E-MU's 1616M PCI Digital Audio System delivers everything you need to produce audio on a PC with professional results- 24-bit/192kHz converters (the same A/D converters used in Digidesign's ProTools HD 192 I/O interface), hardware-accelerated effects and mixing, comprehensive sync options and seamless compatibility with your favorite PC audio/sequencer software. The MicroDock M breakout box offers a total of 16 inputs and 16 outputs plus 32 channels of MIDI I/O, including two E-MU XTC Class-A ultra-low noise mic/line/hi-Z preamps with 48V phantom power and analog soft limiting circuit for clip protection. The 1616M PCI also ships with ASIO2 and WDM drivers for Windows XP, 2000 and x64, as well as the E-MU Production Tools software bundle that includes E-MU's Proteus X LE, plus software by Steinberg, Ableton, IK Multimedia, and many more - everything you need to create, record, edit, master and burn your music. E-MU's new 1616M PCI Digital Audio System delivers everything you need to produce audio on a PC with professional results- 24-bit/192kHz converters (the same A/D converters used in Digidesign's ProTools HD 192 I/O interface), hardware-accelerated effects and mixing, comprehensive sync options and seamless compatibility with your favorite PC audio/sequencer software. The MicroDock M breakout box offers a total of 16 inputs and 16 outputs plus 32 channels of MIDI I/O, including two E-MU XTC Class-A ultra-low noise mic/line/hi-Z preamps with 48V phantom power and analog soft limiting circuit for clip protection. The 1616M PCI also ships with ASIO2 and WDM drivers for Windows XP, 2000 and x64, as well as the E-MU Production Tools software bundle that includes E-MU's Proteus X LE, plus software by Steinberg, Ableton, IK Multimedia, and many more - everything you need to create, record, edit, master and burn your music.
• 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
• 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 - MicroDock M offers 16 inputs/16 outputs plus MIDO I/O - everything from balanced analog and turntable inputs to ADAT and S/PDIF (switchable to AES/EBU)
• 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
• 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
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 28 effects plug-ins (over 600 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.
Cakewalk SONAR LE - Audio/MIDI Production
SONAR LE is production environment for Windows that provides musicians with a host of potent features that include: 64 audio and 256 MIDI tracks; 24-bit/192kHz recording support; 14 studio quality real-time effects and 6 MIDI effects; audio loop construction tools; dynamic console view; multi-port graphical drum grid editor; multitrack piano roll view; staff notation; ReWire 2.0 support; DirectX/DXi and VST/VSTi support; MIDI clock and MTC slave; Cyclone DXi groove sampler; Audio Simulation's Dreamstation soft synth DXi; and more. Registered owners of SONAR LE will be able to upgrade to the full version of SONAR Studio Edition for a special price
Steinberg Cubase LE - Audio/MIDI Production
Cubase LE is a powerful music software workstation that offers: 48 audio and 64 MIDI tracks; 24-bit/192kHz professional audio quality; a full set of audio effects plug-ins; LM-7, VB-1 and USM virtual instruments; and MTC, MIDI-clock and VST System Link support. Steinberg offers all registered Cubase LE customers to purchase the virtual instruments set (SE versions) at a special price, and Cubase LE is upgradeable to Cubase SX/SL
Ableton Live Lite 4 for E-MU Systems (demo)
Ableton Live is the music-production solution that allows you to spontaneously compose, record, remix, improvise and edit your musical ideas. Live brings your acoustic, electronic and virtual instruments, as well as your digital audio recordings, together in a single interface with unparalleled ease of use. Live's specialty is composition by improvisation. Record musical ideas, combine or create new songs, and compose on the fly, and offers complete multitrack recording and editing for any acoustic source, hardware synthesizer or software instrument. Ableton Live Lite 4 for E-MU is demo software only.
Steinberg WaveLab Lite - Audio Editor
WaveLab Lite is a light version of the popular mastering and wave editing program.
