ESI U46DJ XL

Geschreven door Reind Dooyeweerd vrijdag, 18 januari 2008 16:05

Er komt een nieuwe versie aan van de U46DJMKII namelijk de U46DJXL. De U46DJ geluidskaart werd veel gebruikt door mensen met een budget tijdcode systeem en schijnbaar is de kaart toch populair genoeg geweest om er een nieuwe versie van te lanceren. Veel verschillen zijn er niet ten opzichte van de oude U46DJ op het gebied van de hardware, op driver gebied is er echter wel het één en ander veranderd.

ESI U46DJ XL
The brand new U46 XL, first presented at the 2008 NAMM show, is a multi-purpose 4-in 6-out multi-channel audio interface designed for various recording applications at home or on the road.

The U46 XL is the successor of our famous U46DJ interface. As its predecessor, it provides 2 stereo line inputs, a microphone input with +48V phantom power and a headphone output. A main difference is the improved analog circuitry improving the audio quality as well as the professional micprohone preamplifier with XLR input. This makes U46 XL the perfect solution to record signals from dynamic or condenser microphones on the road or in your studio. The unit also features an instrument input (Hi-Z), typically to connect a guitar directly to it. A two totally separate stereo line input on the backside provide 4 simultaneously usable input channels at one time. There are also 6 independand individual outputs on the backside, perfect for multi-channel playback applications like to provide individual outputs for software synthesizers, to provide independand playback channels for DJ software or to provide surround playback capability via a 5.1 setup. A separate mix output with professional TRS outputs could be used to connect U46 XL to professional stereo studio monitors.

A cool feature is the DirectWIRE support in the driver, allowing you to record signals from one application to another internally. U46 XL works with this driver based on our EWDM technology under Windows XP and Windows Vista, however U46 XL is also Mac OS X compatible.

The brand new U46 XL will most likely be shipping in Q2 2008.


Features

• compact device in stylish white / aluminum case
• supports 48kHz input recording and output playback with 100dB(a) dynamic range ADC / DAC
• 6 channel analog output plus separate mix output
• microphone input with balanced XLR input and switchable +48V support
• Hi-Z input signal support (i.e. for electric guitars)
• 4 channel analog line input (4 simultaneous input channels in total)
• bus powered (no extra power supply needed)
• EWDM driver with MME, WDM and ASIO 2.0 support; supports DirectWIRE
• compatible to current Windows versions including Windows XP and Windows Vista, Mac OS X compatible (from 10.3)