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  • Page 1 0404 Digital Audio System Owner's Manual Creative Professional...
  • Page 2 E-MU 0404 Digital Audio System Owner’ s Manual © 2004 E-MU Systems All Rights Reserved Software Version: 1.81 Revision: B (12-05-05) E-MU World Headquarters E-MU Systems 1500 Green Hills Road Scotts Valley, CA USA 95066 Europe, Africa, Middle East Creative Labs...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Setting Up the Digital Audio System ... 1 Notes for Installation ... 1 Safety First! ... 2 Connector Types ... 2 Installing the E-MU 0404 PCI Card ... 3 Install the Sync Card ... 4 Software Installation ... 5 Installing the E-MU 0404 Drivers ... 5 Windows 2000 or Windows XP ...
  • Page 4 The Session ... 14 New Session ... 14 Open Session ... 15 Save Session ... 15 Session Settings ... 16 System Settings ... 16 Using External Clock ... 16 I/O Settings ... 17 Input Mixer Strips... 18 Input Type ... 18 Mixer Strip Creation...
  • Page 5 Striping SMPTE ... 74 Avoiding SMPTE problems ... 74 Duplicating SMPTE time code ... 75 Other Tips for using SMPTE ... 75 MIDI Time Code (MTC) ... 75 Word Clock In/Out ... 76 Getting in Sync ... 78 Creative Professional...
  • Page 6 Useful Information ... 79 AES/EBU to S/PDIF Cable Adapter ... 79 Digital Cables ... 79 Grounding ... 79 Appearance Settings in Windows ... 79 Technical Specifications... 80 Internet References... 82 Forums ... 82 Index ... 85 E-MU Digital Audio System...

  • Page 7: 1- Introduction

    • Quick Start Guide The System Includes: The E-MU 0404 PCI Card provides 2 line level, unbalanced analog inputs, 2 line level, unbalanced analog outputs, plus MIDI input and output. This is a finely-tuned audio interface, using high performance 24-bit/192kHz A/D - D/A converters to deliver an unbelievable 111dB of dynamic range.

  • Page 8: Optional Sync Daughter Card

    Tips describe applications for the topic under discussion. Warnings are especially important, since they help you avoid activities that can cause damage to your files, your computer or yourself. Creative Professional...

  • Page 9: Installation

    Prior to installing the hardware, take a few moments to enter the 18-digit serial number of the E-MU 0404 PCI Card. This number can help EMU Customer Service troubleshoot any problems you may encounter—by writing the numbers down now, you’ll avoid having to open your computer to find it later on.

  • Page 10: Safety First

    • To avoid possible permanent damage to your hardware, make sure that all connections are made to the E-MU 0404 PCI card with the host computer’ s power off. Unplug the computer’ s power cable to make sure that the computer is not in sleep mode .

  • Page 11: Installing The E-Mu 0404 Pci Card

    Card as well, remove the bracket from two adjacent PCI slots. See figure 1 below. Figure 1 Align the E-MU 0404 PCI card with the slot and press gently but firmly down into the slot as shown in figure 2.

  • Page 12: Install The Sync Card

    Unwrap the Sync Card if you have one and get ready to install it. Connect the ribbon cable provided with the kit between the E-MU 0404 card and the Sync Daughter Card as shown in figure 3. The cable is keyed so it cannot be incorrectly inserted.

  • Page 13: Software Installation

    Software Installation Installing the E-MU 0404 Drivers The first time you restart your PC after installing the E-MU 0404 PCI card, you will need to install the PatchMix DSP software and E-MU 0404 PCI card drivers. Windows 2000 or Windows XP The software is not compatible with other versions of Windows.
  • Page 14 2 - Installation Software Installation Creative Professional...

  • Page 15: Pci Card & Interfaces

    The 0404 PCI card always sends and receives 24-bit audio. DB-9 & DB-15 Connectors Connects the analog and digital breakout cables to the 0404 PCI card. Connect the 1/4” Analog Breakout Cable to the DB-9 connector and the Digital Breakout Cable to the DB-15 connector.

  • Page 16: Digital Breakout Cable

    RCA phono jacks are the standard coaxial connectors used for S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital InterFace) connections. A single jack carries two channels of digital audio. The E-MU 0404 receives digital audio data with word lengths of up to 24-bits. Data is always transmitted at 24-bits.
  • Page 17 MIDI instruments. To connect more than one MIDI instrument to the 0404 PCI card, the MIDI Thru port on your synthesizer can be used. MIDI Thru carries an exact copy of the data on the synthesizer’s MIDI input port.

