Prior to its 1998 release, Yamaha's DS2416 DSP Factory mixing/recording card was one of the most anticipated desktop audio products in history. Featuring the mixing capabilities of Yamaha's world-famous 02R automated mixer and unprecedented support for channel-specific dynamics and equalization, it brought the power of a $4,000 hardware digital mixer to the PC desktop in an under-$1,000 PCI audio card.

C-Console unleashes capabilities in the DS2416 which are only hinted at by the hardware itself. Don't think for one second that falling retail prices signal the obsolesence of the DSP Factory...a full 18 months after release it was still one of the biggest bargains in desktop audio, and C-Console DS2416 insures that it has a long, productive future in any professional audio setup.

A bright future for the DSP Factory and C-Console

One of the most underappreciated aspects of this card, especially when combined with C-Console, is its ability to integrate seamlessly with other audio hardware. Add a DSP Factory to an existing 02R or 01V setup with digital I/O and you essentially double the power and flexibility of your hardware for a fraction of the cost of any comparable stand-alone solution. The near-perfect parameter-for-parameter compatibility of Yamaha's hardware mixers with the DS2416 insures almost zero adjustment time for adding new power to your existing hardware setup.

C-Console is also the premier solution for engineers using the DS2416 as the centerpiece of a DAW. Its superior internal processing and digital I/O allow it to interface with the newest 24/96 hardware and create one of the best bang-for-buck solutions to next-generation audio recording. Even Dolby Pro Logic™ Surround Sound™ compatible mixing is supported through an internal 2.2 format editor; 5.1 and 6.1 formats are supported through an inexpensive C-Face™ extension to C-Console.

Add it all up, and the combination of C-Console DS2416 and the DSP Factory card offers one of the lowest-cost, highest-quality solutions for professional desktop audio available today.

• Full support for every documented DS2416 feature, including
  - patchbays, buses and routing options
  - effects, EQ and dynamics
  - remote MIDI control and automation
  - full support for every known DS2416 add-on and Serial Interconnect device, including the AX44, AX16, AX88 and SW1000XG

• Full automatic detection and support for one or two DS2416 cards
  - every DS2416 parameter listed and available for both cards in a two-card setup
  - 48-channel display mode dialogs for complete simultaneous monitoring and control over both cards

• Near-complete access to all available DS2416 parameters on a single screen
  - display every channel parameter or primary mix control on a single display
  - multiple-monitor compatible; vastly increase efficiency and visibility in dual or triple monitor configurations

• The most thorough documentation of any DS2416 software product available
  - two complete manuals, one for C-Console and DS2416 operation, and another offering a complete guide to the effects, EQs and dynamics

• Dolby Pro Logic™ Surround Sound™ support
  - joystick control, field position oscillator and more
  - supports 2.2 Surround Sound™ capability out of the box
  - optional extended support for 5.1 and 6.1 Surround Sound™ formats using the DS2416 C-Face™ Surround Sound extension

• Dynamic, latency-free automation of DS2416 mixer functions, including:
  - on-demand control over auxes and bus masters
  - real-time control over dynamics parameters
  - full access to all effect parameters and real-time parameter control
  - digital attenuators
  - full access to sophisticated channel delay capabilities

• Compatible with virtually every popular Windows- or hardware-based recording or audio workstation configuration

• All the features, extras and support that come standard with every C-Console product

IBM PC, MMX P-133 level CPU or newer

Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0

32MB system RAM

15MB free disk space

Monitor capable of 1024x768 display resolution and HiColor (16K or 32K colors) or TrueColor (24M colors) display depth; 4MB PCI or AGP graphics adapter

17" monitor for comfortable 1024x768 viewing on a single monitor. Multiple monitors under Win98 or newer are highly recommended over a larger monitor at a higher resolution.