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PCI AUDIO TIMELINE · POST 1 OF 5
Quick reference and year index

PCI DIGITAL AUDIO CARDS
A Classic Mac timeline · 1996–2004

A year-by-year index followed by hardware, driver and revision notes. Placement follows the supplied chronology; exact dates and qualifications are retained in the detailed entries.

How to read this reference

• Classic Mac OS and Mac OS X are separate driver branches.
• ? = unknown. ~ = probable. — = none, external, unsupported or not applicable, according to the field.
• Bold converter part numbers retain the supplied confirmation marking. An unmarked or probable part is not promoted to confirmed.
• PCI format: revision · bit width / MHz · signaling voltage · bus mastering · size. BM = bus mastering; var = varies by revision.
• PCI-X compatibility does not make a card native PCI-X. Hardware revisions, PCI revision IDs, firmware versions and driver versions are distinct.
• The overview and later research notes are preserved as separate layers. Where they differ, read the dated notes; this layout revision does not settle the discrepancy.

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YEAR INDEX

1996

• Digidesign — Audiomedia III
  Classic Mac OS: 7.5.2–9.2.2   |   Mac OS X: 10.2–10.2.8
• Digidesign — PROJECT / DISK I/O PCI ("Pro Tools III, PCI / Pro Tools Project PCI")
  Classic Mac OS: 7.5.2–9.0.4   |   Mac OS X: —
• Digidesign — DSP FARM, PCI ("Pro Tools III, PCI")
  Classic Mac OS: 7.5.3–9.2.2   |   Mac OS X: 10.2.3–10.2.8
• Symbolic Sound — Kyma/Capybara PCI
  Classic Mac OS: ?–9.2.2   |   Mac OS X: —
• Digidesign — SAMPLECELL II ™ PCI
  Classic Mac OS: 7.5–9.2.2   |   Mac OS X: ?
• Lucid — PCI24
  Classic Mac OS: 7.5.5/7.6.1/8.0   |   Mac OS X: ?

1997

• Sonorus — STUDI/O (aka SEK'D Prodif Platinum)
  Classic Mac OS: 7.5.5–9.x   |   Mac OS X: —
• Korg — 1212 I/O
  Classic Mac OS: 7.5.5–9.2   |   Mac OS X: —
• Emagic — Audiowerk8
  Classic Mac OS: 7.6.1–9.x   |   Mac OS X: 10.2–10.2.8
• Digidesign — D24 (d24 (sticker) of "Pro Tools|24" (system) / "MIX I/O" / "Project II")
  Classic Mac OS: 8.0–9.2.2   |   Mac OS X: 10.2.3–10.2.8

1998

• E-MU / ENSONIQ — PARIS EDS 1000
  Classic Mac OS: 7.5–?   |   Mac OS X: ?
• Digidesign — SampleCell II ™ PLUS
  Classic Mac OS: 7.5.2–9.2.2   |   Mac OS X: ?
• Alesis — ALESIS IP MAIN ("ADAT/Edit")
  Classic Mac OS: 7.6.1–?   |   Mac OS X: —
• MOTU — PCI-324 Audio System
  Classic Mac OS: 7.6.1–9.2.2   |   Mac OS X: 10.2–10.4
• RME — DIGI32/8 (aka SEK'D ProDIF Gold)
  Classic Mac OS: 7.6–8.x   |   Mac OS X: —
• Digidesign — MIX Core
  Classic Mac OS: 8.0–9.2.2   |   Mac OS X: 10.2.3–10.3.4
• Digidesign — MIX Farm
  Classic Mac OS: 8.0–9.2.2   |   Mac OS X: 10.2.3–10.3.4
• RME — DIGI32 (aka SEK'D ProDIF 32)
  Classic Mac OS: 7.6–8.x   |   Mac OS X: —
• RME — DIGI32 PRO (aka SEK'D ProDIF 96)
  Classic Mac OS: 7.6–8.x   |   Mac OS X: —

1999

• Lexicon — Studio/Core-32
  Classic Mac OS: 7.6.1–?   |   Mac OS X: ?
• RME — DIGI96
  Classic Mac OS: 8.0–9.x   |   Mac OS X: 10.2.8+
• RME — DIGI96/8
  Classic Mac OS: 8.0–9.x   |   Mac OS X: 10.2.8+
• RME — DIGI96/8 PRO
  Classic Mac OS: 8.0–9.x   |   Mac OS X: 10.2.8+
• Digigram — VX222
  Classic Mac OS: 8.1–9.x   |   Mac OS X: 10.1+
• Echo — Gina 20
  Classic Mac OS: 7.5–9   |   Mac OS X: 10.2+
• Echo — Darla 20
  Classic Mac OS: 7.5–9   |   Mac OS X: 10.2+
• Echo — Darla24
  Classic Mac OS: ?–9.x   |   Mac OS X: 10.2+
• Echo — Layla 20
  Classic Mac OS: 7.5–9   |   Mac OS X: 10.2+
• Midiman/M-Audio — DMan 2044
  Classic Mac OS: 7.5.5–9   |   Mac OS X: ?
• Yamaha — DS2416/DSP Factory
  Classic Mac OS: ?–9   |   Mac OS X: ?
• Yamaha — SW1000XG
  Classic Mac OS: 8.1–9   |   Mac OS X: —
• Digidesign — Digi 001
  Classic Mac OS: 8.6–9.2.2   |   Mac OS X: 10.2.3–10.3.4
• Gadget Labs — Wave/424
  Classic Mac OS: 8–9   |   Mac OS X: ?
• Gadget Labs — Wave/8.24
  Classic Mac OS: 8.1–9.1   |   Mac OS X: —
• RME — DIGI96/8 PAD
  Classic Mac OS: 8.0–9.x   |   Mac OS X: 10.2.8+
• Emagic — Audiowerk2
  Classic Mac OS: 8.5–9   |   Mac OS X: 10.2–10.2.8
• Korg — OASYS PCI
  Classic Mac OS: 8.5.1–9.2   |   Mac OS X: —
• Frontier Design Group — WaveCenter/PCI
  Classic Mac OS: 8.6–9.2   |   Mac OS X: —

2000

• CreamWare — Pulsar
  Classic Mac OS: 8.6–9.x   |   Mac OS X: —
• Gadget Labs — Wave/496
  Classic Mac OS: 8–9   |   Mac OS X: ?
• RME — DIGI9636/Hammerfall Light
  Classic Mac OS: 8.6+   |   Mac OS X: 10.2.8+
• RME — DIGI9652/Hammerfall (aka Steinberg Nuendo 96/52)
  Classic Mac OS: 8.6+   |   Mac OS X: 10.2.8+
• CreamWare — Pulsar II
  Classic Mac OS: 8.6–9.x   |   Mac OS X: —
• RME — DIGI96/8 PST
  Classic Mac OS: 8.0–9.x   |   Mac OS X: 10.2.8+
• Midiman/M-Audio — Delta 44
  Classic Mac OS: 8.6+   |   Mac OS X: 10.1+
• Midiman/M-Audio — Delta 66
  Classic Mac OS: 8.6+   |   Mac OS X: 10.1+
• Midiman/M-Audio — Delta 1010
  Classic Mac OS: 8.6+   |   Mac OS X: 10.1+
• Lexicon — Core2
  Classic Mac OS: Mac ASIO v1.20 · OS minimum ?   |   Mac OS X: ?
• CreamWare — SCOPE/SP
  Classic Mac OS: 8.6–9.x   |   Mac OS X: —
• Lynx Studio Technology — LynxONE
  Classic Mac OS: 9   |   Mac OS X: —
• Midiman/M-Audio — Audiophile 2496
  Classic Mac OS: 8.6+   |   Mac OS X: 10.1+
• TASCAM — PCI-822
  Classic Mac OS: 8.6+   |   Mac OS X: ?
• Echo — Gina24
  Classic Mac OS: 8.6–9.x   |   Mac OS X: ?
• Echo — Layla24
  Classic Mac OS: 8.1–9.x   |   Mac OS X: ?
• Echo — Mona
  Classic Mac OS: 8.1–9.x   |   Mac OS X: ?
• CreamWare — Elektra
  Classic Mac OS: 8.6–9.x   |   Mac OS X: —
• CreamWare — PowerSampler
  Classic Mac OS: 8.6–9.x   |   Mac OS X: —
• Midiman/M-Audio — Delta DiO 2496
  Classic Mac OS: 8.6+   |   Mac OS X: 10.1+