  • Page 18: The Sync Daughter Card Option

    MIDI Time Code is also output whenever MTC is being generated by the host application (sequencer or audio recorder). A special cable converts the mini DIN to a standard MIDI jack. for more information about using the Sync SMPTE Creative Professional...

  • Page 19: The Patchmix Dsp Mixer

    4 - The PatchMix DSP Mixer PatchMix DSP ix DSP Mixer is a virtual console, which performs all of the functions of The PatchM a typical hardware mixer and then adds a few new tricks of its own. PatchMix DSP greatly simplifies audio operations such as ASIO/WAVE routing, volume control, stereo panning, equalization, effect processing, effect send/return routing, main mix and monitor control, without getting in the way of your other software.

  • Page 20: Mixer Window

    Send Return Effects Amount Amount Insert Chain Send Return Amount Amount Insert Chain More Information. Mixer Block Diagram Meter Monitor MUTE Main Bus Monitor Effects Level Insert Chain Main Level Creative Professional Main...

  • Page 21: E-Mu Icon In The Windows Taskbar

    E-MU Icon in the Windows Taskbar Right-clicking on the E-MU icon in the Windows taskbar calls up the following window. Right-Click Here The Toolbar Save Session Session Open Session Settings New Session Calls up the “New Session” dialog box. Open Session Calls up the standard “Open”...

  • Page 22: The Session

    Session Check this if you want to edit the New Session. Important: When using any form of digital input, you MUST synchronize the Digital Audio System to the external digital device. See Using External Clock Creative Professional...

  • Page 23: Open Session

    176k/192k. You can create your own templates by simply copying or saving sessions into the “Session Templates” folder (Program Files\Creative Professional\Digital Audio System\E-MU PatchMix DSP\Session Templates). The “Session Path” allows you to choose the destination for your Session. The default location is in the “My Sessions”...

  • Page 24: Session Settings

    The two units are NOT sample locked however, and you should correct this condition to avoid intermittent clicks in the audio. Note: if set to “External” without an external clock present, PatchMix DSP defaults to the internal 48kHz clock rate. Creative Professional...

  • Page 25: I/O Settings

    I/O Settings The 0404 PCI card is optimized for signal levels of -10dBV (consumer standard) for the analog inputs and outputs. -10dBV levels are compatible with most consumer audio gear. Setting correct input and output levels is important! You can measure the level of an input by inserting a meter into the first effect location in the strip.

  • Page 26: Input Mixer Strips

    The Input Type will turn RED if the input is not available. Physical input strips are shown with BLUE text. Host input strips are shown with WHITE text. To learn how to record monophonic inputs in stereo, see page Creative Professional...

  • Page 27: Mixer Strip Creation

    • Classic MME • DirectSound • Direct WDM / Kernel Streaming (KS) 192kHz/96kHz DVD- Audio disks are protected against digital copying. Most DVD- Audio disks contain duplicate 48kHz audio tracks which will play back on the 0404.

  • Page 28: Multichannel Wave Files

    192kHz/96kHz DVD-Audio disks are protected against digital copying. Most DVD- Audio disks contain duplicate 48kHz audio tracks which will play back on the 0404. Select DirectSound as the output format when using Windows Media Player and other DVD player applications.

  • Page 29: Insert Section

    Note: The Physical Output & Input option is “grayed-out” when using the default Session Reason: The 0404 Digital Audio System has only 4 physical inputs and 4 physical outputs. The Send/Return option is grayed-out because all the physical I/O resources available for send/return have been used in this Session.

  • Page 30: The Insert Menu

    Right-Click over the Insert section. A pop-up dialog box appears. Select “Insert Send/Return” from the list of options. The following dialog box appears. Input To ASIO, WAV or Insert Physical Output Send Panning Fader Aux 1 Bus Aux 2 Bus Main Output Bus Creative Professional...

  • Page 31: Asio Direct Monitor Send/Return

    Choose one of the Send Outputs. Click on a destination to select it. Choose one of the Return Inputs. Click on a source to select it. Click OK to select the Send and Return or Cancel to cancel the operation. ASIO Direct Monitor Send/Return This type of insert send breaks the signal at the insert point and sends it out to the selected ASIO Host Input destination (such as Cubasis).

