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PCI/ISA + Rack Soundcard from E-MU

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  • Le JossLe Joss

    PCI sound card 8 channel (including 2 péamplis)

    E-MU 1820Published on 11/15/12 at 02:16
    (This content has been automatically translated from French)
    These are 8-channel 24-bit motivated me for the price, I use it in a home studio for recording voice, guitar or solo instrument often, sometimes recording drums, and equity group multitrack rarely.
    PC System Win 7 64-bit drivers have been updated since XP and it works perfectly, even if the card is no longer in catalog E-Mu.

    UTILIZATION

    Drivers are updated for Win 7 64-bit, perhaps for the last time? In any case I record up to 8 tracks smoothly on Samplitude ProX.
    Against by the software package with Cubase had no interest.
    I count since I use 0 latency direct monitoring.

    GETTING STARTED

    Immediate implementation, updating drivers without incompatibilities easy fo…
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    These are 8-channel 24-bit motivated me for the price, I use it in a home studio for recording voice, guitar or solo instrument often, sometimes recording drums, and equity group multitrack rarely.
    PC System Win 7 64-bit drivers have been updated since XP and it works perfectly, even if the card is no longer in catalog E-Mu.

    UTILIZATION

    Drivers are updated for Win 7 64-bit, perhaps for the last time? In any case I record up to 8 tracks smoothly on Samplitude ProX.
    Against by the software package with Cubase had no interest.
    I count since I use 0 latency direct monitoring.

    GETTING STARTED

    Immediate implementation, updating drivers without incompatibilities easy for my config.

    OVERALL OPINION

    I use it for 8 years, the price / quality ratio seems fine, the problem is just the price of other cards you can find 8 channels.
    Repeat this choice at the time, yes. Today the card is no longer sold, pending is "My sound card."
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  • The minimalistThe minimalist

    E-MU 1820Published on 06/17/05 at 02:21
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    O In the era of music I started I had a simple Hercules Muse 5.1 DVD, a quality mdiocre Employment musique.Donc the emu 1820 is impossible as a choice of references. 24 bit / 192 kHz, inputs and outputs of a DIFFERENT kind not knowing what to do, and the collection's outdoor rack is very practical when you have a variety of connections faire.La quality audio is superb, and this card is for me a REFERENCE, emu oblige.Je used with a PC with a quip AMD Sempron 2400 +, 1536 MB of DDRAM, a 80 GB hard drive , and another 40 go, and my motherboard is an MSI K7N2 delta.A that I adjoin a simple keyboard MIDI control, roland ed pc 180a, and speakers who have nothing but uninhabited fund s'aquittent t…
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    O In the era of music I started I had a simple Hercules Muse 5.1 DVD, a quality mdiocre Employment musique.Donc the emu 1820 is impossible as a choice of references. 24 bit / 192 kHz, inputs and outputs of a DIFFERENT kind not knowing what to do, and the collection's outdoor rack is very practical when you have a variety of connections faire.La quality audio is superb, and this card is for me a REFERENCE, emu oblige.Je used with a PC with a quip AMD Sempron 2400 +, 1536 MB of DDRAM, a 80 GB hard drive , and another 40 go, and my motherboard is an MSI K7N2 delta.A that I adjoin a simple keyboard MIDI control, roland ed pc 180a, and speakers who have nothing but uninhabited fund s'aquittent trs good of their spots, Altec Lansing 221 2.1.Je'm using mainly for work in audio, and sometimes by noon.

    UTILIZATION

    Installation is easy, only the power cable can Drout few uns.Il was no inconsistency, as well as hardware configuration logiciel.La when it has left me perplexed a can, so I work with the original. I think it works more than bien.Par against the manual, thank you emu, he would not put that I'd be out as well.

    GETTING STARTED

    The drivers are stable trs, and in terms of updates I think it's going ncssaires occasionally see the manufacturer's website to keep the software courant.Les I'm using are the ones that came with the card, so Cubase VST 5.1 and WaveLab Lite 2.5.J 've added a lot of VST effects and VSTi instruments that I found in freeware.Je also works with 2 storm that has crs am using my audio sounds for that matter after I cubase.La latency in the most appropriate my setup is 5 ms for all the numbers logiciels.Pour of tracks that I can read, I do not know, but to give an order of ides, with 9 audio tracks, effects to most tracks, automation, and mastering effects on the tracks master, I get a 10% cpu usage.