2001

• SEK'D/Marian — ARC88
  Classic Mac OS: 9.x   |   Mac OS X: ?
• CreamWare — Luna II
  Classic Mac OS: 8.6–9.x   |   Mac OS X: —
• Roland — RPC-1
  Classic Mac OS: 8.6+   |   Mac OS X: 10.x
• Creative — Sound Blaster Live! for Macintosh (CT4875)
  Classic Mac OS: 8.6–9.x   |   Mac OS X: —
• Echo — Mia
  Classic Mac OS: 8.6–9.x   |   Mac OS X: 10.1.3+
• Echo — MiaMIDI
  Classic Mac OS: 8.6–9.x audio   |   Mac OS X: 10.1.3+
• TC Works / TC Electronic — PowerCore PCI
  Classic Mac OS: 8.6–9.x   |   Mac OS X: 10.2+
• Midiman/M-Audio — Delta TDIF
  Classic Mac OS: 8.5.1+   |   Mac OS X: 10.1+
• Midiman/M-Audio — Delta R-BUS
  Classic Mac OS: 8.5.1+   |   Mac OS X: 10.1+
• Edirol — DA-2496/DA-PCI
  Classic Mac OS: 8.6+   |   Mac OS X: 10.x
• SEK'D/Marian — ProDIF 96 Pro
  Classic Mac OS: ?   |   Mac OS X: ?
• SEK'D/Marian — ProDIF Plus
  Classic Mac OS: ?   |   Mac OS X: ?
• Midiman/M-Audio — Delta 1010LT
  Classic Mac OS: 8.5.1+   |   Mac OS X: 10.1+

2002

• Digidesign — HD Core
  Classic Mac OS: 9.1–9.2.2   |   Mac OS X: ?
• Digidesign — HD Process
  Classic Mac OS: 9.1–9.2.2   |   Mac OS X: ?
• Midiman/M-Audio — Delta 410
  Classic Mac OS: 8.5.1+   |   Mac OS X: 10.x
• RME — Hammerfall DSP PCI
  Classic Mac OS: 9.x   |   Mac OS X: ?
• Universal Audio / Mackie — UAD-1 PCI
  Classic Mac OS: 9.x   |   Mac OS X: 10.2+
• Creative — Sound Blaster Live! Value (CT4870)
  Classic Mac OS: 8.6–9.x   |   Mac OS X: —
• Digigram — VX442
  Classic Mac OS: 9.1+   |   Mac OS X: ?
• Lynx Studio Technology — LynxTWO-A
  Classic Mac OS: 9   |   Mac OS X: 10.x
• Lynx Studio Technology — LynxTWO-B
  Classic Mac OS: 9   |   Mac OS X: 10.x
• Lynx Studio Technology — LynxTWO-C
  Classic Mac OS: 9   |   Mac OS X: 10.x
• MOTU — PCI-424
  Classic Mac OS: 9   |   Mac OS X: 10.x

2003

• M-Audio — Revolution 7.1
  Classic Mac OS: 8.6–9.2.2   |   Mac OS X: 10.1.5+
• RME — HDSP 9652
  Classic Mac OS: 9.x   |   Mac OS X: ?
• Lynx Studio Technology — L22
  Classic Mac OS: 9   |   Mac OS X: 10.x
• Frontier Design Group — Dakota
  Classic Mac OS: 8.6–9.2   |   Mac OS X: ?
• MOTU — PCIX-424
  Classic Mac OS: 9   |   Mac OS X: 10.x

2004

• Lynx Studio Technology — AES16
  Classic Mac OS: 9   |   Mac OS X: 10.x
• Lynx Studio Technology — AES16-SRC
  Classic Mac OS: 9   |   Mac OS X: 10.x
• M-Audio — Revolution 5.1
  Classic Mac OS: 9.2.2   |   Mac OS X: 10.2.6+

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

Overview-only entries — no matching detail block supplied

• Frontier Design Group — WaveCenter/PCI
  PCI: ? · ?/? · ? · ? · 4.7″
  Converter ICs: —
• SEK'D/Marian — ARC88
  PCI: ? · 32/? · ? · ? · ?
  Converter ICs: ?
• SEK'D/Marian — ProDIF 96 Pro
  PCI: ? · 32/? · ? · ? · ?
  Converter ICs: ?
• SEK'D/Marian — ProDIF Plus
  PCI: ? · 32/? · ? · ? · ?
  Converter ICs: ?

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PCI AUDIO TIMELINE · POST 2 OF 5
Hardware reference · 1996–1998




1996 · HARDWARE & DRIVER NOTES


Digidesign Audiomedia III
Timeline placement: 1996-05-11

Compatibility & hardware summary

• Classic Mac OS: 7.5.2–9.2.2   |   Mac OS X: 10.2–10.2.8
  PCI: 2.1 · 32/33 · 5V · BM · 7″
  Converter ICs: ADC ('96): 5330AKS · DAC ('95): 4331-KS

• Driver note: Panther/PT LE 6.2.3 retained AMIII code but Digidesign did not qualify it.
• Released at AES Copenhagen.
• Audio: 2×2 analog · 18-bit AD/DA · 11.025–48 kHz · 24-bit coax S/PDIF · 7".
• Converters, photo-confirmed: CS5330A-KS ADC (9638;1996 W38; overview year='96) · CS4331-KS DAC (9639;1996 W39; overview year='95). Oct '97 CDB5330A/CDB5331A documentation is later evidence, not the CS5330A introduction date.
• PCI controller/compat: AMCC S5933Q · QC+ required for B&W G3/G4; older=before 18 Mar '97/Rev E; Q→QC→QE.
• Photo-confirmed support ICs: Motorola DSP56002FC66 · 24-bit/66 MHz · CS8412-IS digital RX · CS8402A-CS digital TX · IDT71256SA15Y SRAM · PI74FCT2244TQ · QS3390 · ADG211AKR · 74AHCU04D · HCT123 · ACT157 · ACT273 · PALCE16V8H-15JC/4 · PALCE22V10H-7JC/5.

Sources: compat · BG01 · BG99



Digidesign PROJECT / DISK I/O PCI ("Pro Tools III, PCI / Pro Tools Project PCI")
Timeline placement: 1996-06

Compatibility & hardware summary

• Classic Mac OS: 7.5.2–9.0.4   |   Mac OS X: —
  PCI: ? · 32/33 · 5V · ? · full
  Converter ICs: —

• 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")
Timeline placement: 1996-06

Compatibility & hardware summary

• Classic Mac OS: 7.5.3–9.2.2   |   Mac OS X: 10.2.3–10.2.8
  PCI: 2.1* · 32/33 · 5V · BM · full
  Converter ICs: —

• 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
Timeline placement: 1996-09-01

Architecture
Power Macintosh PCI
↓ Symbolic Sound PCI host card
↓ interface cableCapybara-66/Capybara-LS/Capybara-320
↓ DSP synthesis+processing+audio I/O

Compatibility & hardware summary

• Classic Mac OS: ?–9.2.2   |   Mac OS X: —
  PCI: 2.1* · 32/33* · ? · BM* · ?
  Converter ICs: —

• Driver note: Kyma 4.5 period req=System 7.1+; PCI-specific Classic floor still ?; OS X requires Flame FireWire; PCI/PC Card remains an OS 9 path.
• Host=GUI/structure/disk I/O; Capybara=real-time DSP/audio; PCI=host interface, not converter.
• Capybara-66/PCI:
  
  • 1996-05-16—Capybara-66: external rack; motherboard+8 expansion slots.
  • Expansion: 1× 56002 @66 MHz+3 MB RAM/card; max 8 DSPs.
  • 16-bit stereo AD/DA; optional AES/EBU+S/PDIF;24-bit internal arithmetic.
  • 1996-09-01—PCI card $225; systems: ISA/NuBus/PCI.
  • 1996-11—PCI shipping since Sep; ISA/NuBus/PCI confirmed.
• Kyma 4.5/PCI:
  
  • 1997-08 shipping; Sep AES unveiling.
  • PCI/NuBus/ISA/PC Card host options.
  • manual: host work≠Capybara DSP execution.
• Capybara-LS/320A:
  
  • 1998-only transitional system: refurbished Capybara-66 motherboard/case upgraded for Capybara-320 expansion cards;320 front panel; PCI/PCMCIA/ISA/NuBus host card.
  • 4 processors+96 MB;2×16-bit/48k analog I/O; up to +6 DSP cards; I/O channels not expandable; optional digital I/O;$1995 (+$200 digital); last sold 1998.
  • Current Kyma software compatible; OS X requires Flame FireWire interface.
• Capybara-320/PCI: 1998-09-26
  
