Apogee Releases ADAT8+ Interface CardAllows Trak2 to connect to Nuendo, Logic etc at 96 kHz
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October 10, 2002
Apogee has
released an updated ADAT interface card for users of its popular Trak2 2-channel mic
pre/conversion system.
The ADAT8+ card is the latest in Apogee's line of AMBus interface cards that allow
Apogee's AD-8000 series and Trak2 to connect to almost any digital audio source or destination.
The new card replaces the original ADAT card and handles sample rates up to
96 kHz.
The latest version of the ADAT lightpipe audio format and the ADAT8+ AMBus card both
support 24 bit I/O. However, the standard ADAT format only supports sample rates up
to 48 kHz. To overcome this limitation, the ADAT8+ card additionally includes the
Sonorus S/MUX protocol, which allows sample rates of 88.2 or 96 kHz to be carried via
multiple optical "light pipe" interconnects. This mode utilizes two optical connectors for
input and two for output in order to achieve eight channels of I/O at 88.2 or 96 kHz. The
eight channel signal is essentially split into two pairs of four channels, one down each
cable, and can be thought of as "double-wide" for optical.
ADAT and S/MUX are standard on a number of digital audio I/O cards, notably the RME
96/52 PCI card and the RME Hammerfall DSP PC (PCMCIA) card. These cards, used in
conjunction with the ADAT8+ card, allow an Apogee Trak2 to connect to a PC or laptop
running many of the major native or host-based digital audio workstation applications,
such as Nuendo, Logic, Digital Performer, Cubase, or any application that supports PCI
or PC cards that include ADAT-S/MUX support.
The ADAT8+ is shipping now, with a US MSRP of $495.
For more information, visit their web site at www.apogeedigital.com. | 
