1820

The E-MU 1820 Digital Audio System delivers everything you need to produce audio on a PC with professional results- 24-bit/192kHz converters, hardware-accelerated effects and mixing, and seamless compatibility with your favorite PC audio/sequencer software. The 1820 offers musicians a comprehensive array of I/O options to cover every recording application at an unbeatable price.

 RRP $949  Regular Customer? - Call for your price.

Features

The E-MU 1820 features:

	Premium 24-bit/192kHz converters - 112dB signal-to-noise ratio for pristine recording and playback of your tracks
	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 - 18 inputs and 20 outputs, plus two sets of MIDI I/O and FireWire port
	Two TFPro™ studio-grade preamps with Mic/Line inputs via Neutrik connectors, 48V phantom power and 40dB of gain - plug microphones, guitars and keyboards straight into your system
	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:

	Two TFPro Mic/Line/Hi-Z preamps (w/48V phantom power)
	Six 1/4" Balanced Inputs
	Eight 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/96kHz coaxial S/PDIF In/Out (switchable to AES/EBU)
	24-bit/96kHz optical S/PDIF Out (switchable to AES/EBU)
	Two sets of MIDI In/Out
	Four stereo 1/8" Speaker Outputs (configurable from stereo to 7.1)
	Stereo Headphone Output
	Firewire® Interface

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 20 effects plug-ins (over 500 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.

Retail Box Contents

	E-MU® 1010 PCI card
	E-MU AudioDock
	EDI (E-MU Digital Interface) cable (3 meters)
	Headphone splitter cable
	PC power cable
	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)

E-DSP Hardware-accelerated Effects, Mixing and Monitoring

Technical Specifications

Minimum System Requirements:

	Intel® or AMD® processor - 1 GHz or faster
	Intel, AMD or 100% compatible motherboard & chipset
	256MB System RAM
	900MB of free hard disk space for full installation
	Microsoft® Windows® XP (SP 2) or 2000 (SP4)
	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)

 RRP $949  Regular Customer? - Call for your price.

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