Mastering-grade digital audio system that delivers for less.

The E-MU 1820M Master-Level Recording 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 flagship 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 1820M is now shipping with the new Power FX software update, giving users the ability to run over 600 hardware-accelerated effects as VST plug-ins for Cubase and other applications. Power FX also introduces E-MU's first expansion plug-in, with new reverb and delay effects.

Provides pristine 24-bit, 192kHz conversion and flexible connectivity with 18 audio inputs and 20 outputs, 32 channels of MIDI I/O, Word Clock, SMPTE, and MTC sync, plus a FireWire port. Plug guitars, keyboards, and microphones straight into your system through 2 premium TFPro mic preamps with 40dB of gain or attenuation and 48V phantom power. 32-bit effects processor is hardware-accelerated (no CPU overhead!) and supports plug-in architecture. 32 channels of zero latency mixing/monitoring with super-flexible virtual patchbay. Full compatibility with most popular audio/sequencer applications. Includes a powerful software studio package.

The 1820M is also available bundled with EmulatorX Studio software as a complete desktop sampling system.

E-MU 1820M Master-Level Recording System Features:

• 24-bit, 192kHz converters
• 18 inputs/20 outputs
• E-DSP hardware-accelerated effects with over 500 presets
• 2 sets of MIDI I/O, plus Sync & FireWire interfaces
• 2 TFPro Mic/Line/Hi-Z preamps
• Turntable input with preamp and ground lug
• Compatible with most popular PC audio/sequencer software
• Zero latency hardware mixing/monitoring
• Complete audio recording/editing/mixing/effects software package included
• 2 TFPro Mic/Line/Hi-Z preamps (w/48V phantom power)
• 6 - 1/4" TRS inputs
• 8 - 1/4" TRS outputs
• Turntable input (w/ground lug and hardware RIAA preamp)
• 24-bit/192kHz ADAT I/O (switchable to S/PDIF)
• 24-bit/96kHz coaxial S/PDIF I/O (switchable to AES/EBU)
• 24-bit/96kHz optical S/PDIF Out (switchable to AES/EBU)
• 4 stereo 1/8" speaker outputs (configurable from stereo to 7.1)
• Stereo headphone output
• Firewire interface
• Sync Configuration:
• Word Clock In/Out
• SMPTE In/Out
• MTC Out
• System Features:
• 32-bit E-DSP hardware affects acceleration
• Over 20 effects algorithms (more than 500 effects presets)
• Plug-in effects architecture
• Zero-latency mixing/monitoring
• Intuitive drag-and-drop PatchMix DSP patchbay/mixing/effects interface
• Compatible with most popular PC audio/sequencer software (ultralow latency WDM/DS and ASIO 2.0 drivers)

The E-MU 1820M offers you a complete mastering-grade digital audio system at a price that will change your expectations of desktop recording forever.

E-MU 1820M Master-Level Recording System Specifications:

• Minimum System Requirements:
• PC
• Genuine Intel Pentium III or AMD K6 class processor or higher operating at 500MHz or faster
• Intel, AMD or 100% compatible motherboard & chipset
• 128MB System RAM
• 500MB of free hard disk space for full installation
• Windows 2000 SP 4, Windows XP SP 1 or greater
• PCI 2.1 compliant slot for E-MU 1010 PCI card
• Adjacent PCI slot for E-MU sync daughter card
• CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive required for software installation
• XVGA Video (1024 X 768)
  
  Package Includes:
• E-MU 1010 PCI card
• E-MU AudioDock M
• E-MU Sync daughter card
• EDI (E-MU Digital Interface) cable (3 meters)
• Sync cable
• Mini-DIN MIDI adapter cable
• Headphone splitter cable
• PC power cable
• Quick Start guide
• Operation Manual on CD-ROM
• Creative Professional software CD-ROM
• Windows 2000 and XP Drivers
• E-MU PatchMix DSP
• E-MU E-DSP effects Library
• Audio software package on CD-ROM

E-MU 1820M Master-Level Recording System

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PRO UNIT AT BUDGET PRICE!!

