France - Digigram, one of the world leaders in innovative digital audio network solutions, has released a new driver set v2.00g for its miXart 8 range of multi-channel sound cards, which include: miXart 8, miXart 8 AES/EBU, and miXart 8 CN. For the first time, the driver set features an ASIO driver in addition to the existing WAVE and Digigram np drivers. An open source Linux driver project for this range of sound cards was launched in September 2003.

Marc Bénard, Digigram's sound cards product manager said: "ASIO has become a recognized standard for multi-channel applications in music and audio content production, as well as video post-production and DJ applications. We are proud that professional users and ambitious amateurs now can capitalize on both ASIO's low latency and the miXart 8's sound quality."

The miXart 8 is a platform that combines powerful Digigram onboard processing with comprehensive audio mixing functions. Professional audio applications requiring multiple I/Os for distributing, recording, routing and mixing can take advantage of the miXart's 8/8 analogue mono I/Os, including four microphone preamps with phantom power supply.

The miXart 8 AES/EBU features 4/4 additional stereo AES/EBU inputs/outputs to make it the ideal card for the professional audio environment, particularly broadcast and production. Due to its synchronization capabilities, the miXart 8 AES/EBU is an excellent choice to integrate audio with video systems.

The miXart 8 CN has a Cobranet interface, providing eight channels of Cobranet input and eight channels of CobraNet output, which operate independently of the analogue inputs/outputs.

(Sarah Rushton-Read)


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