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Subject:Are E-Mu products any good? Posted by: gunhed Date:2/5/2004 9:31:27 AM A friend and I have been shopping around for a pro audio card, and we found this new product from E-Mu that looks good: http://www.emu.com/products/product.asp?product=2213&category=631&maincategory=631 The specs and features look great, and the device will retail for around $600 and is due to be released mid-to-late February. I've also noticed the manufacturer is, essentially, Creative, who made the infamous Audigy cards that misleadingly don't record 24-bit. I've also read complaints about E-Mu dropping support for the APS product, which has ticked off a lot of people. Would this product be a good bet to invest in? What are your opinions?
Subject:RE: Are E-Mu products any good? Reply by: Iacobus Date:2/5/2004 11:55:39 AM Looks pretty good. I'd be concerned with support though. Were you looking for something with multiple types of I/O's? Or did you want just mulitple I/O's? Iacobus ------- RodelWorks - Original Music for the Unafraid mD's ACIDplanet Page
Subject:RE: Are E-Mu products any good? Reply by: gunhed Date:2/6/2004 8:17:53 AM The features I'm most interested in are 24-bit, 44,48,96,192 sampling, and the 1/4" TRS and the XLR inputs, and 1/4" TRS outputs. Also, this particular product has a VSTi sampler that will incorporate into Acid (a call confirmed compatibility), but that is mainly icing. Browsing around, I haven't seen any cards that will do 192KHz sampling in this price range. Do you know of any? I am concerned, though, about support and driver quality, which will probably be the worst aspect of the product line. Also, I remember reading on a forum somewhere about E-Mu products failing (the APS device, I think it was) and their replacements from tech support arriving DOA. Quality control may be an issue, but they may have improved things with this new product line. Who knows?
Subject:RE: Are E-Mu products any good? Reply by: DKeenum Date:2/6/2004 8:34:45 AM I wouldn't go with the e-mu card unless their sampler is what you really want.

Subject:Are E-Mu products any good?

Posted by: gunhed

Date:2/5/2004 9:31:27 AM

A friend and I have been shopping around for a pro audio card, and we found this new product from E-Mu that looks good:
http://www.emu.com/products/product.asp?product=2213&category=631&maincategory=631

The specs and features look great, and the device will retail for around $600 and is due to be released mid-to-late February.

I've also noticed the manufacturer is, essentially, Creative, who made the infamous Audigy cards that misleadingly don't record 24-bit. I've also read complaints about E-Mu dropping support for the APS product, which has ticked off a lot of people.

Would this product be a good bet to invest in? What are your opinions?

Subject:RE: Are E-Mu products any good?

Reply by: Iacobus

Date:2/5/2004 11:55:39 AM

Looks pretty good. I'd be concerned with support though.

Were you looking for something with multiple types of I/O's? Or did you want just mulitple I/O's?

Iacobus
-------
RodelWorks - Original Music for the Unafraid
mD's ACIDplanet Page

Subject:RE: Are E-Mu products any good?

Reply by: gunhed

Date:2/6/2004 8:17:53 AM

The features I'm most interested in are 24-bit, 44,48,96,192 sampling, and the 1/4" TRS and the XLR inputs, and 1/4" TRS outputs. Also, this particular product has a VSTi sampler that will incorporate into Acid (a call confirmed compatibility), but that is mainly icing. Browsing around, I haven't seen any cards that will do 192KHz sampling in this price range. Do you know of any?

I am concerned, though, about support and driver quality, which will probably be the worst aspect of the product line. Also, I remember reading on a forum somewhere about E-Mu products failing (the APS device, I think it was) and their replacements from tech support arriving DOA. Quality control may be an issue, but they may have improved things with this new product line. Who knows?

Subject:RE: Are E-Mu products any good?

Reply by: DKeenum

Date:2/6/2004 8:34:45 AM

I wouldn't go with the e-mu card unless their sampler is what you really want.