Bellingham, WA - Edirol Corporation today announced beta 64-bit drivers for several devices in support of the latest hardware and software for Windows-based computers.
Audio devices now offering direct support of 64-bit processing include the world's first and most powerful Hi-Speed USB Audio Interface, the UA-1000 and the UA-25 USB Audio Interface. Edirol has also updated several MIDI device drivers
to support 64-bit processing including the UM-880 8x8 MIDI Patchbay/Interface, the UM-1 series MIDI interfaces, and several PCR Series keyboards - PCR-30, PCR-50, PCR-80, PCR-M30, PCR-M50, PCR-M80.
These driver updates arrive as Microsoft's Windows XP 64-bit Edition goes into
prerelease trials.
In addition, software companies such as Cakewalk are also offering beta versions
of their audio recording applications in 64-bit. This will allow Edirol users
to use their devices for beta testing as well and ensures that Edirol hardware
can take full advantage of the next generation of recording applications and
operating system.
About 64-bit Processing and Audio
64-bit processing allows applications to extend the amount of RAM available
for music production on the PC to 1 terabyte (1024 GB), well beyond the current
2 GB limit offered by today's 32-bit applications. This provides users with
nearly unlimited potential for working with RAM intensive projects that make
extensive use of samplers and numerous audio loops and tracks. Applications
such as Cakewalk's SONAR x64 Technology Preview provides users with the ability
to load entire, large sample banks, libraries, and audio clips into RAM, thereby
eliminating the latency introduced by disk streaming. In addition, 64-bit processing
provides better CPU performance by offering more and wider registers - a part
of RAM that offers instant access to the CPU - and an improved floating point
unit (FPU). When data is not stored in a register, the computer must retrieve
the data from RAM, causing the processor to chew up several CPU cycles waiting
for information to be retrieved. More and larger registers allows the CPU to
run much more efficiently resulting in the ability for the PC to handle more
processor-intensive tasks quickly.
UA-1000
About Edirol
EDIROL, a member of the Roland group, is a world leader in the development
and manufacturing of products for digital audio and video enthusiasts. EDIROL
offers tools for desktop media production (DTMP) covering applications such
as digital audio capture, video editing and presentation, MIDI controllers,
sound modules and interfaces, software synthesizers and audio monitors. EDIROL
North America, along with its distribution division ThinkWare, is the exclusive
distributor of EDIROL brand video, audio and MIDI products in the United States
and Canada. The company is committed to providing ways for anyone to express
their imagination in music, audio and video.
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