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127th AES Convention Coverage (New York, NY Oct. 9-12)
PRESS RELEASE
Opcode to Return with New Audio/MIDI Interfaces
July 24, 2002
Advertisement Opcode Systems, a subsidiary of Gibson Guitar Corp., announced a new line of computer audio hardware products at the NAMM show. Product features include 192kHz, 24-bit converters, AES/EBU, S/PDIF and MIDI I/O. "Musicians want affordable, quality computer audio products that meet their needs within their budget," said Gibson chairman and CEO Henry Juszkiewicz. "From a single-cable USB MIDI product all the way up to 192k converters and balanced multi-channel I/O, we have an affordable solution for almost anyone. People will be very pleased with the reliability, and feature sets of the new Opcode line." A variety of full-featured products will be available at various price points allowing users to choose the right product for their recording needs. The PCI systems provide expansion - up to four PCI systems per computer. Multiple USB products provide perfect companions for laptop computer users. The flagship product, the SonicPort Studio Ultimate X192-8.8, features 8 analog +4 / -10 I/O, 192kHz, 24-bit conversion, S/PDIF, AES/EBU and Word Clock digital I/O, 32 channels of MIDI and 32-bit PCI bus mastering support. The DatPort U96-2.2 provides 96kHz recording in a USB plug-and-play solution with 2 analog I/O (used as line level or mic pre with 48v Phantom power), S/PDIF I/O, MIDI I/O and a headphone out with volume control. Platform support includes Windows 98/ME/2000/XP and Mac OS X. Driver support includes: ASIO2, GSIF, DirectX, WDM KS, MME and the Mac OS X Core Audio Driver. The products will be released in Q4 of this year and will be available at digital audio and musical instrument dealers worldwide. For more information, visit their web site at http://www.opcode.com/.
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