Orban PC Products Broadens Applications for Optimod-PC 1100 with New Driver
Tempe, Arizona, March 19, 2008 — Circuit Research Labs, Inc. (OTCBB: CRLI.OB), parent company of CRL Systems, Inc. dba Orban/CRL, has released a new driver for its Optimod PC 1100, a full-featured DAB audio processor on a PCI sound card.
The Orban PC 1100 was the first PCI sound card to include a fully professional audio processor for digital transmission channels. It has established itself as the premiere audio processor for Internet streaming and HD Radio's® HDx supplemental channels. New features include:
- Microsoft Windows Mixer API
- Microsoft Windows Metering API
- Enhanced card recognition for more reliable and stable multi-card operation.
- Support for 32 & 64-bit Windows XP WDM Audio Driver and 32&64-bit Vista Core WDM Audio Driver
- Full PCI bus mastering
- New ASCII serial and serial to closure control
- Improved AGC performance
According to John F. Schaab, Director of PC Products, the improvements not only bring Vista compliance but, because the Window Mixer is now supported, Optimod-PC's processing and mixing capabilities can be easily integrated into applications that previously may have needed a different sound card. This allows Optimod-PC to be used in new applications like ad insertion, distance learning, and teleconferencing, all of which can benefit from the clarity and consistency that a professional broadcast audio processor provides.
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About Circuit Research Labs, Inc.
Circuit Research Labs, Inc. is a manufacturer of high-quality digital and analog audio processing, transmission encoding, and noise reduction equipment. Circuit Research Labs, Inc. is in the market for radio, TV and Internet audio processing. As technology evolves, Circuit Research Labs continues to innovate with state-of-the-art audio processing products for DAB, DTV and streaming media. The Company purchased Orban® in May of 2000. Orban was founded in 1970 by Bob Orban, who is the world's foremost expert in transmission audio processing for broadcast. Orban leads the industry in the design and manufacture of audio processors for radio, television and Internet broadcasting. Recognized for its standard-setting Optimod® digital audio processors and the Opticodec® codecs, the Orban name has become synonymous with reliable, high performance products. Today, its versatile audio processing equipment and codecs are the products of choice in fast-paced production environments worldwide.
For more information contact David Rusch at phone +1 (480) 403-8300, fax +1 (480) 403-8301 or e-mail: drusch@orban.com. Information is also available at www.orban.com and www.orban-europe.com.