Madixtreme overview, Hardware, Software drivers – Solid State Logic Multichannel Digital Audio Interface MadiXtreme User Manual

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2. MadiXtreme Overview

Hardware

The MadiXtreme is available in two versions; MadiXtreme 64 and MadiXtreme 128.

• MadiXtreme 64 features one MADI input and one MADI output, providing 56 or 64 simultaneous inputs and outputs

at up to 48kHz, 28 or 32 simultaneous inputs and outputs at up to 96kHz, or 14 or 16 simultaneous inputs and outputs

at up to 192kHz.

• MadiXtreme 128 features two MADI inputs and two MADI outputs, providing 112 or 128 simultaneous inputs and outputs

at up to 48kHz, 56 or 64 simultaneous inputs and outputs at up to 96kHz, or 28 or 32 simultaneous inputs and

outputs at up to 192kHz.

Software Drivers

The SSL MadiXtreme PCIe cards and associated software are compatible with the following operating systems and driver

protocols:

PC

The SSL MadiXtreme comes with Low-latency MME drivers, WDM drivers, ASIO-2 drivers, DWave drivers and GSIF drivers

for Windows XP and Vista. It can be used with any PC based MIDI & Audio sequencer, recording and editing software or

other audio applications. The Soundscape drivers are truly multiclient, allowing you to share your SSL audio hardware

between several applications that use different driver models.

Macintosh

The MadiXtreme Macintosh driver is compliant with the Core Audio architecture.

MADI

As world leader in large format analogue and digital mixing consoles, it was natural for SSL to be among the companies

that initiated the development of MADI (Multichannel Audio Digital Interface).

The MADI standard was finalized by the AES as AES10, first published in 1991 and revised in 1993. A PDF copy of the

specification can be obtained from the

AES website

.

With outstanding digital audio workstation systems and innovative DSP-powered multichannel audio cards, the

Soundscape product line has always been at the cutting edge of professional studio technology in terms of sonic

performance, processing power and multiple inputs/outputs.

Featuring SSL’s revolutionary PCIe-Core Audio Pipeline technology and supported by the legendary Soundscape drivers,

MadiXtreme builds on this heritage as one of the first audio devices to take full advantage of the high speeds and

incredible bandwidth offered by the PCIe bus on modern computers.

Platform

Operating System

Driver Protocols

PC

Windows XP SP2 or later

(32bit only)

ASIO 2, WDM, MME, GSIF2, DWave

Windows Vista SP1 or later

(32bit only)

Macintosh

OS X ‘Tiger’ Version 10.4.11 or greater

Core Audio

OS X ‘Leopard’ Version 10.5.4 or greater

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