Tuesday, September 1, 1998
New York, NY — Mytek Digital, manufacturer of high performance digital audio converters and meters, and Sonorus, Inc., makers of the award-winning STUDI/O™ ADAT computer interface card, have announced joint development of Digital Audio Workstation hardware incorporating state of the art 96 kHz technology. Both companies bring to the project the expertise they have developed in delivering cutting edge technology to the audio community.

Under the project, Mytek’s 8X96 series 8-channel 24-bit, 96 kHz A/D and D/A converters will seamlessly interface with the Sonorus STUDI/O card, resulting in DAW9624. This multichannel hardware solution will be capable of running various third-party 24-bit 96 kHz software packages for both Mac and PC. Depending on the software chosen, DAW9624 can be configured as a general purpose multichannel DAW, or CD/DVD mastering, foley, or film sound workstations, among other usages. Current 24-bit 96 kHz capable software choices include Cubase VST/24, Samplitude2496, SAWPro, Wavelab and a wide choice of plug-ins such as Waves Native Power Pack, etc. The DAW9624 will run all 48kHz and 44.1KHz software as well.

"DAW9624 represents the next logical step in the evolution of STUDI/O, bringing the highest possible audio quality, at an affordable price, to the widest range of editing and recording software," commented Sonorus president Marc Lindahl. "With Mytek's expertise in mastering converters, combined with Sonorus's reliable 24 bit lightpipe interface, we were able to develop an amazing system."

"This is an exciting project for Mytek. Throughout last year Marc Lindahl and I have been listening to our customers. High performance, affordable DAW9624 is what they want. 24-bit 96 kHz technology is the backbone of DVD and future professional audio production. Combining efforts with Sonorus made it possible to deliver the solution right now," added Mytek president Michal Jurewicz.

More information about DAW9624 is available from either company:

Sonorus, Inc.:
http://www.sonorus.com , email info@sonorus.com
tel (212) 253-7700, fax (212) 253-7701

Mytek Digital, Inc.:
http://www.mytekdigital.com, email info@mytekdigital.com
tel (212) 274 9191, fax (212) 686 4948