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STREAMING FIREWIRE I/O
It’s the 21st Century, so we felt it was
time for a console that could work
seamlessly with FireWire-equipped
Macs and PCs. When equipped with
the optional FireWire card, the
Digital X Bus can stream digital audio
between any Mac OSX Core Audio or Windows
XP and ASIO compatible DAW software. FireWire
has the bandwidth to allow recording/playback of
audio, effect send/returns, and it supports the use
of multiple FireWire cards simultaneously. So you
can load up your laptop with the latest plug ins, for
example, and stream away.
VST PLUG-IN SUPPORT
Speaking of plug-
ins, with its extensive
processing power, the
Digital X Bus is also the first digital console which
runs select VST plug-ins internally. Currently,
the console supports popular plug-ins from
manufacturers such as Waves, IK Multimedia,
Nomad Factory, Antares, and the full suite of
Universal Audio plug-ins via the UAD-1 DSP card
(which is included in the X.400 model). Better still,
all plug-in windows are displayed right on the built-
in screens, just as they would be on your PC.
FUTURE-PROOF ARCHITECTURE
The Digital X Bus’ “modular” hardware architecture
provides access to internal components simply
by removing the rear panel and sliding out that
portion of the chassis. So, as the mood strikes, you
can opt to add more RAM, swap or add I/O cards,
and basically customize the mixer to your individual
tracking and mixing needs. Importantly, the
Digital X Bus series allows all sample-rate related
components to be upgraded, so you wont be left
behind if or when new audio standards emerge.
UNDER THE HOOD
When it came to the internal processing, we
rewrote the book—developing a proprietary
architecture with the largest-capacity, highest-
performance PCI-based Accelerator Card ever
created for the pro audio market. This Accelerator
Card employs a Field Programmable Gate Array
(FPGA) chip to handle the conversion of integer to
floating-point math. In simple terms, this means the
Accelerator Card does the hard work so the internal
processor is free to handle the toughest of mixing
applications while simultaneously running VST
plug-ins. It also provides extremely low total system
latency from analog input to analog output.
The Digital X Bus’ full rear-panel card cage allows you to configure I/O exactly as you see fit, with analog mic /line
cards, digital cards, FireWire cards and more. It comes with the Sync Card and Mix Out Card pre-installed.
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/
O OPTION CARDS
Want to learn more about the Digital X Bus? Visit www.mackie.com for additional information, specs, photos, video and more content than we could ever squeeze into this hopelessly thin brochure.