Echo Indigo IO - Digital Audio Interface for Notebooks
The Indigo IO from Echo is a CardBus Type II interface for use with notebook computers and features 24-bit/96kHz converters. The interface replaces the computer's onboard sound chip to provide pristine, crystal-clear full duplex 2 channel input, and 2 channel output operation.
This high quality stereo input/output device is ideal for listening to CDs or DVDs on the road, mixing professional audio and it can even be used for live performance applications. The card offers 2 stereo 1/8 inch analog connectors, one for input, the other for output. It also includes a headphone amplifier for powering studio headphones.
A unique feature of the Indigo IO is the use of "virtual" outputs. The card appears to software as if it has 8 separate outputs, which are digitally mixed down to the physical output using the supplied "console" software and its on-board DSP. This makes for compatibility with all popular multi-track software. And with Echo's "multi-client" drivers, more than one application, such as an editor and a software synthesizer, can be playing back at the same time.
- CardBus Type II digital audio interface for use with notebook computers to input/output high fidelity audio
- Supports full duplex 2 channel input and 2 channel output operation
- Hardware volume control knob on card
- On-board 24-bit Motorola DSP for mixing and monitoring
- 8 "Virtual Outputs" that are mixed internally using the supplied console software
- Software console for metering and setting levels
- Low-latency drivers allow the card to be accessed by multiple applications at the same time
| Converters | 24-bit, 128x oversampling |
| Sample Rates | 32, 44.1, 48, 88.2 and 96kHz |
| Analog Input | 1 x 1/8" stereo mini |
| Analog Output | 1 x 1/8" stereo mini |
| Digital Input | No |
| Digital Output | No |
| MIDI In/Out | No |
| Sync In/Out | No |
| Headphone Output | Yes |
| THD + N | <0.003% A-weighted @ -3dbfs, 1kHz sine wave |
| Dynamic Range | 111dB A-weighted |
| Frequency Response | 10Hz to 20kHz, +/-0.5dB |
| Power Requirements | Powered by the notebook computer |
| System Requirements |
Notebook with Type II CardBus slot Supports Windows Me/2000/XP and Mac OS X (Jaguar and Panther) Supports pro audio software (WDM Kernel Streaming, ASIO, GSIF and CoreAudio) Minimum 128MB RAM (256MB highly recommended) |
| Specialties | High quality headphone amplifier |
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Pros
- Easy To Use
- Improves Performance
Cons
- Poor Design
Best Uses
- In The Studio
Comments about Echo Indigo IO - Digital Audio Interface for Notebooks:
I use the Indigo IO on DVD movies (with headphones) and during mix-down on multi-track recording projects (plugged into my stereo system). There is an immense improvement over my laptop's regular sound. It is handling the recording projects like a champ. My only complaint is that on my laptop (DELL Inspiron 9100) the card blocks the CD tray. Only a minor inconvenience. Over all this is great product.
Pros
- Compact Design
- Easy To Use
- Highly Compatible
- Improves Performance
- Professional Quality
Cons
- No software bundle
Best Uses
- Audiophile
- Audio recording
- Complex Projects
Comments about Echo Indigo IO - Digital Audio Interface for Notebooks:
This is one of the those pieces of electronics for computers that I would qualify as PERFECT because:
1. The performance meets and exceeds technical specs.
2. The subjective quality of the audio is excellent. Full audio spectrum for audiophiles and pros.
3. The driver performance is flawless, rock solid and lean (i.e. your computer will not get bloatware or dynamic libraries or programs that will execute (and put burden) on your valuable microprocessor's cycles. So, the taxation for your machine by using this piece of hardware is, practically, zero.
4. If you hear your MP3s and find that they are imperfect, that's not a problem of the audio card, the problem is with the MP3s themselves. The tech specs are so high, that this little hardware will reveal the smallest details of any digitally-encoded audio file.
5. The manual is circumspect, direct to the point.
6. The multiclient driver is very convenient for pros working with multiple audio software platforms.
7. The physical construction and packaging are that of a professional sound product.
Get this. And enjoy being the owner of one of them. PCMCIA is fine. If needed, get the Expresscard version, depending on your laptop.
Also, get the best audiophile headphones you can afford. Or hook this up to some serious monitor speakers.
I am very happy wih this product :) Thanks Echo. Thanks for building REAL SERIOUS hardware for SERIOUS AUDIOPHILE PEOPLE.
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What's in the Box
- 6' Adapter Cable for RCA and 1/4" Connections
- CD ROM with Drivers
- One (1) Year Warranty
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