1212 I/O Features & Specifications
1212 I/O Website
Contents
Industry-wide software support
12 inputs and 12 outputs - simultaneously!
Word Clock I/O conquers the "gotchas" of the digital studio
Any input channel can be routed to any output channel
The ADAT optical format - not just for ADATs anymore!
Features
Digital Audio:
- ADAT optical in and out
- S/PDIF in and out (16 or 20 bit)
Analog Audio:
- Stereo in and out
- switchable +4/-10 output level
- 20-bit A/D, 18-bit D/A
Synchronization:
- ADAT sync in
- Word Clock in and out
MacOS and Windows 95/98 compatible
PCI Bus Mastering for high performance DMA transfers
Industry-wide software support
MacOS
The 1212 I/O supports all of your favorite MacOS digital audio programs, including:
Macromedia Deck II * Steinberg Cubase VST * Mark of the Unicorn Digital Performer * Emagic Logic Audio * Arboretum Ionizer * Opcode Vision and Studio Vision Pro (through Sound Manager) * BIAS Peak * Cakewalk Metro 4 * Metric Halo Spectra Foo, Realtime Rack, and MLM-100 * Cycling '74 MSP (audio processing for Opcode Max) * Plug-Ins from Waves, Arboretum, and others * Macromedia Sound Edit * Adaptec Jam * Propellerhead ReBirth RB-338 * Transfer Station * Sound Hack * and more.
Windows 95/98
The 1212 I/O also supports all your favorite Windows 95/98 wave device-compatible digital audio programs, including:
Cakewalk Pro Audio 6.0 * Steinberg Cubase VST and WaveLab * IQS Software Audio Workshop * Sek'd Samplitude Studio * Emagic Logic Audio 3.5 * Syntrillium Cool Edit Pro * Sonic Foundry Sound Forge * Propellerhead ReBirth RB-338 * Plug-Ins from Waves, Arboretum, and others * and more.
12 inputs and 12 outputs - simultaneously!
The 1212 I/O features 12 independent, simultaneous record and playback channels - 8 ADAT optical, 2 S/PDIF, and 2 Analog. The ADAT optical I/O seamlessly integrates your favorite digital audio software with digital mixers, multitracks, & synths, as well as offering multichannel analog I/O expansion options. The S/PDIF I/O lets you mix down to DAT, record digitally from your sampler, or run a digital effects loop to an external processor. You can even use the 1212 I/O to transfer between S/PDIF and ADAT formats. The high-quality, switchable +4/-10 stereo analog I/O makes recording from professional or semi-pro analog gear a snap. Need more analog channels? No problem. Use Korg's high-quality 880 D/A for eight additional analog outputs, or the equally impressive 880 A/D for eight additional analog inputs, including two mic preamps. Several third-party solutions are available, as well. For more information, check out "Analog I/O expansion options" below.
ADAT timecode sync
Tighter than any ADAT-to-MTC converter!
The 1212 I/O's ADAT sync input enables 1212 I/O-compatible digital audio software to sync directly to ADAT timecode, without an external ADAT-to-MTC (MIDI Time Code) converter.
In fact, the 1212 I/O delivers tighter sync than any ADAT-to-MTC converter. ADAT timecode is updated every single sample, and so it's accurate to 1/48,000 of a second; MTC is only accurate to 1/120 of a second. You do the math.
Word Clock I/O conquers the "gotchas" of the digital
studio
When we designed the 1212 I/O, we thought through all of the possible things that you might want to do with a digital audio card - and we made sure that the 1212 I/O had the tools to get the job done.
For instance, we knew that you might want to record from a S/PDIF source while controlling your ADAT rig from an Alesis BRC. The 1212 I/O's word clock output makes this possible; just hook it up to the BRC's word clock input, and you're good to go. Most other ADAT-optical cards don't have word clock I/O (or provide it only as an extra-cost option) - so you'd be out of luck.
Studios with digital mixers or house sync generators, or composers and editors syncing audio to video, will appreciate the flexibility of the 1212 I/O's word clock input.
Any input channel can be routed to any output
channel
This means, for instance, that you can bring in signals from the ADAT input, send them out S/PDIF for processing, bring them back in via S/PDIF, and then send them back to the ADAT - all in real time.
You can also re-route ADAT tracks, without using a BRC - for instance, route ADAT track 2 in to ADAT track 7 out.
Analog I/O expansion options
If you need additional analog channels, the 1212 I/O's industry-standard ADAT optical ports give easy access to multichannel outboard D/A and A/D converters, from both Korg and third party manufacturers.
Korg offers two high-quality, balanced, rack-mount ADAT-to-analog interfaces - the 880D/A, and the 880 A/D. The 880D/A adds 8 more channels of analog output; the 880A/D adds 8 more channels of analog input, including two microphone preamps.
Both the 880D/A and 880A/D feature ADAT optical "thru" ports, so the 1212 I/O can remain connected to your ADAT system for digital transfers - without any re-patching.
By using these outboard ADAT optical converters in conjunction with outboard S/PDIF converters, you can use all 12 channels as analog I/O, if desired.
More information on analog I/O expansion options
The ADAT optical format - not just for ADATs
anymore!
Tape-based multitracks are only part of the growing number of ADAT optical-compatible digital audio devices. The 1212 I/O works well with all ADAT optical-compatible devices, including the Yamaha 02R and 03D, Emu Darwin, Akai DR8 and DR16, Korg SoundLink DRS 168RC, 880A/D, and 880D/A, Korg Trinity and Z1, Alesis Quadraverb2, Alesis Quadrasynth series, ADAT-to-analog interfaces from Apogee, Mytek, Frontier Design Group, Soundscape, and Creamware, and more.
Naturally, the 1212 I/O is also compatible with all ADAT-format tape multitracks, including the Alesis ADAT, ADAT XT, and upcoming MD-20 (ADAT Type 1 format), the Panasonic MDA-1, and the Fostex RD-8 and CX-8.
1212 I/O Specifications
Sample Rates: 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, external clock
Digital Audio I/O: Coaxial S/PDIF, ADAT optical
Analog Inputs: 20-bit Enhanced dual bit Delta Sigma*
Analog Outputs: 18-bit linear
Analog Levels: +4 dBu or -10 dBV, switchable
Analog Frequency Response: 20 Hz - 20 kHz, +0 dB, -0.6 dB
Analog S/(THD+N) Ratio (A weighted), Input to Output: 90 dB
Analog Dynamic Range, Input to Output: 94 dB
Analog THD+N @ 1kHz (A weighted), Input to Output: 0.009%
Analog Input Impedance: 1M ohm
Analog Output impedance: 50 ohm
Analog Headroom: 12 dB
Measured in accordance with FCC class A Part 15
Card Specifications: PCI revision 2.1 compliant, full length, installable in any PCI-equipped, MacOS-compatible or Windows 95/98-compatible computer.
PCI Power Consumption: +5V = 1.75 watts, +12V = 1.2 watts, -12V = 0.6 watts
*Current software uses 16 bits for analog i/o
Specifications, operations, and appearance are subject to change without notice.
Copyright 1998-2000 Korg Inc. FAQ Version: 11/29/00