Echo Audio Indigo/Indigo io/Indigo dj PCMCIA Type II Cardbus Driver 8.5 for Vista/Win7 Download

Posted at December 21, 2024 by PCI-DB Team

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Device Name	Echo Audio Indigo/Indigo io/Indigo dj PCMCIA Type II Cardbus Driver 8.5 for Vista/Win7
Category	Sound Card
Manufacturer	OTHER SOUNDCARDS
File Size	1.7 MB
Supported OS	Windows Vista ,Windows Vista 64 bit ,Windows 7 ,Windows 7 64 bit

Echo Audio Indigo/Indigo io/Indigo dj PCMCIA Type II Cardbus Driver 8.5 for Vista/Win7 Description

Changes
• New installer to support Windows 7.
• Fixed problems with the console not opening on Windows 7.

Known issues
• Importing sessions from the old console is not supported.
• Multiclient mode may work differently than you expect if you have surround sound mode selected.
• If you experience glitching or distortion while recording with an Indigo io, try disabling one or more outputs in your audio software

The console
This driver release includes a console that has been specifically developed for Windows Vista and Windows 7. If you are used to the console for previous versions of Windows, this one works similarly. The main difference is that you select the output using the tabs across the top of the window.

The new console provides almost all of the same functionality as the previous one, with the exception of features that are not available with the WaveRT drivers.
You can access the new console from the Start menu in the Echo Digital Audio folder or  via the shortcut on your desktop.

Stereo versus surround sound
Use this control to choose if you want your hardware to show up as multiple stereo pairs or as a few multichannel wave devices in the Sound control panel.

Synchronize wave devices
Normally, the driver tries to keep playback and recording synchronized. However, there are few cases where you don't want that. If you are running an application that needs the inputs and outputs to be totally independent, then turn this off. Most of the time, you probably want to leave it enabled.

Sample rate display
This area of the Settings page shows the hardware's current sample rate. This will reflect whatever sample rate has been set by your audio software.
Note that if you set the Core Audio sample rate, the sample rate display will not update until an audio application begins playing or recording.

System tray icon
When you open the console, you will see an icon added to the system tray. Clicking the left mouse button on the tray icon will bring all of the console windows to the foreground.
Clicking the right mouse button on the tray icon will display a pop-up menu that will let you select individual console windows, show or hide all of the console windows, or arrange the console windows in the middle of your monitor.

Core Audio
Core Audio is the name for the new sound system introduced with Windows Vista.
You can set the sample rate and format used by Core Audio in the Sound control panel. If you open the Sound control panel, you should see one or more playback and recording devices for your Echo hardware.

For Echo hardware, each of these playback and recording devices share a common physical audio clock – in other words, if you have your analog outputs set for 48 kHz, your digital or headphone outputs are also running at 48 kHz.
However, Core Audio does not recognize this concept. Therefore, rather than setting the Core Audio sample rate from the Sound control panel, you can set the Core Audio sample rate from the Echo PCI console.

Be aware that setting the Core Audio sample rate or the digital mode (for products with optical S/PDIF and ADAT only) from the console will cause the current playback and recording devices to be removed and new ones created in their place; this ensures that the sample rate is consistent. The downside is that this will stop any applications that are currently playing or recording. We therefore recommend that you only change the Core Audio sample rate or the
digital mode when you are not playing or recording.

If you set your audio software to play or record at a different format or sample rate than that specified for the Core Audio sample rate, Windows will automatically perform format conversion. Note that none of this applies to audio software that uses ASIO. Setting the Core Audio sample rate has no effect on the sample rates available to or used by ASIO.

ASIO support
This driver release includes full ASIO 2.2 support. Just select “ASIO Echo PCI” from within your ASIO-based application.

New features for Windows Vista and Windows 7
The scheduler in Windows Vista and Windows 7 has a new feature called MMCSS, or Multi Media Class Scheduler Service. MMCSS is intended to enable audio software to run at the highest priority to avoid glitching.

The ASIO driver included with this release supports MMCSS. On the ASIO control panel, you will see two new settings.
• Use multimedia priority boost: Checking this box tells the ASIO driver to use MMCSS to run at a higher priority.
• Lower window manager priority: Checking this box causes Windows to prioritize audio playback and recording over drawing windows on the screen.
Both settings are checked by default.

Windows volume controls
Windows volume controls and the console volume controls are now synchronized. This means that if you adjust the playback volume in the console, those changes will be automatically reflected in the Windows volume controls and vice versa.
You can also control the playback volume using Windows’ volume controls.

For Mia and Mia MIDI, the Windows volume controls only apply to the analog outputs. To adjust the playback volume for the digital output, you will need to use the console volume controls.
For the Indigo dj, the Windows volume controls only apply to the headphone output. To adjust the playback volume for the line output, you will need to use the console volume controls.
Note that Windows Vista and Windows 7 do not support setting playback mutes per channel; therefore playback mutes in the console will always behave as if they were ganged, regardless of the gang button setting.

  It is highly recommended to always use the most recent driver version available.

Try to set a system restore point before installing a device driver. This will help if you installed an incorrect or mismatched driver. Problems can arise when your hardware device is too old or not supported any longer.

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