Achieving superior sound requires simple, foolproof gear. That's why studio pros worldwide trust Aardvark digital audio products to always deliver natural, dynamic sound.

Built upon a decade of experience in engineering high-end digital audio gear, the Aark24's premium 24 bit outboard A/D converters and innovative design give your sound supreme clarity and precise accuracy. You'll notice the difference in any recording session where sonic excellence is an absolute must.

In addition to phenomenal sound quality, the Aark24 is versatile enough to interface your PC with any gear in your studio. The standard ADAT I/O and ADAT Sync makes the Aark24 is the perfect complement to any ADAT based studio while the Word Clock I/O allows it to sync your entire studio to Aardvark's legendary clocking technology! Sequence your synth gear using MIDI I/O while flying digital audio directly to your DAT via the coaxial S/PDIF I/O. And with TOSLINK stereo optical support you can make a direct digital transfer from any Sony Minidisc™; or CD player.

No other audio system can turn your PC into a professional workstation as easily as the Aark24. Simply put, the Aark24 brings multichannel audio to your PC with superior resolution and amazing sound quality.

Control Panel

DSP Powered Control Panel

The full featured Aark24 Control Panel has everything you would need or expect in a professional system. It's completely powered by the DSP engine on the PCI card so all these extra features like digital peak metering and real-time monitoring won't slow down your computer.

Assignable Stereo Monitor Bus

This lets you monitor or input or playback track with the click of a mouse. You can even mix, pan and level control each track independently as you're tracking or recording a disk!

Digital Patchbay and Router

The Aark24 output routing is a real hidden gem. You can route anything to anywhere without ever touching a physical cable. This makes it a breeze to send tracks to DAT, monitor inputs or even generate a! kHz test tone for level setting!

Switchable I/O Levels

Switch from Pro +4 dBu to Consumer -10dBv, either one at a time or change all 8 inputs and outputs at once!

Computer Analysis

A complex algorithum tests your computer so you know immediately how many tracks you'll get, and if adding more RAM to your PC will help.

Four (4) Aark24 Units

You can stack up to 4 Aark24 units together for 32 channels of fully synchronous 24 Bit I/O. You'll need 4 complete systems and then you've got 4 powerful DSP engines for 32 tracks of Audio!

Specifications

Aark24 Breakout I/O Box:

Converters:		24 bit A/D D/A Shielded Outboard Converters
Frequency Response:		7Hz-22KHz, +/- .5 dB
THD+N:		.002%, 20Hz-22KHz, A-weighted
Dynamic Range:		100 dB A/D; 110 dB D/A A-weighted
Analog Inputs:		Eight 1/4" TRS Connectors: +4dBu/-10dBv Switchable (Bal/UnBal)
Analog Outputs:		Eight 1/4" Connectors: +4dBu/-10dBv Switchable (Bal/UnBal)
Digital I/O:		ADAT® In/Out 8 channel 'Lightpipe' Format S/PDIF (RCA) TOSLINK Optical OPTIONAL: TASCAM® TDIF 8 channel I/O OPTIONAL: AES/EBU In/Out
MIDI I/O		MIDI In/Out (5-Pin DIN)
Sync I/O:		Word Clock In/Out (BNC) ADAT® Sync 9-Pin for Machine Control S/PDIF In/Out TOSLINK In/Out (Optical)
Modes:		Full Duplex Simultaneous Record/Play
Expansion:		Up to any Four (4) Aark Cards can be used simultaneously in one PC

Aark Host:

Card Type:		PCI architecture, 5" length
On Board DSP:		24 Bit, 80 MIPS
Interface Cable:		6' length, custom 25 pin shielded cable

Control Panel:

Sync Selection:		Internal 44.1, 48, 32, Ext. WC (30-50KHz), S/PDIF, TOSLINK, ADAT®
Sample Rate Meter:		Displays Sample Rate of System Clock
Calibration Signals:		All Outputs can Generate Silence or -12dB Tone for Calibration
Input Meters:		Eight Digital Input Meters with Peak Hold and Reset
Assignable Meter:		One Stereo Meter Assignable to any Input, Playback or Monitor Sub-mix
Monitor Mixer:		Sub-Mixes Input and Playback Tracks w/ Level & Pan Controls
Digital Router:		Route any Input Signal, Playback channel from software, Monitor mix, Calibration Tone or Silence to any breakout box output
Device Drivers:		Full Duplex Device Drivers for Windows 95/98 & ASIO
Application Status:		Shows if Card & Application are Recording, Playing, Paused or Available
PCI Efficiency:		Percentage Display Shows Efficiency of Computer's PCI Bus

Minimum System Requirements:

Pentium running Windows 95/98

64 MB RAM

One available PCI slot

Aark24 Package Includes:

Aark24 Breakout I/O Box (Outboard Converter Interface)

Aark Host (PCI card)

Custom 25 pin Shielded Cable

Aark24 Manual

Windows 95/98/ASIO Driver and Software Control Panel on CD

Samplitude Basic by MAGIX multichannel audio recording application