  • Page 32: Meter Inserts

    You want the input signal level to drive the 24-bit ADCs into their optimum range without clipping. A reading of 0dB on an input meter indicates signal clipping. Level Each bar of the meter equals 1dB. The yellow bars begin at -12dB below full scale. --12dB Creative Professional...

  • Page 33: To Set The Input Levels Of A Strip

    Adjust the output level of the external device (synthesizer, instrument, preamp, etc.) feeding the 0404 Card. The meter should be in the yellow region most of the time with occasional forays into the red. If the clip indicator ever comes on, reduce the signal level.

  • Page 34: Making The Best Possible Recording

    first place. Trim Pots can be used in emergency situations if there's no other way to get a hot signal in, but they were designed to adjust levels feeding effect plug-ins. Creative Professional...

  • Page 35: Trim Pot Insert

    Trim Pot Insert The Trim Pot Insert allows you to adjust the level of a signal in an insert location. The trim pot provides up to ±30dB of gain or attenuation and a phase inverter. The trim pot also has a built-in stereo peak meter after the control. You might use a trim pot to boost or attenuate a signal send or return from an external effect, or use it to drive an effect device.
  • Page 36 Right-Click over the Effect you want to Solo (in the Insert section). A pop-up dialog box appears. Select Solo Insert from the list of options. Tip: Select the Plug-in and press the Delete key to delete the plug-in from the strip. Creative Professional...

  • Page 37: Aux Section

    Aux Section The Auxiliary Sends tap the signal from the channel strips and sum them together before sending the mix to the Auxiliary Effects section. In a traditional mixing console, aux sends are used to send part of the signal to outboard effect devices, then return the effected signal back into the mix using the effect returns.

  • Page 38: Pre Or Post Fader Aux Sends

    Volume Fader & Mute affects both Aux Send Levels Send Return Amount Amount Side Chain Send Return Amount Amount Side Chain In order to change a strip from pre-fader to post-fader or vice-versa, you have to delete the strip and create a new one. Output Output Creative Professional...

  • Page 39: Level, Pan, Solo & Mute Controls

    Level, Pan, Solo & Mute Controls Pan Controls Aux Send Amount Controls Level Control Mute & Solo Buttons Scribble Strip E-MU Digital Audio System The Pan control comes before the Level Control and Aux Sends in the signal flow. On stereo strips we use an unconventional pan section with two pan pots –...

  • Page 40: Main Section

    The Monitor section has a volume, balance, and a mute control to cut off the monitor output. View Selection Buttons Insert Section Master Aux Return Amounts Sync & Sample Rate Indicators Monitor Controls Session Name Creative Professional...

  • Page 41: Tv Screen & Selectors

    TV Screen & Selectors The “TV screen” at the top of the main section is a multi-function display and control center for the input and output routings and effect controls. The three buttons at the top of the display select the current function of the display—Effect, Inputs or Outputs. Effect Select the Effect display view in the main section, then click on an Effect Insert to display the effect parameters.

  • Page 42: Input

    The Input and Output displays make it much easier to understand the signal routings of a complex mixer setup. Tip: Clicking on any of the input routings in the TV display highlights the corresponding mixer strip. Creative Professional...

  • Page 43: Auxiliary Effects & Returns

    Auxiliary Effects & Returns The section immediately below the TV Screen is where you assign the Auxiliary Effects. In a traditional mixing console, auxiliary effects sends are used to send part of the signal to outboard effect devices, then return the effected signal back into the mix using the effect returns.

  • Page 44: Output Section

    Monitor Meters Volume Refer to the Mixer Block Sync/Sample Rate Indicators Monitor Mute Monitor Balance MAIN MIX -12dB Tip: The volume control on a multimedia computer keyboard can be used to control the Monitor Output Level on PatchMix. Creative Professional...

  • Page 45: Effects

    5 - Effects Overview PatchMix DSP comes complete with a host of great core DSP effects including Compressors, Delays, Choruses, Flangers and Reverb. Each 32-bit effect has various parameters for editing, as well as factory presets. You can also create and save as many of your own effect presets as you wish.

