Lynx Studio AES16e User Manual - Manual (Page 4)

Introduction
AES16e User Manual
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1 Introduction
Thank you for choosing the Lynx AES16e
™ PCI-Express audio interface. The AES16e has been designed
to provide you with the highest quality professional audio performance available, offering unequalled
AES/EBU channel capacity and routing flexibility.
Even if you’re an experienced audio professional, please take a few moments to read through this user’s
manual. It will help to streamline the installation procedure, and acquaint you with the AES16e’s superior
feature set, allowing you to quickly realize the full potential of this powerful audio tool.
1.1 Overview
The AES16e turns your computer into a powerful digital audio workstation, giving you up to sixteen
channels of professional AES/EBU digital input and output at sampling rates up to 192 kHz. Its integrated
64-channel software mixer provides zero-latency monitoring, with unprecedented control and matrixing
flexibility. With support for Windows and Macintosh computers, the AES16 can store and recall an
unlimited number of routing configurations and mixer scenes, providing you with a virtual digital patch
bay.
The AES16e supports the latest single-wire AES/EBU 192 kHz standard for up to 16 channels of digital
input and output, and is also compatible with existing dual-wire 96 kHz and 192 kHz devices.
Also, up to 48channels of I/O are available using the AES16e’s optional AES50/SuperMac port. This port
can be used for high-channel count installations where long cable runs are possible without audio
degradation, and where connected devices can be controlled or monitored through browsers via TCP/IP.
With exclusive SynchroLock
™ technology, the AES16e provides unmatched tolerance to jitter when
synchronizing to external clocks, making it an ideal solution for longer cable runs and other sources where
noise may be an issue. The SynchroLock output can also provide a clean and accurate clock output for
other audio devices.
Up to four AES16e cards can be installed in a single host computer to deliver a total of 64 inputs and 64
outputs of ultra-high bandwidth audio performance.
The AES16e provides ultra low latency drivers for most Windows protocols including WDM, MME, ASIO
2.0, DirectSound and Direct Kernel Streaming, and for Macintosh OSX Core Audio standard. The AES16e
has Universal Binary drivers for use with Intel Processor based Macintosh models.
1.2 Features
Sixteen channel “single-wire” digital I/O at sample rates up to 192 kHz.
Eight channel “dual-wire” digital I/O at sample rates up to 192 kHz.
Eight stereo record and playback devices available to audio applications.
Transformer-coupled 24-bit AES/EBU inputs and outputs available on XLR or DB25 cables.
Sixteen channels of mastering-quality sample rate conversion available (on model AES16e-SRC).
Sync to external AES/EBU signals or word-clocks.
SynchroLock ™ technology provides superior immunity to jitter in clock sources.