Now you can free up a usb/firewire port with this sound card.
Im not saything this should replace you current sound card, but it make a nice addition to your setup as a back up soundcard.
I am an owner of the orignal Echo Audio DJ PCI and I didn’t have any complaints. Latency was low and once in a blue moon I would have an audio drop out.
Now the bad news…(atleast for the time being)
Macbook Pro users…you have to wait, OS X is not supported (yet)
Following is taken from the Echo Audio Site…This info dropped 10/31/08
Finally an ExpressCard solution for the digital DJ. Indigo DJx offers two independent stereo 1/8 inch analog outputs; one for setting up your cue mix on a pair of headphones, and the other for the house mix. Each output features 24-bit/96kHz converters for the quality you deserve. Also included is a 6 foot audio cable for RCA or 1/4 inch connections.
A unique feature of the Indigo DJx is the use of “virtual” outputs. Indigo DJx appears to software as if it has eight separate outputs, which are digitally mixed down to the physical outputs using Indigo DJx’s “console” software and its on-board DSP. This makes Indigo DJx compatible with all popular multi-track software. And, with Echo’s “multi-client” drivers, more than one application (such as an editor and a software synth) can be playing back through Indigo DJx at the same time.
Hardware Features
Software Features
2 independent stereo 1/8" analog outputs
Preview cue mix on the headphone output while playing back house mix on the line output
High quality headphone amp
Analog volume control knob for headphone output
Supports true 24 bit, 96 kHz audio
High quality digital to analog converters
Powered by your notebook computer
Includes 6 foot adapter cable for RCA and 1/4" connections
ExpressCard slot (34 mm or 54 mm) required
Software console for metering and setting levels
Supports Windows XP/Vista (32-bit and 64-bit)
Macintosh OS X support coming later this year
Supports pro audio and DJ software - WDM Kernel Streaming, ASIO, GSIF (32-bit only)
8 “Virtual Outputs” - run multiple applications at the same time
Low-latency drivers
That is some fuckin good news! I’ve been email spamming them since they first promised to deliver it in february of 2008. I had the PCMCIA version of it and it was ASS KICKING good!
I loved my Indigo I/O pcmcia version, sold it awhile back when i got my A8DJ… but now that i have no computers with an express card slot- looks like I’m out of luck with this latest version…
could somebody please explain to me why this is better than a usb/firewire soundcard? i don´t really understand and i´m actually thinking about buying an edirol ua 25 soundcard. so please if this one here would a better option tell me…
one major benefit is there is no data cable to connect or external power.
Also being plugged into the express port kind of hard-connects the device to the pci express bus in the system - kind of making it like an internal soundcard on a desktop pc, Solid as and you don’t have to worry about usb bandwidth.
I’ve got the original pcmcia version - the latency is very good.. no drop outs either.
the good things are as above but also that it doesn’t require any external power supplies and its very hard to accidentally disconnect it.
the bad thing is that it uses 3.5mm jacks (due to space contraints) which apart from being slightly unprofessional, are also prone to getting damaged. My monitor output is slightly crackly now so I have to be very careful when inserting and removing headphones as it creates a lot of loud noises. Having said that, I’ve gigged with it for over 5 years and travelled ALL over Asia and Oz with it. It’s probably taken more of a beating than it would if you weren’t travelling as much.
similar question hoping someone has now had a go and given it a decent 4 hr thrashing
getting sick of lugging around a large external usb card, but of course still want to maintain sound quality and decent latency.. anyone tried this card out yet?
I have it and as much as I love it, it has fucked me over a few times when I dance juuuuuust a bit to much in the DJ booth.
Depending on how your cardslot is built it is holding the card more or less secure. Using the plastic piece that comes with it to make it nice and snug is ESSENTIAL but I have still managed a couple of times to accidently nudge it out of its place and freeze my software. (ALWAYS keep a backup CD or something at hand)
Latency is good, sound quality is more than okay, nothing mind blowing but the portability and ease of not having to plug in anything else is just amazing.
Coincidently I’m selling my to go for a sturdier USB thing so if you wanna buy mine. I’m in Malta.
if it 100% defo expresscard not PCMCIA i would be interested in buying it, but am not sure how we do that as you are in malta. if you have an ebay account we could maybe go thru that. how old is it and how much do you want for it?
This has been out for at least a year. I bought it last summer and hated it. Sound Quality is the NOT good unless ur DJing in small clubs or your basememnt. Also the sound Output (for both Main and headphone) is extremely weak and it is required that you setup the Control Panel properties correctly which is completely inexplained in the manual and ridiculously confusing and un-nessesary.
Also the output jacks are the 1/8th size (Ipod Headphone Jack Size) and arent anything I would trust in a profectional envierment…
