All user reviews for the E-MU 0404

I chose this card to the reputation of the brand, for its audio processing capabilities (24bit / 96kHz) and for the many among analog and numriques outputs (2 outputs / analog among asymtriques jack 6.35, I / O optical and coaxial, I / O pm), all in cable breakthrough.
I used me to listen, but especially to my prods (Dub, Drum & Bass, Hip Hop Abstract)
I have a card MSI KT3 ULTRA ARU mother, a proc AMD ATHLON XP 1800+, 512 DDRAM, 2 hard drives 7200 / min (1 40GB system, one 120GB and give samples)
I use Cubase SX, Reason 2.5, Wavelab 4 and Recycle 2.0
It connectea Logitech multimedia speakers (2.1 system), 2 sattelites and 1 subwoofer.

USE

Installation without problems, drivers are installed nickel (the manual is tat a problem installing the drivers who are still a little young, but I have had no problems, no message error as mentioned in the installation guide ...)
No incompatibility with deficits above software configuration is done aisment for each of them.
Pdf manual supplied with the card is pretty well done, clear and prcis (and franais more)

IMPLEMENTATION

No problem drivers (of updates are arranged on the site of E-mu condition enregisrter the product on their website)
I use Reason 2.5 in rewire with Cubase SX 1, and the sound is nickel, clear and powerful prcis on all frequencies (even with my poor system of listening)
Under Reason and Cubase, latency without problems down below 5 ms longer there is no latency direct recording and listening. In short it is happiness !!!

NOTICE GLOBAL

I use it recently but I like serious !!!
I like the patch mix dsp software supplied with the card (a virtual mixing desk with tracks for each numriques among analog and outputs), the effects included with the software (over 500 prsets) are ts of good quality and can be used without seeking the CPU of the computer thanks to the e-dsp system.
In conclusion, this card is gniale power and quality of its incomparable with other sound cards among range. only regret the breakthrough cables are too short to my taste (but hey I'm not going to diffivile that price l.
The report qualitprix is ​​staggering (99 euros for what it makes it almost donation)
In short, if your budget is limited and you want a quality of its professionnele for your pc with possiblit to connect external analog and priph numriques, this card is for you, not hesitate not go for it !!!

The value for money

USE

Help !!!! I have a amd 64 3200+ processor 1GB of RAM, although the PC detects the card only when I put the installation CD and I get the end of this one, it asks me to restart and this is my pc is completely Blocked .... I am obliged to force the stoppage remaining 5 seconds press the start button and after restarts when I it's the same pc is completely plant on the welcome screen!
I am obliged to make a boot in safe mode to restore my pc !!
please that's going on ?????
my processor is compatible ????? I think so .....
I cursed !!!!! I rage !!!
thank you to all those who them answered me

IMPLEMENTATION

Unfortunately could not test

NOTICE GLOBAL

Unfortunately could not test

- The 24bit converters / 192khz, the breakout cables
- Home Studio
- P4 3GHz RAM: 512 DD: 140GO GPU: FX5200 OS: Windows XP Home
- Coupl with MPC 1000

USE

- Installation impeccable as I know the others really need debrouille with difficulty to insert a CD and click Next
- No no
- Yes so easy you just have to choisr map in its its software
- No need the manual

IMPLEMENTATION

- Yes no problem
- Few update
- Samplitude, Fruity Loops
- 5 ms
- I read my tracks on MPC so I will not say peus that it gives

NOTICE GLOBAL

- From one week
- (+) Interface, the sound quality, single use
(-) Nothing I like everything
- Nan I avai the systems intergsa the motherboard
- This is the top
- Yes I would do without a problem and if I had more money I would have taken a 1820

J 'had to buy the card e-mu 1212 with daughter card
m it has a flaming motherboard
I bought cranking warranty
and new flames me another computer
as I 'd synth emulator x I say that I go buy the 0404 coup
at least this one does not cause me no trouble at least in this area

UTILIZATION

on XP drivers are not stable I re-installed every week
I have beautiful go to the website and take the new drivers no improvement
recording a score of tracks simultaneously the sound quickly becomes fouillit, not even by a precision mix with separate outputs in the mix patch
only the emulator vx and x have an interest with its controllers foisons same sound output really remember synths of the time

GETTING STARTED

this card comes into conflict with the rest on equipment that is probably because it takes many IRQ
mix patch with DSP are the only strong point of the machine

OVERALL OPINION

I have over 3 years the value for money is interesting but if it again I will not be me price on the head with this product it is better not that I calculated the time I lose by re-installing the drivers still want this morning ...
I see with the other manufacturer that is easier

Very little used, but very functional for all, starting in computer music!
Used, among others, on a PC of my design in video editing!

