ECHO GINA 3G PCI DIGITAL AUDIO RECORDER

Gina3G is the third generation of our budget priced, professional quality digital audio recorder. The original Gina premiered in 2000 to critical acclaim and since then we've been perfecting the art of making high quality digital audio recording products at affordable prices. The Gina3G brings you the best features of the Gina24, but with better digital audio converters, dual microphone preamps, and MIDI I/O.

Gina3G is perfect for the budget-minded musician who wants to get into digital audio recording without sacrificing quality for price. You won't need an audio mixer or studio monitors to get started here. Gina3G has all you need: 2 universal inputs with microphone preamps, 6 balanced analog outputs, and a headphone output. ADAT lightpipe I/O, optical and coaxial S/PDIF I/O, and MIDI I/O are also included; 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.

Hardware Features

2 auto-sensing universal inputs (mic/guitar/line):
110dB (A-weighted) dynamic range
Meters, trim knobs, & phantom power
6 balanced 1/4" 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)

*Universal inputs support mic, guitar, & line level signals over XLR or 1/4" (balanced TRS or unbalanced TS) cables. Meters, trim knobs, & phantom power switch are provided.

**GSIF compatibility will be added in a software update soon after launch.

All cards have output levels for analog outputs and monitors that can route from any input to any output.
All cards support internal input clock.

Specifications subject to change without notice.

About Echo Audio:
Echo Digital Audio is a successful research and development organization, licensing its technology to larger companies while at the same time supplying its popular products and supporting software to end-users and other manufacturers in the pro audio, broadcast, test and measurement, and audio simulation markets. Echo began designing and manufacturing computer audio products over 30 years ago. The Company was a pioneer in the computer-based voice technology field in the 1980's; Echo's audio peripherals and speech compression were standard products in the education and special needs markets. In the 1990's Echo went on to design and manufacture the first multi-track recording products for the PC and Mac markets. Echo has licensed its DSP-based audio technology to several leading audio and semiconductor companies including: Gibson Guitar, Analog Devices, HP, Sony, Motorola, Peavey, Mackie, Carvin, and Dolby Laboratories. All the Company's technology is created in-house where the small, focused staff pays meticulous attention to perfecting digital audio at each step of the design process. Echo's hardware and software engineers have worked together for years delivering solutions that would typically require significantly greater resources and personnel. Echo has a following of loyal, discriminating customers who share its vision of never settling for anything less than first-rate quality - especially at modest price points. They appreciate the unique attention that goes into every facet of product development, from the sturdy, sleek industrial design of the metal cases, to the rock solid software drivers. Echo is a closely-held company, located in Santa Barbara, California, with a management team that has been in place for nearly 30 years.

Echo Audio warrants its products to be free from defects for 1 year from the date of purchase.

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