PCIe Digital Audio System
The E-MU® 0404 PCIe Digital Audio System delivers everything you need to produce audio on a PC at a breakthrough price - pristine 24-bit/192kHz converters, hardware-accelerated effects and mixing, and seamless compatibility with your favorite PC audio/sequencer software. The 0404 PCIe also ships with ASIO2 and WDM drivers for Windows XP, XP x64, Windows Vista and Vista x64.The E-MU 0404 Digital Audio System offers the same hardware acceleration as the rest of E-MU's Digital Audio Systems, providing you with professional sound quality and powerful DSP an affordable price.
E-MU 0404 PCIe features:
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Premium 24-bit/192kHz converters 111dB signal-to-noise ratio A/D converters and 116dB signal-to-noise ratio D/A converters for pristine recording and playback of your tracks |
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Hardware-accelerated effects over 600 standalone E-MU plug-in effects for use in PatchMix with no CPU overhead |
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PatchMix™ DSP zero-latency hardware mixing and monitoring with super-flexible patchbay - no external mixer needed |
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Comprehensive analog and digital I/O plus MIDI two analog inputs, two analog outputs, optical/coaxial S/PDIF plus MIDI I/O |
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Compatibility with most popular audio/sequencer applications ultra-low latency 24-bit/192kHz ASIO2, WDM and 64-bit drivers |
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E-MU Production Tools Software Bundle includes Cakewalk SONAR LE 6.3, Steinberg Cubase 4 LE, Ableton Live Lite 6 E-MU Edition, IK Multimedia AmpliTube X-Gear, Celemony Melodyne essential, Waldorf Attack, Waldorf D-Pole, Waldorf PPG Wave, SFX Machine LT, Creative EAX® ADVANCED HD™ Alchemy (Vista only), E-MU Proteus VX - everything you need to create, record, edit, and master is in the box. |
I/O Configuration:
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Two 1/4" Unbalanced Inputs |
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Two 1/4" Unbalanced Outputs |
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24-bit/96kHz S/PDIF In/Out (switchable to AES/EBU) |
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MIDI In/Out |
General
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Sample Rates: 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4, 192kHz from internal crystal or externally supplied clock (no sample rate conversion) |
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Bit Depths: 24-bit I/O, 32-bit processing |
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PCIe Specification: - PCIe Base Specification 1.1 compliant - Form Factor: Universal-keyed PCIe x1 Card - 3.3V I/O - PCIe Bus Mastering Subsystem reduces CPU Usage |
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E-MU E-DSP: 32-bit DSP with 67-bit accumulator (double precision w/ 3 headroom bits) |
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Processing: Hardware-accelerated, 32 channel mixing, and multi-effects processing |
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Hardware monitoring: Zero-latency direct hardware monitoring w/effects |
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Drivers: ASIO2, WDM/MME/DirectSound, and 64-bit Drivers |
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Anti-Pop speaker protection: Minimizes noise during power on/off |
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Ultra-low jitter clock subsystem: < 1ns in PLL mode (44.1kHz, Opt. S/PDIF Sync) |
Analog Line Inputs (2)
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Type: DC-coupled, low-noise input circuitry |
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A/D converter: PCM1804 |
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OpAmp: NJM2068 |
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Level: -10dBV nominal, 6dBV max (unbalanced) |
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Frequency Response (20Hz-20kHz): +0.20/-.10dB |
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Dynamic Range (1kHz, A-weighted): 111dB |
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Signal-to-Noise Ratio (A-weighted): 111dB |
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THD+N (1kHz at -1dBFS): -100dB (.0001%) |
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Stereo Crosstalk (1kHz at -1dBFS): < -120dB |
Analog Line Outputs (2)
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Type: Low-pass, 3-pole low-pass differential filter |
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D/A converter: AK4396 |
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Level: -10dBV nominal, 6dBV max (unbalanced) |
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Frequency Response (20Hz - 20kHz): 0.05/-.010dB |
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Dynamic Range (1kHz, A-weighted): 116dB |
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Signal-to-Noise Ratio (A-weighted): 116dB |
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THD+N (1kHz at -1dBFS): -100dB (.0001%) |
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Stereo Crosstalk (1kHz at -1dBFS): < -109dB |
Digital I/O
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S/PDIF: - 2 in/2 out optical or coaxial (transformer coupled) - AES/EBU or S/PDIF format (software selectable) |
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MIDI: - 1 in, 1 out |
Synchronization
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Internal crystal sync: 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4, 192kHz |
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External sample rate sync: -S/PDIF (opt. or coax 44.1 - 96kHz) |
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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 |
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S/PDIF: - 2 in/2 out optical or coaxial (transformer coupled) - AES/EBU or S/PDIF format (software selectable) |
Retail Box Contents
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E-MU 0404 PCIe Card |
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E-MU Digital Audio System CD-ROM |
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Microsoft® Windows® XP, Windows Vista®, Vista x64 Drivers |
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E-MU PatchMix DSP |
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E-MU E-DSP Effects Library - Owner's Manual and Tutorials |
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Analog I/O Cable Harness |
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Digital I/O Cable Harness |
Minimum System Requirements
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Intel® or AMD® processor - 1 GHz or faster |
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Intel, AMD or 100% compatible motherboard & chipset |
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Microsoft® Windows® XP (SP 3), Windows XP x64, Windows Vista® (SP1 or higher), Vista x64 |
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256MB System RAM |
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900MB of free hard disk space for full installation |
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PCIe x1 Compliant slot for E-MU 1010 PCIe card (also compatible with x4, x8 or x16 PCIe slots) |
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CD-ROM/CD-RW or DVD-ROM drive required for software installation |
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XVGA Video (1024 X 768) |