  • Base: 4×56309 @80 MHz+96 MB+12 slots.
  • Expansion: 2×56309+48 MB; max 28 DSPs/672 MB.
  • 4–8 ch · 24-bit · 32–96 kHz · balanced analog+AES/EBU.
  • Word Clock · House Sync · VITC/LTC I/O.
  • PCI · PC Card · ISA · NuBus; DSP external.
  • 66→320 card exchange or full-system trade-in.
  • Base:4-ch analog+digital I/O+sync+host; optional +4 I/O.
• PCI sample: SSC 41801BPCB · Rev. 990707 · PLX PCI9060ES at U2 · Microchip 27LV256-20/P at U1 · dual-keyed 32-bit PCI edge. PCI9060ES: PCI 2.1-compliant 32-bit bus-master interface; PCI clock up to 33 MHz;5V ±5%. 27LV256: 256 Kbit (32K × low-voltage CMOS EPROM. Sep 1996: PCI interface shipping; Rev. 990707 shown here, so original PCB/controller ?.
• Identity: PCI host-card line spans Capybara-66→LS→320; OS9 continuation in Part 2.

Sources: compat



Digidesign SAMPLECELL II ™ PCI
Timeline placement: 1996-11-22

Compatibility & hardware summary

• Classic Mac OS: 7.5–9.2.2   |   Mac OS X: ?
  PCI: 2.1* · 32/33 · 5V · BM · full
  Converter ICs: ? DAC

• 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



Lucid PCI24
Timeline placement: 1996

Compatibility & hardware summary

• Classic Mac OS: 7.5.5/7.6.1/8.0   |   Mac OS X: ?
  PCI: 2.1 · 32/33 · ? · BM · 7″
  Converter ICs: —

• 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


1997 · HARDWARE & DRIVER NOTES


Sonorus STUDI/O
Timeline placement: 1997-02-26

Compatibility & hardware summary

• Classic Mac OS: 7.5.5–9.x   |   Mac OS X: —
  PCI: 2.1 · 32/33 · 5V · BM · short
  Converter ICs: DAC ('96): AD1859

• 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
Timeline placement: 1997-03

Compatibility & hardware summary

• Classic Mac OS: 7.5.5–9.2   |   Mac OS X: —
  PCI: 2.1 · 32/33 · 5V · BM · full
  Converter ICs: ADC ('96): AK5350-VF · DAC (by '94): TDA1305T

• Driver note: Korg caps 1212/OASYS at OS 9.2 and states no OS X drivers.
• I/O: 2 analog I/O+stereo S/PDIF+8-channel ADAT optical=12 in/12 out.
• Card/PCI evidence: board photo · 32-bit PCI edge · single 5V key · full-length; PLX PCI9060 interface=32-bit/33 MHz PCI 2.1 bus master. Converters: AK5350-VF ADC ('96) · TDA1305T DAC (documented by '94; exact release year ?). AK5350: May 1996 product announcement · TDA1305T: Philips datasheet dated 1995-12-08 supersedes September 1994 data.
• Mac cross-check: 2001 Buyer's Guide lists Mac/ADAT/S/PDIF.

Sources: launch · manual · compat · BG01 · BG99



Emagic Audiowerk8
Timeline placement: 1997-04-25

Compatibility & hardware summary

• Classic Mac OS: 7.6.1–9.x   |   Mac OS X: 10.2–10.2.8
  PCI: 2.1 · 32/33 · 5V · BM · 7″
  Converter ICs: ADC ('96): SAA7367T · DAC ('94): 4× TDA1305T

• 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



Digidesign D24 (d24 (sticker) of "Pro Tools|24" (system) / "MIX I/O" / "Project II")
Timeline placement: 1997-10

Compatibility & hardware summary

• Classic Mac OS: 8.0–9.2.2   |   Mac OS X: 10.2.3–10.2.8
  PCI: 2.1 · 32/33 · 5V · BM · half
  Converter ICs: —

• 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.

• 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.
• 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.

Sources: same architecture/G1 · d24-type · Project II · photo · spec · DSP · driver · G4 · req · compat


1998 · HARDWARE & DRIVER NOTES


Digidesign SampleCell II ™ PLUS
Timeline placement: 1998-01-15

Compatibility & hardware summary

• Classic Mac OS: 7.5.2–9.2.2   |   Mac OS X: ?
  PCI: 2.1 · 32/33 · 5V · BM · full
  Converter ICs: ? DAC

• 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



Ensoniq E-MU / ENSONIQ - PARIS EDS 1000
Timeline placement: 1998-01

Architecture
Mac PCI
↓ EDS-1000 DSP card
↓ PARIS external interface: Interface 2/442/MEC +Control 16

Compatibility & hardware summary

• Classic Mac OS: 7.5–?   |   Mac OS X: ?
  PCI: ? · 32/? · 5V · BM · 11.25″
  Converter ICs: —

• 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
Timeline placement: 1998—early summer

Architecture
Mac PCI → PCI-324 → AudioWire cable → 1224/2408/later PCI-324-family rack I/O

Compatibility & hardware summary

• Classic Mac OS: 7.6.1–9.2.2   |   Mac OS X: 10.2–10.4
  PCI: ? · 32/? · 5V · BM · short
  Converter ICs: —

• 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
Timeline placement: Mac 1998

Compatibility & hardware summary

• DIGI32/8 (aka SEK'D ProDIF Gold)
  Classic Mac OS: 7.6–8.x   |   Mac OS X: —
  PCI: ? · 32/33 · ? · — · short
  Converter ICs: —
• DIGI32 (aka SEK'D ProDIF 32)
  Classic Mac OS: 7.6–8.x   |   Mac OS X: —
  PCI: ? · 32/33 · ? · — · short
  Converter ICs: —
• DIGI32 PRO (aka SEK'D ProDIF 96)
  Classic Mac OS: 7.6–8.x   |   Mac OS X: —
  PCI: ? · 32/33 · 5V · — · short
  Converter ICs: ADC: — · DAC ('96): AK4321VF

• 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
Timeline placement: 1998-09-21

Compatibility & hardware summary

• MIX Core
  Classic Mac OS: 8.0–9.2.2   |   Mac OS X: 10.2.3–10.3.4
  PCI: 2.1 · 32/33 · 3.3V · BM · full
  Converter ICs: —
• MIX Farm
  Classic Mac OS: 8.0–9.2.2   |   Mac OS X: 10.2.3–10.3.4
  PCI: 2.1 · 32/33 · 3.3V · BM · full
  Converter ICs: —

• 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: PT4.3 requires Mac OS 8.0+; 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")
Timeline placement: 1998-03

Compatibility & hardware summary

• Classic Mac OS: 7.6.1–?   |   Mac OS X: —
  PCI: ? · 32/? · 5V · ? · 5″
  Converter ICs: —

• Mac: dual-platform Mac/PC; period req=PowerPC 300MHz/604e · 128MB · Mac OS 7.6.1; ASIO+Sound Manager.
• 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 · 5×4.25×.75″ · Xilinx XC4013XL PQ160 -3C FPGA. Exact PCI revision/clock/BM remain ?.
• 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 · req

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• Classic Mac OS: 8.6–9.x   |   Mac OS X: —
  PCI: ? · ?/? · ? · BM · short
  Converter ICs: ?

• Placement: period Mac review dated 11 Aug 2000; explicit PC & MAC product, Mac G3/OS8.6+.
• Hardware: short PCI card · 3×SHARC DSP · on-card I/O; common 3-DSP architecture does NOT merge it with PowerSampler or Luna II.

Sources: Mac review



CreamWare PowerSampler
Timeline placement: 2000-12-08

Compatibility & hardware summary

• Classic Mac OS: 8.6–9.x   |   Mac OS X: —
  PCI: ? · ?/? · ? · BM · short
  Converter ICs: ?

• Placement: Mac review 8 Dec 2000; professional sampler for PC or Mac; G3 B&W/OS8.6+.
• Hardware: short PCI card · 3 DSPs · bus mastering. Kept separate from Elektra/Luna II because exact same physical-card identity is not proven.
• PowerSampler II: 2002 announcement states it uses the same DSP card as its predecessor; treated as same physical PowerSampler card generation unless contrary hardware evidence appears.

