Logitek Electronic Systems AE-32 Audio Engine - Manual (Page 20)

System Components
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DSP Cards
The DSP cards can be any combination of the Lone SHARC, SHARC Lite or SHARC Attack cards. All
are based on the Analog Devices SHARC 32-bit DSP chip, which is a powerful processor well
suited to the heavy processing demands of manipulating digital audio.
 The Lone SHARC features a single DSP chip and is adequate for basic configurations.
 The SHARC Lite card has additional DSP chips and DRAM memory to allow features such as
profanity delay and input metering.
 The SHARC Attack card builds on the SHARC Lite to add EQ and dynamics processing.
Console configurations with more mixing and processing activity will require additional DSP power.
Contact your dealer or Logitek Electronic Systems for assistance in determining DSP requirements.
The Audio Engine can accept one or two DSP cards. The left-hand DSP card (Slot J) is allocated to
the Port 1 surface, and the right-hand DSP card (Slot K) is allocated to Port 2 & 3 surfaces (if
present). For an Audio Engine running the Artisan surface, two SHARC Attack cards are required.
Audio Cards
The Audio Engine will accept from one to eight audio cards, which can be either analog or digital.
IO24A Analog Card
The IO24A has a capability of 12 mono inputs and outputs (or 6 channels of stereo) on three
DB25F connectors (one for inputs, one for outputs and one split between inputs and outputs).
 See Appendix C for connector pinouts.
IO8D Digital Card
The IO8D has a capability of 8 digital stereo inputs and outputs on two DB25F connectors (one for
inputs and one for outputs).
 See Appendix C for connector pinouts.