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Incredible sound quality and DSP power at an affordable price.
The E-MU 1616 Laptop CardBus Digital Audio System is both powerful and portable. It includes a PCMCIA card and compact MicroDock audio/MIDI interface and delivers the same powerful DSP effects, zero-latency monitoring and pristine 24-bit/192kHz A/D/A converters as E-MU's best-selling PCI Digital Audio Systems. The E-MU PCMCIA card can be used alone for its DSP power and studio-quality headphone amp, or plugged into the MicroDock for a total of 16 inputs and 16 outputs plus MIDI I/O, including two custom preamps with Neutrik connectors, 48V phantom power, and an analog soft limiting circuit for clip protection. Ships with ASIO2 and WDM drivers for Windows XP and 2000, as well as the new Production Tools software bundle that includes E-MU's Proteus X LE, plus software by Steinberg, Ableton, IK Multimedia, and many more—everything you need to create, record, edit, master and burn your music.
E-MU 1616 Laptop CardBus Digital Audio System Features:
- High-quality 24-bit/192kHz converters
- Hardware-accelerated effects-over 600 standalone and E-MU Power FX VST plug-in effects with no CPU overhead
- Zero-latency hardware mixing and monitoring with super-flexible patchbay-no external mixer needed
- Ultraportable MicroDock offers 16 inputs/16 outputs plus MIDI I/O-everything from balanced analog and turntable inputs to ADAT and S/PDIF (switchable to AES/EBU)
- 2 studio-grade, low-noise preamps with analog soft limiter-featuring Neutrik connectors, 48V phantom power, 60dB of gain, and true Hi-Z inputs
- Compatibility with most popular audio/sequencer applications-ultralow latency 24-bit/192kHz ASIO 2.0 and WDM drivers
- Production Tools Bundle includes Steinberg's Cubase LE and WaveLab Lite, Ableton
- Live 4 Lite for E-MU, IK Multimedia AmpliTube LE and T-RackS EQ, Minnetonka diskWelder BRONZE, SFX Machine LT, plus E-MU-s Proteus X LE Desktop Sound Module
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Completely Unreliable
I loved the 1616 at first - it offers a ton of features at a great price, sounds great, and is easy to use - while it still works.
I've had two of these fail on me in three months. First, the 1/4" TRS outputs on the breakout box lost 20db in volume (while still displaying full output in the software mixer). After spending hours trying different configurations and reinstalling drivers, EMU sent me another one under warranty. This time, the PCMCIA card stopped working, and causes my computer to hang.
Read before you buy: a quick search of the EMU Users Forums reveals that many others have similar problems (low output on the Microdock, bad PCMCIA cards) with the 1616/1616M, and have had theirs replaced multiple times. Perhaps it's a factory defect, or bad design, but the 1616 doesn't seem to hold up very well.
I will say that EMU's tech support is very helpful, and they honor their warranties, but I can't work with a product that may fail at any time without any warning. I love the convenience of the card-breakout box combo, but I can't trust the 1616.
Reviewed by DoneWith1616 on 1/16/2007
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amazing power for your laptop, lots of I/O
E-MU's 1616 is a must-have piece of equipment for any musician who owns a laptop.
The ASIO-supported near-zero latency is awesome, especially for live performance and overdubs. The included CueMix software (an unbelievably flexible software mixer with incredible DSP effects) and the bundled software package (Sonar, Live, Cubase, E-MU's own ProteusX, Amplitube, and more) add incredible functionality and power.
There are, however, a few issues. The learning curve for CueMix is a bit steep, although you can just load the "Product Default" session for your first few projects. 1616 is clearly geared towards audio at the expense of MIDI; the two sets of MIDI I/O seem only useable for recording, not playback from a software DAW. Finally, it is a bit pricey; and the 1616M is another $100.
Bottom line: if you can afford it, E-MU's 1616 will revolutionize the way you record music. After you buy it, you will wonder how you lived without it.
Reviewed by lanskaJT on 9/25/2006 who plays Worship/Rock/Jazz.
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