E-MU 1616M PCIe Digital Audio System

Full Description

The MicroDock breakout box offers a total of 16 inputs and 16 outputs plus 32 channels of MIDI I/O, including two E-MU XTC Class-A ultra-low noise mic/line/hi-Z preamps with 48V phantom power and analog soft limiting circuit for clip protection.

The 1616M PCIe also ships with ASIO2 and WDM drivers for Windows XP, 2000 and x64, as well as the E-MU Production Tools software bundle that includes E-MU's Proteus X LE, plus software by Steinberg, Ableton, IK Multimedia, and many more - everything you need to create, record, edit, master and burn your music.

FEATURES/SPECIFICATIONS:

• Mastering grade 24-bit/192kHz converters - the same A/D converters used in Digidesign's flagship ProTools HD 192 I/O Interface delivering an amazing 120dB signal-to-noise ratio
• Hardware-accelerated effects - over 600 standalone and E-MU Power FX VST plug-in effects with no CPU overhead
• PatchMix DSP zero-latency hardware mixing and monitoring - with super-flexible patchbay - no external mixer needed
• Two E-MU XTC Class-A, ultra-low noise preamps (-127dBu) - Mic/Line and true Hi-Z inputs via Neutrik connectors, with analog soft limiter, 48V phantom power and 60dB of gain.
• Compatibility with most popular audio/sequencer applications - ultra-low latency 24-bit/192kHz ASIO2, WDM and 64-bit drivers.
• E-MU Production Tools Software Bundle - includes Cakewalk SONAR LE, Steinberg Cubase LE and Wavelab Lite, Ableton Live Lite 4 for E-MU, IK Multimedia AmpliTube LE and T-RackS EQ, Minnetonka diskWelder BRONZE, SFX Machine LT, plus E-MU's Proteus X LE Desktop Sound Module - everything you need to create, record, edit, master and burn is in the box.
• I/O Configuration: Two E-MU XTC Ultra-low Noise
• Mic/Line/Hi-Z Preamps with Soft Limiter and 48V Phantom Power (-129dBu EIN)
• Four 1/4" Balanced Inputs
• Six 1/4" Balanced Outputs
• Turntable Input (w/ground lug and hardware RIAA preamp)
• 24-bit/192kHz ADAT In/Out (switchable to S/PDIF)
• 24-bit/192kHz coaxial S/PDIF Out (switchable to AES/EBU)
• Two sets of MIDI In/Out
• Stereo 1/8" Speaker Outputs (configurable from stereo to 5.1)

• Stereo Headphone Output

• E-DSP Hardware-accelerated Effects, Mixing and Monitoring: E-MU's Digital Audio Systems feature the powerful E-DSP chipset, which features a hardware-accelerated effects processor with over 28 effects plug-ins (over 600 presets). This effects architecture is fully expandable, allowing you to add more effect plug-ins to your system as needed. E-DSP also provides zero-latency, hardware-based mixing and monitoring via the included PatchMix DSP mixer, delivering unmatched flexibility in routing audio between all of your physical and virtual (ASIO/WDM) inputs and outputs- no external mixer needed.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

• Intel or AMD processor - 2 GHz or faster
• Intel, AMD or 100% compatible motherboard & chipset
• Microsoft Windows XP and Vista
• 512MB System RAM
• 900MB of free hard disk space for full installation
• PCIe compliant slot for E-MU 1010 PCIe card
• CD-ROM/CD-RW or DVD-ROM drive required for software installation
• XVGA Video (1024 X 768)

Latest Drivers/Applications/Documents: Ensure you always update your system with the latest official software for improved features and functionality.