PCI format: rev·bit/MHz·V·BM·size; ?=unknown. IC: bold=confirmed·~=probable·—=none/external. OS: —=unsupported/N/A. Order: first confirmed released Mac support; exact dates in Details.PCI-X compatible ≠ native PCI-X.* Kyma PCI=photographed Rev 990707 only·‡ Echo: later 5/3.3V+PCI-X host support·Digidesign 5V cards ≠ G5;MIX=3.3V-compatible.
compat
Details
Digidesign Audiomedia III 1996-05-11
Sources:
compat·
BG01·
BG99
Digidesign PROJECT / DISK I/O PCI ("Pro Tools III, PCI / Pro Tools Project PCI") 1996-06
- Physical family: full-length PCI board silkscreened “digidesign PROJECT / DISK I/O PCI”. Project and Disk I/O share the base PCB family, but they are different ROM/system configurations;the PCB revision and the fitted controller/chip revision must be tracked separately.
- Photographed Project specimen: ASY 915003867-02·FAB 941003867-01 REV C·©1996·serial FE01196·single 5V PCI key·32-bit conventional PCI edge·full-length. The small handwritten role code beside the assembly marking is “02”;Digidesign/Sweetwater identifies “01”=Disk I/O and “02”=Project.
- PCI/controller: photographed controller=AMCC S5933Q. It is the earlier Q device,not the S5933QC-or-newer revision Digidesign requires for PCI-2.1/B&W-G3/G4 compatibility. Therefore the card itself must not be labelled PCI 2.1 merely from the S5933 family name. The S5933 architecture is 32-bit/33 MHz and supports PCI bus-master DMA, but use of that bus-master facility by Digidesign on this card is not established→overview BM remains ?.
- SCSI: Symbios/NCR 53C710 SCSI I/O processor·8-bit Fast-SCSI·up to 10 MB/s synchronous on the SCSI side·on-chip SCRIPTS processor. Its local DMA capability does not by itself prove PCI bus mastering by the Digidesign card.
- DSP: Motorola DSP56002FC66·24-bit fixed-point DSP·66-MHz speed grade·up to 33 MIPS·56-bit accumulators. “24-bit DSP” describes internal DSP architecture and must not be used as evidence of 24-bit recording/conversion.
- Memory fitted on the photographed board: 2 MiB DRAM + 512 KiB SRAM. DRAM=4× NEC 424400. SRAM=3× Samsung KM681002J-15 + 4× Motorola MCM6206BAEJ15. Exact assignment of the individual memory banks/functions remains unresolved.
- Further logic: QuickLogic QL12X16B-0PF100C (100-pin package)+QL8X12B-2PL44C·Digidesign ELVIS ASIC·Digidesign TDM ASIC·Altera device with type obscured by label. Oscillators: 66/60/30 MHz.
- Connections: VHDCI50→SCSI storage;60-pin Digidesign peripheral connector→audio interface/DSP-system path. The 60-pin peripheral connector is not SCSI storage.
- Converters: — on the PCI card. A/D and D/A conversion resides in the attached Digidesign 882/888-family interface.
- Project ≠ Disk I/O: Project and PT III/Disk I/O are not made equivalent by the presence of the shared TDM connector. Project is the 8-voice/8-track configuration;Pro Tools III with Disk I/O provides 16 voices. System/ROM configuration determines the role.
- Software identity: Project Audio Card·8-track·882/888 I/O;PT 3.4 identifies Project separately;PT 4.0 documents PCI/NuBus Project as 8-channel direct-to-disk.
- Driver note: Project DATa 3.1 uses DigiSystem INIT 3.01+;Disk I/O OS 9.1 untested;Pro Tools 5.1+ drops Pro Tools III core hardware.
- Timeline: Pro Tools III PCI announced 1996-05-11→Disk I/O shipping 1996-06;Pro Tools Project PCI shipping/documented later in 1996.
