Goodwin's High End Digital Audio Card Option
Lynx Studio Technology AES16 Audio Card
This system does not include Goodwin's High End audio card in the default price.
If you would like to purchase the Lynx AES16 digital audio card from Goodwin's and have them install, configure, and test the computer both in terms of functionality and sound quality, please be sure to select that option from the Digital Audio Card drop down menu. If you choose this option, we will ship your music server to them in order to complete the work. Goodwin's will bill you separately for the hardware, software, and labor for the audio card.
If you choose not to have Goodwin's install the Lynx AES16 digital audio card, we will ship the system directly to you.
Lynx AES16 Audio Card
The AES16 offers unprecedented AES/EBU channel capacity and routing flexibility in a single PCI card format. With support for up to 16 channels of input and output at sample rates up to 192 kHz, the AES16 turns your computer into a powerful digital router or patchbay with extensive flexibility with minimal cabling. Most importantly, the AES16 supports the emerging single-wire 192 kHz standard and is compatible with existing dual-wire AES/EBU devices. Up to four AES16’s can be installed in a single computer.
- Sixteen-channel AES/EBU Digital I/O
- 192 kHz / 24-bit Single-wire and Dual-wire Modes
- SynchroLock™ Jitter Attenuation
- Word Clock and Multi-card Synchronization
- Powerful Mixing and Routing Engine
- Low-latency Drivers for Windows and Macintosh
- Cabling for Direct Digital Interface Yamaha, Apogee, Mackie, and other Equipment
Technical Specifications
| Model | |
| AES16 | Standard model without cables. |
| Digital I/O | |
| Number/Type | Eight stereo inputs and eight stereo outputs 24-bit AES/EBU format, transformer coupled |
| Channels | 16 in/out in single-wire mode |
| Sample Rates | All standard rates and variables up to 192 kHz in both single-wire and dual-wire modes |
| Sample Rate Conversion | Eight channels available with support for conversion ratios up to 8:1 Dynamic Range: 142 dBA |
| Architecture | |
| Core | FPGA-based core contains custom PCI interface, data routing and formatting, device control, digital mixing, clock routing and control, and DMA engine. 256KB of on-board RAM for data buffering Support for field upgrades of firmware |
| Audio Devices | Card is visible to host applications as eight record devices and eight play devices. Each device has two channels and can be used independently for multi-client functionality. |
| Clocking | |
| Sources | Digital inputs 1 - 4, external word clock (with XLR cables only) on BNC, internal word clock on header, on-board low-jitter crystal oscillator |
| SynchroLock™ | Multi-stage, VCXO-based clock generation system with high jitter attenuation. Wide mode tracks off-frequency clocks, narrow mode generates ultra-low jitter output for standard frequencies. |
| On-Board Digital Mixer | |
| Type | Hardware-based, low latency |
| Routing | Ability to route any input to any or multiple outputs |
| Mixing | Up to four input or playback signals mixed to any output, 40-bit precision |
| Status | Peak levels up to -114 dBA on all inputs and outputs |
| LStream Expansion Ports | |
| Compatibility | Supports Lynx LStream expansion cards including the LS-ADAT 16-Channel ADAT I/O Card |
| Type | High-speed serial, up to 16 channels @ 24-bits on 14-pin internal connector |
| Connections | |
| I/O Ports | Two bracket-mounted 26-pin high-density female D-Sub connectors. Can be configured to support eight channel or four channel AES connections. |
| External Clock | 75-ohm BNC word clock input and output provided on XLR cable set. |
| Internal Clock | Two 75-ohm board mounted 2-pin headers for word clock in put and output. |
| Software | |
| Windows Drivers | For Windows 2000 / XP Platforms: MME, ASIO 2.0, WDM, DirectSound, Direct Kernel Streaming and GSIF |
| Macintosh Drivers | CoreAudio for OSX |
| Mixer Application | Multi-window GUI provides complete control of digital mixer and all hardware settings. |
| General | |
| PCI Bus | Version 2.2 compliant |
| Data Transfers | Up to 132 Mbytes/sec using customer 16-channel zero-wait state, scatter-gather DMA engine Bus mastering supported. |
| Size | 5.0″ x 7.4″ x 0.75&Prime (H x W x D) [half-sized PCI card] |
| Cables (Included) | |
| CBL-AES1603 | 26-pin high-density male D-sub to 25-pin male D-sub. Supports either 8 channels of input or output Compatible with Apogee AD16 and DA16 Twelve-foot, 110-ohm shielded twisted pair cabling |
| CBL-AES1605 | 26-pin high-density male D-sub to 25-pin male D-sub. Supports 4 channels of input and output. Compatible with devices with standard Yamaha digital I/O pin-out from Yamaha, Apogee, Mackie, and others. Twelve- foot, 110-ohm shielded twisted pair cabling |