M-Audio Audiophile 24/96: Difference between revisions

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* Windows 98SE / Me / 2000 (SP4) / XP (SP1)
* Windows 98SE / Me / 2000 (SP4) / XP (SP1)
* MAC G3 OS 9.2.2 / G4 OS 10.1.5 or greater  
* MAC G3 OS 9.2.2 / G4 OS 10.1.5 or greater  
* Linux/Unix
* Linux/Unix Kernels


==External Links==
==External Links==

Revision as of 00:17, 10 October 2005

M-Audio Audiophile 24/96 Overview

M-Audio Audiophile 24/96 is a hi-end PCI soundcard designed and manufactured by Avid Technologies (formely Midiman). It 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, Digidesign Pro-Tools, Propellerheads Reason, and Ableton Live to name just a few.

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 bundle package.

Technical Specifications

  • chipset: ICEnsemble Envy24HT – ICE1724-0222CD 2IA0002631
  • 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

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

External Links

  • Delta Drivers these are most recent driver updates supplied by M-Audio for Windows and OSX.
  • 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).
  • RMAA 16/44, RMAA 16/48, RMAA 24/96 these are several tests performed by a user of Audiophile 24/96 using the Rightmark Audio Analyzer (RMAA) to measure it's technical performance.