Recognized around the world as the top choice in host-based PCI digital audio solutions, the rack-mount Delta 1010 is designed to handle the needs of the most demanding project and professional studios.

Superb engineering and ultra-high quality converters deliver fidelity surpassing systems that cost many times more. Multiple inputs accommodate recording numerous tracks simultaneously, including zero-latency monitoring for seamless overdubs. Multiple outs route individual tracks or soft synth/sampler timbres to a mixing console, or directly drive up to 7.1 surround sound systems.

The analog outs also remain live for monitoring while mixing or transfering digital signals via S/PDIF. MIDI I/O rounds out everything you need to take advantage of today’s music software. Combine up to four Deltas in your system for a maximum of 32 analog and four stereo S/PDIF inputs and outputs.

36-bit Embedded DSP

All Delta cards contain a 36-bit embedded DSP enabling a software-driven patchbay/router for all analog and digital I/O—all with extremely fast throughput for low-latency software monitoring. A single unified control panel provides settings for clock and sample rates, buffer sizes, individual signal levels for every input and output, adjustable +4dBu/-10dBV pad conrols and digital I/O control on up to four installed Delta cards. All controls are also easily accessible through most professional audio software applications for seamless integration and operation.

Ableton Live Lite 5

Ableton Live Lite 5 delivers much of the functionality of Ableton Live 5—the revolutionary, multi-award winning music production solution that allows you to spontaneously compose, record, remix, improvise and edit your musical ideas in a seamless audio/MIDI environment. Live brings your acoustic, electronic and virtual instruments—as well as your digital audio recordings and MIDI sequences—together in a single interface with unparalleled ease of use.

Features

• 10 x 10 24-bit/96kHz full-duplex recording interface
• 8 x 8 analog I/O on balanced/unbalanced 1/4” TRS
• S/PDIF digital I/O (coaxial) with 2-channel PCM
• SCMS serial copy management control
• Digital I/O supports surround-encoded AC-3 and DTS pass-through
• Up to 24-bit/96kHz fidelity
• 1 x 1 MIDI I/O
• Analog outs can directly drive up to 7.1 surround
• +4dBu/-10dBV operation individually switched on rack-mount unit
• Word clock I/O for sample-accurate device synchronization
• Software-controlled 36-bit internal DSP digital mixing/routing
• Zero-latency monitoring
• Apple G5 compatible
• Includes Ableton Live Lite 4 music production software, so you can make music right away

Specifications

• Frequency response: 20Hz-22kHz, +/-0.3dB
• Dynamic range (A-weighted): 109dB (A/D), 117dB (D/A)
• Signal-to-noise ratio (A-weighted): -109 dB (A/D), -117dB (D/A)
• THD +N: 0.00072% (A/D), 0.00200% (D/A)
• Size/weight (breakout box): 4.5 x 48 x 15.5 cm - 2.22 kg

Compatiblity

• ASIO 2
• MME
• Sound Manager
• OMS
• DirectX
• GSIF
• Mac OS X Core Audio / Core MIDI

Minimum System Requirements

• PC
  • Windows 98SE/Me/2000 (SP4)*/XP (SP2)
  • DirectX 9.0c
  • Pentium III 500 MHz w/128MB RAM
• MAC
  • OS 9.2.2 w/128MB RAM, Opcode OMS 2.3.8 for MIDI
  • Mac OS X 10.2.8, 10.3.8 w/256MB RAM
  • Mac OS X 10.4.5 w/512MB RAM
  • G3/G4 500
  • G5 w/PCI-X expansion slots

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