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Specifications

Aark24 Breakout I/O Box:

Converters: 24 bit A/D D/A Shielded Outboard Converters
Frequency Response: 7Hz-22KHz, +/- .5 dB
THD+N: .002%, 20Hz-22KHz, A-weighted
Dynamic Range: 100 dB A/D; 110 dB D/A A-weighted
Analog Inputs: Eight 1/4" TRS Connectors: +4dBu/-10dBv Switchable (Bal/UnBal)
Analog Outputs: Eight 1/4" Connectors: +4dBu/-10dBv Switchable (Bal/UnBal)
Digital I/O: ADAT® In/Out 8 channel 'Lightpipe' Format
S/PDIF (RCA)
TOSLINK Optical 
OPTIONAL: TASCAM® TDIF 8 channel I/O
OPTIONAL: AES/EBU In/Out
MIDI I/O MIDI In/Out (5-Pin DIN)
Sync I/O: Word Clock In/Out (BNC)
ADAT® Sync 9-Pin for Machine Control
S/PDIF In/Out
TOSLINK In/Out (Optical) 
Modes: Full Duplex Simultaneous Record/Play
Expansion: Up to any Four (4) Aark Cards can be used simultaneously in one PC

Aark Host: 

Card Type: PCI architecture, 5" length
On Board DSP: 24 Bit, 80 MIPS
Interface Cable: 6' length, custom 25 pin shielded cable

Control Panel:

Sync Selection:   Internal 44.1, 48, 32, Ext. WC (30-50KHz), S/PDIF, TOSLINK, ADAT® 
Sample Rate Meter:   Displays Sample Rate of System Clock 
Calibration Signals:   All Outputs can Generate Silence or -12dB Tone for Calibration 
Input Meters:   Eight Digital Input Meters with Peak Hold and Reset 
Assignable Meter:   One Stereo Meter Assignable to any Input, Playback or Monitor Sub-mix 
Monitor Mixer:   Sub-Mixes Input and Playback Tracks w/ Level & Pan Controls 
Digital Router:   Route any Input Signal, Playback channel from software, Monitor mix, Calibration Tone or Silence to any breakout box output 
Device Drivers:   Full Duplex Device Drivers for Windows 95/98 & ASIO 
Application Status:   Shows if Card & Application are Recording, Playing, Paused or Available 
PCI Efficiency:   Percentage Display Shows Efficiency of Computer's PCI Bus 

Minimum System Requirements:
 
Pentium running Windows 95/98 
64 MB RAM 
One available PCI slot 

Aark24 Package Includes:

Aark24 Breakout I/O Box (Outboard Converter Interface)
Aark Host (PCI card)
Custom 25 pin Shielded Cable
Aark24 Manual
Windows 95/98/ASIO Driver and Software Control Panel on CD
Samplitude Basic by SEK'D multichannel audio recording application