  • Page 46: Fx Insert Chains

    This icon will appear when you drag an effect to a new location. Trim pots, peak meters and test tone generators will also be included in the FX chain. Creative Professional...

  • Page 47: Creating, Renaming & Deleting Categories Or Presets

    Creating, Renaming & Deleting Categories or Presets There are several utilities to help you organize your effects presets. To Create a New Preset Category You can create your own category folders to help organize your effects presets. Left-click on the New Folder icon at the top of the Effects Palette. A pop-up dialog box appears asking you to “Enter the Name of the New Category.”...

  • Page 48: Importing And Exporting Core Fx Presets And Fx Insert Chains

    To Import Core FX Presets This option imports complete folders of Core FX presets into the E-MU PatchMix DSP folder (normally located here: “C:\Program Files\Creative Professional\E-MU PatchMix DSP\Core Effects”). If the name of an imported FX preset exactly matches a preset you already have, a number will be appended to end of the imported preset name.

  • Page 49: Fx Edit Screen

    FX Edit Screen Click on an FX Insert to display the parameters for that effect. If an insert effect is not selected, the FX display will read “No Insert”. Most effects have a wet/dry mix parameter to control the ratio of effect-to-plain signal. The wet/dry setting is stored with the FX preset.

  • Page 50: User Preset Section

    Select New. A pop-up dialog box appears asking you to name the new preset. Name the preset and click OK. Your new preset is now saved. To copy or share User Presets, you must save them as FX Palette effects. Click here for Edit Menu Creative Professional...

  • Page 51: Core Effects And Effects Presets

    Core Effects and Effects Presets The Core Effects cannot be removed or copied. Effect presets (stored in “C:\Program Files\Creative Professional\Digital Audio System\E-MU PatchMix DSP\Effect Presets”) can be copied, e-mailed or shared like any other computer file. Hint: Open with “NotePad” or other word processor to view and edit the name and parameters.

  • Page 52: List Of Core Effects

    Stereo Delay 1500 Mono Delay 250 Compressor Chorus Flanger 4-Band EQ 3-Band EQ Total Effects Tip: Saving a session “defragments” the effect/ DSP resources. If you have used all your effects and need another, try saving the session. Creative Professional...

  • Page 53: Core Effects Descriptions

    Core Effects Descriptions 1-Band Para EQ +15dB Boost Width -15dB Center Frequency Parameter Description Gain Sets the amount of cut (-) or boost (+) of the selected frequency band. Range: -15dB to +15dB Center Frequency Sets the range of frequencies to be cut or boosted with the Gain control.

  • Page 54: 3-Band Eq

    Low Corner Freq. Sets the frequency where the signal begins getting cut or boosted with the Low Gain control. Range: 50Hz to 800Hz High Shelf Corner Freq. Width Center Note: The Wet/Dry Mix control on an equalizer should normally be set to 100% wet or unpredictable results may occur. Creative Professional...

  • Page 55: 4-Band Eq

    4-Band EQ This 4-band equalizer provides two shelving filters at the high and low ends of the frequency range and two fully parametric bands in the center. Up to ±24 dB of boost or cut is provided for each band. Note: The Wet/Dry Mix control on an equalizer should normally be set to 100% wet or unpredictable results may occur.

  • Page 56: Auto-Wah

    Controls the amount of “wah” sweep. Range: 0% to 100% Center Frequency Sets the initial bandpass filter frequency. Range: 80Hz to 2400Hz Bandwidth Sets the width of the bandpass filter. Range: 1Hz to 800Hz Auto-Wah Filter Center Frequency Bandwidth Sweep Range Attack Release Envelope Follower Creative Professional...

  • Page 57: Chorus

    Chorus An audio delay in the range of 15-20 milliseconds is too short to be an echo, but is perceived by the ear as a distinctly separate sound. If we now cyclically vary the delay time in this range, the illusion of multiple sound sources is created. A slight amount of feedback serves to increase the effect.

  • Page 58: Basic Controls

    Sets the ratio of input signal level to output signal level, or “how much” compression will be applied. Range: 1:1 to ∞:1 Post Gain Amplifies the signal after it has been compressed to bring up the volume. Range -60dB to +60dB Creative Professional...

  • Page 59: Distortion

    Parameter Description Attack Time Controls how quickly the gain is turned down after the signal exceeds the threshold. Range .1ms to 500ms Release Time Controls how fast the gain is returned to its normal setting after the signal has fallen below the threshold. Range: 50ms to 3000ms Pre-Delay Allows the use of slower attack times without missing signal peaks.