The two input / output (6.35) can be folded downwards, I suggest, in my view, to put the card in the lowest PCI slot!
This will not leave her dangling cables and so "broken" the basis of Jack!

UTILIZATION

Useful as the second cable D-SUB, gathering inputs / outputs and Midi digital / coaxial!

The card itself, consisting of processors, one for and one for PatchMix integrated DSP, which launches for the regulars, via suitable icon shown in the task bar in the system!

GETTING STARTED

In test and use:
While a transparent world, like E-MU knows how that will delight both users, the beginner, experienced, where not!

All, does its job, as have asked and no exception to the rule of extreme use, see silent without heat too, such as the rack of my 1820M!

OVERALL OPINION

The PatchMix providing only the only I / O included with the card and its extensions, it is still possible to connect to the back of the card that either Jack 6.35, Midi and other coaxial or both to once!


A bundle of soft but is included in the carton, may have then immediately put to work and start to mix with his sequencer of choice.

To his way of a comprehensive and detailed usage ...


PS: I sell today, since most widely used, because of the change of PC, if anyone is interested ...




Mad Max

At the time I was only very small ways and it was all the same in terms of well equipped came out, and integrated dsp is sacred anymore!

I used to catch channels and for the price, it made me very great services.

UTILIZATION

The drivers are stable, everything works fine and plugins presets and backgrounds are nice and helpful when have started.

Some crackles at low latency plugins, but quickly finds parades, using reverb dsp provides example .. they replace it with one of his choice to the mix.

GETTING STARTED

Nickel interface a little hard to understand at first, but after it's all good!

OVERALL OPINION

I had to use 2 years, I record my first album and I must say that for a small budget it's worth it!

I bought for decision midday after being disappointed by a cable usb / midi

I'm working on ableton live with, and I have a EMX1 the midi ports.

My PC is a dual core windows 732bit.

UTILIZATION

Dars stable under Windows 7 32 and XP. Never tried in 64bit.

I use Ableton Live and Reason.

Live on with the emx, I went down to 2ms latency, but this posed problem with passing a Reason 3ms.

I do not use the recording channel.

GETTING STARTED

easy to install
by the cons is a bit obtuse ligiciel.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it since 2010.

I tried a U.S. cable / midi disappointing and integrated sound card ...

I did not use thrust of the card, I just use the function midday.

no black spot can be had from the connector, it makes two bunches of cables, I have preferred to be separated and only the branch that I use.

I will ever buy if the opportunity presented itself.

Internal sound card, entry level, very proper for the asking price, installation is easy, the PatchMix is ​​a bit complicated for my taste!

UTILIZATION

The drivers are relatively stable, it works fine in Live and Cubase but sometimes no sound is heard and we must restart the session from the management software of the card. I use it with 7 ms latency.

GETTING STARTED

The control panel of the card is a bit tricky to master especially the routing (PatchMix) is definitely not intuitive. Personally I took the advantage of simplicity by using e no effect and minimal tracks, the ideal is to get its own session. Plugged directly into and out of my mixer.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for some years and I have less and less of a problem of "stall" time! I do not think I would do that choice today as the market for sound cards has evolved significantly and prices have fallen dramatically.
One can find better without problems, even less expensive!

2 I / O analog jack, 2 / O numriques, MIDI, DSP embarquque say more than enough for my humble needs.
In addition, the software provided is enough to start working (Cubase VST and Wavelab Lite).

