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From: kcampbel@uafhp.uark.edu (Keith Alan Campbell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.audio
Subject: Re: New Sound Board
Summary: AD1016 features
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Date: 10 Jun 91 23:43:19 GMT
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There is a significant number of differences between the AD1016 and the AD1012.
First, the AD1016 is 16 bit stereo, designed to have specifications similar to
compact discs and DAT players, with which the system can communicate digitally.
The AD1012 is 12 bit mono, roughly equivalent to non-Dolby cassette deck        quality. The AD1012 doesn't have a digital audio I/O capability. The AD1012 is
using a less expensive DSP to control its sampling and on-board effects. The 
AD1016 is using the Motorola DSP56001 processor, the same as is used on the 
digidesign Sound Accelerator/Sound Tools/Audiomedia system and in the NeXT 
computer. The SunRize's market for the AD1012 is primarily standard video     
applications where stereo isn't necessary and the sound quality matches that of
non-HiFi decks. SunRize intends to market the AD1016 as a high-end audio/music
editing system. We at Vision Quest Systems are looking at some very high end
music software applications for it.

Don Kennedy
Audio Specialist
Vision Quest Systems