Sources: Mac review · PowerSampler II

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2001 · HARDWARE & DRIVER NOTES


Roland RPC-1
Timeline placement: 2001-02-15

Compatibility & hardware summary

• Classic Mac OS: 8.6+   |   Mac OS X: 10.x
  PCI: ? · ?/? · 5V · ? · ?
  Converter ICs: —

• Mac:R-BUS PCI card. Mac OS 8.6+.
• Mac driver set:
  
  
  • Sound Manager=only 16 bit 2-channel data.
  • ASIO2=ASIO2.0 driver, ASIO=ASIO2.0 driver without software monitoring, ASIOv3=ASIO1 driver for Digital Performer.
  • OMS 2.3.8 MIDI driver.
• I/O: 8-channel bidirectional R-BUS over 25-pin D-sub; up to 24-bit/96 kHz with compatible Roland R-BUS equipment.
• Driver provenance: Roland explicitly states the RPC-1 drivers were designed by M-Audio. The Mac manual itself also exposes M-Audio naming in the Windows driver components (“M Audio Delta ASIO”/“M Audio Delta EASI”). This strengthens the documented RPC-1/M-Audio relationship, but PCI-controller/electrical identity with Delta R-BUS is not promoted without direct board/controller evidence.
• OS X: later Roland support documentation cites Mac OS X 10.4.2 as an example supported RPC-1 environment. This proves an OS X branch existed but does not establish 10.4.2 as its first/minimum version; overview therefore remains conservative at 10.x.

Sources: RPC-1 Owner's Manual — Mac OS 8.6+, Sound Manager/ASIO/OMS · Roland discontinued-product page — cross-platform Mac/PC · Roland — M-Audio driver provenance/OS X example · Roland RPC-1/Studio Package PDF



Creative Sound Blaster Live! for Macintosh (CT4875)
Timeline placement: 2001-03-21

Compatibility & hardware summary

• Classic Mac OS: 8.6–9.x   |   Mac OS X: —
  PCI: ? · ?/? · ? · ? · ?
  Converter ICs: ?

• Model: Sound Blaster Live! for Macintosh=CT4875. CT4870 is a separate Creative model and receives its own row from the first Mac package that explicitly supports it.
• Timeline:
  
  
  • 1999-01 — Creative announced plans to port Sound Blaster Live! to Macintosh.
  • 2001-01-24 — announced as nearly ready.
  • 2001-03-21 — available;$149.99; Creative directs users to http://www.soundblaster.com/products/macintosh/.
  • 2002-07-15 — Macintosh driver v1.1; Mac OS 8.6–9.x; CT4870/CT4875.

Sources: 2001-03-21 — Creative ships Sound Blaster Live! for Macintosh · 2001-03-20 — Macworld shipping report · 2001-01-24 — still not shipped · Creative model-number list — CT4875=Sound Blaster Live! For Mac · Sound Blaster Live! Mac patch



Midiman/M-Audio Delta TDIF
Timeline placement: 2001-05-16

Compatibility & hardware summary

• Classic Mac OS: 8.5.1+   |   Mac OS X: 10.1+
  PCI: 2.1 · 32/33 · 5V · BM · ?
  Converter ICs: ? ADC · ? DAC

• Manual DTDIF-051601 documents a released Macintosh driver CD and installation: “Delta TDIF Driver”, DeltaPanel PPC, ASIO2 DeltaTDIF, ASIO DeltaTDIF v3, legacy ASIO+Sound Manager.
• I/O: 8-ch TDIF+stereo S/PDIF+stereo analog I/O+word-clock out via breakout;24-bit Delta-family PCI host card. Exact converter ICs remain ?.

Sources: 2001-05-16 manual · shared



Midiman/M-Audio Delta R-BUS
Timeline placement: 2001-09-30

Compatibility & hardware summary

• Classic Mac OS: 8.5.1+   |   Mac OS X: 10.1+
  PCI: 2.1 · 32/33 · 5V · BM · ?
  Converter ICs: ? ADC · ? DAC

• Placement: 30 Sep unified M-Audio Mac release lists R-BUS among cards already working under OS9 and newly supported in OS X 10.1; this predates Nov retail-shipping coverage.
• Mac manual=OS 8.5.1+; Delta R-BUS Driver+three ASIO variants. I/O=8-ch bidirectional Roland R-BUS+stereo S/PDIF+stereo analog I/O; multiple R-BUS/Delta cards supported. Exact converter ICs remain ?.

Sources: 2001-09-30 Mac release · manual · shipping · shared



Edirol DA-2496/DA-PCI
Timeline placement: 2001-10

Compatibility & hardware summary

• Classic Mac OS: 8.6+   |   Mac OS X: 10.x
  PCI: ? · ?/? · 5V · ? · ?
  Converter ICs: ADC/DAC ('99): AK4524VF

• Mac: 2001-10 documentation lists DA-2496 for Mac/Windows with ASIO 2.0+Sound Manager; the owner manual includes classic-Mac installation.
• Mac driver set:
  
  
  • ASIO2 DA-PCI.
  • ASIO Edirol DA-PCIv4=ASIO 2.0 without Direct Monitor.
  • ASIO Edirol DA-PCIv3=ASIO 1 for Digital Performer/Cubase 3/other older hosts.
  • Sound Manager.
  • OMS driver.
• Driver: Macintosh v1.02b.

Sources: 2001-10 — Mix AES New Products: ASIO2 Win/Mac+Sound Manager Mac · DA-2496 Owner's Manual — Macintosh driver installation · DA-2496 Mac driver v1.02b · Roland/Edirol support



Midiman/M-Audio Delta 1010LT
Timeline placement: 2001-11-22

Compatibility & hardware summary

• Classic Mac OS: 8.5.1+   |   Mac OS X: 10.1+
  PCI: var · 32/33 · var · BM · ?
  Converter ICs: ADC/DAC ('99): 4×AK4524

• Mac: shipped Mac+PC; manual requires OS 8.5.1+ and installs “Delta 1010LT Driver”, DeltaPanel PPC, three Classic-Mac ASIO drivers+OMS. OS X support follows unified Delta branch.
• Hardware: 10×10 · 8 analog I/O+coax S/PDIF+MIDI+BNC WC · 24/96. Rev-A PCB=VT1712 Envy24+4×AK4524+CS8427; PCI/signaling follows shared Delta family, including 2003 universal redesign.

Sources: 2001-11-22 ship/Mac · manual · ICs



CreamWare Luna II
Timeline placement: 2001

Compatibility & hardware summary

• Classic Mac OS: 8.6–9.x   |   Mac OS X: —
  PCI: ? · ?/? · ? · BM · short
  Converter ICs: ?

• Placement: period Mar 2001 product coverage says Luna II is available for Mac or PC; later CreamWare notice confirms Mac delivery/software.
• Hardware: short PCI card · 3×SHARC · stereo analog I/O+S/PDIF+MIDI+Z-Link; optional Luna 2496/ADAT expansion. Separate card/model row.
• Later SCOPE home naming belongs in Details and does not replace the physical-card identity in the overview.

Sources: Mar 2001



Echo Mia
Timeline placement: 2001-03-31~

Compatibility & hardware summary

• Classic Mac OS: 8.6–9.x   |   Mac OS X: 10.1.3+
  PCI: 2.1 · 32/33 · ? · BM · ?
  Converter ICs: ADC/DAC ('00): AK4528

• Chronology: SOS says Mac drivers were still unavailable in late Feb 2001; ASCII.jp on 31 Mar 2001 explicitly says Macintosh support was then available via beta driver on Echo’s site. Treat 2001-03-31 as first confirmed PUBLIC Classic-Mac beta support, not a proved final-driver release.
• Mac: unified Echo manual=OS 8.6+; OS8/9 ASIO only; OS X 10.1.3+. Manual explicitly places Mia in the newer Echo24 ASIO family with Gina24/Layla24/Mona.
• Hardware: PCI bus master · !AK4528 codec ('00). Host PCI requirement is not promoted to card-side PCI revision.
• PCI: Echo/Linux IDs expose the onboard Motorola DSP itself as the PCI device (56301=1057:1801;56361=1057:3410); Motorola HI32 is PCI 2.1-compliant,32-bit/33MHz and supports PCI mastering. Card signaling remains ? because DSP electrical capability does not prove the PCB keying used by every Echo revision.

Sources: late-Feb status/hardware · 31 Mar Mac beta · Echo Mac family/manual



Echo MiaMIDI
Timeline placement: 2001?

