ADI's SoundMAX Subsystem Picked for 2GHz P4 Boards

No, we don't have stock in Intel, there are just a lot of Intel-related stories this week due to the onslaught of IDF. Analog Devices is on the Intel bandwagon this with the announcement that its SoundMAX PC audio subsystem is now shipping with Intel's D850MD/D850MV desktop boards to support the new 2GHz P4. ADI's SoundMAX with SPX (Sound Production eXtensions) lives on a PC's motherboard or on a Communications Network Riser (CNR) soundcard, SoundMAX and consists of hardware CODECs with features like hardware sample rate conversion (SRC), 94-dB playback and software speaker equalization (EQ). SoundMAX software includes Windows device drivers and applications that support 3D audio, Microsoft DirectX 8.0, EAX, A3D, voice DLS-2 wavetable, 5.1 virtual theater surround, CNR multichannel output options, and SPX "audio animation" technologies.