M-Audio Audiophile 24/96

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=Overview=
[http://www.m-audio.com/ M-Audio Audiophile 24/96] is a hi-end PCI soundcard designed and manufactured by Avid Technologies ''(formely Midiman)''. It is primarily designed for music production via MIDI playback and recording, Mastering Engineers, and Hi-Fi enthuasiasts. It supports a wide number of commercial MIDI sequencing and audio editing applications including [http://www.digidesign.com/ Digidesign Pro-Tools], [http://www.propellerheads.se/index.cfm Propellerheads Reason], and [http://www.ableton.com/index.php?main=live Ableton Live] to name just a few. It is also a recommended card to use if you're building your own Linux Digital Audio Workstation and plan on using open-source MIDI sequencing and audio editing applications including [[Audacity]], [[Ardour]], [[Rosegarden]], and [[MusE]] under [http://www.alsa-project.org/ ALSA].

==Main Features==
* 24-bit/96 kHz output fidelity
* S/PDIF Digital I/O with 2-channel PCM
* Digital I/O supports AC3 and DTS passthrough
* 2 x 2 analog I/O
* zero-latency monitoring
* 1 x 1 MIDI I/O
* 36-bit internal DSP digital mixing/routing
* software package bundle (Pro-tools, Reason, etc).

==Technical Specifications==
* chipset: ICEnsemble [http://www.via.com.tw/en/products/audio/controllers/envy24/ Envy24 – ICE1712]
* frequency response: 22Hz/22kHz -0.4, +/-0.4db
* dynamic range: 104.0dB (A-weighted) (D/A) / 100.4dB (A-weighted) (A/D). advertised
* THD+N: < 0.002%
* size/weight: 5-1/4” x 5” x 7/8”; 0.2 lbs.

==API/Driver Compatibility==
* [[ASIO]] 2.0 ''(Audio Stream Input Output)''
* MME
* Sound Manager
* GSIF ''(Tascam's Gigasampler Interface'')
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DirectX DirectX] ''(DirectSound 3D)''
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Core_Audio MAC Core MIDI] ''(Core Audio)''

==OS Support==
* Windows 98SE / Me / 2000 (SP4) / XP (SP1)
* MAC G3 OS 9.2.2 / G4 OS 10.1.5 or greater
* Linux/Unix Kernels (under [[ALSA]])

==External Links==
* [http://www.m-audio.com/index.php?do=support.drivers Delta Drivers] these are most recent driver updates supplied by M-Audio for Windows and OSX.
* [http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-doc/doc-php/template.php?company=Midiman%2FMAudio&card=Delta+Audiophile+2496.&chip=ICE1712+%28Envy24%29&module=ice1712 ALSA Drivers] these are drivers for the Envy24 chipset of the M-Audio Audiophile 24/96 designed to work with any linux kernel (via compiling or using modules).
* [http://www.amd.co.at/soundcard/M-Audio%20Delta%20Audiophile%20at%2016%2044.htm RMAA 16/44], [http://www.amd.co.at/soundcard/M-Audio%20Delta%20Audiophile%20at%2016%2048.htm RMAA 16/48], [http://www.amd.co.at/soundcard/M-Audio%20Delta%20Audiophile%20at%2024%2096.htm RMAA 24/96] these are several tests performed by a user of Audiophile 24/96 using the '''Rightmark Audio Analyzer (RMAA)''' to measure its technical performance.

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