Page 1: Table Of Contents
ESP1010 Second Edition Jan., 2005 Index 1. Introduction 2. What’s in the Box 3. Key Features 4. System Requirements 5. Exterior Features 1. Rack 2. PCI Card 3. I/O Cable 6. Hardware Installation 1. Preparation for hardware installation 2. Installing the ESP1010 PCI card 7.
Page 2: Introduction
ESP1010 1. Introduction Thank you for choosing the ESI ESP1010 – a unique PCI multimedia digital audio card with a full size rack-mount interface. ESP1010 has been designed to provide many powerful functions that will satisfy both beginners and professionals looking for high quality digital audio solutions.
Page 3: Key Features
Internet Broadcasting. 4. DirectWIRE 3.0 support DirectWIRE 3.0 is ESI’s unique driver application that allows you to virtually patch all of your digital audio internally between various software programs. In this latest version, support for patching hardware inputs and mixing multiple audio streams at the inputs has been added.
Page 4: System Requirements
ESP1010 4. System Requirements ESP1010 is a multimedia digital audio device with many functions, not just a simple soundcard. Although ESP1010 has low CPU dependability, to take full advantage of ESP1010, your computer needs to meet the minimum system requirements. A faster CPU, a faster hard disk, and a higher amount of RAM are generally recommended.
Page 5: Exterior Features
ESP1010 5. Exterior Features 1. Rack - Front Part - 1) MIC. +48V ①(In1~2) –XLR MIC input 1 ~2 ports ②(+48V) – Phantom power switch WARNING: To use the +48V Phantom power supply, you need to connect an optional external power supply to the ESP1010 rack. WARNING: To prevent loud clicking via your monitor speakers, do not connect your microphone while Phantom power is turned on.
Page 6 ESP1010 NOTE: Input 1/2 can be used either via the XLR or 1/4” input connectors, however they cannot be used simultaneously. 3) Analog Outputs 7~8 (Headphone outputs) – Two 1/4” TRS phone jack type headphone connectors for output 7 / 8. - Rear Part - 1) MIDI (IN2, OUT2) –...
Page 7: Pci Card
ESP1010 4) D-SUB – Connect to 44pin D_SUB cable (Do not use any cable except the original cable by ESI). 5) External Power – DC9~12V 300mA. You must connect an external DC adaptor if using +48V Phantom power. Please always check the polarity.
Page 8: I/O Cable
ESP1010 1) D-Sub Connector – Connects ESP1010 PCI card with the Rack 2) Cable Connector – Connects with included MIDI I/O and coaxial digital I/O cable 3) Digital Optical Output – Digital output via optical connector 3. I/O Cable 1) Connector – Connects to ESP1010 PCI card’s cable connector 2) DIG I/O - Coaxial digital (S/PDIF) input and output connectors 3) MIDI I/O - MIDI connectors for input and output of MIDI port 1 - 8 -...
Page 9: Hardware Installation
ESP1010 6. Hardware Installation ESP1010 requires multiple installation steps: · PCI card installation, rack connection · Driver installation After the hardware installation is finished, you can start connecting external devices such as microphones, amplifiers, a mixer, MD- or DAT-players, etc. to the unit.
Page 10: Installing The Esp1010 Pci Card
ESP1010 2. Installing ESP1010 PCI card 1) Look for an empty PCI slot. If you do not know which one is a PCI slot, please read the following: 2) The PCI slot is the most common and is used for a wide range of devices from the soundcard to the modem.
Page 11: Software Installation
Insert the provided driver CD into the CD-Rom drive and select “Include this location in the search” and click Browse to find the driver’s location. For example, it is D:\ESI\driver\esp1010\, if D:\ is your CD-Rom drive. - 11 -...
Page 12 Windows Logo testing. Select Continue Anyway and proceed with the installation. The driver is completely tested and verified by ESI, and safe to use. 4. When you see the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard screen, click Finish to complete the installation.
Page 13 Select “Include this location in the search” and click Browse button to find the driver’s location. For example, it is D:\ESI\esp1010\, if D:\ is your CD-Rom drive. 7. During installation, you will again be prompted with the Windows Digital Signature warning screen.
Page 14 ESP1010 9. After you complete both driver installations, you should restart your computer. 10. After restarting Windows, you will see the ESP1010 panel icon in your system tray (lower right corner of your desktop). Click on the icon to open the ESP1010 panel.
Page 15 ESP1010 12. Go to Control Panel → Sounds and Audio Device Properties → Audio tab. You can choose each stereo device or multi device for your propose on Sound playback or Sound recording as default device (e.g. used to playback the Windows system sounds).
Page 16: Esp1010 Panel
The ESP1010 panel is installed in your system when you complete the driver installation. To open the panel, double click the icon, which is the ESI logo, in the system tray. While the ESP1010 panel gives you great deal of control, you may find that the default settings work just fine for your needs.