IK Multimedia Amplitube LE - Guitar Amp & FX Modeling Plug-In
AmpliTube is a powerful plug-in for guitar players that puts a virtually unlimited array of tones and effects at your fingertips. AmpliTube's stomp-box, post-effects and amp simulation capabilities make it easy to craft everything from rich, vintage tones to unique cutting-edge sounds
IK Multimedia T-RackS EQ - Mastering EQ Plug-in
The T-RackS EQ was especially developed for mastering - no other single software processor sounds like T-RackS and none makes mastering so easy by enhancing mix frequencies. T-RackS has been created with algorithms based on real analog circuitry, which is why T-RackS sounds so similar to real analog audio hardware, and so unique when compared to other software. T-RackS also delivers high order 32-bit floating point resolution and uses the best possible method to physically model analog components, resulting in an amazingly real tube sound.
Minnetonka Audio Software discWelder BRONZE - DVD Audio Authoring
Minnetonka Audio Software's discWelder BRONZE, is an award-winning basic DVD-Audio authoring program that allows users to deliver surround and high-resolution audio on DVD-Recordable media. With discWelder BRONZE, the you can import all Linear PCM formats supported in the DVD-Audio specification, including surround (up to 6 channels of 24-bit, 48kHz audio) and high-resolution stereo (two channels of 24-bit, 192kHz audio). Surround and stereo tracks may be used on the same disc, in WAV or AIFF file format, and discWelder-burned media will play on any DVD-A player that supports DVD±R/RW. discWelder BRONZE is brilliantly simple to use, and can burn DVD-Audio discs utilizing inexpensive DVD±R/RW drives. So, whether you are making commercial releases, creating high resolution reference discs, archiving your analogue tape or vinyl or simply consolidation you CD collection (with seven hours of CDs on one DVD) discWelder offers tools for every level of DVD-Audio Authoring.
SFX Machine LT - Audio Multi-effects Plug-in
Machine LT is a powerful audio multi-effects plug-in for musicians and sound designers, featuring 21 presets such as BackwardsFragment, RoboTalk, Sitar Drone and Stutter. The plug-in provides up to six sliders for fine-tuning of each preset and allows automated parameter control via a simple "MIDI Learn" interface. It also provides a Randomize button for quick experimentation. SFX Machine LT is a subset of the RT version, which includes hundreds of presets, and a special upgrade price is available for registered E-MU users.
E-MU Proteus X LE - Desktop Sound Module
Proteus X LE is a 24-bit/192kHz VST instrument for your PC that offers the pristine sound quality and powerful Z-Plane filters of E-MU's powerful Proteus X Desktop Sound Module, plus over 1,000 sounds from E-MU's legendary Proteus 2000 sound module. You can also expand your Proteus X LE with any soundset from E-MU's comprehensive sound library. Proteus X LE offers you an intuitive sound module interface to quickly dial in your sounds, with easy-to-use librarian and search functions to find that perfect preset in seconds, as well as two discrete effects processors with comprehensive MIDI modulation per preset.
02 CardBus Card Option:
You can expand the 1616 PCI Digital Audio System with E-MU's optional 02 CardBus Card, letting you use your MicroDock with a laptop. 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 for a total of 16 inputs and 16 outputs plus two sets of MIDI I/O.
Sync Card Option:
You can add professional sync capabilities with E-MU's optional Sync Daughter Card that provides Word Clock In/Out, SMPTE (LTC) In/Out and an additional MIDI output for transmitting MIDI Time Code (MTC).
