New from TerraTec: EWS digitaL

Windows2000 drivers are now available for all professional EWS64-products designed by TerraTec. These allow the user to use the renowned EWS-Technology also in combination with the new Microsoft operating system. This is even more important as the AudioSystems in the EWS64 range have become some kind of Art Cult object since their introduction to the market. The system's unparalleled flexibility - especially when several audio and MIDI programs are in use simultaneously - offers options that can't be found in any other product. The Win2000 drivers can be downloaded free and rapidly from www.terratec.net.

Simultaneously the Lower Rhine Audio specialist TerraTec has launched a new EWS product: the AudioSystem EWSdigitaL. It is based on the combination of the renowned EWS64 L and the Digital-Modul DigitalXtension ,R' (DXR). The EWSdigitaL can be expanded to 64MB RAM (6MB ex-works) and offers 64 (hardware) voices. The user interface of the sampler provides extremely fast access to all parameters such as envelopes, filters and LFOs. Every MIDI note and velocity level within an instrument can be assigned its own sample. On the other hand, all synthesizer functions can be applied individually to each split. The software imports samples and sounds in WAV, SF2 (Soundfont), 94B (sound cards with Dream chipset) and AKAI (S-1000) formats. A wide range of third-party sound CDs have since been published specifically for the EWS64 which make the most of its impressive sound generation capabilities.

The DXR-Module allows digital (S/PDIF) communication with external peripherals without quality loss, such as DAT-recorders or MiniDisk. The choice of interface - optical or coaxial in both directions - is up to you. This way the digital audio data for supported sampling frequencies (32, 44,1 and 48 KHz), is transmitted directly 1 to 1 - there is no need to convert it later.

Technical data:

1. Line 1: 8/16-bit conversion for recording with a 5 KHz - 48 KHz sampling rate
2. Line 2: 18-bit conversion for recording with a 32/ 44,1/ 48 KHz sampling rate
3. Stereo microphone input with switchable preamplifier (without phantom power!)
4. 2 analog stereo outputs
5. Optical digital input and output, S/PDIF, 32/ 44,1/ 48 KHz
6. Coaxial digital input and output, S/PDIF, 32/ 44,1/ 48 KHz
7. Analog mono input and output for PC speaker
8. MPU-401 compatible MIDI interface
9. Duplex MIDI for the simultaneous recording and playback of up to 32 MIDI channels
10. Recording and playback of all audio sources
11. 2MB Sample-RAM Onboard plus 4MB PS/2 SIMM are standard
12. Expandable to 64 MB sample RAM
13. 64-voice sampler / synthesizer
14. 8 reverb and chorus effects as well as a 4-band equalizer
15. General MIDI (GM) and General Synthesizer (GS) support
16. ISA bus card
17. AKAI S1000 TM SoundFont2 and Microsoft WAV sample format support
18. Drivers for Windows 95/98/2000/NT4 as well as ASIO 2.0, MME and DirectSound support