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1616M

 

E-MU's new 1616M Laptop Digital Audio System is the most powerful and portable laptop audio system ever created, offering the same powerful effects, monitoring  and mastering-grade (24-bit/192kHz A/D and D/A) converters of E-MU's best selling Digital Audio Systems. 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 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 well as the new E-MU Production Tools Software Bundle that includes E-MU's Proteus X LE, as well as software by Cakewalk, Steinberg, Ableton, IK Multimedia, and many more - everything you need to create, record, edit, master and burn your music.

RRP $1199. Regular Customer? Call for your price.




Features

The E-MU 1616M features:
bullet 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
bullet 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 M for complete analog and digital I/O flexibility
bullet Hardware-accelerated effects - over 600 standalone and E-MU Power FX VST plug-in effects with no CPU overhead
bullet PatchMix™ DSP zero-latency hardware mixing and monitoring - with super-flexible patchbay - no external mixer needed
bullet Ultra-portable MicroDock M 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)
bullet 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
bullet Compatibility with most popular audio/sequencer applications - ultra-low latency 24-bit/192kHz ASIO 2.0 and Stereo WDM drivers
bullet 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:
bullet Two E-MU XTC™ Ultra-low Noise Mic/Line/Hi-Z Preamps with Soft Limiter and 48V Phantom Power (-129dBu EIN)
bullet Four 1/4" Balanced Inputs
bullet Six 1/4" Balanced Outputs
bullet Turntable Input (w/ground lug and hardware RIAA preamp)
bullet 24-bit/192kHz ADAT In/Out (switchable to S/PDIF)
bullet 24-bit/192kHz coaxial S/PDIF Out (switchable to AES/EBU)
bullet Two sets of MIDI In/Out
bullet stereo 1/8" Speaker Outputs (configurable from stereo to 5.1)
bullet Two Stereo Headphone/Line Outputs (one on card, one on MicroDock M)

 

Retail Box Contents
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E-MU 02 CardBus Card

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E-MU MicroDock

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

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Universal power adapter

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MIDI breakout cable

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CardBus Card carrying case

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Quick Start installation guide

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

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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:

bullet Intel® or AMD® processor - 1 GHz or faster
bullet Intel, AMD or 100% compatible motherboard & chipset
bullet Microsoft® Windows® XP (SP 2) or 2000 (SP4)
bullet 256MB System RAM
bullet 900MB of free hard disk space for full installation
bullet Available Type II CardBus slot (PCMCIA slot)*
bullet CD-ROM/CD-RW or DVD-ROM drive required for software installation
bullet XVGA Video (1024 X 768)

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

Click here for compatible laptop systems, and how to check the PCMCIA controller in your system

 

RRP $1199. Regular Customer? Call for your price.


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