Yamaha mLAN announcements from the AES show are posted at
MusisPlayer.com
http://www.musicplayer.com/Miller_Freeman/Music_Players_Network/CDA/Home/Article/0,1611,5100906,FF.html
Looks like owners of recent Yamaha gear will be able to pick up mLAN
add on cards. Too bad they didn't go back one_more ;-) product
generation (AN1x, A3000, SU700,...)
Check it out...
Several mLAN products are now available for Yamaha's IEEE-1394-based
digital communications protocol. Each product currently operates at
200 Mbps (megabits per second) and offers sampling rates of 44.1 kHz
or 48 kHz, and 16- or 24-bit depth, dependent on user and equipment
specifications. All products ship with mLAN Patch Bay connection
management software, a mixer control application, and mLAN Mac
drivers for compatibility with the ASIO and OMS standards. Yamaha's
future plans also include product development for both Mac and PC
platforms...The mLAN8P Audio/MIDI Processor is an interface that
connects conventional audio and MIDI devices to an mLAN system. With
internal mixing capability and digital effects processing, the unit
handles 8 simultaneous audio in/outs through the 1394 buss (2 analog,
2 S/PDIF, 2 auxiliary and 2 master from the internal DSP) and can mix
12 channels (8 from 1394, 2 channels from analog and 2 from S/PDIF).
Connectors include three 1394 ports, stereo 1/4-in. analog I/O, and
stereo S/PDIF I/O for coaxial and TOSLink optical connections. Other
connections include a stereo headphone jack for monitoring, a 1-in, 2-
out MIDI interface and stereo master output...The mLAN8E Expansion
Board enables mLAN-compatible MIDI equipment to connect to an mLAN
system and to computers that support IEEE 1394. This interface module
supports Yamaha digital musical instruments, keyboards, tone
generators and samplers including the S-80, CS6X, CS6R, A4000 and
A5000. The unit also features internal mixing capability for 16
inputs. Connectors include three 1394 ports that support 8 channels
of audio I/O (subject to the specifications of the connected
instrument) and MIDI I/O...The CD8-mLAN is an interface card for
connecting compatible Yamaha digital mixing consoles - the 02R and
03D - to an mLAN system by installing it into the YGDAI card slot.
The unit contains two 1394 ports with 8 channels of audio I/O and
MIDI I/O. In order to interface MIDI, the CD8-mLAN needs to connect
to the console externally via a serial interface...A current campaign
is underway to sign third-party licensees for mLAN technology.
Interested parties can view current licensing options, technology
transfer procedures and implementation contracts online at
http://www.yamaha.co.jp/english/news/00072002.html. For more
information on Yamaha pro audio products in general, go to
www.yamaha.com/proaudio.