Echo Gina3G 8 in 14 out 24/96 Digital Audio Interface PCI

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Quick Overview

Gina3G is perfect for the budget-minded musician who wants to get into digital recording without sacrificing quality for price. You won't need a mixer or studio monitors to get started here. Gina3G has all you need: 2 universal inputs with mic preamps, 6 balanced analog outputs, and a headphone output. ADAT lightpipe, optical and coaxial S/PDIF, and MIDI are included as well; so as your studio grows, Gina3G will be able to work with all your new gear. It comes with a 8' cable and PCI card that connects to the audio interface. Gina3G is compatible with PCI and PCI-X (3.3 or 5 volt) motherboards.

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Product Description

Echo Gina3G is the third generation of Echo's budget priced, professional quality digital audio recorder. The original Gina premiered seven years ago to critical acclaim and since then they've been perfecting the art of making high quality recording products at affordable prices. The new Gina3G brings you the best features of Gina24, but with better converters, dual mic preamps, and MIDI!

Hardware Features

  • 2 auto-sensing universal inputs (mic/guitar/line):
    * 110dB (A-weighted) dynamic range
    * Meters, trim knobs, & phantom power
  • 6 balanced ¼" analog outputs:
    * 114dB (A-weighted) dynamic range
    * +4dBu / -10dBV nominal levels
  • S/PDIF I/O (coax & optical) at 24-bit/96kHz
  • ADAT optical digital I/O
  • MIDI I/O
  • Stereo headphone output with volume knob
  • Sync via S/PDIF, ADAT, or MTC
  • Supports full duplex 10 channel in, 14 channel out operation
  • Heavy-duty aluminum case
  • 8' cable to connect to PC
  • PCI bus mastering interface:
    * Bus powered
    * Works with PCI-X (3.3/5 volt) & Power Mac G5
  • A/D & D/A converters in external breakout box
  • 56-bit / 100mHz DSP for digital mixing
    * Near zero latency hardware monitoring

Software Features

  • Software console for monitoring, metering, and setting levels
  • Low-latency drivers support all major pro audio software:
    * Low Latency ASIO 2.0
    * GSIF 2.0 (Gigastudio w/ low latency MIDI) (32-bit Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 only)
    * WDM kernel streaming mode
    * CoreAudio & CoreMIDI
  • Surround sound support:
    * 5.1 & 7.1 output w/ delay management
    * AC3, DTS, & WMA9 output over S/PDIF
  • SuperChannel™ resource sharing:
    * Split I/O between multiple applications
  • PureWave™ mode for bit accurate digital I/O

System Requirements

PC System requirements:
Windows ME/2000/XP/Vista/Win 7 (32-bit and 64-bit)
Genuine Intel Pentium or AMD Athlon CPU
Motherboard with Intel, AMD, Via, or NVIDIA chipset
256 MB RAM (512 MB recommended)

Mac System Requirements
Mac OS X (10.2 or later)
PCI and PCIX compatible G5. (PCI Express not compatible.)
256 MB RAM (512 MB recommended)

Additional Information

Manufacturer Echo