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Overview
E-MU's 1616M PCI Digital Audio System delivers everything you need to produce audio on a PC with professional results- 24-bit/192kHz converters (the same A/D converters used in Digidesign's ProTools HD 192 I/O interface), hardware-accelerated effects and mixing, comprehensive sync options and seamless compatibility with your favorite PC audio/sequencer software. The MicroDock M 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 PCI 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. E-MU's new 1616M PCI Digital Audio System delivers everything you need to produce audio on a PC with professional results- 24-bit/192kHz converters (the same A/D converters used in Digidesign's ProTools HD 192 I/O interface), hardware-accelerated effects and mixing, comprehensive sync options and seamless compatibility with your favorite PC audio/sequencer software. The MicroDock M 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 PCI 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.

¢ 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
¢ Comprehensive analog and digital I/O plus MIDI - MicroDock M offers 16 inputs/16 outputs plus MIDO I/O - everything from balanced analog and turntable inputs to ADAT and S/PDIF (switchable to AES/EBU)
¢ Two E-MU XTC studio-grade, ultra-low noise preamps (-127dBu EIN) with analog soft limiter - Mic/Line and true Hi-Z inputs via Neutrik connectors, 48V phantom power and 60dB of gain
¢ Compatibility with most popular audio/sequencer applications - ultra-low latency 24-bit/192kHz ASIO 2.0 and Stereo WDM 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

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.

Cakewalk SONAR LE - Audio/MIDI Production
SONAR LE is production environment for Windows that provides musicians with a host of potent features that include: 64 audio and 256 MIDI tracks; 24-bit/192kHz recording support; 14 studio quality real-time effects and 6 MIDI effects; audio loop construction tools; dynamic console view; multi-port graphical drum grid editor; multitrack piano roll view; staff notation; ReWire 2.0 support; DirectX/DXi and VST/VSTi support; MIDI clock and MTC slave; Cyclone DXi groove sampler; Audio Simulation's Dreamstation soft synth DXi; and more. Registered owners of SONAR LE will be able to upgrade to the full version of SONAR Studio Edition for a special price

Steinberg Cubase LE - Audio/MIDI Production
Cubase LE is a powerful music software workstation that offers: 48 audio and 64 MIDI tracks; 24-bit/192kHz professional audio quality; a full set of audio effects plug-ins; LM-7, VB-1 and USM virtual instruments; and MTC, MIDI-clock and VST System Link support. Steinberg offers all registered Cubase LE customers to purchase the virtual instruments set (SE versions) at a special price, and Cubase LE is upgradeable to Cubase SX/SL

Ableton Live Lite 4 for E-MU Systems (demo)
Ableton Live is the music-production solution that allows you to spontaneously compose, record, remix, improvise and edit your musical ideas. Live brings your acoustic, electronic and virtual instruments, as well as your digital audio recordings, together in a single interface with unparalleled ease of use. Live's specialty is composition by improvisation. Record musical ideas, combine or create new songs, and compose on the fly, and offers complete multitrack recording and editing for any acoustic source, hardware synthesizer or software instrument. Ableton Live Lite 4 for E-MU is demo software only.

Steinberg WaveLab Lite - Audio Editor
WaveLab Lite is a light version of the popular mastering and wave editing program.

IK Multimedia Amplitube LE - Guitar Amp & FX Modeling Plug-In
AmpliTube is a powerful plug-in for guitar players that puts a virtually unlimited array of tones and effects at your fingertips. AmpliTube's stomp-box, post-effects and amp simulation capabilities make it easy to craft everything from rich, vintage tones to unique cutting-edge sounds

IK Multimedia T-RackS EQ - Mastering EQ Plug-in
The T-RackS EQ was especially developed for mastering - no other single software processor sounds like T-RackS and none makes mastering so easy by enhancing mix frequencies. T-RackS has been created with algorithms based on real analog circuitry, which is why T-RackS sounds so similar to real analog audio hardware, and so unique when compared to other software. T-RackS also delivers high order 32-bit floating point resolution and uses the best possible method to physically model analog components, resulting in an amazingly real tube sound.

Minnetonka Audio Software discWelder BRONZE - DVD Audio Authoring
Minnetonka Audio Software's discWelder BRONZE, is an award-winning basic DVD-Audio authoring program that allows users to deliver surround and high-resolution audio on DVD-Recordable media. With discWelder BRONZE, the you can import all Linear PCM formats supported in the DVD-Audio specification, including surround (up to 6 channels of 24-bit, 48kHz audio) and high-resolution stereo (two channels of 24-bit, 192kHz audio). Surround and stereo tracks may be used on the same disc, in WAV or AIFF file format, and discWelder-burned media will play on any DVD-A player that supports DVD±R/RW. discWelder BRONZE is brilliantly simple to use, and can burn DVD-Audio discs utilizing inexpensive DVD±R/RW drives. So, whether you are making commercial releases, creating high resolution reference discs, archiving your analogue tape or vinyl or simply consolidation you CD collection (with seven hours of CDs on one DVD) discWelder offers tools for every level of DVD-Audio Authoring.

