User Manual

PCX1221e & PCX1222e
User’s Manual
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Main software features
• Real-time, simultaneous record and playback in PCM (8, 16 and 24 bits)
as well as in MPEG Audio Layer I, Layer II and Layer III
L
, Float IEEE754
conversion supported (with 24-bit fixed-point dynamic range)
• When using the np SDK, real-time mixing of several PCM and MPEG
audio streams, direct monitoring, level adjustment, panning, cross-fades,
punch-in/punch-out, scrubbing, time-stretching, pitch-shifting, 3-band
parametric equalizer, maximizer, format and frequency conversions
• Low latency DirectSound, Wave, and ASIO drivers. Under DirectSound
and ASIO, the cards operate in PCM mode only (nevertheless, an
application can integrate coders/decoders on the host PC). Under Wave,
PCX PCIe boards can operate in both PCM and MPEG (layer 1 and layer
2).
L
MPEG Layer III play-only on DSP;
MPEG Layer III recording on the host computer is available through
Digigram's PC Codec option using the np SDK
REQUIREMENTS
Minimum hardware requirements
PC with one free PCI EXPRESS
TM
(PCIe
®
) slot
(x1, x2, x4, x8, x16 ou x32).
CPU power and memory required depend on the operating system and on the
audio application used.
Software requirements
To use your PCX1221e or PCX1222e, install the driver from the HR Runtime
package version 1.60 or higher. This package includes:
• a Digigram np driver enabling OEM applications to best capitalize
on the PCX PCIe
®
boards
• a WDM DirectSound driver. Microsoft DirectX 9 or higher must be
installed on your computer
• a Wave driver (installation optional).
• an ASIO driver (installation optional)
Supported operating systems