UTILIZATION

Installation very simple and without any problem, whether for the card or for software that comes despite a feeble computer configuration (P III, 256 MB Ram).
Manuals provided in PDF and in French please particulirement are clear and assists prcieuse

GETTING STARTED

No concern for drivers under W2000.
I use the Cubase VST and Wavelab Momet Lite (comes with map) and until now, no problem noted, everything is stable trs.

The card sounds like a pro whether it be in analog or numrique.
Similarly, the DSP effects are Intgr dexcellentes bills and usable.

So why put 8 / 10?
DUE TO THE USE OF PatchMix SEEKING SOME TIME SEE A CERTAIN TIME TO CC adaptation make the most!

OVERALL OPINION

Jai trs favorable notice for this card dentre end Mylen Careers News Patchmix's a little confusing, but examples can quickly get out of sen.
I am the User since July 2004 and until the silence despite limited computer configuration.

DEFINITIONS Cest a good choice for beginners in computer music with no worries!

I used up the sound card on my motherboard (which also silent unusable audio recording), a silent card 99 nickel for what I should do.

I am a composer of music image and this card is more than enough to make my own DMOS.

The sound is really nickel. a super dynamic, BLUFF!

My config:

P4 3Ghz
1024 DDR PC2700
1 HDD 160 GB
A 80 GB HDD

1 Radium 61 Keyboard Controller
Table 1 Behringer UB802
Boss GX700 Guitar Rack 1
1 Behringer Micro Chant

UTILIZATION

Installation without problem. New drivers also put (v1.6).
No incompatibility with the hardware, the motherboard (Via Chipset), and other PC peripherals.

Configuration PatchMix a little tedious when you do not know the technical routing, but not impossible.

Manuel clear only complaint more technical assistance on patchmic would be a plus.

GETTING STARTED

The drivers are as I said dj stable. Petit same problem when opening cubase (but rare) no sound output.

I use Cubase SX2 with a ton of VSTi everything works perfectly.

I get a latency of 5ms no problem in 44.1 khz, I have not tried other frquence because I am currently on a long mtrage and does not want to put the bins in the components of j made.

1 simultanment track, with a stro between, it can be difficult to better, and I play one so ...

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for about 1 month
this card is lovely.
small BMOL for PatchMix complex
this is the first time I use a card with ASIO drivers, and it is top.

Report quality unbeatable price

I choose this referrer eyes shut, unless I was offered a MOTU HD

In your portfolio, worth every penny ca

- Motivations? Price, number of inputs and outputs, input-output format.
- What use? Modelling
- Config? PIV 3.0C, 1GB Corsair RAM, P4C800 motherboard, 120 GB SATA HD, Win XP SP1

UTILIZATION

No problem with installation, quick installation trs in less than 20 minutes and yet I do not have the mass of exprience in assembly / disassembly of PCI cards.

Tlcharger the latest version of driver, no problem of installation.

I plugged the card inputs the outputs of my little mixer (Berhinger MX802A) for several reasons:
- Bnficier pr-amps
- You can connect your card my stuff (bass, scratches, microphones) without having to slip pniblement derrire my CPU.

GETTING STARTED

Many say that the PatchMix is ​​a real head-case ... bein not so much that eventually the dernire doc in French is admittedly a bit heavy but the examples they supply for use with a particular software are clear.

The "sessions" come standard also allows a simple and fast.

A single problem since rgl, I dtruit ears with a violent larcne Get You Started when I log on XP that I had not used since the installation of the map. APRS paramtrage a small (and declining earnings using the default session) more problem at the start of the session XP).

Otherwise I work in Sonar with no problem especially 3.

OVERALL OPINION

Exellent quality price ratio, but my exprience is not yet enough to judge consquente in the long term.

I would put the notice days later with more luggage because at the moment by reading and recording a single track simultaneously, no problem ... but it certainly will come one day to another! .

My motivation to buy?? The price!
I did not need a whole lot of input and output, but a good cheap card with a low latency asio trs.
My config: Athlon64 3400 +, 1GB DDR400, GeForce 6600 GT, 2 * 80GB Maxtor HDD.
Which instruments: a MIDI keyboard and all my collections of VSTi!