Sources:
Digidesign PCI compatibility·
AMCC S5933 data book·
53C710 manual·
DSP56002 datasheet·
DSP56002 reference·
Project vs Disk I/O·
Project spec·
manual
Digidesign DSP FARM, PCI ("Pro Tools III, PCI") 1996-06
- Naming: NuBus=DSP Farm/DSP Farm I;PCI=DSP Farm II. Card says DSP Farm,PCI.
- FF: AMCC S5933 Q/QC/QE;QC/QE required for B&W G3/G4+later chassis. Older group <FF09226/pre-Rev-H/pre-1997-07-09.
- FG: later rev;AMCC S5933QC;B&W G3/G4+later chassis compatible.
- Hardware: 4× Motorola DSP56002·60-pin I/O+TDM;FF/FG are mfg variants of the same PCI DSP Farm II.
Sources:card·
compat·
I/II
Symbolic Sound Kyma/Capybara PCI host interface 1996-09-01Architecture:Power Macintosh PCI ↓Symbolic Sound PCI host card ↓ interface cableCapybara-66/Capybara-LS/Capybara-320 ↓DSP synthesis+processing+audio I/O
Sources:compat
Digidesign SAMPLECELL II ™ PCI 1996-11-22
- PCI generations: early photographed production hardware carries AMCC S5933Q;later cards carry S5933QC+. Digidesign explicitly requires S5933QC or later for PCI 2.1 compatibility and for Blue & White G3/G4 operation;older group <HH02001/pre-Rev-D/pre-1997-05-20 uses the earlier AMCC revision.
- Photographed production examples: FAB 941004130 Rev C·ASSY 915004130·single 5V PCI key·full-length PCB. One supplied specimen shows AMCC S5933Q;another photographed Rev-C specimen shows S5933QC. S5933=32-bit/33 MHz PCI master/slave;FIFO DMA/bus-master transfers.
- D/A: four identical ~20-pin DAC ICs at U11/U21/U29/U34 serve the four stereo output pairs/8 analog outputs;package markings are unreadable in the available photos,so exact DAC type remains ?.
- Hardware visible in supplied card photos: Motorola DSP56002FC66;8×30-pin SIMM sockets;four stereo 1/4″ output jacks.
- Memory: 8/16/24/32 MB Mac-II-type 30-pin RAM.
- Optional TDM daughterboard photographed separately: silkscreen “SAMPLECELL II ™ TDM, PCI”·FAB 941004129 Rev A·Digidesign TDM ASIC;mounts to the SampleCell II PCI card rather than being a second sampler card.
Sources:
product·
spec·drivers·
compat
Digidesign SampleCell II ™ PLUS 1998-01-15
- Revision: second-generation SampleCell II PCI;Digidesign describes the hardware difference as 32 MB RAM soldered on-board instead of user-installed SIMMs. All Plus cards are from the later PCI-compatible generation.
- PCI/form factor therefore follows the same S5933-based SampleCell II architecture: 32-bit/33 MHz·5V·BM·full-length;exact DAC IC remains ?.
- Mac: minimum 7.5.2;optional TDM module.
Sources:
release·drivers·
compat
Sonorus STUDI/O 1997-02-26
- Drivers: v1.0 ≤May '98→v1.4 ≤Oct '00→v1.8;Steinberg ASIO.
- 1998-06-12 MacUser: Cubase VST was then the only supported Mac host and operated STUDI/O at 16-bit;24-bit awaited Cubase VST 4.0;Logic Audio 3.0 drivers were still unfinished.
- Mac install then: copy the driver into Cubase VST's ASIO folder;no System extension;tested successfully in a Performa 5400/180.
- Driver modes then: 32Ch=2 linked cards;16Ch=1 card/2×ADAT;10Ch=ADAT+optical S/PDIF;review notes two-card/32-channel operation increases CPU load.
- PCI: manual=PCI 2.1 short card;MacUser calls it half-length/~7″;photos=32-bit conventional PCI edge+single 5V key;33 MHz conventional PCI. Cycling '74=Motorola DSP56301·HI32=PCI initiator/master+target/slave;DMA supported. Driver-version use of bus mastering remains unverified.
- Audio: 24-bit digital path;no analogue inputs;stereo analogue monitor output uses AD1859 ('96) stereo 18-bit multibit ΣΔ D/A.
