E-MU 0202 USB

(Originally written by frankk/translated from Audiofanzine FR)
Two 1/4" jack inputs, and USB.

No Spdif, etc.

No Midi in/out... it's a pity.

UTILIZATION

It takes only 10 minutes to install.

GETTING STARTED

I use two tracks at a time plus some plug-ins.

The driver is not very reliable. I set the latency at 10 because the sound is altered with lower values! If

you set it to two, you'll notice frequency losses, etc.

The software bundle contains only limited versions so it's useless.

The preamp and converters sound only ok. It's a pity.

OVERALL OPINION

One month of use

Pros: power supply via USB.



Cons: Average preamp sound.

Not very stable like all Emu Creatives I've tested.

Useless software bundle.

Latency time too high.

I wouldn't buy it again.

I'm happy I replaced it after testing a 0202 and a 1212...

both of which sound no better and are even less stable.

That's the reason I bought an M-Audio and an Edirol.

They work seamlessly with my different PCs, and their drivers are reliable.

They sound much better and the latency time is not audible.

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What technical characteristics have motivated your choice?

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External sound card
Price
2 among mono / 1 stro exit monito + multimedia output

(Better than the single m-audio fast track competitor model)
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For what purpose?

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Home studio / computer music (com / Prod)

Multimedia (listening music, film, video games ...)
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What is your config (Map mother / CPU / Ram / Hard, ...)?

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New: Gigabyte EP45T-UD3P DDRIII / Core2Duo E8400 / 2GB DDRIII Gskill / Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB, 32MB / MOTU mk3 Ultralie

Former CM compaq, AMD Athlon XP 1200Ghz Ram 768 MB DDR / Maxtor 60GB / multimedia sound card "can"

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

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In the period, or I used the card: only software, and some samples taken headsets rotten ...


USE

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Are the drivers stable?

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Not really

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Are they often put day?

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Not
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What software do you use most often?

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Reason, Wavelab ...

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How many tracks you record / play simultaneously?

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records: 1 (no test 2 ^^), but with a big foul breath
read: complete project

Caution: for recording go your way, audio in, really mediocre


IMPLEMENTATION

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The installation being done without problem?

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Yes

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Have you encountered the incompatibilits?

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On my old config, has suffered level cpu resources, setting apart the sound quality, the built-chipset or my little basic multimedia card were more efficient level conso cpu / drivers

On my current config: I had a couple of pretty blue screens (chipset's built-dsactiv in bios)

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Is Gnrale configuration is easy?

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Yes

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Is the manual clear and sufficient? ...dropoff Window

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Yes


NOTICE GLOBAL

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How long have you use it?

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I had used the card a few months, I currently have a Motu ultralite mk3, the 0202usb is in its box, case, as emergency card / Troubleshoot

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What is the particular feature you like best and least

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+ Price
+ Output stro "parallle" multimedia that well dpanne
+ His compar Its built-in chipset of a computer
+ Compact
+ Direct monitoring
+ Software bundle that may well dpanner
+ Headphone volume facade

- Stabilit drivers / config cpu performance for lightweight
- USB port of the quality
- Quality of Pramp / audio converter in
- Control of direct monitoring (knob strange without stumbles)
- No audio routing / control software = 1 or 2 fader.
- No volume Main facade out in ...
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Have you tried many other models before acqurir?

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Not
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How do you report qualitprix?

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Honorable

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With experience, you do again this choice? ...dropoff Window

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No: becaufe my first PC config was deprecated
Yes: with correct pc but not in order to have a cheap asio card for small computer music session only software (without using the in audio so)

NB: we talk about audio card of range, I had no more than 90 euros to ...

Then I summarize for those who have problems with this card ... for me it works fine in win7 64bit should be with my experience:
1) disable the device manager the USB line or USB hub to allow the device to suspend its food for energy savings.
2) put your pc in maximum power mode not in the eco power management go into the advanced options and disable suspend this device for eco energy.
With these tips my card works fine and I get on a laptop HP 2009 i3 2330m 9ms latency without rowing nexus with reference Sylenth1, ableton live 9 etc. .... Everything works perfectly
Your stalls are due to the fact that usb is not at its maximum power and micro usb cuts to save energy crash the driver for my part I use driver version 1.40 beta ÉMU and especially that your machine is optimized for audio win7 zapped some services and voila.

UTILIZATION

Yes for my machine even my quad core desktop pc
Not often last date 2010.

GETTING STARTED

For me everything is ok
No manual with beta drivers

OVERALL OPINION

3or4 years know more
Not that I had no other means
The sound is more than adequate
Very good value for money for the time

I use it just for listening and an input for recording my voice!

UTILIZATION

Quick and no problem!
the manual is clear!

GETTING STARTED

At the moment there is no update of drivers!!
I am listening to a single track at the same time I save!

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for two days and I have a problem with!
with a preamp lunnar tp -01 I use for my mic and I connected directly to the entrance of the emu have a lot of breath!
and when I mounted the volume of entries almost at max there are a lot of noise and breath!
I do not know if this is normal or not?
in all cases with this defect it does not help me and counting the preamp is 270 euros which are useless (and not I count not the microphone!)
decus ..... so I'm hoping to find a solution to these problems ....