UTILIZATION

Installing the hair, not against incompatibility by Systm config console EMU totally no! Why make clear when you can do almost no manual ... complicated ... it's not much Mr. EMU!

GETTING STARTED

Stable drivers, no pb with my cubase sx 2.2 APRS a battery of stress tests effectus!
5ms latency
Yet the number of tracks?? DSOL I did not count but a lot!
Great dception: the DSP. Intgr effects and hardware are in grams (my opinion) put all the trash! I would still use my Waves later ... so it is important not to believe that the price was right and more a PowerCore! But I do pnalise too much on the note because for 99 Trs do not push it ... but no good at multimedia for the pros (I hear the effects)

OVERALL OPINION

It is well worth the note!
Not easy to implement the FIRST TIME, effects Intgr anecdotal, but we forgive her everything so she gives! : Good converters, stable drivers, connectors complte short, it's all good!

Ben is the main motivation on the relationship quality / price, simply excellent.
I use a small mixer (TAPCO 6306).

UTILIZATION

The installation does not empty but I have not removed my old sound card (SB Audigy) to keep the firewire port as is recommended by the manufacturer.
So, a priori no worries. However, I find it unfortunate that we should first install the drivers on the CD to apply the update. I think a standalone version would be more practical and would be less of PBS. They also share the application of the driver. In all three files were installed and two reboots, is easier!

GETTING STARTED

Good drivers are not super stable. I can not go below 10 ms. And even when a appears stable, there are occasional small cracks.
The PatchMix is ​​very practical and plutt well done when we understand the trick.
I do not use the DSP (shame on me!) So I can not tell if it's good. That said, I found the window of the known effects SETTING THE trs not ergonomic.

OVERALL OPINION

So it is but I have a more stable driver, their installation a mess reminds me of the old Audigy facilities so it does not reassure me.
The Routing options are powerful trs.
I can not judge her too in so far as I touch my hardware at the same time.

Therefore résumé: yes but strongly stable of drivers and standalone.

- 24-bit and up to 192kHz sampling rate! Knowing that work is already very good 24/48. S / N ratio excellent. Connectivity enough to the small home studio (2 inputs / 2 analog outputs, 2 digital inputs / outputs in RCA or optical, 1 input / 1 output noon). After all, she remains close to its characteristics of my Terratec Phase22. I changed because of the DSP and above the bundle software provided by E-Mu, I will return
- Usage: DTD for recording guitar, vocals, some synths VST
- My config info: Sempron 2500, 1GB ram, 2x40Go in Internet and a 250GB USB2 in
- My audio config: table behringer 1002; microphones Behringer Studio Project B1 + B5

UTILIZATION

- No problem, no conflict
- The manual is complete (and it remains essential reading for many take advantage of the beast, mainly management PatchMix)
- The configuration is not difficult as long as we take a little time to peel the instructions and understand how the PatchMix. Some notions advanced audio are also recommended (to know how a mixer)
That said, do not worry, a quick tutorial is provided for each sequencer (Cubase, Sonar, Ableton Live WaveLab), and factory presets allow you to quickly put Boulo

GETTING STARTED

At first the drivers do not ask me any concern and E-Mu appears to be updated regularly (unlike Terratec)
I use it mainly with Cubase SE and get the best latency with my Terratec! (7ms without stalling!)

OVERALL OPINION

This card is fantastic value! Only "black spot" Patch management is a complex mix that ... but complete! You can do everything and route the signals as you want like a real mixing desk! For example you can route the monitor to put a little reverb when recording voice (without saving the reverb of course) or better yet put a small compressor before entering Cubase history not to have too much overhead to recording. In short, the possibilities are enormous. PowerFX plug-in allows for him to use the hardware effects like any other VST standard without complicating their lives. Only restriction to enjoy the effects: having to work in 24bit/48kHz max but it's not bad!
Finally, a few weeks (or months?) It is delivered for the same price (99 €) with a software bundle dream
- Cakewalk SONAR LE
- Steinberg Cubase LE
- Ableton Live Lite 4
- Steinberg WaveLab Lite
- IK Multimedia AmpliTube LE
- SFX Machine LT
- E-MU Proteus X LE with over 1000 sounds included
Very nice initiative that makes available to all pro sequencers, albeit in "lite" version but more than adequate for amateur use (even confirmed). A nice snook at hacking (it was all for the same price!) And the policy of certain software licenses.