- OS9 evidence: 2004 user report documents STUDI/O+G4 400+Logic 6.3.1 under OS9;2009 Logic Users Group likewise documents STUDI/O operation under Mac OS 9.
- OS X: 2004 user report says Sonorus stopped driver updates around 2000 and the card could not be used in OS X;2009 Logic Users Group independently states STUDI/O went out of production before OS X and is not usable there. No Sonorus OS X driver has been found.
- Updates: B&W G3/G4 compat·ASIO 2·96 kHz/S-MUX·broader Cubase/Logic/DP support.
- Mac cross-check: 2001 Buyer's Guide still lists Mac support.
Sources:launch·
v1.0·
v1.4·
v1.8·
manual·
MacUser98·
OS9/no OSX user report·
OS9/no OSX cross-check·
BG01·
BG99
Korg 1212 I/O 1997-03
Sources:launch·
manual·
compat·
BG01·
BG99
Emagic Audiowerk8 1997-04-25
- Photo-confirmed hardware: board silkscreen “Audiowerk8 / 8 Channel Digital Audio Recording PCI Card”·single 5V-keyed 32-bit conventional PCI edge·Philips SAA7146 H controller·SAA7367T ADC·4× TDA1305T DAC·2× TDA1315H IEC958/S/PDIF interface ICs.
- I/O, photo-confirmed: bracket=coaxial S/PDIF in/out+DB-25 analog breakout;photographed breakout=10 RCA tails,matching 2 analog inputs+8 analog outputs.
- PCI: SAA7146 family=PCI 2.1·32-bit/33 MHz·master/slave+DMA;official Emagic material=7″ 32-bit PCI Busmaster.
- Converters: SAA7367T ADC ('96)·4× TDA1305T DAC ('94). One stereo ADC+four stereo DACs physically matches the 2-in/8-out analog architecture.
- Classic support floor: 1997 Emagic FAQ=“Mac OS”+any PCI PowerMac/Performa≥16 MB;Logic Audio 3.0 (Jan 1998) directly supports Audiowerk8 and specifies PowerPC 601+·32 MB·Mac OS 7.6.1+. Overview therefore uses 7.6.1–9.x as the earliest numbered period requirement established.
- Final Classic package: Emagic 2002=Audiowerk Driver/ASIO/Sound Manager for Mac OS 8/9. Extracted aw_drv.sit=ASIO 1.5.8+Sound Manager 1.1.4;embedded files dated 1999-12-03. aw_asio.sit+aw_sm.sit contain byte-identical binaries,not alternate revisions.
- ASIO 1.5.8 Update Info says “now supports Mac OS 8.0”;v1.5.6 required 8.5+. Tested hosts=Logic Audio 4.0.2·Cubase 4.1·Digital Performer 2.6·Vision DSP 4.5·Spark 1.0·Retro AS-1 1.3.1·Unity DS-1 1.2.5·Metro 5;Max 3.5.9+ASIO MSP untested.
- OS X: CoreAudio v1.0.1 requires Audiowerk8 Rev V2+/SAA7146A;the photographed SAA7146 H specimen is therefore the earlier hardware generation and must not be presented as the OS-X-qualified revision. Final dated Audiowerk OS X driver=2003-09-26;overview uses 10.2–10.2.8,with Panther 10.3 released afterward.
- Timeline: 1997 Winter NAMM/Musikmesse→~1,000 dealer cards Apr→first consumer shipment 1997-04-25→1998 10,000+ units→1999-12-03 ASIO 1.5.8/SM 1.1.4→2000 Mac ASIO+Sound Manager supplied→2002 final Classic installer package→2003-09-26 CoreAudio v1.0.1.
Sources:photographed card+breakout·
FAQ97·
product98·
product00·
drivers02·
aw_drv.sit·
SOS97·
Logic3/SOS98
Lucid PCI24 1996
- Identity: PCI digital-audio I/O/host card;no onboard ADC/DAC. A/D and D/A conversion is external via the Lucid ADA1000 or other AES/EBU/S/PDIF-equipped converters/devices.
