The E-MU® 1820M is the flagship of E-MU's line of Digital Audio Systems, delivering everything you need to produce audio on a PC with professional results- 24-bit/192kHz converters (the same A/D converters used in Digidesign®'s ProTools® HD 192 I/O interface), hardware-accelerated effects and mixing, comprehensive sync options and seamless compatibility with your favorite PC audio/sequencer software. No other audio solution available offers the performance, flexibility and value of the E-MU 1820M.
The E-MU 1820M features:
- Mastering-grade 24-bit, 192kHz converters - the same A/D converters used in Digidesign®'s flagship ProTools® HD I/O Interface
- Flexible connectivity with 18 audio inputs and 20 outputs, 32 channels of MIDI I/O, Word Clock, SMPTE and MTC sync, plus a FireWire® port for seamless integration with your entire studio
- Two premium TFPro™ mic preamps with Mic/Line/Hi-Z inputs with 40db of gain/attenuation and 48V phantom power - plug guitars, keyboards and microphones straight into your system
- E-DSP 32-bit Multi-effects Processor offers you over 16 simultaneous hardware-accelerated studio-grade effects with no CPU overhead - plug-in architecture allows you to add new effects as needed
- 32 Channels of zero latency Hardware Mixing/ Monitoring with super-flexible virtual patchbay - no external mixer needed
- Full compatibility with most popular audio/sequencer applications with ultra-low latency WDM, DirectSound® and ASIO™ 2.0 Drivers
- Powerful software studio package
I/O Configuration:
- Two TFPro Mic/Line/Hi-Z preamps (w/48V phantom power)
- Six 1/4" Balanced Inputs
- Eight 1/4" Balanced Outputs
- Turntable input (w/ground lug and hardware RIAA preamp)
- 24-bit/192kHz ADAT In/Out (switchable to S/PDIF)
- 24-bit/96kHz coaxial S/PDIF In/Out (switchable to AES/EBU)
- 24-bit/96kHz optical S/PDIF Out (switchable to AES/EBU)
- Two sets of MIDI In/Out
- Four stereo 1/8" Speaker Outputs (configurable from stereo to 7.1)
- Stereo Headphone Output
- Firewire® Interface
Specifications
General
- Sample Rates: 44.1, 48, 96, 192kHz from internal crystal or externally supplied clock (no sample rate conversion)
- Bit Depth: 16 or 24 bits
- PCI Bus-Mastering DMA subsystem reduces CPU usage
- Zero-latency direct hardware monitoring w/effects
Analog Line Inputs (6)
- Type: servo-balanced, DC-coupled, low-noise input circuitry
- Level (software selectable):
- Professional: +4dBu nominal, 20dBu maximum (balanced)
- Consumer: -10dBV nominal, 6dBV maximum (unbalanced)
- Frequency Response: +/- .05dB, 20Hz - 20kHz
- THD+N (1kHz at -1dBFS): -110dB (.0003%)
- SNR (A-weighted): 120dB
- Dynamic Range (1kHz, A-weighted): 120dB
- Stereo Crosstalk (1kHz at -1dBFS): < -115dB
- Common-Mode Rejection (60Hz): > 40dB
Analog Line Outputs (8)
- Type: balanced, low-noise, 3-pole low-pass differential filter
- Level (software selectable):
- Professional: +4dBu nominal, 20dBu maximum (balanced)
- Consumer: -10dBV nominal, 6dBV maximum (unbalanced)
- Frequency Response: 0.0/-.35dB, 20Hz - 20kHz
- THD+N (1kHz at -1dBFS): -105dB (.0006%)
- SNR (A-weighted): 120dB
