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Features
Fast data transfer via mLAN
Connecting the i88X to a computer and other mLAN devices via IEEE1394 (FireWire/i.LINK) cables
enables you to transfer multi-channel audio data and multi-port MIDI signals to and from a computer-
based DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) and connected mLAN devices (at a transfer rate of
400Mbps [S400]).
Up to 18 audio channel I/O
The i88X features 2 MIC/LINE inputs and 6 LINE inputs. Inputs 1 and 2 feature 2 sonically
transparent mic preamps (derived from DM2000) and phantom power, and accept both XLR
and TRS phone plugs. Inputs 3-8 accept TRS phone plugs
Input 1 also features a HI-Z (high impedance) jack to connect high-impedance instruments, such
as guitar or bass (page 8).
The Insert I/O jacks enable you to connect an external effects processor
The i88X also features a sampling rate converter that supports sampling frequencies from
44.1 kHz through 96 kHz.
It also features coaxial DIGITAL STEREO IN and OUT jacks and the
optical IN and OUT jacks that are switchable between STEREO and ADAT.
The MIDI IN and OUT ports enable you to connect external MIDI devices in the mLAN system
The i88X can process up to 18-channel input and output data when running at a sampling frequency
of 48 kHz or 44.1 kHz, and up to 14-channel input and output data when running at a
sampling frequency of 96 kHz or 88.2 kHz.
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Audio Characteristics
Compatible sampling frequencies: 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 88.2 kHz, 96 kHz
Linear 24-bit, 128-times (at a sampling frequency of 48 kHz or 44.1 kHz) or 64-times (at a sampling
frequency of 96 kHz or 88.2 kHz) oversampling A/D and D/A converters
Frequency response: 20 Hz – 20 kHz, Standard dynamic range: 110 dB
Direct Monitoring Function
Enables you to monitor the sound being recorded to the DAW without latency (sound delay)
Integrated Package Containing Plug-in Effects
Four VST/AU plug-in effects, including equalizer, vocal and mastering effects, etc.
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Expansion
Being based on mLAN, The Yamaha i88X can be expanded, meaning that the system can grow with your
needs. Add a Yamaha 01X or more i88X's to give you more channels etc. Future proofing has
never been this easy.
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Network
The
Yamaha i88X features Yamaha's
next generation mLAN technology. Offering high speed
audio and MIDI networking between computers, synthesisers
and other mLAN compatible products,
As
Yamaha's mLAN technology is based on the industry
standard IEEE1394 (FireWire) buss, connecting up your
Yamaha i88X is as simple as plugging in a single cable.
Perfect for any environment, the Yamaha i88X is as
happy connected to a laptop as to a desktop computer.
mLAN
being a true network, and not just a point to point
connection system, allows for up to 63 mLAN compatible
devices to be linked together.
And
with mLAN using a single cable to send multichannel
audio and MIDI, you need never have to worry about
opening up your computer, fiddling with messy IRQ's
or wrestling with awkward set-up configurations. Yamaha
i88X means you just literally plug in and play.
The following diagram illustrates a typical connection example.
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Software Support
 Unlike
other solutions on the market, there is no need to
switch to one specific application just to get the
full benefit of Yamaha i88X. With low latency 24-bit
96kHz audio driver support for Windows XP and Mac OS9/OSX computers as well as full MIDI capability,
the i88X slip's into your existing working environment
with absolute ease.
Bundled
with the Yamaha i88X is a professional suite of user
interface control software and commercially available
VST effects plug ins (over £400 worth Pitch
Fix, Vocal Rack and
Final Master) to enhance
even further your experience of working with one of the most
powerful computer audio product ever conceived.
APPLICATIONS
The Yamaha i88X as an audio/MIDI I/O interface is the
ideal solution for delivering the best from your music
and audio applications including: Cakewalk
SONAR, SONAR 2, SONAR 3, Cakewalk Pro Audio, Guitar
Tracks Pro, Home Studio, Steinberg Cubase VST, Cubase
SX, Cubase SL, Cubase SE, Nuendo, Wavelab, Emagic
Logic Audio, Adobe Audition, Syntrillium Cool Edit
Pro, Cool Edit Pro 2, Sonic Foundry Sound Forge, Acid,
Samplitude, GigaStudio, Propellerheads Reason, Ableton
Live, Image Line FL Studio (Fruityloops) and other
multitrack music software.
mLAN
EXPLAINED
One Cable. One Network. Get Connected.
mLAN is the integration of audio and MIDI bi-directional
transfer over a single FireWire (IEEE 1394) cable.
Up to 63 mLAN compatible products may be connected
together in any order, and as mLAN ports are hot-pluggable,
there is no need to power-down or reset any devices.
mLAN is extremely useful in computer-based music production,
although compatible products may be connected together
without a computer - ideal for live performance situations.
The format is supported by Windows XP and at OS level
for Mac OSX platforms. There are also ASIO and WDM
multiclient drivers available for the PC platform.
Although mLAN has been developed by Yamaha, over 40
other manufacturers have signed on as licensees, many
with products already in the market. mLAN
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