Compatibility & hardware summary

• Classic Mac OS: 8.6–9.x audio   |   Mac OS X: 10.1.3+
  PCI: 2.1 · 32/33 · ? · BM · ?
  Converter ICs: ?

• Classic Mac AUDIO support confirmed in unified Echo manual; exact first Mac date remains ? and is not inherited from Mia without direct package proof.
• OS8/9: ASIO audio works; MiaMIDI’s MIDI function itself requires OS X. Unified manual places MiaMIDI in the newer Echo24 driver family.
• Electrical/converter fields remain ? pending exact-board evidence.
• PCI: Echo/Linux IDs expose the onboard Motorola DSP itself as the PCI device (56301=1057:1801;56361=1057:3410); Motorola HI32 is PCI 2.1-compliant,32-bit/33MHz and supports PCI mastering. Card signaling remains ? because DSP electrical capability does not prove the PCB keying used by every Echo revision.

Sources: Echo Mac family/manual



TC Works / TC Electronic PowerCore PCI / Element
Timeline placement: 2001-05-11

Compatibility & hardware summary

• Classic Mac OS: 8.6–9.x   |   Mac OS X: 10.2+
  PCI: 2.1 · 32/33-66 · ? · ? · 206×119mm
  Converter ICs: —

• Placement: Feb 2001 TC ad says “available from March 2001”, but this is availability marketing rather than hard shipment proof; KVR’s dated May archive explicitly reports PowerCore “now shipping” under 11 May 2001. Use 2001-05-11 as current conservative released-Mac anchor;8 Jun Sweetwater confirms physical stock+Mac-only support.
• Hardware: 4×Motorola DSP56362 @100 MHz · MPC8240/PPC @200 MHz · 8 MB SDRAM · 32-bit PCI 33/66 MHz · 206×119 mm · DSP-only.
• Mac Classic: period TC advertising requires G3/G4 PCI PowerMac+Mac OS 9; Apr 2001 EM gives Mac OS 8.6 minimum. Initial product was Mac-only; PC support came later.
• OS X: PowerCore system 1.7 supports the existing PowerCore PCI under Mac OS X. Surviving TC documentation specifies Mac OS X 10.2+, G4/800 MHz+, and VST or Audio Units host software. Period SOS coverage likewise states system 1.7 gives existing PCI PowerCore cards full OS X/Audio Units support.
• Identity: TC documentation groups PCI/Element under same hardware specs; Element treated as bundle/product identity, not duplicate physical row.
• Electrical caution: “3.3 V power supply” wording is not promoted to 3.3 V PCI signaling; keying/signaling remains ?.
• PCI revision: TC compatibility documentation states PowerCore PCI meets PCI 2.1 and runs in PCI-X G5 slots; therefore card-side rev=2.1. 32-bit 33/66MHz+206×119mm remain from TC manual. Signaling stays ? until direct keying/electrical proof;3.3V supply wording alone is not signaling proof.

Sources: Mar availability ad · 11 May shipping · 8 Jun stock/Mac-only · OS8.6/hardware · manual/spec · TC PowerCore 1.7 / OS X 10.2+ · PowerCore 1.7/PCI OS X


2002 · HARDWARE & DRIVER NOTES


Creative Sound Blaster Live! Value (CT4870)
Timeline placement: 2002-07-11

Compatibility & hardware summary

• Classic Mac OS: 8.6–9.x   |   Mac OS X: —
  PCI: ? · ?/? · ? · ? · ?
  Converter ICs: ?

• Placement: Creative's Macintosh v1.1 web update explicitly says it supports Mac OS 8.6–9.x and was tested on CT4870 as well as CT4875; this is the first direct released-Mac package currently proven for CT4870, so it gets its own row rather than being merged with CT4875.
• Hardware identity: Linux/Creative PCI IDs identify CT4870 as an EMU10K1-based Sound Blaster Live! Value with AC97 codec; PCI vendor/device 1102:0002, subsystem 8028:1102. Exact AC97 codec part and card-side PCI electrical fields remain ?.
• Do not back-date CT4870 to the 2001 Macintosh retail-card launch:that launch is CT4875-specific. CT4870 enters only when Creative explicitly supports it in the Mac driver package.

Sources: Creative Macintosh v1.1 support · PCI ID/EMU10K1



M-Audio Delta 410
Timeline placement: 2002-03

Compatibility & hardware summary

• Classic Mac OS: 8.5.1+   |   Mac OS X: 10.x
  PCI: 2.1 · 32/33 · 5V · BM · ?
  Converter ICs: ADC/DAC: AK4529

• Shipping-era Mac/PC card; manufacturer manual D410-110901 includes Macintosh OS 8.5.1+ drivers and Delta Control Panel. I/O=2 analog in+8 analog out+stereo S/PDIF · 24/96 · 36-bit hardware mixer.
• Converter architecture=AK4529 (2 ADC+8 DAC channels); VT1712/Envy24 Delta-family PCI=2.1 · 32/33 · 5V · bus-master. Multiple Delta cards sample-sync.

Sources: manual · Mar 2002 shipping · AK4529



Lynx Studio Technology LynxTWO-A
Timeline placement: 2002

Compatibility & hardware summary

• Classic Mac OS: 9   |   Mac OS X: 10.x
  PCI: 2.2 · 32/33 · 3.3/5V · BM · 7.4″
  Converter ICs: ADC ('01): AK5394 · DAC ('99): CS4396

• Mac: later-2002 OS9 ASIO/ASIO2 beta documented; Mac firmware required. 4 analog in+4 analog out.
• PCI: 2.2 · 32/33 · 3.3/5V · BM · 7.4″. Lynx manual specifies PCI 2.2 compliance · up to 132 MB/s via a custom 16-channel zero-wait-state scatter-gather DMA engine · bus mastering · 5.0×7.4×0.75″ half-size card. Universal/twin-key PCI edge supports 5V/3.3V hosts.
• Converters: AK5394 ADC ('01) · CS4396 DAC ('99). Lynx identifies A/B/C as separate cards and maintains separate firmware IDs.

Sources: LynxTWO manual — PCI 2.2/DMA/BM/size/OS9 ASIO · product · compare · manual



Lynx Studio Technology LynxTWO-B
Timeline placement: 2002

Compatibility & hardware summary

• Classic Mac OS: 9   |   Mac OS X: 10.x
  PCI: 2.2 · 32/33 · 3.3/5V · BM · 7.4″
  Converter ICs: ADC ('01): AK5394 · DAC ('99): CS4396

• Mac: same Classic-Mac driver family;2 analog in+6 analog out. Separate model/firmware from A and C, therefore its own row.
• PCI: 2.2 · 32/33 · 3.3/5V · BM · 7.4″; shared LynxTWO PCI 2.2/scatter-gather DMA/bus-master/half-size architecture.
• Converters: AK5394 ADC ('01) · CS4396 DAC ('99).

Sources: shared Lynx sources



Lynx Studio Technology LynxTWO-C
Timeline placement: 2002

Compatibility & hardware summary

• Classic Mac OS: 9   |   Mac OS X: 10.x
  PCI: 2.2 · 32/33 · 3.3/5V · BM · 7.4″
  Converter ICs: ADC ('01): AK5394 · DAC ('99): CS4396

• Mac: same Classic-Mac driver family;6 analog in+2 analog out. Separate model/firmware from A and B, therefore its own row.
• PCI: 2.2 · 32/33 · 3.3/5V · BM · 7.4″; shared LynxTWO PCI 2.2/scatter-gather DMA/bus-master/half-size architecture.
• Converters: AK5394 ADC ('01) · CS4396 DAC ('99).

Sources: shared Lynx sources



Digidesign Pro Tools|HD Core
Timeline placement: 2002-01-17

Compatibility & hardware summary

• Classic Mac OS: 9.1–9.2.2   |   Mac OS X: ?
  PCI: ? · 64/33-66 · ? · ? · ?
  Converter ICs: —

• Placement: Avid release history=Pro Tools 5.3 / Pro Tools|HD on 17 Jan 2002; Digidesign compatibility docs confirm HD under Mac OS 9.1–9.2.2.
• Hardware: period Electronic Musician explicitly calls HD Core 64-bit PCI and 33/66-MHz-bus compatible; HD Core/Process are the two 64-bit PCI cards of the system. 9×100 MHz Motorola “Presto” 56k DSPs · converter — external.
• Exact Presto=56361 remains ~ until stronger period/primary Digidesign IC evidence; signaling/keying remains ?.

