Bargain - Via Envy 24

The applications for the VIA Envy24 include professional high-end PCI audio, computer based telephony, discrete multi-channel audio and general purpose multi-channel I/O. More technical applications include PC-based multi-track audio, PC-based data acquisition, PC-based waveform generation, PC-based instrumentation, and PC-based control and automation.
 

Key Features

Sound Quality
» 24-bit resolution audio format support
» Sampling rates up to 96kHz

Input/Output
» 8x2 I/O on AC-link or I²S, up to 4x2 converters
» Simultaneous I²S for S/PDIF I/O up to 96kHz
» 20 channels, 36-bit wide digital mixer
» Peak meters on all 20 professional multi-track streams
» Concurrent 16 streams DirectSound TM accelerator
» Monitor and master copy functions
» Two MPU-401 MIDI UART ports
» DirectInput TM compatible Joystick port

Architecture
» PCI 2.1 with bus mastering and burst modes

Easy System Integration
» 8-bit GPIO port
» ACPI and PCI PMI support
» I²C subset I/F for E²PROM (configuration and ID storage) and peripherals control
» 24.576, 16.9344 or 22.5792 MHz crystal operation
» Windows® 95/98, NT4.0 drivers

Other Features
» Sample Rate Converter for DirectSound applications
» HW SoundBlaster® Pro legacy
» FM synthesis for DOS® legacy
» 64-voices SW Wavetable General MIDI Synthesizer for Windows95