    OVERALL OPINION

    I use this card for 6 months, and what j'apprcie most is the sound that it has a.Biensur other converter as its quality, its quality ... Its AudioDock gnrale fait.Le only in MODEL I used before is a Muse 5.1 DVD ... In other words, I am pleased to have this aquisition.Pour the price it is true that may sound lev I know I have the first ahsiter t, but given the quality of this one and saw the software offering, if the choice had to be rebuilt would be the same.
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  • KikoomaniakKikoomaniak

    E-MU 1820Published on 07/12/05 at 17:13
    (This content has been automatically translated from French)
    6 between mono jacks
    2 input jacks / Stereo XLR with prampli (which works quite well) + phantom power supply
    2 MIDI input (in out)

    8 outputs mono jacks
    1 RCA
    4 Output Stereo mini jack
    The outputs walk two by two. Qd we send the sound to output 1, the sound is sent on both mono output jacks 1 (left and right) and a Stereo mini jack output. (You can have the sound on the left or the right but always on simultanment 2 outputs)
    + 1 headphone output with volume control (very convenient!)

    I use it with my bass, my guitar, my piano, my synth (midi) and my microphone. Everything is connected and the rest! When we play it has several nice, everyone has a small adjustment on cubase …
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    6 between mono jacks
    2 input jacks / Stereo XLR with prampli (which works quite well) + phantom power supply
    2 MIDI input (in out)

    8 outputs mono jacks
    1 RCA
    4 Output Stereo mini jack
    The outputs walk two by two. Qd we send the sound to output 1, the sound is sent on both mono output jacks 1 (left and right) and a Stereo mini jack output. (You can have the sound on the left or the right but always on simultanment 2 outputs)
    + 1 headphone output with volume control (very convenient!)

    I use it with my bass, my guitar, my piano, my synth (midi) and my microphone. Everything is connected and the rest! When we play it has several nice, everyone has a small adjustment on cubase and starts the volume and effects that he wants.

    It supports ASIO (2.4m qd I record only)
    Update: never make it work just fine ...

    UTILIZATION

    Instalation difficult thing (I'm not very ms pain either)
    The manual is unclear ...
    I galr to match inputs to outputs on the logitiel provided. But after testing, research and advice on the internet, everything works to perfection. The settings are there and I mmoriss plus.Il editing took me a week to make it work, but it works. (Again I am not pain ...)

    GETTING STARTED

    Drivers -> I c j not how it works have just click ok
    UPDATED -> No internet on pc music
    Logitiels -> Cubase sx2 and final 2003 (noon it works with keyboard, drums I have not tried.
    Latency -> 2.4 I'm alone qd / Playing a more -> ok c GLR of 10-15 (all in 48kHz)

    Latency increases when one uses noon (20ms with other instruments at the same time). If not using all between Jack and with effects we can turn to 5-10ms.

    OVERALL OPINION

    I use it for 7 months. Latency is very low and the fact of not having to plug and unplug all of my instruments is great!!
    I tried a TerraTec has 8 inputs and outputs, but they were all in CAR dc ca was only 4 inputs and 4 outputs! In addition to the RCA is not practical! I immediately ramen by the seller that I noticed!!

    I believe that to 400E there is no card has as many inputs and outputs and with a latency as low! I recommend this card if you want to play and record in a group without latency
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  • melinedivinemelinedivine

    E-MU 1820Published on 06/06/06 at 08:20
    (This content has been automatically translated from French)
    I opted for an EMU 1820 6 months ago for its ability to allow you to route an input signal to any output. She is primarily a "table mix" digital mixer for two keyboards and a microphone. The presence of XLR inputs and preamps also helped my choice. Quality (announced, I could not check other than with my ears) converters have completed my decision. It is not given, but with her it is quiet for a while.

    UTILIZATION

    Installed without any problems on Windows XP. The manual ... my faith I did not look much, use the setup program (routing I / O) is not immediate, you have to click and it crashes a few times before as the config you want. Advantage, it is recorded once and for all and …
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    I opted for an EMU 1820 6 months ago for its ability to allow you to route an input signal to any output. She is primarily a "table mix" digital mixer for two keyboards and a microphone. The presence of XLR inputs and preamps also helped my choice. Quality (announced, I could not check other than with my ears) converters have completed my decision. It is not given, but with her it is quiet for a while.

    UTILIZATION

    Installed without any problems on Windows XP. The manual ... my faith I did not look much, use the setup program (routing I / O) is not immediate, you have to click and it crashes a few times before as the config you want. Advantage, it is recorded once and for all and no one ever loses. Once this configuration made it very simply be used in either ASIO WAVE, nothing special to mention about that.

    GETTING STARTED

    Top. I have no problem with it. Sometimes (I suspect the eve of my old machine to be for something like this) the driver says "Hardware not found, please reinstall". It does not stop working, but I cut access control software. Annoying but not fatal.
    It works for me in Sonar, Sound Forge, sometimes I use it with Media Player. it all works perfectly. I have long used a latency of 5ms, which proved to be a bit limited for the recording and replay sometimes (I have an old machine). I went up to 10 (not used me very little VST, it does not matter too much) and there FLOW.

    OVERALL OPINION

    For six months I use it, it still satisfies me and I am using only a fraction of its potential. The sound is good, it scales well sampling rate (the price of sacrificing high outputs), it is stable. In short, we quickly forget it's there and that's what I think is what I would do if I choose to do it again.
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