AudioX 2000, The Cakewalk-Initiated Open
Standard Gains MomentumAudioX Software Developer's Kit Now Available from Cakewalk; Digital
Audio Labs, Sonorus, Yamaha Demonstrate AudioX Drivers at Winter NAMM
February 11, 2000
One year after professional audio manufacturers agreed
on the AudioX open-standard specification for Windows, the industry is
moving forward with new AudioX-compatible audio hardware and software
products for NAMM 2000. The growing list of AudioX-compatible hardware
and software products now includes the Yamaha DSP Factory, the new Digital
Audio Labs TDIF 2496 Pro, the Sonorus STUDI/O, as well as Cakewalk Pro
Audio 9 multitrack software. Support from Digital Audio Labs and Sonorus
rapidly follow Cakewalk's recently released AudioX Software Developer's
Kit (SDK).
"Today's audio hardware has sophisticated capabilities that go beyond
basic audio I/O but today's driver standards haven't kept up. AudioX fills
that void," said Greg Hendershott, founder and CEO, Cakewalk. "Using
AudioX, audio hardware vendors can provide a driver that exposes advanced
capabilities to software applications in a standardized way. As a result,
new hardware products get rapid application support. Obviously this benefits
both the hardware manufacturers and the application providers like Cakewalk.
More importantly, it benefits our mutual customers by letting them unleash
the full power of their investment."
AudioX Background
Last year, Cakewalk worked with other vendors to develop
and refine AudioX. This effort bore fruit at Fall AES '99 with the first
AudioX-enabled application, Cakewalk Pro Audio 9, as well as the first
AudioX driver, for the Yamaha DSP Factory. Most recently, Cakewalk released
the official AudioX Software Developer's Kit (SDK). "Hard on the heels
of the AudioX SDK, we are excited to see the participation of companies
like Digital Audio Labs and Sonorus. This is great momentum and we are
proud of the way the industry is pulling together to benefit our customers
in the year 2000 and beyond," added Hendershott.
Digital Audio Labs TDIF 2496 Pro With 16 channels of 24bit/96kHz and
DTRS sync support, the new TDIF 2496 Pro from Digital Audio Labs delivers
unparalleled integration and flexibility to the broadcast and recording
industry at an affordable price. Compatible with any devices offering
the Tascam TDIF interface, the TDIF 2496 Pro can stream 16 channels of
high-resolution audio through a dual TDIF connector. The TDIF 2496 Pro
supports the latest 24/96 capable software, including Cakewalk Pro Audio,
and is fully AudioX-compatible.
"AudioX continues to prove itself as a powerful, open standard for Windows
audio hardware and software products," commented Ted Klein, president,
Digital Audio Labs. "With AudioX, we're able to leverage capabilities of
our new TDIF 24 Pro hardware through AudioX-compatible software like Pro
Audio 9. AudioX will allow Windows users to control the sophisticated
hardware capabilities of the TDIF 24 Pro that are currently not accessible
through any other Windows driver specifications."
The Digital Audio Labs TDIF 2496 Pro is expected to ship at the end
of first quarter, 2000.
Sonorus STUDI/O Sonorus will also be demonstrating AudioX support at
NAMM 2000. Their new AudioX STUDI/O driver will allow the user to control
STUDI/O's mixer and wordclock settings from within the Cakewalk Pro Audio
9 environment. This will enable the user to automate and save all STUDI/O
settings within their Pro Audio 9 project, making it simple to recall
any settings at a later time. "AudioX provides the missing link in today's
driver models, giving users control of the advanced features available
on STUDI/O from within the applications they're already using," stated
Sonorus Co-Founder and President, Mark Clayton. "And being an open, cross-platform
standard will assure its widespread acceptance." All STUDI/O owners
may download a free driver upgrade that includes AudioX support later
this month.
The AudioX SDK Hardware and software developers interested in supporting
the AudioX open standard can download the free AudioX SDK at www.cakewalk.com/audiox.
For more information, visit Cakewalk's web site at www.cakewalk.com. |
