIPS)
Optional Add-on 2X56303 (160MIPS)
Total DSP possible 3X56303 (240MIPS)
Projected Price $1195
Projected Ship Date July '99
Price and specifications subject to change.
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