Higher-voltage power rails deliver more headroom, deeper lows, smoother highs, and a richer overall sound. Most off-the-shelf, op-amp-based designs run on power rails of 10V to 18V. The XMAX preamplifier runs on power rails of 30V.

Class A circuits have no crossover distortion and deliver purer, clearer, and more musical results than the Class AB designs that are found in many preamps. XMAX preamplifiers are built with three key elements: But with XMAX preamps, the sonic quality is limited only by the microphone you plug into it. A cheap, off-the-shelf, op-amp-type mic preamp delivers thin, noisy, harsh results. A good preamp boosts the level to almost 400 times that of the original signal, making the preamp one of the most important stages in an interface. The job of a microphone preamplifier in a digital mixer is to boost a microphone-level signal to line level before conversion to the digital domain. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.We start with a great microphone preamplifier. CoreAudio is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.

Note: The Digidesign CoreAudio Driver version 6.9 for Mac OS X 10.3 'Panther' will not work with Digidesign hardware on Mac OS X version 10.4 'Tiger'.ĭigidesign CoreAudio Driver for Mac OS X 10.2 (Jaguar)Ĭheck back on this same page for new versions of the Digidesign CoreAudio Driver:ĭIGIDESIGN, AVID and PRO TOOLS are trademarks or registered trademarks of Digidesign and/or Avid Technology, Inc.

Digidesign CoreAudio Drivers for Mac OS Xĭigidesign CoreAudio Driver for Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) Please see the following page for the latest updates for Pro Tools TDM and LE version 6.9.2 and higher users, and the Standalone Digidesign CoreAudio Driver v7.0 for Mac OS X 10.4 for systems without Pro Tools installed.ĭigidesign CoreAudio Driver for Mac OS X 10.3 (Panther)

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