E-Mu 1616 PCI Owner's Manual page 33

Input Level
Settings
Optical
Input
Select
Mic Soft
Limiting
On/Off
• Inputs +4 or -10
• Outputs +4 or -10
• Optical Input Select
• Microphone Input
Soft Limiting
• Optical Output Select
• S/PDIF Output Format
E-MU PCI Digital Audio System
Selects between Consumer level (-10dBV) or
Professional level (+4dBu) inputs.
(Use the -10dBV setting if your input is too weak.)
Selects between Consumer level (-10dBV) or
Professional level (+4dBu) outputs.
(The +4 dBu setting outputs a hotter level.)
Selects between ADAT or optical S/PDIF for the MicroDock
ADAT Input. The coaxial S/PDIF input is disabled when
S/PDIF optical is selected.
The Mic/Hi-Z inputs have built-in "soft limiters" which
automatically turn down the gain before the signal
overloads the A/D converters. The soft limiters allow you to
record a hotter signal without fear of clipping.
This control turns the soft limiters On or Off.
the Best Possible Recording
about the soft limiters.
Selects between ADAT or optical S/PDIF for the MicroDock
ADAT Output. The coaxial S/PDIF Output is disabled when
S/PDIF optical is selected.
Selects between S/PDIF or AES/EBU format for S/PDIF . This
sets the S/PDIF-AES status bit, but does not affect the signal
level.
Output Level
Settings
Optical
Output
Select
S/PDIF
Output
Format
See Making
for additional information
4 - The PatchMix DSP Mixer
The Session
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