- Photo-confirmed PCB/ICs: “LUCID TECHNOLOGY COPYRIGHT 1996 PCI24 REV 1 MADE IN USA”·AD1892XR digital receiver/asynchronous sample-rate converter·CS8402A-CS digital audio transmitter·Motorola DSP56301 24-bit DSP/PCI host interface.
- Digital I/O: AES/EBU 1/4″ TRS+S/PDIF RCA/coaxial;input/output 32/44.1/48 kHz;real-time input SRC 8–48 kHz→44.1/48 kHz;input word length up to 20-bit,playback up to 24-bit.
- PCI: Lucid catalog=PCI Local Bus 2.1+DMA mastering;DSP56301 HI32=32-bit/33 MHz;Apple short-card format/7″. Signaling voltage remains ?.
- Mac: Sound Manager·ASIO·Deck drivers;Mac OS 7.5.5/7.6.1/8.0·Sound control panel 8.0.3+;Power Macintosh with 7″ PCI slot·>75 MHz stereo/>120 MHz multitrack·16 MB RAM (32 MB recommended).
- Period compatible software: BIAS Peak 1.0–1.6·Macromedia SoundEdit 16 2.01–2.07·Steinberg Cubase VST/ASIO 3.02–3.5.
- Direct-digital architecture: signal remains digital on the PCI24;the published 120 dB input/144 dB output dynamic-range figures describe the digital I/O/SRC path,not onboard analog converters.
- Timeline: PCB is ©1996/Rev 1;Lucid press material followed in early 1997 and the manual Declaration of Conformity is dated 1997-05-01. Overview placement follows the card’s confirmed 1996 hardware date.
Sources:photographed card·
manual·
catalog·
press·
product·
Mac·
BG99
Digidesign D24 (d24 (sticker) of "Pro Tools|24" (system) / "MIX I/O" / "Project II") 1997-10- Physical identity: d24, MIX I/O and Project II use the same physical d24-type card/PCB family;the same G1 G4 hardware modification applies to all three. They differ by enabled/supported system role,not by a separate canonical hardware row.
- Roles: d24=Pro Tools|24 core audio card+TDM;MIX I/O=additional I/O role in MIX systems;Project II=Direct I/O card for third-party sequencers without Pro Tools core/TDM functionality.
- Chronology: d24 first appears in 1997;Project II and MIX I/O are later 1998 roles.
- Naming: d24=PCI card;Pro Tools|24=system.
- Driver: d24 Output Driver 1.0→1.1 (PT4.2)→1.3 (PT4.3;renamed Digidesign Output Drivers)→1.4 (PT5.0);Pro Tools 6.1/10.2.8 is final official d24 OS X.
- Card: Rev B sample: FAB 941005111·ASY 915005111·!XC56301PW80/3F48S·60-pin I/O·TDM·DigiSerial.
- PCI: DSP56301 HI32=PCI 2.1,32-bit/33 MHz,initiator/target;d24 is a PCI bus master;photographed card 5V-keyed;half-size.
- G4 mod: assembly rev G1/DN06851+ required for G4;photographed sample's G1 state=? (FAB Rev B is not the G1 assembly-rev mark).
- Core=d24+DSP Farm PCI;d24 provides up to 16 I/O,DSP Farm adds 8;MIX Core is a separate card family.
[li]Project II package: half-size·60-pin·Mac+Windows NT·Motorola 56301·888|24/888/882|20/882·up to 16 I/O;Direct I/O+DigiSystem INIT 3.4+;Pro Tools itself does not run on the Project II role.[/li][li]Evidence: Sweetwater KB explicitly groups Project II,MIX I/O and d24 as similar architecture and says the identical G1 modification applies to any/all three;another KB groups d24 and MIX I/O as “d24 type” cards.[/li][/list]Sources:
same architecture/G1·
d24-type·
Project II·
photo·
spec·
DSP·
driver·
G4·
req·
compat
Ensoniq E-MU / ENSONIQ - PARIS EDS 1000 1998-01Architecture:Mac PCI ↓EDS-1000 DSP card ↓PARIS external interface: Interface 2/442/MEC +Control 16
- Driver note: PARIS 3.0 is the last Mac-era release found;official OS X support remains ?.
