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SCOPE home features a 3-DSP card with 36 inputs and 36 outputs plus an extensive library of DSP applications and plugins.
Connections include stereo analog and digital S/PDIF I/Os. Z-Link connects to the optional A16 converter. MIDI I/O. Another optional hardware plug-in, the Home I/O Expansion, adds 2 ADAT ports and a Z-Link interface, expanding the standard system by 24 extra inputs and outputs.
The zero-latency mixer and effects are great for live use in mixing and monitoring. External gear can be integrated into the native software in stage and studio applications. Includes an extensive driver package for integration with all common sequencers (Cubase, Logic, Cakewalk, etc.).
Includes plug-in pack with 35 high-quality effects, the STS-4000 sampler, and Modular III synthesizer.
The effects include MasterVerb reverb, HexaChorus, MasterFlanger, and Vocoder III, to name just a few. The Modular II Synthesizer adds a large collection of virtual instruments to your arsenal, including a vast number of interchangeable modules with oscillators, envelope generators, effects, pattern sequencers, filters, etc.
The manufacturer recommends SCOPE home when you are looking for an I/O solution that integrates your studio via its advanced DSP mixing and routing functionality.
Popular applications, according to the manufacturer, include:
- Working with multiple Software Programs at one time. When you load multiple different audio programs, each software will typically expect to have one audio port on its own. Ordinary audio interfaces typically just provide one driver port, allowing you to use only one audio software at a time. With a SCOPE card you can use multiple software programs at the same time: SCOPE lets you use multiple audio drivers (“virtual sound cards”) at the same time and provides powerful mixing facilities to mix the output of your different software packages.
- Perfect Monitoring with Effects. The inherent latency of native systems makes effective monitoring a very difficult (well, almost impossible) task. Therefore, some cards offer "direct monitoring" whereas the input signal is being brought to the output without any involvement of the host computer, in order to avoid latencies. Still, such "dry" signal is not what many musicians want - they want to hear themselves with good "sound" when they record. Using the CPU for effects always results in a latency that most performers consider very irritating. Scope claims to solve that problem by delivering a very low latency audio signal with effects included.
- Total Recall Studio Patchbay. Scope serves as a virtual patchbay. SCOPE itself is a powerful routing environment enabling you to route and mix all signals in your studio, whether originating from software or coming into the system via its I/Os. Scope projects and be saved and restored, allowing different configurations to be recalled without changing any physical cables.
Features
- PCI board equipped with 3 SHARC DSPs for PC and Mac
- 16/32-channel recording mixer and 16-channel 5.1 surround mixer
- DSP effects
- Analog stereo I/O and digital stereo S/PDIF I/O
- 24-bit/96kHz supported by all I/Os
- Z-link port for connection to the A16 D/A converter
- Expandable to 36 ins and 36 outs using the home expansion (2x ADAT I/O + Z-Link)
- All I/Os usable in parallel, simulultaneously
- Up to 3 boards from the scope range seamlessly cascadable using the S/TDM bus
- High-speed drivers for ASIO 2.0, DirectSound, MME, tripleDAT, GSIF, Sound Manager, and OMS
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS:
SHARC DSPs
S/TDM Connections
Audio Inputs
- stereo analog (unbalaced TRS)
- S/P-DIF (3,5mm TRS with cable to RCA)
- 2 x ADAT Optical
- 2 x ZLINK (FireWire-type connector)
Audio Outputs
- stereo analog (unbalaced TRS)
- S/P-DIF (3,5mm TRS with cable to RCA)
- 2 x ADAT Optical
- 2 x ZLINK (FireWire-type connector)
MIDI
Audio Converters
Supported Clockrates
Latency
- down to 1,5ms latency at 96kHz
Drivers
- Windows Multimedia Drivers (Audio + MIDI)
- ASIO drivers with “in hardware” support
Purchase Information
Check The Price at Musicians Friend on CreamWare SCOPE Home Card
Requirements
- PC requirements: 400MHz or better, 128MB of memory, Windows ME or better
- Mac requirements: G3 B/W, 400MHz, 128 MB of memory, Mac OS 9.x
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