  • Page 60: Flanger

    flanging effect. Range 0% to 100% LFO Waveform Selectable between Sine or Triangle wave. LFO L/R Phase Controls the stereo width by adjusting the phase difference between the left and right sweeps. Range: -180° to +180° Phase Creative Professional...

  • Page 61: Freq Shifter

    Freq Shifter This unusual effect is sometimes called “spectrum shifting” or “single sideband modulation”. Frequency shifting shifts every harmonic in the signal by a fixed number of Hz which causes the harmonics to lose their normal relationship. The more common pitch shifter, in contrast, preserves the harmonic relationships of the signal and so is better suited to creating “musical”...

  • Page 62: Leveling Amp

    Post Gain Amplifies the signal after it has been compressed to bring up the volume. Creative Professional...

  • Page 63: Lite Reverb

    Lite Reverb Reverberation is a simulation of a natural space such as a room or hall. The Lite Reverb algorithm is designed to simulate various rooms and reverberation plates while using fewer DSP resources than the Stereo Reverb. Up to five Lite Reverbs can be used at once. Decay time defines the time it takes for the reflected sound from the room to decay or die away.

  • Page 64: Mono Delays - 100, 250, 500, 750, 1500, 3000

    Sets the amount of delayed signal that will be recirculated through the delay line. Range: 0% to 100% High Freq. Rolloff Damps high frequencies in the feedback path. Range: 0% to 100% Comb filtering: See page 52. Feedback L Out R Out Creative Professional...

  • Page 65: Phase Shifter

    Phase Shifter A phase shifter produces a fixed number of peaks and notches in the audio spectrum which can be swept up and down in frequency with a low frequency oscillator (LFO). This creates a swirly, ethereal sound with harmonically rich sound sources of a type of pitch shift with simpler sounds.

  • Page 66: Rotary

    2 x 12 Combo Modeled from an American, 1960’ s era, 2-speaker combo amplifier. 4 x 12 Combo Modeled from an American, 1960’ s era, 4-speaker amplifier set. Metal Stack 1 & 2 Modeled from a modern era, power amplifier stack. Creative Professional...

  • Page 67: Stereo Delays - 100, 250, 550, 750, 1500

    Stereo Delays - 100, 250, 550, 750, 1500 The Stereo Delays are true stereo delay lines in that the left and right channels are kept entirely separate from each other. The delay number refers to the maximum delay time that can be produced by the delay lines. The five different lengths, from 100 ms to 1.5 seconds, allow you to make the most efficient use of the effect memory resource.
  • Page 68 Range: 0% to 100% High Freq. Damping Sets the rate at which high frequencies die away. Range: -10.0 to +3.0 damping factor Low Freq. Damping Sets the rate at which low frequencies die away. Range: -10.0 to +3.0 damping factor Time Creative Professional...

  • Page 69: Vocal Morpher

    Vocal Morpher This unique effect allows you to select two vocal phonemes and morph between them using an LFO. Phonemes are the consonants and vowels we use in articulating speech sounds and these sounds are very distinctive and evocative. 30 different phonemes are available and these can be shifted up or down in pitch for even more effects.

  • Page 70: E-Mu Powerfx

    192kHz sample rates. Cubase SX/SL/LE 2.0, Nuendo and Sonar (using the Cakewalk VST adapter 4.4.1) implement VST 2.X auto delay compensation. When using Cubase LE with the 0404, turn Multiprocessing OFF in Cubase LE (Device Setup, VST Multitrack, Expert). Creative Professional...
  • Page 71 Parameter Description Preferences The Preferences menu allows you to: • Toggle the Tooltips On or Off • Extra Buffers - Check this box if excessive stuttering occurs when using E-MU PowerFX in your VST Host application. This box should be checked when using Fruity Loops. •...

  • Page 72: Automating E-Mu Powerfx

    96kHz or 192kHz. Steinberg Cubasis does not have the control automation feature. . Playback the Once you have recorded or drawn automation, do not delete or move effects from the Insert Strip. Doing so will result in unpredictable behavior. Creative Professional...