- EDS-1000 hardware:
- Six Ensoniq ESP-2 proprietary 24-bit DSPs on the complete EDS-1000 configuration.
- Bus-master DMA;contemporary review material specifies up to 24 simultaneous digital data streams.
- 20 inputs+20 outputs internally at 24-bit;any combination of 16 simultaneous record/playback tracks per card in the original system architecture.
- Approx. 11.25 in/286 mm card length.
- Surviving photographed production hardware is labelled E-MU/ENSONIQ·Model PARIS EDS1000·Part 3522;examples also carry an EDS-1000X sticker.
- EDS-500/EDS-FX relationship:
- Later PARIS Concept systems used the EDS-500 PCI card with four ESP-2 DSPs.
- The optional EDS-FX daughterboard plugs onto the EDS-500 and upgrades it to the EDS-1000-class DSP configuration.
- Sweetwater's period PARIS Concept documentation explicitly describes EDS-500+EDS-FX as the path to the EDS-1000 configuration.
- Converters: — external. The EDS PCI card itself is the DSP/host card;A/D and D/A conversion resides in the external Interface 2/442/MEC hardware. Contemporary PARIS II specifications describe 20-bit A/D and D/A conversion at 44.1/48 kHz with a 24-bit internal audio path.
- Card expansion: PARIS supports multiple EDS cards. The reference manual documents internal card-to-card synchronization/interconnection and systems with up to eight EDS-1000 cards.
- EDS-1000 rear interfaces:
- EDS Interface connector→Interface 442/MEC.
- IF2 connector→Interface 2.
- CS connector→Control 16.
- The external interface connector uses SCSI-style hardware but is a proprietary PARIS connection;it must not be treated as a computer SCSI bus.
- Timeline:
- 1997-07-17—archived PARIS interface material.
- 1997-11—Ensoniq advertising documents the EDS-1000 PCI card with six 24-bit DSPs and Mac/PC operation.
- 1998-01—detailed Sound On Sound PARIS II review;cross-platform PCI system.
- 1998-05—Mix field test: EDS-1000 with six ESP-2 DSPs,installed in a PowerMac.
- 1998/1999—PARIS Concept/Concept-FX introduces the four-DSP EDS-500 and EDS-FX daughterboard upgrade path.
Sources:
src·
src·src·
src·
src·
manual
MOTU PCI-324 Audio System 1998—early summerArchitecture:Mac PCI→PCI-324→AudioWire cable→1224/2408/later PCI-324-family rack I/O
- Drivers: PCI-324 v2.21 (OS9)·OS X PCI driver supports PCI-324/424;PCI-324 is not G5-compatible.
- The host card itself is not an analog interface;channel capability depends on the attached MOTU rack interface(s).
- Timeline:
- 1998—1224/PCI-324 launch material.
- PCI-324 Mac software includes AudioDesk/MAS/ASIO support.
- PCI-324 and PCI-424 are separate host-card generations.
Sources:launch·
archive·
os x·
drivers
RME DIGI32 cards / SEK'D ProDIF rebrands Mac 1998
- Chronology: Mar '97 DIGI24→May DIGI32→Oct DIGI32 PRO→Nov DIGI32/8;overview placement=Mac support.
- PCI rev IDs≠PCB Rev:DIGI32=192;DIGI32/8=100→101;PRO=192/CS8412→150/CS8414. PRO192 input≤48k;150 adds 96k;production switch 1998-02-26.
- DIGI32/ProDIF 32=S/PDIF;DIGI32/8/ProDIF Gold=+ADAT;DIGI32 PRO/ProDIF 96=+AES/EBU+analog out;ADC: —.
- Photo old PRO:“IMM 9/97-B”·5V short PCI·AK4321VF·CS8412-CS·XC4006E·AT17C128·4×UM61256FS-15=128KiB;ties AK4321 to rev192/CS8412. Rev150 DAC photo=?