Posted by BoomPap Productions from Chicago on Jan 25, 2008

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Hobbyist

Reviewer's Play Style: Hip-Hop, R&B, Neo-Soul

First, I am a loyal EMU customer... My first encounter with EMU was with their PRAISED ASR-10 Sampler!! Poeple should NOT forget that EMU was a sampler company and therefore had some of the BEST EFFECTS in the business to make their samplers sound outstanding!! At one point my ASR-10 would not sample but I STILL used it as an outboard effects processor!! I now own a 1820m and I am every bit Proud to have this as the MAIN INTERFACE in my studio!! EXCELLENT SOUND QUALITY coupled with EXCELLENT EFFECTS!!! If it broke I would search the globe to get another one or wait for EMU's next release!!

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Best bang for the buck.

Posted by Bounce from Houston,TX on Apr 2, 2007

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Recording Engineer

Reviewer's Play Style: Anything good.

This is hands down the best interface in it's class. I NEVER had any problems with it, old drivers or new. The patchmix dsp has a learning curve, but almost every truly powerfull peice of equipment does. The pci card handles the emu power effects before and in the DAW software, taking some of the load off the cpu. Did I mention mastering grade AD/DA conversion? This product gives me GREAT results on a low budget.

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Disappointing

Posted by Sax Worship from Southern California on Nov 15, 2006

Experience w/product: I have used it

Reviewer's Background: Active Musician and Composer

Reviewer's Play Style: Worship, jazz, pop

Be highly suspicious of any product like the 1820m that ships with outdated drivers (how much can it cost to update a CD-ROM?), requires three bandaid downloads from the website, and has an outdated, vague installation manual supplemented by a typed sheet and website references to non-EMU websites on how to "fix" your PC to get it to work. E.g., why tell users to disable onboard sound from the bios in the installation manual when you can force them to dig around the website for an hour or so? After a frustrating 20+ hours tweaking everything possible on my PC, a second installation after the first did not work, and calls to product support, this product still repeatedly crashes my very mainstream (and formerly well-running) system (Gateway Pentium 3.4 ghz with 2 GB ram). 5 points for the potential of good hardware, but the software can't run it. I'm ready to return and start over.

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Excellent Product

Posted by Andy from Auburn, NY on Sep 21, 2006

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Recording Engineer and Recording Artist

Reviewer's Play Style: Hip Hop

Many people who have reviewed the E-mu 1820m have said it has a few bugs in it or even has audio drop outs. But the drop outs can easily be fixed by downloading the patch from the E-mu website...within that download your problem with audio drop outs are gone. As for people saying the patch bay makes your windows start slow...depending on your computer setup...it all depends if it loads slow or not...if a custom built computer directly for recording...and enough ram...there should be no issues loading windows...mine loads quickly...power is on and within not even a minute I'm ready to go already. The preamps inside the E-Mu are amazing...gives audio a real nice warmth and crisp sound to it. And even the patchbay being able to record with compression, reverb, EQ already set to whatever suits your needs....the only thing you may have to do is de-esser and levels and your ready to promote your music. In all...this is the best product I've worked with all time for recording...I deff. Recommend this to everyone...worth every penny.

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this thing works great

Posted by RnRmaCHine from Pennsylvania on Sep 19, 2006

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: years and YEARS or music study

Reviewer's Play Style: Rock to EZ listening whatever mood I am in.

I just started using this thing a lil over a week ago (sept 8, 2006) and yes there is a learning curve. Was very easy to grasp quickly though considering you can learn most ya need to know in a day or less to get it recording top notch tracks. This was my first step into a 192k recording attempt which I learned immediatley that any samples at that level will HOG your RAM fast. I can tell you that this thing sounds sweet at any rate. I do believe the 24bit 48khz will get you broadcast quality recordings as long as what you put in is good. Garbage in garbage out at any quality. But I recorded my first full song at 88.2 and it sounds TOTALLY PRO (Master Quality). So good that if I was evil. I would tell you to go buy something else so I can greedily keep this unit out of more peoples hands HAHA

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