Company
Kato Development, Germany
Date
1998
Amiga
A1200
Interface
clock port
  • recording and playback at 44.1 and 48 kHz, full duplex
  • analog and host part is connected via ribbon cable which transports digital data only
  • AHI driver
    analog part (same for all models)
  • 20 bit Crystal AD/DA converter
    • 108 dB signal to noise ratio
  • 9 pin DSUB connector for plugging the adaptor with 6 RCA connectors
  • two stereo line in connectors (RCA) - analog mixed and value controlled
  • one internal input for CD-ROM audio
  • one stereo output connector (RCA)
  • passthrough and monitoring
    host part
  • connects to clock port
  • clock port passthrough for the optional RS232 module, Twister 1200
  • 2 or 4 kB FIFO buffer to prevent interruption of playback and recording
  • Melody 1200 Base
    • 20 bit resolution
    • 4 kB FIFO buffer
  • Melody 1200 Plus
    • 16 or 20 bit resolution
    • 2 kB FIFO buffer
    • 128 kB RAM for playback
    • MPEG 1 audio layer I / II decoder DSP (Texas Instruments TMS320AV110PBM)
  • Melody 1200 Pro
    • 20 bit resolution
    • 4 kB FIFO buffer
    • MPEG 2.5 audio layer II / III decoder DSP
    optional Digital I/O module
    • connects to the ribbon cable between the analog and host parts
    • Crystal A-Lan controller for audio networking
    • 24 bit input and output
    • golden RCA and fibre connectors
    • jobs like Analog-In to Digital-Out or Digital-In to Analog-Out are done without the computer incorporated
Kato Development Melody 1200, 1200 Plus & Pro -  front side
front side