Emu 1616M Laptop Audio Interface

Emu 1616M Laptop Audio Interface is the most potent and convenient laptop audio system ever created, offering the same powerful DSP effects, zero-latency monitoring and mastering-grade 24-bit/192kHz A/D and D/A converters of E-MU's best selling PCI Digital Audio Systems. Emu 1616M CardBus card can be used standalone for its DSP power and studio-quality headphone amp/line output, or plugged into the MicroDock M for a total of 16 inputs and 16 outputs plus two sets of MIDI I/O. E-MU's Laptop Digital Audio Systems ship with ASIO2 and stereo WDM drivers for Windows XP and 2000, as with the new E-MU Production Tools Software Bundle including E-MU's Proteus X LE software by Cakewalk, Steinberg, Ableton, IK Multimedia, and many more - everything you need to create, record, edit, master and burn your music.

Features

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

The ultimate portable system - for recording, editing, mixing and virtual instruments -- use the E-MU 02 CardBus Card alone for its hardware-accelerated effects and premium stereo headphone/line output or together with the MicroDock for complete analog and digital I/O flexibility

Hardware-accelerated effects -- over 600 standalone and E-MU Power FX VST plug-in effects with no CPU overhead

Patch Mix DSP zero-latency hardware mixing and monitoring -- with super-flexible patch bay -- no external mixer needed

Ultra-portable MicroDock offers 16 inputs/16 outputs plus MIDI I/O -- everything from balanced analog and turntable inputs to ADAT and S/PDIF (switchable to AES/EBU)

2 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

I/O Configuration:

• 2 E-MU XTC Ultra-low Noise Mic/Line/Hi-Z Preamps with Soft Limiter and 48V Phantom Power (-129dBu EIN)
• 4 x 1/4 in. Balanced Inputs
• 6 x 1/4 in. 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)
• 2 sets of MIDI In/Out
• Stereo 1/8 in. Speaker Outputs (configurable from stereo to 5.1)
• 2 Stereo Headphone/Line Outputs (one on card, one on MicroDock M)

All Digital Audio Systems ship with 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
• Stereo Delay 1500

Specifications

General

• Sample Rates: 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, and 176.4, 192 kHz 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 (44.1 kHz, 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-20 kHz): +0.0/-0.1dB
• Stereo Crosstalk (1 kHz min gain, -1dBFS) : < -115dB

Hi-Z Line Input:

• Input Impedance: 1Mohm
• Max Level: +18dBV (20.2dBu)
• Dynamic Range (A-weighted, 1 kHz, min gain): 112.5dB
• Signal-to-Noise Ratio (A-weighted, min gain): 112dB
• THD+N (1 kHz at -1dBFS, min gain): -102dB (.0008%)

Microphone Preamplifier:

• Input Impedance: 1.5Kohms
• Max Level: +6dBV (+8.2dBu)
• EIN (20Hz-20 kHz, 150 ohm, unweighted): -127dBu
• Signal-to-Noise Ratio (A-weighted, min gain): 112.5dB
• THD+N (1 kHz 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-20 kHz): +0.0/-.03dB
• Dynamic Range (1 kHz, A-weighted): 112dB
• Signal-to-Noise Ratio (A-weighted): 112dB
• THD+N (1 kHz at -1dBFS): -102.5dB (.0007%)
• Stereo Crosstalk (1 kHz at -1dBFS) : < -120dB

Analog Line Outputs (6)

• T ype: 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 - 20 kHz): 0.0/-.06dB
• Dynamic Range (1 kHz, A-weighted): 112.5dB
• Signal-to-Noise Ratio (A-weighted): 112.5dB
• THD+N (1 kHz at -1dBFS): -98dB (.0012%)
• Stereo Crosstalk (1 kHz 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-20 kHz): +0.0/-0.07dB
• Dynamic Range (A-weighted): 112dB (dock), 115dB (card)
• Signal-to-Noise Ratio (A-weighted): 112dB (dock), 115dB (card)
• THD+N (1 kHz, max gain): 600ohm load: -92dB (dock), -96dB (card)
• Stereo Crosstalk (1 kHz 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 - 20 kHz): +0.1/-0.3dB
• Signal-to-Noise Ratio (15mV RMS unbal input, A-weighted): 96dB
• THD+N (1 kHz, 15mV RMS input): -88dB (.004%)
• Stereo Crosstalk (1 kHz 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 @ 44.1/48 kHz
  4 channels, 24-bit @ 88.2/96 kHz (S-MUX compatible)
  2 channels, 24-bit @ 176.4/192 kHz
  MIDI: 2 in, 2 out

Synchronization

• Internal crystal sync at 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4, 192 kHz
• External sample rate sync via
• ADAT (44.1 - 192 kHz)
• Optical S/PDIF (44.1 - 96 kHz)
• Coaxial S/PDIF (44.1 - 192 kHz)

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 Patch Mix 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

Known Incompatibilities

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