Sources: Avid 17 Jan · OS9 compat · 64-bit/33-66 · two 64-bit cards · DSP context



Digidesign Pro Tools|HD Process
Timeline placement: 2002-01-17

Compatibility & hardware summary

• Classic Mac OS: 9.1–9.2.2   |   Mac OS X: ?
  PCI: ? · 64/33-66 · ? · ? · ?
  Converter ICs: —

• Placement: same Pro Tools 5.3/HD Mac release anchor as HD Core; physically distinct DSP expansion card, so separate row.
• Hardware: period review explicitly identifies HD Process as the second 64-bit PCI card; Digidesign later documents HD Process operation in 32-bit/33-MHz expansion chassis, so 64-bit is card width not a requirement for a 64-bit host slot. 9×100 MHz “Presto” 56k DSPs · converter —.
• Exact Presto=56361 ~;33/66 capability is retained in overview from HD-family evidence but should not be promoted beyond available card-specific proof; signaling/keying remains ?.

Sources: Avid release history · HD launch · 32-bit chassis compat



RME Hammerfall DSP PCI
Timeline placement: 2002-03-27

Compatibility & hardware summary

• Classic Mac OS: 9.x   |   Mac OS X: ?
  PCI: 2.0 · 32/33 · 3.3V · BM · short
  Converter ICs: —

• Placement:Mac OS9 v2.10 27 Mar '02; v2.11 4 Jun supports PCI/CardBus+Digiface/Multiface on >8.6.
• Role:Digiface/Multiface host; converter=— external.
• PCB atlas:RME FAQ covers Rev1.3/1.4 boot mod and different Rev1.5 mod; survivors confirm 1.4,1.7,1.8 and photo-confirmed 1.9. No ADC/DAC on the host card.
• PCB Rev1.x≠flash HW rev:OS9 FUT→11; later tools→15/17 etc.
• PCI:short 2.0 · 32/33 · 3.3V/PCI-X · Zero-Waitstate BM; IEEE-1394 connector uses proprietary RME protocol, not FireWire.

Sources: RME Rev1.3/1.4/1.5 mods · Rev1.4 · Rev1.7 · Rev1.8 · Rev1.9 photo · drivers/FUT



Universal Audio / Mackie UAD-1 PCI
Timeline placement: 2002-04-07

Compatibility & hardware summary

• Classic Mac OS: 9.x   |   Mac OS X: 10.2+
  PCI: 2.1 · 32/66 · 3.3/5V · BM · 7″
  Converter ICs: —

• Placement: Macintosh availability documented 7 Apr 2002 after earlier Windows-only availability.
• Hardware: PCI 2.1 compliant · bus-mastering DMA · 66 MHz support · 7″ short card · DSP-only.
• Identity: UA support identifies Mackie OEM and UA-branded UAD-1 as same hardware; Project/Studio/Ultra Pak etc.=bundles, not new card rows.
• Mac OS 9.x supported.
• OS X: surviving UAD-1 manuals explicitly specify Mac OS X 10.2.x or higher. VST and Audio Units are supported under OS X; MAS is OS9-only in the documented branch.
• PCI electrical: UA states UAD-1 was designed for “Universal Signaling” and works in PCI+PCI-X/G5; manufacturer/product photography shows a 32-bit dual-keyed edge. Overview=2.1 · 32/66 · 3.3/5V · BM · 7″.

Sources: UAD-1 manual — OS9/OS X 10.2+ · UAD-1 system requirements



Digigram VX442
Timeline placement: 2002

Compatibility & hardware summary

• Classic Mac OS: 9.1+   |   Mac OS X: ?
  PCI: 2.1 · 32/33 · var · BM · ?
  Converter ICs: ADC/DAC ('99): 2×AK4524VF

• Placement: Mac OS 9.1+ manual/support is confirmed; exact first released OS9-driver day remains ? and is not replaced by product-introduction date.
• Mac: Sound Manager+ASIO/ASIO2 with actual Mac installation/control-panel workflow.
• Platform/PCI: IC Ensemble ICE1712/Envy24 controller family; PCI 2.1 · 32-bit/33 MHz · bus-master. Linux identifies VX442 with its own subsystem ID 0x12143CD6 inside the same low-level family as Midiman/M-Audio Delta cards.
• Midiman link: photographed Rev-D PCB is explicitly silk-screened “© MIDIMAN, INC. 2002/3/4”. Treat VX442 as a distinct Digigram product/board on the Midiman/M-Audio Envy24 platform, NOT as a rebadged Delta 66/1010LT.
• Closest Delta relation: later Delta 66E and VX442 both use 4-ADC/4-DAC AK4524 codec architecture+CS8427 path in ALSA; GPIO/control implementations remain separately defined, so hardware identity is not collapsed.
• Converters: photographed Rev-D proves !2× AKM AK4524VF; driver code independently defines VX442 as 4 ADC+4 DAC AK4524.
• Electrical revisions: photographed Rev-D is dual-keyed/universal=3.3/5V signaling. Earlier VX442 production was not universally G5/PCI-X compatible; Digigram’s 2004 upgrade added 3.3V-bus compatibility, so overview signaling remains var rather than flattening all revisions.
• PCB evidence: Rev-D · “MADE IN TAIWAN” · Midiman 2002/3/4 copyright; rear compliance label identifies VX442 and Digigram. Physical size remains ? until measured/documented.

Sources: manual · Envy24 family/subsystem · AK4524/Delta66E relation


2003 · HARDWARE & DRIVER NOTES


Lynx Studio Technology L22
Timeline placement: 2003

Compatibility & hardware summary

• Classic Mac OS: 9   |   Mac OS X: 10.x
  PCI: 2.2 · 32/33 · 3.3/5V · BM · 7.4″
  Converter ICs: ADC ('01): AK5394 · DAC ('99): CS4396

• Jan '03 Mix confirms ASIO2 under OS9.x; shares LynxTWO driver family; no Sound Manager; Mac firmware required.
• PCI: 2.2 · 32/33 · 3.3/5V · BM · 7.4″; same 5.0×7.4×0.75″ half-size mechanical class and Lynx PCI 2.2/bus-master architecture as LynxTWO.
• Converters: AK5394 ADC ('01) · CS4396 DAC ('99);2 analog in+2 analog out.
• “L22-G” is not slash-merged into the row: exact physical identity/revision relationship must be proved before treating it as the same card or a separate row.

Sources: shared Lynx sources



MOTU PCI-424/PCIX-424
Timeline placement: 2002-10-23→2003-08

Compatibility & hardware summary

• PCIX-424
  Classic Mac OS: 9   |   Mac OS X: 10.x
  PCI: ? · ?/? · 3.3/5V · BM · ?
  Converter ICs: —
• PCI-424
  Classic Mac OS: 9   |   Mac OS X: 10.x
  PCI: ? · ?/? · 5V · BM · ?
  Converter ICs: —

• PCI-424: original standard 5V PCI; Mac OS 9+ASIO; AudioWire;4 ports/up to 96 I/O.
• Bus mastering: MOTU's PCI-424 guide explicitly calls the PCI-424 a bus-mastering device because of its PCI bandwidth use. Applied to the PCI-424/PCIX-424 family; revision, width/speed and physical size remain ? until direct evidence is found.
• PCIX-424: G5-compatible rev shipping ~Aug '03; standard 5V PCI+3.3V PCI-X; replaced original later in 2003.
• OS9: requirements cover both PCI-424+PCIX-424 under 9.0–9.2.2; G5 itself cannot native-boot OS9.
• Later: PCIe-424=PCI Express generation.

Sources: manual · launch · compat · src · G5 · req



Frontier Design Group Dakota
Timeline placement: 2003

Compatibility & hardware summary

• Classic Mac OS: 8.6–9.2   |   Mac OS X: ?
  PCI: ? · ?/? · ? · BM · ?
  Converter ICs: —

• PCI/I/O: Dakota=bus-mastering PCI with scatter-gather DMA · 16-channel ADAT · stereo S/PDIF · 2×2 MIDI. Exact PCI revision/signaling ?.
• Montana: separate 16-channel ADAT expansion card connected to Dakota; period documentation says it may physically occupy a PCI or ISA slot. Because this does not prove Montana itself enumerates/uses the PCI bus, it is an accessory in Details, not a PCI overview row.
• Mac: Frontier Macintosh installer v1.06 · Dakota hardware guide.
• Photo: Dakota board photo.