For my part, I bought the card because of the bundle: I was looking to acquire Amplitube Live / LE, which costs around € 100 and I fell for the card that offered me the same price in addition to everything else Amplitube!
Thank you E-MU

- To 192kHz, low latency, direct monitoring, the price!
- Recording a track by track home studio (style rock / metal)
- Athlon XP2000 + PC assembler, 768MB RAM, 40GB HD, on gigasys motherboard / chipset VIA KT400.
- Digital Battery (Jack), on guitar pod (jack) on bass preamp

I enjoyed having two independent outputs (one for speakers, a headphone amp for) and the DSP active at all frequencies (44/48kHz only) but hey at this price (95 €) ...

no sound as the 'PatchMix' is not launching (20MB RAM ... we recognize creative)

UTILIZATION

- Installation without any concern, after removing my other sound card.
- No conflict for now, she lives together with my carefree hercules fortissimo 3
- There are many configuration options and it is a bit complex because you have to juggle the concepts usually reserved for mixers, but you can save configurations to suit its own needs.
- Paper just enough to install, very detailed manual in PDF, I have not yet read!

GETTING STARTED

- Por drivers ok now
- Free updates with new features
- Cubase sx v2 walk nickel, just remember to give the latency with the load of plug ins and the number of track, if it cracks necessarily.
- Cubase measures:
- 1 audio track 96kHz: 3ms input / output 2ms
- 32 audio tracks + various plug ins 44kHz: 9ms / 7ms
- I record a stereo track by reading a 20taine of audio / midi

OVERALL OPINION

- 3 months
(+) Clarity of sound I / O, despite a low-end PC assembler I have no noise, the output power is very adequate on monitoring speakers
(-) A single analog output
- I tried the usb audiophile, much less stable, not latency direct monitoring
- Excellent value for money
- I do it again this election!

-entre/sortie jack + midi to posibility of direct effects
-Use to save power / sample with my em1 (live => impulse) / synth e-mu
-a8n-sli/3500 + / 120 1go/80 go
Em1 +-MIDI keyboard

UTILIZATION

-Explained preceded

GETTING STARTED

-The drivers for this sound card extremely unstable on my config (Athlon64 3500 + 1GB ram XP2Pro win)! I need to reinstall the card every 6 demmarage
Drivers often put a-days but no change on the stabilitbr />-The software's quite unfortunate that the majority either version, but for the price on the bundle and fairly complete
Latency-corect

OVERALL OPINION

His now-6 months I use this product corresponds very well with my expectations for a price pe is more cheap, quality price ratio apreciation (although the right bundle version is limited!), I not test the other stuff before so hard to make a difference, I doubt that I redo the same choice as it boring and need to reinstall all the drivers loaded all four windows

- What characteristics have motivated your choice?

Good reputation ... DSP board

- For what purpose?

Recording guitar, vocals, keyboards, bass etc ...

- What is your config (Motherboard / CPU / Ram / Hard ,...)?

Home PC: asus, P43Ghz, 1280 Ram, 300 GB HDD etc..

- Which instruments and systems (console, preamp, DTD ...) you use it and how connections? ...

She goes in and out of a MG12 / 4 Yamaha

UTILIZATION

- The installation is done it without problems?

no

- Have you experienced any incompatibilities?

No

- The general configuration is easy?

The PatchMix is ​​taking the lead at the beginning and always a little ... Ultimately I have not really need!

- The manual is clear and sufficient? ...

Clear, but enough to print!

8 because not that easy to deal with! Also thank you to the forumers for knowledge sharing

GETTING STARTED

- The drivers are stable?

Home yes nickel

- Are they often updated?

Apparently yes

- What software do you use most often?

Cubase SX2 ... no problem

- What you get lag?

4 to 7 ms

- How many tracks you get to record / play time? ...

Dunno ... I do not care, I do one at a time!

OVERALL OPINION

- How long have you use it?

1 month

- What is so special that you like most and least?

