Emu 1616 Laptop Audio Interface

Emu 1616 Laptop Audio Interface brings the same potent DSP effects, zero-latency monitoring and immaculate 24-bit/192kHz A/D and D/A converters of E-MU's best selling PCI Digital Audio Systems to your laptop. Emu 1616 CardBus card can be used impartial for DSP power and studio-quality headphone amp/line output, or they can be plugged into the MicroDock for a total of 16 inputs and 16 outputs plus 2 sets of MIDI I/O. E-MU's Laptop Digital Audio Systems ship with ASIO2 and stereo WDM drivers for Windows XP and 2000, in addition to the new E-MU Production Tools Software Bundle that includes E-MU's Proteus X LE, plus software by Cakewalk, Steinberg, Ableton, IK Multimedia, and many more -- everything you need to create, record, edit, master and burn your music.

Features

Hardware Features

• 2 independent stereo 1/8 in. analog outputs
• Preview cue mix on the headphone output while playing back house mix on the line output
• High quality headphone amp
• Analog volume control knob for headphone output
• Supports true 24 bit, 96 kHz audio
• High quality digital to analog converters
• 100 MHz 24 bit Motorola DSP
• Powered by your notebook computer
• Includes 6 foot adapter cable for RCA and 1/4 in. connections
• Type II Cardbus slot required

• Software console for metering and setting levels
• Supports Windows Me/2000/XP and Macintosh OS X
• Supports pro audio and DJ software (WDM Kernel Streaming, ASIO, GSIF, and CoreAudio)
• 8 "Virtual Outputs" - run multiple applications at the same time
• Low-latency drivers

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

CardBus Card Specification:
Form factor: PCMCIA Type II
Bus-Mastering DMA subsystem reduces CPU usage

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

ASIO 2.0, Stereo WDM/MME/DirectSound 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)

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)

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 filter

D/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

Headphone Amplifier (2 Stereo: MicroDock and Card)
Type: linear power amplifier

D/A converter: CS4392 (dock), AK4396 (card)

Gain Range: 85dB

Maximum Output Power: 50mW (dock), 20mW (card)

Output impedance: 22ohms

Frequency Response (20Hz-20kHz): +0.0/-0.07dB

Dynamic Range (A-weighted): 112dB (dock), 115dB (card)

Signal-to-Noise Ratio (A-weighted): 112dB (dock), 115dB (card)

THD+N (1kHz, max gain): 600ohm load: -92dB (dock), -96dB (card)

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)

Retail Box Contents
E-MU 02 CardBus Card

E-MU MicroDock

EDI (E-MU Digital Interface) cable (1 meter)

Universal power adapter

MIDI breakout cable

CardBus Card carrying case

Quick Start installation guide

E-MU Digital Audio Systems CD-ROM
Windows 2000 and XP Drivers
E-MU PatchMix DSP
E-MU Power FX
E-MU E-DSP Effects Library
Owner's Manual and Tutorials

E-MU Production Tools Software Bundle CD-ROM
Cakewalk SONAR LE
Steinberg Cubase LE
Ableton Live Lite 4 for E-MU
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)

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

Available Type II CardBus slot (PCMCIA slot)*

CD-ROM/CD-RW or DVD-ROM drive required for software installation

XVGA Video (1024 X 768)

*Simultaneous input/output channel count may vary depending on the PCMCIA controller in your system.

Compatible Laptop Systems
*Laptop
IBM ThinkPad T40 (X5650)
Compaq Presario 2100 (X5628)
Dell Inspiron 600m (C13102) Laptop
HP Pavilion zv5000 1.5 Ghz
IBM Thinkpad T23 1.2 Ghz
IBM Thinkpad A22P Pentium III 933MHz Laptop
Dell Latitude (X5502) Laptop
Sony Viao PCG-V505EX
NEC VERSA LXI (X5138) Laptop
HP pavilion N5310 Intel Celeron 750MHz (X5140
Toshiba A75 (X5953) P4 2.8 GHz Laptop

PCMCIA Controller
Texas Instruments CardBus RACEway
O2 Micro OZ 6912/711E0
O2 Micro 0Z711ECI Smart Card Bus
TI PCI-1520
TI PCI-1420
TI PCI-1450
TI PCI-1420
Ricoh R/RL/RT/RC/5C475(II), R5C520
TI PCI-1450
TI PCI-1420
ENE Technology CD-1410

*All tests were performed on Windows XP (Service Pack 2) or Windows 2000 (Service Pack 4)

Known Incompatibilities
There have been reported compatibility problems with E-MU 1616/1616M and the PCMCIA controllers listed below. E-MU is currently working with the respective PCMCIA controller chipset manufacturers to develop solutions that would improve the performance of Laptop systems with these chipsets.

ENE Tech CB1411
Ricoh R5C476(II)
Ricoh R5C475(II)