M-Audio Revolution 7.1
Timeline placement: 2003-01

Compatibility & hardware summary

• Classic Mac OS: 8.6–9.2.2   |   Mac OS X: 10.1.5+
  PCI: ? · 32/? · ? · ? · ?
  Converter ICs: ADC ('01): AK5380 · DAC ('02): AK4355+AK4381

• Mac PCI card; early manual/driver branch includes Classic Mac OS installation (early requirements accept 8.6;9.2.2 recommended) plus OS X 10.1.5+. I/O=8 analog outs+stereo line in+mic in+coax S/PDIF; up to 24/192 playback.
• Board architecture: Envy24HT controller+AK5380 ADC+AK4355 6-ch DAC+AK4381 2-ch DAC. Revolution 7.1 was already G5/PCI-X compatible; do not merge with Delta-board redesign.

Sources: Jan 2003 · Mac guide · ICs · m-audio.de



RME HDSP 9652
Timeline placement: 2003-02-25

Compatibility & hardware summary

• Classic Mac OS: 9.x   |   Mac OS X: ?
  PCI: ? · 32/? · 3.3V · BM · ?
  Converter ICs: —

• Placement:RME Mac OS9 ASIO2 v2.21 (25 Feb '03) explicitly adds/supports HDSP9652; later OS X branch separate.
• Digital-only→converter=—. 3.3V PCI/PCI-X · 32-bit bus-master; manual's “PCI Rev2.1 busmaster slot” is host-side.
• PCB atlas:1.3 has documented PCI-bus issue; modified cards carry 1.5 sticker or higher printed rev. 1.6 photo-confirmed+owner-confirmed.
• PCB Rev1.x≠flash revision:OS9 FUT→104; later tools→105/108. These are firmware IDs.

Sources: RME driver/FUT archive · RME Rev1.3→1.5+ hardware note · Rev1.6 photo · updates


2004 · HARDWARE & DRIVER NOTES


Lynx Studio Technology AES16
Timeline placement: 2004

Compatibility & hardware summary

• Classic Mac OS: 9   |   Mac OS X: 10.x
  PCI: 2.2 · 32/33 · 3.3/5V · BM · 7.4″
  Converter ICs: —

• 5 Aug '04 manual includes OS9 ASIO installation via shared LynxTWO_OS9.sit; CoreAudio separate for OS X.
• Digital-only; PCI 2.2 · 32/33 · 3.3/5V · BM · 7.4″;16-channel AES/EBU I/O; no hardware SRC population.
• Mechanical/PCI family: half-size 5.0×7.4×0.75″ PCI card; PCI 2.2 architecture with bus-master DMA. AES16 documentation identifies operation in both 5V and 3.3V PCI environments.

Sources: manual · Lynx manual archive



Lynx Studio Technology AES16-SRC
Timeline placement: 2004

Compatibility & hardware summary

• Classic Mac OS: 9   |   Mac OS X: 10.x
  PCI: 2.2 · 32/33 · 3.3/5V · BM · 7.4″
  Converter ICs: —

• Same OS9 driver/manual family as AES16 but physically/functionally distinct SRC model; manual specifies eight channels of sample-rate conversion.
• Digital-only; PCI 2.2 · 32/33 · 3.3/5V · BM · 7.4″. Separate row because SRC hardware is populated.
• Period Jan 2004 coverage confirms AES16-SRC as a distinct AES16-family card with eight SRC channels and Macintosh compatibility.

Sources: AES16 manual/source block · Jan 2004 AES16-SRC



M-Audio Revolution 5.1
Timeline placement: 2004-08-27

Compatibility & hardware summary

• Classic Mac OS: 9.2.2   |   Mac OS X: 10.2.6+
  PCI: ? · 32/? · ? · ? · ?
  Converter ICs: ADC: AK5365 · DAC ('03): AK4358

• M-Audio announced the PCI card shipping for Windows+Macintosh on 27 Aug 2004. Classic requirement=Mac OS 9.2.2; manual provides dedicated OS9 installation/control panel. OS X branch=10.2.6+.
• I/O=6-ch analog playback+line/mic input+headphone+S/PDIF;24/192 playback. Board evidence: VIA VT1722/Envy24GT+AK5365 ADC+AK4358 DAC.

Sources: 2004-08-27 shipping · manual · m-audio.de

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PCI AUDIO TIMELINE · POST 5 OF 5
Research addenda and exclusions


RESEARCH ADDENDA

Dated research notes from the supplied text are retained below. These are not silently merged into earlier specifications or compatibility claims.

2026-09-28 · 10-pass research addendum

• Darla24: 1999 Mac manual=604+ · 64MB · ASIO; DSP56301 PCI IDs 1057:1801/ECC0:0040/0041 identify rev0/rev1. Later unified Echo driver v1.6.1 explicitly includes Darla24 under Mac OS X 10.2+, so overview OS X→10.2+. Exact ADC/DAC ICs remain ?.
• DMan 2044: own Mac manual requires PCI · 120MHz+ · System 7.5.5+; Sound Manager=one stereo pair; Cubase ASIO=4 outputs but only one selectable stereo input pair active. Existing CS4222 identification retained.
• VX222: 1999 NAB evidence=Mac OS 8.x+balanced analog I/O+24-bit converters+AES/EBU/S/PDIF; Digigram released OS X 10.1/10.2 driver 2002-10-21. Exact ADC/DAC ICs+card electrical PCI fields remain ?.
• Lexicon Core-32: V4.20 manual=200MHz PPC · 64MB · Mac OS 7.6.1+; ASIO Core-32. Final Classic/OS X upper bounds still ?.
• Wave/424: WavePRO Mac announcement 1999-09-24; Mac shipment scheduled Nov; surviving Mac v2.10 dated 1999-12-16;4×4 · 24-bit/96k · ASIO+OMS. Converter ICs remain ?.
• DS2416: early 1998 sources say Macintosh driver still in development;1999-04-28 period report says Mac drivers already available. Yamaha final Classic package=DS2416 DSP Factory Driver 1.0.6 for Mac OS 9. Exact first Mac OS version floor remains ?.
• SampleCell II PCI: Digidesign confirms 8 polyphonic outputs with individual D/A; no sufficiently strong source found for exact four DAC IC markings→retain ? DAC.
• MOTU PCI-324: period early-summer 1998 material says 2408/PCI-324 shipping; Mac package includes AudioDesk+Sound Manager driver; supports up to three 2408-family interfaces.
• Omission sweep: RME Hammerfall DIGI9636/9652 Mac ASIO begins 2000-05; Mac shipping 2000-08. CreamWare Pulsar first confirmed released Mac support=2000. Keep both in Part 2, not 1999.
• Unresolved after 10 passes: SampleCell II DAC · Wave/424 converter ICs · Darla24 converter ICs · VX222 converter ICs/electrical PCI fields · DS2416 exact first Mac OS floor/OS X outcome · DMan 2044 OS X outcome. No evidence-grade substitutions made.