For the DSP +

Patchmix for - (fairly complex and not well explained)

- Have you tried many other models before buying it?

Not

- How would you rate the quality / price?

My goodness, very good!

- With experience, you do again this choice? ...
Not ... I will go to top! But to start, that's great!

Update of 01/06/06: and that's what I said some weeks ago is true ... I loved this little card but it became too small for me especially in terms of input and output ... So I go over but I stand by my opinion A +

- What characteristics have motivated your choice?
Converters --- very good quality
--- Effects managed hardware
--- Software Bundle!
- For what purpose?
--- Check my guitar
--- Applying effects on the guitar
--- Mixing with MIDI tracks as with my Emu APS
- What is your config (Motherboard / CPU / Ram / Hard ,...)?
--- 64-bit Sempron 2500 + MSI KN8MM CM + 512 mo + Emu APS + SBLive
- Which instruments or the systems do you use?
Casio Midi Keyboard --- Small
--- Electric guitar

Only downside for me is not the native support of SoundFonts, you have to use a free plugin (SFZ) and it is not managed matériellement.Pour are followers of sound may be needed to turn to Proteus comes with the card.

UTILIZATION

- The installation is done it without problems?
--- Just two CDs: one with drivers and other apps with
--- Super simple and trouble-free

- Have you experienced any incompatibilities?
--- No even with two sound cards already installed (+ SBLive Emu APS)

- The general configuration is easy?
--- Without reading the manual and without knowledge of a mixer is super complex. Patch mix seems super complicated at first.

- The manual is clear and sufficient?
--- Yes it is quite clear, but also sufficient essential!. After reading the manual config is very simple and you realize the possibilities of the card.

GETTING STARTED

- The drivers are stable?
--- No crash so far: Very stable
- Are they often updated?
--- A priori yes
- What software do you use most often?
--- Cubase LE (bundled with the card and very adequate for amateurs like me)
--- THE Proteux X (comes with map)
--- SFZ sound font to read
- What you get lag?
--- It's going to 7 ms ASIO

The big plus of the map: the bundled software!

OVERALL OPINION

This is clearly not a multimedia card for users (too complicated for that), but more for people wishing to learn at home studio.

I love this card for the following reasons:
Effects-friendly materials
-Very stable
Low-latency
Super-converters
Possibilities of large-patch mix (the mixer of the card)
-The software bundle which contains everything you need to use the card.

Small least:
-No sound management of native fonts
-No of entries / outputs for the pros
No management-Mac, I had to buy a dedicated PC!

- How would you rate the quality / price?
--- Excellent for a very good card and the bundled software (I know I said 20 times ...)

- With experience, you do again this choice?
--- Yes, yes, and yes, for a beginner like me in computer music is the ideal card

- What technical specifications motivated your choice?
card simple and efficient with the internal DSP and a fantastic bundle for proof, I gave up Cubase (which is a source of problem) and replace it with the fantastic Sonar LE, even in light version, this app is a marvel of efficiency that has never planted in two months of use!

- For what purpose?
demo home

- What is your config (motherboard / CPU / Ram / Hard ,...)?
P4 2.8G, Win XP, 1 G RAM, 2 hard disk

- Which instruments do you use or the Systmes? ...
Ibanez Prestige 750 SERIES S, amp VOX Valvetronix AD120

for 150, this purchase is unbeatable, the bomb!!

UTILIZATION

Easy installation, no problem, I downloaded the latest drivers and everything is OK, hold said, it worked perfectly before the update of drivers.

GETTING STARTED

Perfect stability, I use Sonar LE now and Battery 2
latency 7ms
I recorded both track 2 and I read a dozen

OVERALL OPINION

I useful for 2 months and j'apprcie all in this product, even the PatchMix is ​​a bit confusing at the beginning ... Great for the price, and yes I would do without this choice hsiter!

Drle a choice to make models in its decision (voice - guitar and bass) + a battery from a soft wav.

UTILIZATION

Installation without any problem - in fact the problem is APRS they arrive. First you must know that the pack includes: a PCI card - the drivers for the PatchMix DSP and a suite of software ... of ... m. ... e, of poor quality. Gnrale configuration is relatively simple. you just need to understand how the GRE which is ASIO what in the chain. I have a lot in Ralite galr. The manual is trs commplet - well if you know what you're looking!

