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- Page 1 High Quality 8-in / 8-out PCIe Audio Interface User’s Guide...
- Page 2 ESI - Copyright © 2009 Revision 1, April 2009 www.esi-audio.com...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
ESP1010e INDEX 1. Introduction..........................4 2. Description of ESP1010e ......................4 2.1 PCIe card................................4 2.2 Breakout Box – Front............................5 2.3 Breakout Box – Rear............................5 2.4 Minimum System Requirements.......................... 6 3. Hardware Installation ......................... 6 3.1 Preparation for Hardware Installation ........................6 3.2 PCIe Card Installation............................ -
Page 4: Introduction
ESP1010e 1. Introduction Thank you for choosing the ESI ESP1010e, the perfect audio gear for multi channel recording applications in your home studio and for home entertainment. The hardware integrates the latest interface standard for extremely fast and reliable data transfer, more reliable and stable than comparable FireWire or USB 2.0 interface solutions. -
Page 5: Breakout Box - Front
ESP1010e 2.2 Breakout Box – Front The front panel provides the following connectors from left to right: Microphone Input Channel 1/2 and Channel 3/4: 2 microphone inputs with XLR input for dynamic and condenser microphones. When the first microphone input is in use, its input signal will be recorded via input channel 1 and 2. -
Page 6: Minimum System Requirements
ESP1010e 2.4 Minimum System Requirements - Intel Pentium 4 1.0 GHz CPU or equivalent and compatible AMD CPU - 512 MB RAM - Direct X 8.1 or higher - one available PCIe x1, x4 or PCIe x16 slot - DVD-ROM drive (for Cubase LE 4 installation) - internet connection (for Cubase LE 4 activation) - recent version of Microsoft Windows XP (SP2 or higher) or Windows Vista (32-bit &... -
Page 7: Pcie Card Installation
ESP1010e When holding the ESP1010e card, touch only the guide or the edge of card. Do not grab the card by the board or connector. 3.2 PCIe Card Installation Find an empty PCIe slot on the motherboard. If you are unsure, please check the manual of your mainboard or computer to identify the PCIe slot, or consult a computer specialist. - Page 8 ESP1010e The ESP1010e PCIe card installed in a PCIe x1 slot, next to two standard PCI slots Once finished, close the computer case. Now use the supplied EDI II cable to connect the ESP1010e 19" rack with the card. Connecting the EDI II cable to the ESP1010e PCIe card Make sure the other end of the cable is properly connected to the EDI II connector on the 19"...
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Page 9: Driver Software Installation
4. Driver Software Installation Before installing the drivers of ESP1010e, we recommend to check on the download section of www.esi-audio.com for updated drivers. 4.1 Windows XP Turn on your computer. Windows will automatically detect a new device installation and the Found New Hardware Wizard window will appear as seen on the following picture on the left. -
Page 10: Windows Vista
The Found New Hardware Wizard will then appear for a third time. Please follow all the steps once more, to install the ESI ESP1010e Audio device. After that is finally confirmed on the last dialog via Finish, the ESP1010e driver software has been completely installed. To confirm this, please check if the ESI icon is displayed in the taskbar notification area as shown below. - Page 11 ESP1010e If the following window on the left will appears, click on Browse my computer for driver software (advanced) in order to show Windows where the driver files are located. The dialog on the right will appear. Via Browse, you can select the folder that contains the driver data. If you install from the original CD, select your CD-/DVD-drive and the \Windows folder.
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Page 12: Esp1010E Control Panel
ESP1010e a while), the installation of the ESI ESP1010e Controller driver will be completed and you need to click Close. To confirm the completion of the installation, please check if the ESI icon is displayed in the taskbar notification area as shown below. -
Page 13: Input Section
ESP1010e Config – Factory Default: resets the control panel to default settings. Config - Always On Top: this enables to place the control panel on top of every open window, which makes it easy to work with ESP1010e and other audio applications simultaneously. Config –... -
Page 14: Output Section
ESP1010e phantom power. Note that +48V should be enabled only after a condenser microphone has been connected. Input Selection for Channel 5/6: Line/Hi-Z Instrument selection: by default, input channel 5/6 is processing the stereo line input signal coming in from line inputs 5 and 6 (when LINE is selected) from the back panel of ESP1010e. However, it can also be switched to process the mono input signal from a guitar connected to the first Hi-Z input on the front panel of ESP1010e –... -
Page 15: Directwire
5.5 DirectWIRE What is DirectWIRE? DirectWIRE is a driver technology, developed by ESI, which can be used for routing audio streams internally within applications using EWDM Audio MIDI Drivers exclusively developed by ESI. With the DirectWIRE router, an application can record from other application’s audio outputs without external wiring or any loss of data when they are running at the same time. - Page 16 ESP1010e DirectWIRE Examples Example 1. Recording from WinAmp (MME) to WaveLab (MME). 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 it'll change to OFF. Example 2.
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Page 17: Audio Applications
ESI ESP1010e ASIO as ASIO Driver entry. You can verify your selection by selecting the ESI ESP1010e device on the left. The dialog, now lists all input and output channels. Note that the Control Panel button has no effect. Confirm your changes by clicking OK. -
Page 18: General Information
7. General Information Trademarks ESI, and ESP1010e are trademarks of EGOSYS, Inc. and ESI Audiotechnik GmbH. Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Other product and brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. The FCC and CE Regulation Warning This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
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