| Xitel's Storm Platinum carries quite a hefty arsenal in the way of features, API's and other options. Check out the specs and see for yourself...
Controller Chip
- Aureal Vortex 2 - AU8830 Controller
CODEC
- Quad Channel Output 18-bit AC'97
CODEC
Features
- Hardware Accelerated A3D 2.0 and
DirectSound 3D
- 96 DMA Hardware Accelerated Channels
- Professional 320 Voice MIDI
Synthesizer
- Digital 10-Band Graphic Equalizer
- Multiple Speaker/Headphone Support
- Optical S/PDIF (TOSLINK) Output
- Accelerated Joystick Port
- SoundBlaster Pro Hardware Support
Inputs and
Outputs
- CD In (MPC)
- Aux In (MPC)
- Modem In (MPC)
- Mic In (for electret and condenser
mics)
- 2 Stereo Line Outputs For Up To 4
Speakers
- Optical S/PDIF Output (TOSLINK)
- MIDI/Joystick Port
- Wavetable Header
- Expansion Header
General MIDI
Interface
- MIDI MPU-401 UART Mode
- 16 Byte FIFO’s For MIDI IN and
MIDI OUT
- Doubles as Joystick Port
Signal
Specification
- Output: 1Vrms Typical (AC'97
Specification)
- Input: 1Vrms Typical (AC'97
Specification)
- Frequency Response 20Hz - 20 kHz
- THD+N: Less than 0.007%
- SNR: Better than 95 dB
Hardware
Acceleration Features
- Full A3D 1.0 and A3D 2.0
- DirectSound and DirectSound 3D
- MIDI Synthesis Including DirectMusic
- 48 kHz Sample Rate Conversion
- Digital Mixing
- 10-Band Graphic Equalizer
- Joystick Port Commands
API's
Supported
- Aureal A3D 1.0
- Aureal A3D 2.0
- Microsoft DirectSound
- Microsoft DirectSound 3D
- Microsoft DirectMusic
- Microsoft DirectInput
- EAX (future driver revision)
Operating
Systems
- Microsoft Windows 95/98
- Microsoft Windows NT
- Microsoft DOS
Pretty much the same specs as any other Vortex 2 based card out there except that optical S/PDIF output, which is good for those of you with a mini-disk or an amplifier with the optical connector.
This feature deserves strong recognition because most other cards are offering the same digital link on a daughtercard for even more money. This bad-boy has one built onto it.
Sound exceptional? We thought so too...
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