Apogee Develops Special Edition AD-8000 for
Steinberg's Nuendo
September 25, 1999
Steinberg Soft-und Hardware GmbH and Apogee Electronics
Corporation have announced the release of a special edition of the Apogee AD-8000
digital audio conversion system for the Steinberg Nuendo Media Production System.
Through this strategic partnership, the highly acclaimed AD 8000, an industry
standard for professional quality A/D and D/A conversion, will be available as
the AD-8000 Nuendo Edition.
Aimed at audio for the film, video and interactive media markets, the Nuendo
Media Production System is a modular system centered on a software audio application
for the Windows/NT platform and includes several hardware accessories. Nuendo
features up to 128 tracks of digital audio, advanced surround mixing features,
a video track, MIDI tracks and the most comprehensive functions for digital audio
available.
Apogee's AD-8000 provides high-quality digital audio conversion hardware for
the system, offering full 24-bit A/D conversion and many unique features. Optional
2- and 8-channel D/A cards make the AD-8000 into a complete conversion solution,
while sophisticated interfacing, format conversion and synchronization features
turn it into the hub of a digital audio/video production environment. Four slots
are available for AMBus interface cards, including ADAT optical, TDIF (Tascam),
SDIF-II (DASH), HiWay (Solid State Logic) and many other standard interfaces (AES/EBU
is built-in), while any signal entering the unit can be made available via any
and all interfaces simultaneously for format conversion and distribution. Comprehensive
metering and monitoring capabilities make the AD-8000 extremely versatile, while
Apogee's proprietary Soft Limit®, available on each A/D channel, delivers
an additional 4-6dB of headroom and extra "punch" when introducing signals
from the analog domain. Apogee's international standard UV22 is also included
to take the AD-8000's high-resolution 24-bit digital signals down to 16-bit for
CD and DAT, or 20-bit for DVD-Video and other media when required, without discernible
loss of detail.
"We are pleased to be extending our partnership with Steinberg, which
began with the licensing of Apogee's MasterTools UV22 plug-in," said Betty
Bennett, CEO and co-founder of Apogee Electronics. "We're very happy that
Steinberg chose our AD-8000 conversion system as a core technology in their entry
into the post-production market with Nuendo," she went on. "The combination
of our two companies' expertise is sure to make an impact in this important area
of the industry."
For more information, visit Apogee on the
web at www.apogeedigital.com. |