- PCI:32/33·128KiB·>120MB/s·no DMA/I/O→BM=—;PCI spec ?. Mac:23 Oct '98 v1.2b1 /8+PRO;DIGI32 System7.6;1999 updates;OS X=—.
- OEM:DIGI32=SEK'D ProDIF 32·DIGI32/8=ProDIF Gold·DIGI32 PRO=ProDIF 96;later SEK'D≠automatically RME.
Sources:photo·
rev IDs·
transition·
RX
Digidesign Pro Tools|24 MIX cards 1998-09-21
- MIX Core: 6× Motorola DSP56301·16 I/O·3.3V·PCI bus master·full-size.
- MIX Farm: 6× DSP56301·+16 I/O·3.3V·PCI bus master-capable·full-size.
- MIX I/O is the d24-type card used as additional I/O in MIX systems;see canonical d24/MIX I/O/Project II entry. It is 5V/G5-incompatible.
- Driver: Pro Tools 6.4.1/OS X 10.3.4 final qualified MIX;10.3.9 not qualified.
Sources:
compat·Mac·
PCI·
G5
Alesis ALESIS IP MAIN ("ADAT/Edit") 1998-03
- Mac: dual-platform Mac/PC PCI ADAT interface;1998 period material states Power Macintosh compatibility/drivers;1999 Buyer's Guide lists Win95/NT/MacOS.
- I/O: 8-ch ADAT optical I/O+ADAT 9-pin sync I/O;16/20/24-bit transfer up to 48 kHz;digital-only.
- Photographed 12/98 board: silkscreen “Alesis IP MAIN 9-40-PCI1”·32-bit conventional PCI·single 5V key·~5″·Xilinx XC4013XL PQ160 -3C FPGA. Exact card-side PCI revision/clock/BM remain ?;FPGA supply voltage is not used to infer PCI signaling.
- ADAT/Edit package: 1999-02 Owner's Manual v1.0 includes Macintosh section;1999 period descriptions explicitly say package contains the ADAT/PCR card and ADAT/Edit/ADAT/Connect software;ASIO+Sound Manager path documented.
Sources:announce·
BG99·
1998 card+Mac drivers·
ADAT/Edit package=ADAT/PCR card·
package identity
Lexicon Studio/Core-32 1999-01
Sources:
manual/spec·
BG99
RME DIGI96 cards 1999 Mac
- Shipped Oct '98;Mac=Jan '99 because mac96_1.zip is listed from 1/99.
- Revision rule: Board Rev·IMM·HW Version·PCI RevID are separate.
- DIGI96:digital-only·S/PDIF;manual=Board Rev2.1·HW000.
- DIGI96/8:digital-only·ADAT;rev≤1.2 lacks ST7;Board Rev1.3=blue+ST7;later docs reach Rev2.1/HW000;converter=—.
- DIGI96/8 PRO:AES/EBU+analog out;ADC=—. Revision/converter evidence:
- Original·PCB/PCI rev ?·AK4321;period review calls it original 20-bit DAC.
- PCI revision byte 2→AD1855 per RME96 driver;PCB Rev mapping still ?.
- Board Rev1.2 documented with HW000 and HW004→Board Rev≠HW;cover alone doesn't identify DAC.
- Board Rev.1.3·IMM 06/00-L·AD1852 specimen;photo confirms Rev1.3. Driver maps PCI rev≥4→AD1852.
- DIGI96/8 PAD:analog I/O;own timeline:
- PCI rev000→AK5352+AD1855.
- PCI rev002→AK5352+AD1855 (RME:identical to 000).
- PCI rev004→AK5383+AD1852.
- Photo:Board Rev1.0;converter marks insufficient to map it to PCI rev000/002/004.
- Manual=Board Rev1.6·HW004;specimen Rev1.6·IMM08/01-L·AK5383VS+AD1852.
- PRO≠PAD;timelines independent;PCI rev000/002/004≠Board Rev1.x.
- PCI:short·32/33·128KiB·>130MB/s·BM=—;37.5MHz tested;signaling=var through 2002.
