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Drivers

BETA Dakota 32-Bit Windows 7 Drivers

v3.16 2010-12-10
Dakota_3_16_BETA.zip - 586KB
NOTE: This is a BETA Windows 7 driver. This driver should fix issues related to blue screening on shutdown on Windows 7 machines but there still may be other issues including possible problems recording in 24-Bit WDM.

BETA Dakota 64-Bit Windows 7 Drivers

v3.16 2010-12-10
Dakota_x64_3_16_BETA.zip - 961KB
NOTE: This is a BETA Windows 7 driver. This driver should fix issues related to blue screening on shutdown on Windows 7 machines but there still may be other issues including possible problems recording in 24-Bit WDM.

Dakota 32-bit Windows driver (includes Vista support) win

v3.15 2007-07-18
DakWdm3_15.zip - 583K
Windows 98 SE, Me, 2000, XP and Vista (including multi-CPU support). Includes WDM, ASIO ASIO 2.0, GSIF, and GSIF 2.0 support. See seperate installation instructions in Documentation section below.

Dakota 64-bit Windows driver (includes Vista support) win

v3.15 2007-07-18
Dakota_x64_3_15.zip - 958KB
For systems running Windows XP-X64, and Vista-X64. Includes full WDM audio and midi capabilities, as well as ASIO support for 32-bit and 64-bit applications. Note: This version is for 64-bit Windows XP and Vista only.

Dakota Macintosh ASIO Driver

v1.06 2004-12-03
Dakota1.06_Installer.hqx - 1,107KB
The Mac Dakota driver 1.06 enables ASIO operation of all audio I/O and OMS operation of all MIDI I/O. This includes support for both the Montana and Sierra expansion products. This driver does not support timecode features such as SoDA, and does not have an audio patchbay. It is otherwise quite similar to the PC driver, including control panel features.

Documentation

Chaining digital audio outputs in multiple GigaStudio systems

v1 2004-12-03
gigapcchain.pdf - 38KB

Eliminating Clicks and Pops in Windows Systems

v1 2004-12-03
ClicksPops.pdf - 85KB

Playing system sounds, streaming audio, and MP3s

v1 2004-12-03
SystemSounds.pdf - 81KB

Re-installing the Dakota driver in Windows

v1 2005-03-16
ReinstallingDakota.pdf - 80KB

Recording 48kHz ADAT tracks onto an audio CD

v1 2004-12-03
ADATtoCD.pdf - 80KB

S/PDIF and true AES/EBU signals

v1 2004-12-03
aes-spdif.pdf - 61KB

Updating the Dakota driver to a new version in Windows

v1 2005-03-16
DakotaUpdateNotes.pdf - 286KB

User Manual

v1 2004-10-26
Dakota_Guide.pdf - 1.07MB

Using Dakota with Cakewalk Pro Audio

v1 2005-03-16
CakewalkDK.pdf - 278KB

Using Dakota with Sonic Foundry ACID

v1 2004-12-03
DakotaAcid.pdf - 339KB

Using Dakota with Sonic Foundry Sound Forge

v1 2004-12-03
DakotaSForge.pdf - 372KB

Using Dakota with Sonic Foundry Vegas

v1 2004-12-03
DakotaVegas.pdf - 424KB

Using the Yamaha 01V

v1 2004-12-03
Yamaha01V.pdf - 98KB

Windows System Recommendations for Frontier Design Cards

v1 2004-12-03
SystemRecommend.pdf - 85KB