Frontier Design Group Ships Tango24

Tango24 is shipping now! Frontier Design Group has upgraded its successful Tango 8x8 audio converter system to full 24-bit digital resolution, improving audio performance without increasing cost. Tango24 features ADAT lightpipe digital I/O for maximum flexibility in the studio, connecting to lightpipe-equipped I/O cards in computers, digital mixers, and tape machines. Tango24 also features balanced +4dBu analog I/O on 1/4" TRS jacks for clean, quiet connections to other analog equipment.

"Tango24 is what computer-based studio owners are seeking," says Charlie Hitchcock, co-founder of Frontier Design Group. "They know that optically-coupled external converters eliminate the computer noises found in analog soundcards. They want standard interfaces, flexible clocking options, and a solid design. Tango24 builds on these features of Tango and adds an absolute requirement for modern equipment - 24-bit resolution."

Tango24 shares many features with its popular predecessor. All inputs and outputs can be individually set to +4dBu (professional) or -10dBV (consumer) signal levels. Word clock input and output are provided on BNC connections, for synchronizing multiple units or for locking Tango24's clock system to an external master. Front panel switches let you set the clock source to the word clock or ADAT optical input, or to internal crystals for 44.1 and 48kHz operation. Tango24's front panel also includes eight sets of level meters, switchable to inputs or outputs. Separate LEDs indicate signal-present, -3dB below full-scale, and clipping for each channel.

Tango24 is housed in a rugged 1U rackmount enclosure. Since it uses ADAT optical I/O, it can be located up to 10 meters (33 feet) from the computer. In addition to its ADAT optical in and out ports, Tango24 has a ADAT Thru port for archiving audio material to an ADAT MDM without re-cabling optical connections. Tango24 can be connected to any ADAT optical computer interface, including Frontier Design Group's latest super-integrated PCI card -- Dakota.

Tango24's estimated USA street price is $699. For more information about Tango24, please visit the Frontier Design Group web site (http://www.frontierdesign.com), send email to info@frontierdesign.com, or call 800-928-3236 (603-448-6283 from outside USA).

Tango24 and Dakota are trademarks of Frontier Design Group, LLC. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective holders.

Tango 24 Product Summary

PRODUCT NAME: Tango24(tm)

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Tango24 is a 24-bit professional external digital audio conversion system in a 1U rackmount enclosure, providing high-resolution A/D and D/A converters and ADAT optical digital I/O. Tango24 has 8 balanced analog inputs and 8 balanced analog outputs on professional 1/4" TRS jacks. With its ADAT optical interface, Tango24 offers the sonic superiority of external converters without locking you into a single manufacturer's proprietary scheme for system expansion.

Combining Tango24 with an ADAT-compatible I/O card gives you a hard disk recording system without the noises that plague other computer soundcards. Because Tango24 transfers digital audio data optically and has an independent power supply, it is isolated from all computer-generated noises, protecting your sensitive audio signals. Tango24's word clock in/out ports provide extra synchronization capability. Its ADAT thru port lets you archive audio material to an ADAT tape recorder without re-cabling optical connections.

SPECIFICATIONS:

• 8 analog inputs and 8 analog outputs
• 24-bit resolution with 128x oversampling converters
• frequency response ±0.05dB, 20Hz-20kHz
• THD+N 0.002% A-weighted
• S/N ratio (EIAJ) 105dB
• dynamic range 105dB A-weighted
• +4dBu and -10dBV signal levels, selectable per channel
• true differential balanced signals on professional ¼" TRS jacks
• ADAT optical in/thru/out
• internal (44.1 or 48 kHz) or external clock selection
• word clock in and out (BNC connectors)
• locks to external 39-51 kHz sample rates
• level indicators on front panel, selectable to inputs or outputs
• rugged 1U rackmount enclosure
• connects to any I/O card with ADAT optical (lightpipe) ports

For more information, please contact:

Frontier Design Group, LLC
199 Heater Road
Lebanon, NH 03766

phone: 800-928-3236 (603-448-6283 from outside USA)
fax: 603-448-6398
email: info@FrontierDesign.com
web: http://www.FrontierDesign.com

Tango24 and Dakota are trademarks of Frontier Design Group, LLC. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective holders.