Driver Update for Dakota Card Includes ASIO
2.0 Support
July 5, 1999
With its new drivers for Windows 95/98, Dakota now has ASIO 2.0, sample-accurate
sync, and input monitoring Frontier Design Group's super-integrated Dakota
PCI soundcard is better than ever, with these great new software features
in driver version 2.02:
- An ASIO 2.0 driver provides ultra-low latency performance when monitoring
inputs and adjusting parameters in Steinberg's Cubase VST application. ASIO 2.0
provides a high-performance communication path between the Dakota hardware and
applications such as Cubase VST, bypassing the normal audio delays in the operating
system.
- Sample-accurate audio transfers. Using Syntrillium's Cool Edit Pro (v1.2)
or Steinberg's Cubase VST (v3.7), Dakota owners can transfer digital audio between
Dakota and any ADAT-compatible digital tape machine withsample accuracy (about
400 times the accuracy of SMPTE timecode or MTC).
- A new Patchbay tab in Dakota's control panel for input monitoring and digital
audio format conversions. For example, Dakota's ADAT optical inputs can now be
monitored directly through its S/PDIF coax outputs. Just click on an input and
then on an output to connect them. Double-click to disconnect. Routings can also
be saved in the Patch Library.
- A new Taskbar icon for instant access to the Dakota control panel. The icon
indicates activity on Dakota's inputs and outputs, and clicking on the icon opens
the Dakota control panel.
Dakota integrates multichannel digital audio, synchronization, and MIDI on
a single PCI card, with industry-standard interfaces that provide access to external
converters, digital mixers, ADAT and DAT tape machines, digital effects processors,
and MIDI gear. Dakota is the centerpiece of a complete family of professional
digital audio products that include Tango24 for 24-bit multichannel analog I/O,
the optional Montana PCI/ISA card for audio and sync expansion, and the optional
Sierra box for MIDI and SMPTE expansion.
The Dakota v2.02 driver is a free software upgrade which can be downloaded
now from the Dakota Drivers page of the Frontier Design Group web site at www.frontierdesign.com. |