- Mac:OS8.0+;Jan '99→Mar/Jun/Oct updates;v1.6 Jul '01=>8.6/OS9;OS X10.2.8+ all DIGI96;PST→Part2.
Sources:
RME manuals·
Rev1.3/ST7·
PCI-rev/DAC mapping·
AK4321→AD1852·
PRO Rev1.3 photo·
PAD revision/IC reference·
PAD Rev1.0 photo·
PAD Rev1.6/HW004·
PCI-X
Digigram VX222 1999-05-26
- I/O: 2×2 balanced analog XLR·24-bit converters·AES/EBU or S/PDIF I/O·headphone·2 GPI.
- Mac: 1999 report says Mac OS 8.x;VX kit requires 8.1+,SoundMgr 3.3+,includes ASIO 2.0;2001 G4 review confirms Mac operation,24-bit via ASIO. OS X 10.1/10.2 driver released Oct 2002.
- PCI: VX kit PC requirements specify PCI 2.1 slot,but this is not enough to mark the card itself PCI 2.1;electrical/size remain ?.
Sources:1999·
PAR p48·
VX kit·
OS X
Echo Gina 20 1999-06
- Drivers: v2.11 Sound Manager/ASIO→OS9 v6.0.4→OS X v1.6.1.
- Card: GINA ©1997 ECHO CORPORATION·PCB 00-201-04 MADE IN USA·!Motorola DSP56301 24-bit/66 MIPS·!CS8401A-CS TX+!CS8411-CS RX·3× IDT71V256SA12Y SRAM.
- PCI: DSP56301 HI32=PCI 2.1,32-bit/33 MHz;Echo manual=bus master;photographed card 5V-keyed.
- Converters: CS5335-KS ADC ('96;NOV '96)·4× CS4329-KS DAC ('95;FEB '95).
- Hardware: shipped 1997-08-19.
- Physical: period Sound On Sound measures Gina’s PCI card at 5.5″;PCI bus mastering is also explicit.
- Event/event1 normalization: Gina/Darla/Layla were designed+manufactured by Echo and distributed by Event Electronics;Event released Mac driver v2.11 in Jun 1999. Event ceased Echo distribution in Aug 1999,after which Echo continued driver/support development directly.
Sources:
spec·
manual·
ADC/DAC·
DAC·
ADC·drivers·
archive
Echo Darla 20 1999-06
Sources:
spec·
manual·
ADC·
DAC·
EPROM·drivers·
archive
Echo Layla 20 1999-06
Sources:
spec·drivers·
archive
Echo Darla24 1999
- Placement: 1999 Mac owner’s manual supplies Macintosh Installer+Echo Console+Darla24 ASIO;©1999 and explicitly supports Apple’s 1999 Yosemite G3. Exact first Mac-driver day/month remains ?.
- Identity/driver family: distinct 24-bit card from Darla 20;Echo’s later unified Mac manual explicitly defines the older ASIO group as Layla/Gina/Darla/Darla24 versus the separate Echo24 group.
- DSP/PCI: !DSP56301 rev.0/1 IDs 1057:1801/ECC0:0040/0041;DSP56301 HI32 supplies PCI 2.1·32-bit/33MHz·bus master. Signaling/keying,size+ADC/DAC ICs remain ?.
Sources:
manual·
Echo family map·
IDs/DSP
Midiman/M-Audio DMan 2044 1999-07-07
- Mac package: manual v2044-070799 includes a dedicated Mac Drivers Disk and full Macintosh installation. Drivers=Sound Manager+separate Cubase 3.x/4.x ASIO;Sound Manager exposes one stereo pair,while Cubase ASIO addresses four outputs with one stereo input pair active.
- Hardware: PCI card+8×1/4″ breakout cable·4 analog in+4 analog out. Each input is jumper-selectable −10 dB (factory) / +4 dB.
- Rev-B sample: ©1997·custom MIDIMAN DMAN 2044 IC·2× CS4222-KSEP ('97;JAN '97)·AS4C256K16E0-50JC·3× MC33079D.