E-MU 1616M PCI Digital Audio System Features:
E-MU Production Tools Software Bundle CD-ROM
Cakewalk SONAR LE
Steinberg Cubase LE
Ableton Live Lite 4 for E-MU (demo)
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)
I/O configuration
Two E-MU xtc ultra-low noise mic/line/hi-z preamps with soft limiter and 48v phantom power (-129dbu EIN)
Four 1/4" balanced inputs
Six 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/192khz coaxial S/PDIF out (switchable to AES/EBU)
Two sets of midi in/out
Stereo 1/8" speaker outputs (configurable from stereo to 5.1)
Stereo headphone output
Includes 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
Retail Box Contents
E-MU 1010 PCI Card
E-MU MicroDock M
EDI (E-MU Digital Interface) cable (3 meter)
Universal power adapter
MIDI breakout cable
Quick Start installation guide
E-MU Digital Audio Systems CD-ROM
Windows 2000, XP and x64 Drivers,
E-MU PatchMix DSP, E-MU Power FX, E-MU E-DSP Effects Library
Owner's Manual and Tutorials
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E-MU 1616M PCI Digital Audio System 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
PCI Specification: PCI 2.2 Compliant, Form Factor: Universal Keyed, Short PCI Card, 3.3V I/O, 5V Tolerant, PCI Bus-Mastering DMA subsystem reduces CPU usag
Reviewer's Play Style: Hip Hop / R&B / Pop / Dance
I have a pair of Adam A7s and listening to them through my 1616M vs my Mbox2 is a day and night difference! The conversion quality is crystal clear! Preamps are very useable though I prefer my Presonus Eureka. Also, the built-in effects arean't of the greatest quality but I use the DSP compressor from time to time. I have the PCMCIA version and connected it to the PCIe slot in my desktop using a adapter I bought on eBay. It works flawlessly. The product shines in conversion quality which is definitely of professional standard... the effects and preamps are just extras and not recommended for professional recordings, though they aren't bad at all.
I purchased the MicroDock M and moved from a 1212M to add a few inputs. I like to record direct from the box so I don't need a mixer in between the devices, overall cleaner sound.
You can only buy the MicroDock M direct from Emu, and they sent me a used product. Naturally I wasn't happy, but it seemed to perform like new.
Sounds is fantastic. Clean as the 1212M, and is recognized by Windows as the base device did on the 1212M, which is perfect, because when playing music through various applications, it is instantly recognized. Very convenient.
No hum, buzzes, or loose connectors. It seems to be reasonably well made, and the sound is pristine. Delay from asio is negligible to non-existant.
Support is tough. They have no phone number, and email is not returned within 24 hours in some cases. However, that is Sales, not tech support. YMMV.
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Posted by LookaName from Boston, MA on Jan 24, 2008
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: Recording Musician
Reviewer's Play Style: Rock
I recently upgraded to the E-mu 1616m not quite knowing what to expect because reviews on the internet were few and far between. However, when I set it up I was extremely pleased.
First off, the sound on recordings is incredible, very clear and crisp. You'll hear nuances in your mics that you never had before. The pres are pretty good I guess, definitely clean. Though with the quality A/D converters on this thing, you'll want to invest in some good pres anyways. The knobs on the break out box might be a little less sensitive then what I like, but it's not hard to work with.
Even listening to music is incredible on this box. Its sound is so detailed that it makes mp3's sound, well, flawed. I listened to a CD though and it was incredible.
Latency when recording is a non issue. I have the ASIO driver turned down to 2ms and it doesn't stress my computer one bit. No pops or clicks even when recording several tracks on a built up session. However I'd recommend keeping the number of simultaneous recording tracks down to 2 when working at 192kHz.
The PatchMix DSP mixer program that comes with it can be a little confusing and frustrating at first, but once you learn it, it is a very useful tool.
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Posted by Shawn on Jan 22, 2008
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: Home Recording Studio
Reviewer's Play Style: Rock
I am sure there are some people who have had a good experience with this product, but I am not one of them. The main reeason why I had problems with this was b/c I had to install the sound card and my PC never really read it right. The software is limited, but not bad, If your looking to start a home studio, just invest a little bit more and get a mac. They are built for recording, theyve got the fire wire ports built in and in my opinion the best software. Just please, save your money.
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