  • Page 73: E-Mu Powerfx Compatibility Chart

    E-MU PowerFX Compatibility Chart Application Name Compatible? Steinberg Cubase VST 5.1 Steinberg Cubase SX 1 Steinberg Cubase SX 2 Steinberg Cubase LE Steinberg Cubase SL Steinberg WaveLab 4 Steinberg WaveLab Lite (ver 4) Steinberg WaveLab 5 Sony Acid 4 Sony Vegas 5 Sony SoundForge 7 Adobe Audition 1.5 FruityLoops Studio 4.5...

  • Page 74: Rendering Audio With E-Mu Powerfx

    file. • Pad the beginning (and/or end) of your audio file with silence (.5 to several seconds depending on the file). This action causes the buffer discontinuities to occur before the song begins. page Creative Professional...

  • Page 75: E-Mu Vst E-Wire

    E-MU VST E-Wire E-Wire is a special VST/ASIO Bridge which allows you to route digital audio via ASIO to PatchMix and back again. E-Wire VST incorporates smart time alignment technology that automatically compen- sates for system latencies and ensures proper synchronization of audio throughout the VST chain.

  • Page 76: E-Delay Compensator

    VST host applications support this automatic compensation. A host will support PowerFX and E-Wire’s plug-in delay compensation if it supports the SetInitialDelay feature of the VST 2.0 specification. Creative Professional...

  • Page 77: E-Delay Compensator Use

    Currently automatic delay compensation is supported by the Steinberg 2.0 family (Nuendo 2.x, Cubase SX 2.0, Cubase LE 2.0,), Magix Samplitude 7.x, and Sonar (using the Cakewalk VST adapter 4.4.1), but not by Steinberg Cubase VST 5.1 and Cubasis. The E-Delay Compensator utility plug-in is used to manually compensate for the transfer delay for hosts that DO NOT support plug-in delay compensation.

  • Page 78: Grouping Tracks

    • E-MU Digital Audio System and PatchMix DSP must be installed. • E-Wire is compatible with Cubase SX/SL/LE, Cubase VST, Wavelab, and Cakewalk Sonar (via DirectX-VST adapter) among others. Track 2 PowerFX E-Delay or E-Wire Track 3 E-Delay Creative Professional...

  • Page 79: Appendix

    6 - Appendix Sync Daughter Card Supplement SMPTE Conversion One of the main functions of the Sync Daughter Card is to convert SMPTE (LTC) to MIDI Time Code (MTC) and vice-versa. The term “Host MTC” refers to MTC, which is generated or used by the host application (Cubasis, etc.).

  • Page 80: Smpte Modes Of Operation

    flywheeling until valid code is received, then relocks. Upon any dropout, MTC continues outputting Quarter-frame messages 1-Time Jam Sync at the same rate (flywheeling) without monitoring the SMPTE input until the Stop button is pressed. “Word Clock In/Out”. Creative Professional...

  • Page 81: Stripe Mode

    Stripe Mode This mode is used to record SMPTE time code onto an audio track of another recorder. SMPTE is output when the Start button is pressed in the System Settings menu and begins at the time set by the Start Time setting. MTC is also simultaneously output from the Sync Daughter Card MIDI out.

  • Page 82: Why Use Smpte

    SMPTE signal if the input level is too high. Always check playback to insure that the time code is usable. In general, no signal processing should be used on the SMPTE signal. SMPTE code is delicate and should be treated as such. Creative Professional...

  • Page 83: Duplicating Smpte Time Code

    Duplicating SMPTE time code The Sync Daughter Card always generates clean SMPTE from the SMPTE output when reading SMPTE in. This time code is in sync with the incoming SMPTE and can be used to feed other devices in your studio or to clean up old SMPTE tracks. Copying SMPTE code from track to track produces deterioration of the signal with each generation, although one generation of dubbing will probably be OK.

  • Page 84: Word Clock In/Out

    The E-MU 0404 PCI card can be externally clocked from the S/PDIF input (either optical or electrical) or from the Sync Daughter card (if installed). In a digital studio, all digital devices in the system should run off the same master Word Clock.
  • Page 85 S/PDIF Digital ADAT Optical Word Clock Termination OFF DIGITAL BREAKOUT CABLE SYNC CARD Word Clock Termination ON This diagram shows the proper way to connect word clock if you don’t have a multi-output word clock generator. The last device in a Word Clock chain should have Termination ON. E-MU Digital Audio System Digital Mixer Word Clock...

