Echo Indigo IO Stereo 24/96 Laptop Cardbus

Supports true 24-bit, 96 kHz audio. 1/8 in. analog input & output. High quality headphone amp. Analog volume control knob for output.

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48 People rated this product : * * * * * * * * * * 8 out of 10

9 People wrote reviews

* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10

"DSP chip powerHorse"

Feature:
I really like the minimal drivers and interface compared to e-mu 1616m and zs. Runs smooth for pro audio applications asio powerhorse. The card also features a 100MillionInstructionPerSecond motorola dsp chip that is commonly used in hardware based synths. It can play well over 128 voices sustained at 40

Quality:
Best portable card on the market is a little fragile but so are laptops. also it moves a round a little bit in the pcmcia slot. But it contains a 100mips serious dsp chip That is better than some desktop cards. It fits in yo pocket but I wouldn't recomend putting there.

Value:
It is worth every penny. To have a realtime pro studio in a laptop best invintion all time. Compared to e-mu card zs and mbox Any firewire usb device no contest this thing is for real. It's on the pci bus so you get 133 Mega Bytes per sec transfer speed you multiply that by 10 1330 Mbs mega bits per second compared to super firewire 800 Megabits per sec

Desirability:
Hit it with pro audio vst effect synth midi it will keep on transfering pop free real time.

Sound:
Best anolog sound in it's class very clean compared to the audigy zs and emu 1616m. But it does not have an optical out like the zs.Optical inputs are hard to find on amps and mixers Great for pluging direct into pa system or amp. Ten fold better than my onboard high def audio bus.

Ease of Use:
It's easy to use hard to set up let me save everybody a huge headache and hours of different xp tweaks. This card needs PCI LATENCY 3.0 tool to function at its best. Set the echo card to 248 pci Latency not asio latency use the free utility to set up also make sure your video card is set lower.Also to get A little more audio power add a registry value IRQ8Priority in priority control to improve overall system clock speed.look on the net for more info. Whew!!! Thank me L oh later oh yeah set the thing to asio 96hz 16bit 40ms for soft synth realtime no glitches pops nothing real time other stuff not real time 5 10ms. 40ms sounds slow but at 96hz its about 20 barley noticeable for piano.

Support:
Not the greatest but the company prides it self on quality products I like them.Just be polite and card will come back if it brakes for free.

Overall:
Best product in its class most portable solution out there. BUt beware get the pci latency utility or you won't be happy. Also set up your laptop for audio look up audio latencey and xp tweaks read.

Submitted: 8/21/2006

Style of Music: all

* * * * * * * * * * 9 out of 10

"Good enough for acoustics research"

Feature:
Features are minimal, which is fine. Stereo in, stereo out, with the out capable of driving small headphones or earbuds, which we use to monitor the pavement noise we're recording. Small and simple is GOOD. I do wish it had an input level control, as it relies on Windows to control the recording gain.

Quality:
Solid, holds up to use in the field and getting tossed roughly in a bag between runs. Small protrusion from the laptop makes it less likely to catch on anything or do damage to the PMCIA port on the laptop if it does.

Value:
We use $9,000 sound meters, $10,000 sound intensity probes, and a $8,000 analyzer. Money is not an object, precision and accuracy are. This inexpensive device "hangs" with the other, incredibly expensive gear.

Desirability:
Simple, accurate, reliable, small, inexpensive. What's not to want?

Sound:
I'm a university scientist, do acoustics research for a living. I use this card to record tire noise in a moving vehicle, in order to design quieter roads. The Indigo is the last link between $50,000 of research quality recording gear (bolted to the vehicle wheel) and a laptop used for recording. What is required for this use is nothing more or less than complete accuracy - delivered reliably by the Echo Indigo. The 24 bit recording depth lets us concentrate on driving the vehicle and operating the analysis gear, without worrying about lost precision due to low recording levels. The quality of this device stands up to the $8,000 Larson Davis analyzer it's connected to.

Ease of Use:
Simple makes it easy. It interfaces seamlessly with Adobe Audition, which we use for recording software. As mentioned above, it would be nice if it had a level control for recording.

Support:
Someone else already said it: the best support is NONE NEEDED. This has that.

Overall:
Perfect device, only slight drawback is lack of an input level control. However, at this price point the necessary electronics to do that might compromise the accuracy, so it's understandable.

Submitted: 7/6/2006

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Notebook pro audio recording has never sounded so good, or been this convenient and affordable. Indigo IO offers one stereo 1/8 in. analog input and output on a Type II Cardbus card powered by your notebook computer. It combines this with 24-bit/96kHz converters for the quality you deserve. Also included is a 6 ft. audio cable for RCA or 1/4 in. connections.

A unique feature of the Indigo IO is the use of "virtual" outputs. Indigo IO appears to software as if it has eight separate outputs, which are digitally mixed down to the physical outputs using Indigo IO's "console" software and its on-board DSP. This makes Indigo IO compatible with all popular multi-track software. And, with Echo's "multi-client" drivers, more than one application (such as an editor and a software synth) can be playing back through Indigo IO at the same time.

Hardware Features
1 stereo 1/8 in. analog input

1 stereo 1/8 in. analog output

Supports full duplex 2 channel in, 2 channel out operation

High quality headphone amp

Analog volume control knob for output

Supports true 24 bit, 96 kHz audio

100 MHz 24 bit Motorola DSP

Powered by your notebook computer

Includes 6 foot adapter cable for RCA and 1/4 in. connections

Type II Cardbus slot required

Software Features
Software console for monitoring, metering, and setting levels

Built-in digital mixer provides near-zero latency monitoring

Supports Windows Me/2000/XP/Vista and Macintosh OS X

Supports pro audio software (WDM Kernel Streaming, ASIO, GSIF, and CoreAudio)

8 "Virtual Outputs" - run multiple applications at the same time
Low-latency drivers

Technical Info

Analog Input
1 stereo 1/8 in. connector
Frequency Response: 10Hz-20kHz, ?0.5dB
Dynamic Range: >109dB A-weighted
THD+n at -3dbfs, 1kHz sine wave: <0.0014% A-weighted
Crosstalk at -3dbfs, 1kHz sine wave: <0.0005% A-weighted
Nominal Input Level: -10dBV
Maximum Input level: +7.2 dBu
Input Impedance: 10KOhm

Analog Output
1 stereo 1/8 in. connector
Frequency Response: 10Hz-20kHz, ?0.5dB
Dynamic Range: >109dB A-weighted
THD+n at -3dbfs, 1kHz sine wave: <0.0013% A-weighted
Nominal Output Level: -10dBV
Maximum Output level: +6.3 dBu

General Converter Specs
128x Oversampling converters
24 bit data resolution maintained throughout signal path
Multiple sampling rates supported: 32k, 44.1k, 48k, 88.2k, 96k

General
On-board 24-bit Motorola DSP for mixing and monitoring
Headphone amp with volume control

Host Interface
Bus mastering CardBus host interface

System Requirements
PC:
Windows 2000, XP, Win x64, Vista

Mac:
Mac OS X
Record music right into your laptop with this portable audio interface. High quality 24-bit/96 kHz converters for pristine sound quality. Full duplex 2-channel I/O. Eight virtual outputs for multitracking. Onboard output volume control. Includes monitoring software. Type II Cardbus slot required. Mac/Windows compatible.

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