2026-09-28 · RESEARCH PASSES 11–39 — RAW CONSOLIDATION

• P11 · DMAN 2044 primary-manual pass: Mac requirements=PCI slot · 120MHz+ · System 7.5.5+; Sound Manager permits one stereo pair; Cubase ASIO permits four outputs but only one selectable stereo input pair simultaneously. Existing CS4222-KSEP converter evidence retained.
• P12 · Echo Darla24 architecture pass: Echo-derived/Linux driver identifies PCI 1057:1801/ECC0:0040 rev0 and :0041 rev1; Motorola DSP56301; ECHOGALS family;8 analog outs+2 analog ins;8–96k including 88.2/96; no ASIC. Period catalog explicitly calls it PCI bus master,24-bit/96k, Mac-compatible.
• P13 · Echo OS X continuation pass: surviving unified Echogals OS X driver evidence covers Darla20/Gina20/Layla20/Darla24; supports overview 10.2+ continuation for Darla24 and strengthens existing 20-bit Echo OS X entries. Exact qualified upper OS X bounds require driver-readme recovery.
• P14 · VX222 pass: period 1999 evidence=Mac OS 8.x+balanced analog I/O+24-bit conversion+AES/EBU/S/PDIF. Digigram released OS X 10.1/10.2 driver 2002-10-21. Exact original VX222 ADC/DAC ICs still unresolved; do not substitute VX222v2 layout/chips.
• P15 · Lexicon Core-32 pass: Lexicon brochure explicitly=33MHz/32-bit PCI Master/Slave; Core-32 V4.20 Mac req=200MHz PPC · 64MB · MacOS 7.6.1+. Upper Classic/OS X bounds remain unresolved.
• P16 · MOTU PCI-324 floor pass: period 2408 review=200MHz 604e · Mac OS 7.6.1+ · 32MB · free PCI slot; early-summer 1998 material confirms shipping system, AudioDesk+Sound Manager. PCI-324 later confirmed 5V-only and not G5-compatible.
• P17 · MOTU OS X pass: MOTU PCI Audio Update Notes explicitly say Jaguar 10.2.x operation and Panther 10.3+ compatibility; document says feature applies to any MOTU PCI audio interface including PCI-324 interfaces. Current overview 10.2–10.4 is plausible but exact final qualified PCI-324 OS X ceiling still needs dated MOTU driver matrix.
• P18 · RME DIGI96 Mac pass: RME Mac manual requires MacOS 8.0+; official archive later driver 1.6 requires >8.6. OS X driver history=1.0 initial release Jan 2003; tested Jaguar 10.2.8/Panther; official archive says 10.2.8+.
• P19 · RME Hammerfall exclusion pass: Mac Hammerfall belongs 2000+: Mac driver/release trail starts 2000; do not add 9636/9652 to 1999 Mac table.
• P20 · Korg OASYS chronology pass: Korg historical account=first released Dec 1999 with MacOS 8–9; Windows version Aug 2000. Korg installation guide=PowerPC · MacOS 8.5.1+. No OS X/Win2k/XP driver ultimately released.
• P21 · Digi 001 Classic-floor pass: Digidesign FAQ explicitly: first Digi001 systems shipped with PT LE 5.0; supported OS 8.6 or OS 9.0; earlier OS unsupported. Later compatibility extends Classic through 9.2.2.
• P22 · Digi 001 OS X ceiling pass: PT LE 6.4 is final Digi001 Pro Tools release; official qualification centered on Panther 10.3.2/10.3.4. User reports beyond this are not substituted for official table bounds.
• P23 · Audiomedia III OS X pass: Digidesign/Avid administrator: PT LE 6.2.3 Panther retained AMIII code but was untested; last officially supported Mac OS X remains Jaguar-era 10.2.8. Existing distinction is correct.
• P24 · d24/PT24 OS X pass: PT|24 d24 officially supported through PT 6.1/Mac OS X 10.2.8;6.4.1/10.3.4 is MIX-only. Existing d24 10.2.3–10.2.8 ceiling retained.
• P25 · SW1000XG chronology pass: Yamaha Q2/98 FAQ explicitly says not yet Macintosh-compatible; later Mac guide requires OS 8.1 minimum and notes 8.6 for B&W machines. Existing overview 8.1–9 is supported; OS X driver was intended but never delivered.
• P26 · DS2416 chronology pass: early 1998 Mac driver still in development; by Apr 1999 period reporting says Mac drivers available. Final Yamaha Classic package=Driver 1.0.6 for Mac OS 9. Keep exact first supported numbered Mac OS floor ? pending original Mac driver readme.
• P27 · Yamaha converter cross-check: Yamaha comparative technical material identifies SW1000XG ADC=20-bit Burr-Brown PCM1800 and DAC=18-bit NEC; DS2416 ADC=20-bit Cirrus CS5335 and core-card DAC=20-bit. Existing exact DS2416 AK4321 identification remains photo/evidence-specific and should not be replaced by generic resolution prose.
• P28 · Alesis ADAT/PCR pass: product specification=5×4.25×0.75in standard PCI card · Mac PowerPC 300MHz 604e · OS 7.6.1 · 128MB · ASIO+Sound Manager;8-ch ADAT optical+9-pin ADAT sync;16/20/24-bit transfer. Exact PCI revision/clock/BM still ?.
• P29 · Sonorus period pass: May 1998 period ad explicitly=16-channel digital I/O for PC/Mac · 24-bit · PCI · Mac Cubase VST driver. Later OS9 user evidence confirms continuation. No credible OS X driver found; user evidence says product ended before OS X and unusable there.
• P30 · Project II pass: late-1998 period material=half-size plug-and-play PCI · single 60-pin peripheral port · Macintosh+Windows NT · Direct I/O · 16/24-bit depending on interface/software. Supports current canonical d24-family treatment but role remains distinct.
• P31 · Pro Tools chronology pass: Avid release history dates PT 3.21 PCI release 1996-05-14; PT4.1/d24 1997-09-24; PT4.3/MIX 1998-09-25. These are software/card-introduction anchors and should be kept distinct from first ship/review dates already used where stronger.
• P32 · SampleCell DAC attack: repeated searches for AD1868/CS4390/etc. produced no evidence-grade mapping to the four DAC packages on SampleCell II PCI. Digidesign only establishes eight outputs with individual D/A. Retain ? DAC.
• P33 · Gadget Labs Wave/424 IC attack: official/period evidence establishes 4×4 · 24-bit/96k converters · TRS card I/O · ASIO+OMS/MIDI and Dec 1999 Mac driver; no evidence-grade ADC/DAC IC markings recovered. Retain ? ADC · ? DAC.
• P34 · Darla24 converter attack: architecture/rates/DSP now strong, but no evidence-grade exact ADC/DAC part numbers recovered. Do not borrow converter ICs from Darla20/Gina20 or later Echo24 products.
• P35 · VX222 converter attack: original VX222 exact converter chips remain unresolved. VX222v2 manual gives 24-bit ADC/DAC architecture but is a later revision and cannot identify original VX222 ICs.
• P36 · Sound Blaster Live Mac omission check: Macworld Dec 1998 reports Creative announced a Mac port; surviving official Creative Mac driver supports OS8.6–9.x but later release evidence is required. Announcement alone≠released 1999 Mac support→do not insert in 1999 table.
• P37 · LynxONE omission check: LynxONE hardware is period-correct but Mac ASIO 2.0 release trail points to 2000. Official Lynx: OS9 ASIO only, no Sound Manager, no OS X;5V PCI/G5-incompatible. Place in Part2, not 1999.
• P38 · CreamWare/other exclusion sweep: Pulsar II/software 2.0 ships for Windows+Mac May 2000; Mac support evidence belongs Part2. Mixtreme period coverage is Windows. Marian/SEK'D evidence found is Windows-centric. No safe 1996–99 Mac insertion from these.
• P39 · SeaSound SOLO omission discovery: Dec 1999 EQ review explicitly describes a cross-platform Windows/Mac PCI card+2U interface and says reviewer tested Solo on both Mac and Windows; package includes Mac+Win95/98 drivers. This is actual 1999 Mac operation, not announcement-only. SOLO is therefore a strong missing 1999 table candidate. Hardware: custom PCI card+DB25 to rack · coax S/PDIF on PCI card · 24-bit/96k A/D+D/A system · 2 mic pres+instrument/line paths+MIDI. Later preservation FAQ says no OS X driver. Exact PCI electrical fields and converter ICs require dedicated pass before canonical insertion.

P11–39 PRIORITY DELTA


Strong new/correctable facts: MOTU PCI-324 Classic floor 7.6.1+ · OASYS release=Dec1999 · Digi001 floor=8.6 hard minimum · SW1000XG pre-Mac Q2/98→Mac OS8.1+ later · Darla24=DSP56301/ECHOGALS/rev0+rev1/96k/PCI BM · Core32 PCI Master/Slave · ADAT/PCR exact size+OS floor · Project II half-size/DirectIO · RME DIGI96 OS X starts Jan2003/10.2.8.
Potential missing row: SeaSound SOLO (1999 Mac operation directly documented).
Keep unresolved: SampleCell II exact DAC · Wave/424 exact ADC/DAC · Darla24 exact ADC/DAC · original VX222 exact ADC/DAC · DS2416 first numbered Mac OS floor · Core32 final Classic/OS X ceiling · PARIS final Mac/OS X bounds · exact PCI fields where only generic PCI wording exists.


DSP-category exclusions from current audit

• Fairlight PCI: “OS9” in Fairlight docs=Microware OS-9/68K, not Apple Mac OS 9; proprietary Fairlight architecture, not a Classic-Mac PCI row. manual
• Orban OPTIMOD-PC: manual specifies IBM-compatible PC and explicitly says Mac OS will not work; exclude. manual
• SSL/Soundscape Mixpander: surviving SSL documentation is Windows-path; no released Classic-Mac driver established. manual

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