- Timeline: Dec '98 “available soon”→7 Jul '99 manual documents released Mac-driver installation→later packaging explicitly states “MAC DRIVERS NOW INCLUDED”.
Sources:
manual/package·
Mac drivers·
midiman.net·
midiman.com
Yamaha DS2416/DSP Factory 1999-09
- Drivers: Mac ASIO;v1.05 (2001) is OS9-only. Yamaha announced future OS X support;released driver remains ?.
- Hardware: !XT94C20-P21 PCI gate array·!5× YSS228E-F DSP3.
- Converters: CS5335-KSEP ADC ('96;NOV '96)·AK4321VF DAC ('96).
- Timeline:
- 1998-03-03—Yamaha DSP Factory announcement.
- 1998-10—detailed contemporary review.
- 1999-09—brochure explicitly includes Macintosh support.
Sources:
launch·
manual·
FAQ·
DAC·
driver
Yamaha SW1000XG 1999-09
Driver stack: SWXGDriver+OMS+ASIO+XGEditorSources:guide·
FAQ·
manual·
DAC·
driver
Digidesign Digi 001 1999-09-24Architecture:Mac PCI→Digi 001 PCI card→proprietary cable→Digi 001 I/O box
- Driver note: Pro Tools LE 6.4/10.3.4 is final qualified Digi 001;10.3.9 was not qualified.
- Card: Rev C: FAB 941006492-00·ASY 915006492-00·!XC56301PW80 I/O DSP/3F48S·!EPM10K30ETC144-3·!3× IDT71V124SA12Y·!AT29LV256-20JC·!CS8401A-CS/!CS8411-CS.
- DSP rev: 3F48S early;LS34141+=2K30A;3F48S has the documented MDD G4 startup issue.
- Host-based LE;DSP56301 handles PCI/I/O,not MIX/TDM plug-in processing.
- Probable converter: ~CS4223-KS ('98;Crystal PI290PP1 OCT '98);chip identification remains probable,not promoted to confirmed.
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Emagic Audiowerk2 1999-11
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PCI·
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review
Korg OASYS PCI 1999
- PCI:Korg spec=2.1·full;install=requires bus-master slot;all Apple PCI slots BM. Photos=32-bit/single 5V key→2.1·32/33·5V·BM·full.
- Analog:2×2·24-bit·44.1/48k;PCB photo confirms AK4524VF ('99) 24/96 codec:ADC 100dB·64×;DAC 110dB·128×+8× filter/Advanced Multi Bit. Korg=98/108dB·128× sigma-delta;Korg's 128× A/D wording conflicts with AK4524's 64× ADC,not the photo ID.
- Digital:24-bit ADAT 8×8·coax S/PDIF·BNC WC·ADAT sync. Photo-confirmed S/PDIF:CS8412-CS RX + CS8402A-CS TX;support ICs only. 5 DSPs/480 MIPS;Mac OS 8.5.1–9.2;OS X—.
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SOS Apr00·Korg/AKM/Crystal datasheets above
Gadget Labs Wave/424 1999-12-16
- Mac:WavePRO announced 1999-09-24;424 shipment planned Nov;first surviving released listing=v2.10 1999-12-16 (w424mac210.hqx).
- Drivers:v1.0→2.10→2.20→2.2.5;ASIO+OMS/MIDI;final listed Mac=v2.2.5 2000-04-06.
- Hardware:4×4 analog·24/96·on-card TRS·MIDI adapter·SoundCache·256× super-clock sync;converter ICs ?.
- Compat:official docs=beige G3 only;B&W G3/G4 case geometry blocks card-edge analog inputs.
- Family:1999 WavePRO with Wave/8.24;later Wave/496;shared Mac driver=ASIO+OMS/MIDI.
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Gadget Labs WavePRO continuation- Wave/496: worldwide shipments announced 2000-06-01;surviving Mac v2.2.5 driver package dated 2000-04-06.
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Gadget Labs timeline
Gadget Labs Wave/8.24 1999-12-29
- Mac chronology: preliminary Wave/8.24 spec 1998-01-28→pre-release Wave/8
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