  • Page 86: Getting In Sync

    The E-MU Digital Audio System is the Master and the external A/D is the Slave. (via S/PDIF) S/PDIF Out External A-D Converter (via S/PDIF) Set External Device to receive: External S/PDIF Sync S/PDIF Out S/PDIF In External A-D Converter Creative Professional...

  • Page 87: Useful Information

    This simple adapter cable allows you to receive AES/EBU digital audio via the S/PDIF input on the E-MU 0404 PCI card. This cable may also work to connect S/PDIF out from the 0404 digital breakout cable to the AES/EBU input of other digital equipment.

  • Page 88: Technical Specifications

    -100 dB (.001%) 1kHz signal at -1dBFS THD + N 116 dB (A-weighted, 22 kHz BW) 116 dB (1 kHz, A-weighted, 22 kHz BW) Dynamic Range < -109 dB, (1 kHz signal at -1 dBFS) Stereo Crosstalk 560 ohms Output Impedance Creative Professional...
  • Page 89 0.5 - 4V p-p Input Level: +4 dBu, -10 dBV (software selectable) Output Level: 10K ohm Input Impedance: Dimensions & Weight 0404 PCI Card 0.25lb / 0.10kg Weight: L: 156mm H: 107mm Dimensions: Sync Daughter Card 0.25lb / 0.10kg Weight: L: 5.04"...

  • Page 90: Internet References

    Cubase Users Group ...http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/ Forums Unofficial E-MU Forum ...http://www.productionforums.com/emu/ E-MU Newsgroup (Yahoo) ...http://groups.yahoo.com/group/e-mu_1820/ KVR Forum...http://www.kvr-vst.com/forum/search.php Driver Heaven Forum ...http://www.driverheaven.net/search.php?s MIDI Addict Forum...http://forum.midiaddict.com/search.php Home Recording Forum...http://homerecording.com/bbs/ Sound-On-Sound Forum...http://sound-on-sound2.infopop.net/2/ Studio-Central Cafe Forum...http://studio-central.com/phpbb/search.php Sound Card Benchmarking ...http://audio.rightmark.org cubase/messages search.php?s=d866b60193933eb726660e7bd 90dfb27 OpenTopic?a=srchf&s=215094572 Creative Professional...

  • Page 91: Declaration Of Conformity

    Declaration of Conformity E-MU Systems Trade Name: EM8810 & EM8820 Model No.: EM8810, EM8830 & EM8840 EM8810, EM8830 & EM8841 E-MU Systems Responsible Party: 1500 Green Hills Road, Address: Scotts Valley, CA 95066 U.S.A. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
  • Page 92 This product has been tested and found compliant with the limits set out in the EMC Directive for using connection cables shorter than 3 meters (9.8 feet). Notice If static electricity or electromagnetism causes data transfer to discontinue midway (fail), restart the application or disconnect and connect the Firewire cable again. Creative Professional...

  • Page 93: Index

    1-Band Shelf EQ 45 1-Time Jam Sync, SMPTE 72 3-Band EQ 46 4-Band EQ 47 88kHz, 96kHz, 176kHz & 192kHz Operation 39 A-D, D-A Converters, used in 0404 80 AES/EBU to S/PDIF Adapter 79 Appearance, improving 79 ASIO direct monitor 23...
  • Page 94 28 delete 28 menu 22 meter 25 mixer strip 21 solo 28 types 21 Installing E-MU 0404 PCI card 3 sync cables 10 sync daughter card 4 Interface MIDI 10 S/PDIF 8 SMPTE 10 word clock 76 Invert, polarity 27...
  • Page 95 Multichannel WAVE Files 20 Mute mixer strip 31 monitor 32 mixer strip 19 session 13 Notes, Tips & Warnings 8 E-MU Digital Audio System OpAmps, used in 0404 80 Optical Cables 79 Output fader, main 36 level meters 36 monitor 36 SMPTE 72...
  • Page 96 Wah-Wah 48 WAVE Strips 19 multichannel 19 recording & playback behavior 43 WDM/KS 20 Weight, of card 81 Wet/Dry Mix, effects 41 Windows Media Player 19 Windows Taskbar, E-MU icon 13 Word Clock In/Out 10 Zero-Latency Monitoring 23 Creative Professional...

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