GETTING STARTED

The drivers are stable but the apps ... pffff CUBASE VST 4.0 is a stew of braised chaez. First, it all goes gnre crunch, the tempo of acclaration will know why, saturations do you want to sail. Simply go out and go again and everything will be fine ... last for ten minutes! Steinberg amme Intgr a simulation of false contact for opening a voice recording. Change squenceur!! I rsolu this problem by doing an update of pathcmix ...

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 2 months and I never do it again this election! I almost prfere my old TASCAM K7 - he at least is silent simple and effective. Sincrement same model to make it unhappy. I'll try to change the software. Depending on the rsultat ...

Just to tell the band finished morons that are part of this generation of sat, who can not read a manual or use a professional audio sound card (yet very easy to use), who have no intuition and coming pourrire criticism of this card is currently the best quality / price (personally I recorded my first song at the end of half an hour) ... do not we have rocked a little too close to the Wall ...?

192Khz 24-bit sound card for under 100 euros
bought 8 months ago and not had a single problem ....
small cons that I have read make me rage! it's not the card that does not mess, c is your lean neurons foirent!

UTILIZATION

No prob, the simplest way .... and not c is not Santa Claus who will come to ask you about your motherboard .... sorry for those who had ... then I break their dream.
the manual is very comprehensive and responds to all the questions that may arise at the beginning.
configuration very easy for someone smart (except for a 6-year course)

GETTING STARTED

No worries drivers
nickel with cubase
latency of 5ms and can still do better

OVERALL OPINION

Use for 8 months
j fond of all the possibilities offered by this card ... we find that the equivalent from 200 euros (at least).
I would buy the closed eyes

E-Mu quality converters with pros for less than the dreadful Multimedia cards (I had a bunch of soundblaster so I know what I mean).
config: P4 2.4 Ghz + 1 + 2 MB HDD 80 MB minimum install XP to not load the bike unnecessary service (network support, antivirus ...). Besides those ranting on this map (like on the other cards pros) should have a look at the many specialized forums and site (eg audiofanzine.com!). There are lots of tricks to optimize your PC for computer music. in my case, I have a dual boot: XP as a light as possible to make only the music, and another to mumuse. Verdict: there is no picture! by putting hands dirty you get a get a bike that runs like a Swiss watch: latency ridiculous, no cracking, no crash, disk access fluid (the OS on a disk, the DATA on another).
Usage:
SONAR sequence + + few soft synths hard driving synth (Korg 05RW/Kurzweil K2500).

UTILIZATION

Installation ok.
It's all about organization. Many rush headlong.
I'm going doccumenter sites and forums, I catch the maximum information (in particular thanks to those who have had a problem - hehe!). AND I'll get the latest drivers.
Then I install. Initial loss of time saves time permanent.
It's true that the PatchMix is ​​a particular concept, but the developers had a sense close enough to the hard and finally got used to it quickly. I am not a sound engineer and I created my first slice after a half hour and everything worked (the sound going in and out or I had told him).

GETTING STARTED

No problem on this

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for almost a year and it suits me perfectly. With a little more money I should have taken the 1820M.

Card cheap, it's a cousin to me as new thread because I am not in France in Morocco and I am not worth even thinking about stuff found here ... mao
so I accept even if c not what I wanted.
I made the mao over 2 years now and c is the thing I currently
2.4 ghz intel proc, 512 ram, 2 80G hard drive (7200rpm) / 160G (7200rpm) backups.
I use a midi keyboard M-Audio Keystation 49e for samples of my compos

UTILIZATION

I had to install twice to the third I could get a response at the end

GETTING STARTED

The driver changed regularly it stabilizes at times obtained on the latency of 5ms with Reason is sometimes a lil crack unimportant, but one patch probs c mix as an interface for routing a line and can complxe have already in grill because I do not know if c Spurious manip. present or the presets are made for this.

OVERALL OPINION

In all no need to wonder if I will repeat that choice or not because it will be a no no no