- Dynamic Range (1kHz, A-weighted): 120dB
- Stereo Crosstalk (1kHz at -1dBFS): < -115dB
Combo Microphone Preamplifier/Line Inputs (2)
- Type: TFPro™ combination microphone preamp and line input
- Frequency Response: +0.8/-0.1dB, 20Hz - 20kHz
- Stereo Crosstalk (1kHz min gain, -1dBFS): < -120dB
- Line Input:
- Gain Range: -12 to +28dB
- Max Level: +17dBV (19.2dBu)
- THD+N (1kHz at -1dBFS, min gain): -94dB (.002%)
- Dynamic Range (A-weighted, 1kHz min gain): 100dB
- SNR (A-weighted, min gain): 100dB
- Input Impedance: 10K ohm
- Common-mode Rejection Ratio (60Hz): > 40dB
- Microphone Preamplifier
- Gain Range: +10 to +50dB
- Max Level: -12dBV (-9.8dBu)
- THD+N (1kHz at -1dBFS, min gain): -95dB (.0018%)
- SNR (A-weighted, min gain): 100dB
- Input Impedance: 330 ohms
- Common-mode Rejection Ratio (60Hz): > 80dB
Headphones (stereo)
- Type: linear power amplifier
- Frequency Response: +0.0/-0.35dB, 20Hz - 20kHz
- THD+N (1kHz, max gain)
- 33 ohm load: -70dB (0.032%)
- 600 ohm load: -85dB (0.006%)
- SNR (A-weighted): 112dB
- Dynamic Range (A-weighted): 117dB
- Stereo Crosstalk (1kHz at -1dBFS, 600 ohm load):< -100dB
- Maximum Output Power: 500mW
- Output impedance: 22 ohms
- Gain Range: 85dB
Phono Input (stereo)
- Type: RIAA equalized phono input
- Frequency Response: +/-0.5dB, 50Hz - 20kHz
- THD+N (1kHz, 10mV RMS unbal input): -76dB (.015%)
- SNR (10mV RMS unbal input, A-weighted): 90dB
- Stereo Crosstalk (1kHz at -1dBFS): < -80dB
- Maximum level:
- Professional: 80mV RMS
- Consumer: 20mV RMS
- Input capacitance: 220 pF
- Input impedance: 47K ohm
Digital I/O
- S/PDIF:
- 2 in/2 out coaxial (transformer coupled)
- 2 in/3 out optical (software switched with ADAT)
- AES/EBU or S/PDIF format, switchable under software control
- ADAT:
- 8 channels, 24-bit @ 44.1/48kHz
- 4 channels, 24-bit @ 96kHz (S-MUX compatible)
- 2 channels, 24-bit @ 192kHz
- Firewire:
- 400 Mbps 1394a port (6-pin)
- Compatible with DV cameras, storage peripherals, etc.
- MIDI
- 2 in, 2 out
Synchronization
- Internal crystal sync at 44.1, 48, 96, 192kHz
- External sample rate sync
- ADAT
- S/PDIF (opt. or coax)
- Word clock (75 ohm termination, switchable)
Retail Box Contents
- E-MU® 1010 PCI card
- E-MU AudioDock M
- E-MU Sync daughter card
- EDI (E-MU Digital Interface) cable (3 meters)
- Sync cable
- Mini-DIN MIDI adapter cable
- Headphone splitter cable
- PC power cable
- Quick Start guide
- Operation Manual on CD-ROM
- Creative Professional Software CD-ROM
- Windows 2000 and XP Drivers
- E-MU PatchMix DSP
- E-MU E-DSP FX Library
- Audio software package on CD-ROM
Requirements
Minimum System Requirements:
- Genuine Intel® Pentium® III or AMD® K6® class processor or higher operating at 500MHz or faster
- Intel®, AMD® or 100% compatible motherboard & chipset
- 128MB System RAM
- 500MB of free hard disk space for full installation
- Windows® 2000 SP 4, Windows® XP SP 1 or greater
- PCI 2.1 compliant slot for E-MU® 1010 PCI card
- Adjacent PCI slot for Sync daughter card
- CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive required for software installation
- XVGA Video (1024 X 768)