SFX Machine LT - Audio Multi-effects Plug-in
Machine LT is a powerful audio multi-effects plug-in for musicians and sound designers, featuring 21 presets such as BackwardsFragment, RoboTalk, Sitar Drone and Stutter. The plug-in provides up to six sliders for fine-tuning of each preset and allows automated parameter control via a simple "MIDI Learn" interface. It also provides a Randomize button for quick experimentation. SFX Machine LT is a subset of the RT version, which includes hundreds of presets, and a special upgrade price is available for registered E-MU users.

E-MU Proteus X LE - Desktop Sound Module
Proteus X LE is a 24-bit/192kHz VST instrument for your PC that offers the pristine sound quality and powerful Z-Plane filters of E-MU's powerful Proteus X Desktop Sound Module, plus over 1,000 sounds from E-MU's legendary Proteus 2000 sound module. You can also expand your Proteus X LE with any soundset from E-MU's comprehensive sound library. Proteus X LE offers you an intuitive sound module interface to quickly dial in your sounds, with easy-to-use librarian and search functions to find that perfect preset in seconds, as well as two discrete effects processors with comprehensive MIDI modulation per preset.

02 CardBus Card Option:
You can expand the 1616 PCI Digital Audio System with E-MU's optional 02 CardBus Card, letting you use your MicroDock with a laptop. The E-MU CardBus card can be used standalone for its DSP power and studio-quality headphone amp/line output, or plugged into the MicroDock for a total of 16 inputs and 16 outputs plus two sets of MIDI I/O.

Sync Card Option:
You can add professional sync capabilities with E-MU's optional Sync Daughter Card that provides Word Clock In/Out, SMPTE (LTC) In/Out and an additional MIDI output for transmitting MIDI Time Code (MTC).

Features

E-MU Production Tools Software Bundle CD-ROM
  • Cakewalk SONAR LE
  • Steinberg Cubase LE
  • Ableton Live Lite 4 for E-MU (demo)
  • Steinberg Wavelab Lite
  • IK Multimedia AmpliTube LE
  • IK Multimedia T-RackS EQ
  • Minnetonka diskWelder BRONZE
  • SFX Machine LT
  • E-MU Proteus X LE (over 1000 sounds included)
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
Includes the following Effects Plug-ins:
  • Stereo Reverb
  • Lite Reverb
  • Compressor
  • Leveling Amp
  • Chorus
  • Flanger
  • Phase Shifter
  • Frequency Shifter
  • Distortion
  • Speaker Simulator
  • Rotary Speaker
  • Auto-Wah
  • Vocal Morpher
  • 1-Band Para EQ
  • 1-Band Shelf EQ
  • 3-Band EQ
  • 4-Band EQ
  • Mono Delay 100
  • Mono Delay 250
  • Mono Delay 500
  • Mono Delay 750
  • Mono Delay 1500
  • Mono Delay 3000
  • Stereo Delay 100
  • Stereo Delay 250
  • Stereo Delay 500
  • Stereo Delay 750
Retail Box Contents
  • E-MU 1010 PCI Card
  • E-MU MicroDock M
  • EDI (E-MU Digital Interface) cable (3 meter)
  • Universal power adapter
  • MIDI breakout cable
  • Quick Start installation guide
  • E-MU Digital Audio Systems CD-ROM
  • Windows 2000, XP and x64 Drivers,
  • E-MU PatchMix DSP, E-MU Power FX, E-MU E-DSP Effects Library
  • Owner's Manual and Tutorials
Specs

1616M PCI Digital Audio System Specifications:

General
  • Sample Rates: 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4, 192kHz from internal crystal or externally supplied clock (no sample rate conversion)
  • Bit Depths: 24 bit I/O, 32 bit processing
  • PCI Specification: PCI 2.2 Compliant, Form Factor: Universal Keyed, Short PCI Card, 3.3V I/O, 5V Tolerant, PCI Bus-Mastering DMA subsystem reduces CPU usag
  • E-MU E-DSP 32-bit DSP with 67-bit accumulator (double precision w/ 3
  • headroom bits)
  • Hardware-accelerated, 32 channel mixing, and multi-effects processing
  • Zero-latency direct hardware monitoring w/effects
  • ASIO2, WDM/MME/DirectSound, x64 Drivers
  • EDI (E-MU Digital Interface) proprietary 64 channel audio link over CAT-5 cable
  • Anti-Pop speaker protection minimizes noise during power on/off
  • Ultra-low jitter clock subsystem: < 1ns in PLL mode (44.1kHz, Opt. S/PDIF Sync)
Analog Line Inputs (4)
  • Type: servo-balanced, DC-coupled, low-noise input circuitry
  • A/D converter: PCM1804
  • Level (software selectable): Professional: +4dBu nominal, 20dBu max (balanced), Consumer: -10dBV nominal, 6dBV max (unbalanced)
  • Frequency Response (20Hz-20kHz): +0.0/-.03dB
  • Dynamic Range (1kHz, A-weighted): 112dB
  • Signal-to-Noise Ratio (A-weighted): 112dB
  • THD+N (1kHz at -1dBFS): -102.5dB (.0007%)
  • Stereo Crosstalk (1kHz at -1dBFS): < -120Db
Analog Line Outputs (6)
  • Type: balanced, AC-coupled, 2-pole low-pass differential filterD/A converter: CS4392
  • Level (software selectable)
  • Professional: +4dBu nominal, 20dBu max (balanced), Consumer: -10dBV nominal, 6dBV max (unbalanced)
  • Frequency Response (20Hz - 20kHz): 0.0/-.06dB
  • Dynamic Range (1kHz, A-weighted): 112.5dB
  • Signal-to-Noise Ratio (A-weighted): 112.5dB
  • THD+N (1kHz at -1dBFS): -98dB (.0012%)
  • Stereo Crosstalk (1kHz at -1dBFS): < -115dB
Combo Microphone Preamplifier/Hi-Z/Line Inputs (2)
  • Type: E-MU XTC combo mic preamp and Hi-Z/line input w/ Soft Limiter
  • Gain Range: +60dB
  • Frequency Response (min gain, 20Hz-20kHz): +0.0/-0.1dB
Stereo Crosstalk (1kHz min gain, -1dBFS): < -115dB
Hi-Z Line Input:
  • Input Impedance: 1Mohm
  • Max Level: +18dBV (20.2dBu)
  • Dynamic Range (A-weighted, 1kHz, min gain): 112.5dB
  • Signal-to-Noise Ratio (A-weighted, min gain): 112dB
  • THD+N (1kHz at -1dBFS, min gain): -102dB (.0008%)
Microphone Preamplifier:
  • Input Impedance: 1.5Kohms
  • Max Level: +6dBV (+8.2dBu)
  • EIN (20Hz-20kHz, 150ohm, unweighted): -127dBu
  • Signal-to-Noise Ratio (A-weighted, min gain): 112.5dB
  • THD+N (1kHz at -1dBFS, min gain): -103dB (.0007%)
  • Phantom Power: 48V
  • Soft Limiter: 5dB max compression (software selectable)
Headphone Amplifier
  • Type: linear power amplifier
  • D/A converter: CS4392
  • Gain Range: 85dB
  • Maximum Output Power: 50mW (
  • Output impedance: 22ohms
  • Frequency Response (20Hz-20kHz): +0.0/-0.07dB
  • Dynamic Range (A-weighted): 112dB
  • Signal-to-Noise Ratio (A-weighted): 112dB)
  • THD+N (1kHz, max gain): 600ohm load: -92dB
  • Stereo Crosstalk (1kHz at -1dBFS, 600 ohm load): < -100dB
Phono Input (stereo):
  • Type: RIAA equalized phono input
  • Maximum level: Professional: 60mV RMS, Consumer: 15mV RMS
  • Input impedance: 47Kohm
  • Frequency Response (20Hz - 20kHz): +0.1/-0.3dB
  • Signal-to-Noise Ratio (15mV RMS unbal input, A-weighted): 96dB
  • THD+N (1kHz, 15mV RMS input): -88dB (.004%)
  • Stereo Crosstalk (1kHz at -1dBFS): < -80dB
Digital I/O:
  • S/PDIF: 2 in/2 out coaxial (transformer coupled), 2 in/2 out optical (software switched with ADAT), AES/EBU or S/PDIF format (software selectable)
  • ADAT: 8 channels, 24-bit @ 44.1/48kHz, 4 channels, 24-bit @ 88.2/96kHz (S-MUX compatible), 2 channels, 24-bit @ 176.4/192kHz
  • MIDI: 2 in, 2 out
Synchronization:
  • Internal crystal sync at 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4, 192kHz
  • External sample rate sync via: ADAT (44.1 - 192kHz), Optical S/PDIF (44.1 - 96kHz), Coaxial S/PDIF (44.1 - 192kHz)
  • SMPTE/LTC/MTC (via optional Sync Daughtercard): 24, 25, 30 drop-frame, 30 non-drop, SMPTE to MTC, MTC to SMPTE Conversion, SMPTE Striping, Flywheel/Jam/Regenerate
Minimum System Requirements:
  • Intel or AMD processor - 1 GHz or faster
  • Intel, AMD or 100% compatible motherboard & chipset
  • Microsoft Windows XP (SP 2) or 2000 (SP4)
  • 256MB System RAM
  • 900MB of free hard disk space for full installation
  • PCI 2.1 compliant slot for E-MU 1010 PCI card
  • CD-ROM/CD-RW or DVD-ROM drive required for software installation
  • XVGA Video (1024 X 768)
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