Page 17: Config
ESP1010 2. Config 1) Mouse Wheel: Configures the mouse wheel for volume change adjustment. Default value is ±1.5dB per step. You can configure the steps to your preference. Configuration Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 ±1.5dB ±3.0dB ±6.0dB ±12.0dB Change/Step 2) Latency: Configures the latency setting for ESP1010.
Page 18 ESP1010 You can control gain from -60dB to +15dB (0.5dB per step) on input ch 1/2. Input 1/2 allows you enable +12V phantom power when using a micrpphone. To use it, you must change the input level to “M” (microphone) from “L” (line input). After selecting “M”, you can select “12” (12V) on each channel for phantom power.
Page 19 ESP1010 H·P: The signal from channel 1/2 can be sent to the headphone outputs. MIX OUT: Send out the mixer signal to output 1/2 and/or the S/PDIF output. Please refer to section 5 on page 20, for more information on the Mixer Panel.
Page 20: Mixer Panel
ESP1010 ESP1010. INT: Sets the ESP1010’s internal clock as the master clock. This is the recommended default setting. EXT: When ESP1010 receives digital data from an external digital device through S/PDIF coaxial digital input, the ‘LOCKED’ indicator will tell you that ESP1010 is receiving the data.
Page 21: Configuring Esp1010
ESP1010 9. Configuring ESP1010 ESP1010 is a premium multimedia audio device for professional audio. It is simple to configure ESP1010 for use in games to DVD surround sound. You can also configure ESP1010 for hard disk recording using professional digital audio software.
Page 22: Asio 2.0 Applications
ESP1010 Left Right Left Right Some applications like PowerDVD 5.0 supports 8 channel surround speaker outputs as shown below. However, most of DVD titles only have 5.1 surround sounds. You can enjoy Dolby Digital DVD with just 6 speaker setting. 3.
Page 23 Multitrack. Select “ASIO 2.0 – ESI1010” as ASIO device and “ESI1010 Clock” as Audio clock source. 3. Logic After launching Logic, go to Options>Preference > Audio Driver 2 and check “ASIO”. Select “ASIO 2.0 – ESI 1010” as ASIO device. - 23 -...
Page 24: Sonar
WDM/KS. You can select the driver type under Options → Audio Options→ Advanced. If you use ASIO, select “ASIO 2.0 – ESI 1010” as ASIO device. If you use WDM/KS, you can select the MME devices “1-1010 1/2 ~ 7/8ch” or the “Multi-10 ch”...
Page 25: Wavelab
10. DirectWIRE 3.0 1. What is DirectWIRE? DirectWIRE is a 100% purely digital wire! DirectWIRE is a driver technology, developed by ESI, which can be used for routing audio streams internally within applications using E-WDM Audio MIDI drivers, exclusively developed by ESI.
Page 26: Directwire Panel
ESP1010 2. DirectWIRE Panel Click on DirectWIRE on the ESP1010 panel. The DirectWIRE panel window as shown below will appear. The number along the row represents the number of the input or output port. The columns represent inputs and outputs (on and off) of the respective drivers. Patch the virtual cables from one point to another as you drag your mouse.
Page 27: Directwire Examples
ESP1010 3. DirectWIRE Examples NOTE: Please setup DirectWIRE before you start your audio applications. 1) Recording from WinAmp(MME) to WaveLab(MME) Caution; If you want to record what's played back in Winamp, but don't want to hear the sound, you should click the OUT button in the MME section so that it changes to “OUT”...
Page 28 ESP1010 4) Recording from GigaStudio(GSIF) to SONAR(WDM) 5) Recording from GigaStudio(GSIF) to Cubase(ASIO) 6) Let's say you want to quickly dub some vocal over an audio track. It's very simple with DirectWIRE 3.0. You just have to make connections similar to these. - 28 -...
Page 29: Specifications
ESP1010 11. Specifications <Analog Audio> 1. Analog Inputs 1) Connector Type: 1/4" female TRS-type, balanced or unbalanced (ch 1~8) 2) Peak level: 0dBFS @ +6.5dBV (-10dBV nominal) 3) Impedance: 10k ohms minimum 4) Att. & Gain Control: -60dB ~ +15dB (0.5dB step size) *ch1, 2ch only 2.
Page 30 ESP1010 1. Internal 20ch /36-bit Digtal Mixer(Input 10ch/Output 10ch) 2. Sample rate supports: (22.05,24)*,32,44.1,48,88.2,96kHz : *analog only 3. A/D Converter 1) Signal to Noise Ratio: 107dB (A-weighted) @ fs=48kHz 2) Dynamic Range: 107dB (-60dBFS with A-weighted) @ fs=48kHz 3) S/(N+D)(-1dB): 100dB @ fs=48kHz 4) Interchannel Isolation: -110dB...

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