Main Board External Rack Music Configuration System Requirements Features

Main Board

• DSP (Digital Signal Processor): RISC-based Dream™ : Ultra-realistic MIDI with no CPU cost. CD-Audio sound quality (44.1kHz) & Pro Audio quality (48kHz). 4-layer PCB.
• Built-in synthesizer with 64-voice GM/GS hardware wavetable & multi-layer stereo sampler including 2 LFOs (Low Frequency Oscillators), 3 EGs (Envelope Generators), 2 keyboard tracking tables. Resonance filter of up to 24dB. (Multi-layer: the possibility of assigning more than one instrument to ant one note at any time).
• 4MB RAM of high quality samples (sounds included with the express autorisation of Roland Corporation).
• Memory expandable to 36MB RAM with standard SIMM module (<60 ns) to download new soundbanks.
• Inputs: Mic-In, stereo Line-In, digital gameport / MIDI port.
• 1 Stereo Line-Out + 1 surround output to connect 4 speakers

External Rack

• 8 1/4" analog mono inputs & 4 1/4" analog mono outputs in line level.
• 20-bit ADC converters - (16-bit record mode).
• 20-bit DAC converters - (20-bit playback mode).
• Digital S/PDIF Stereo input & output with gilt RCA & optical connection for transfer of your musical creations Direct-to-DAT (Digital Audio Tape) or mini-disc without loss.
• MIDI-In / MIDI-Out / MIDI Thru DIN connectors

Music Configuration

• Simultaneous recording of 8 sources and playback of 4 sources in hardware full-duplex. Monitoring of the 8 inputs to the 4 inputs.
• Listen to your compositions in real-time through both the analog & digital outputs and savor digital quality input for outstanding recordings.
• Choose one of the 4 user-configurable synchronization master clocks available : 32, 44.1, 48kHz or S/PDIF clock signal.
• 100% digital Mixdown to single stereo wave file for mastering.
• Two MIDI ports: - One internal port to drive the on-board synthesizer.
                          - One external port for external connection

Console 8/4 Allows you full control over each input and output signals connected to the card for realistic feel and professional mix-downs. You can monitor one channel at a time or listen to the mix from any output (user-assignable). Sampling frequency ranging between 32kHz and 48kHz.

Compatible with Professional Audio Applications