E-MU Digital Audio on Your Computer - Inexpensively!

The E-MU 0404 Digital Audio System delivers everything you need to produce audio on a Windows computer at a breakthrough price! You'll get crystal-clear 24-bit/96kHz converters, hardware-accelerated effects and mixing, and seamless compatibility with your favorite Windows audio/sequencer software.

E-MU 0404 Digital Audio System at a Glance:

• Hardware-accelerated mixing and effects, like E-MU's more expensive units
  
• 20 included effects plug-ins built into the E-DSP chipset
  
• Easy connections to audio sources via flexible analog and digital I/O
  
• Zero-latency 32-channel hardware mixing and monitoring - no extra mixer needed

Take a load off your computer's CPU!
The E-MU 0404 Digital Audio System relieves your computer of DSP tasks by offering the same hardware acceleration as the rest of E-MU's Digital Audio Systems. The 0404's 32-bit onboard DSP processing (with a 67-bit accumulator) provides all the power you need to mix, monitor and apply effects without hitting the host computer's CPU.

Effects live onboard, too!
The 0404 Digital Audio System includes E-MU's powerful E-DSP chipset, which features a hardware-accelerated effects processor. You get over 20 effects plug-ins, with over 500 presets. You can run up to 16 effects simultaneously! This effects architecture is fully expandable, allowing you to add more effect plug-ins to your system as needed.

E-MU 0404 effects plug-ins include:

• 1-Band Para EQ
  
• 1-Band Shelf EQ
  
• 3-Band EQ
  
• 4-Band EQ
  
• Auto-Wah
  
• Chorus
  
• Compressor
  
• Distortion
  
• Freq Shifter
  
• Leveling Amp
  
• Mono Delay 100
  
• Mono Delay 3000
  
• Stereo Delay 100
  
• Stereo Delay 1500
  
• Phase Shifter
  
• Rotary Speaker Simulator
  
• Stereo Reverb
  
• Vocal Morpher

The included CD-ROM includes the E-MU E-DSP FX Library, containing more than 500 effects presets to get you started shaping your tracks instantly.

Analog and digital I/O to handle any connection
Connecting your synthesizer, a guitar preamp or a digital audio source to the 0404 is easy thanks to E-MU's flexible I/O options. Two 1/4" unbalanced inputs handle any line-level source while the coaxial and optical S/PDIF I/O accepts signals up to 24-bit/96kHz resolution. An added bonus: the S/PDIF ports can be switched to AES/EBU for additional connectivity to professional gear!

Hardware mixing equals zero latency
The 0404 solves a problem well-known to software DAW users by handling all mixing and monitoring chores onboard. The E-DSP chipset provides zero-latency, hardware-based mixing and monitoring via the included PatchMix DSP mixer, delivering unmatched flexibility in routing audio between all of your physical and virtual (ASIO 2.0, DirectSound) inputs and outputs - no external mixer is needed. Plus, MIDI I/O means you don't need an additional MIDI interface.

An uncommon digital audio value!
Compare this extensive feature set to the remarkably modest price and you'll agree that the 0404 packs a lot of processing power for the money. It's compatible with almost any Windows DAW or sequencing software, offers an affordable entry into digital audio even if you don't have the "newest, biggest and fastest" computer, and it sounds great!

E-MU 0404 Included Software:

• E-MU Patchmix DSP
  
• Steinberg Cubasis
  
• Steinberg WaveLab LE

E-MU 0404 Digital Audio System Features:

• 24-bit, 96kHz converters that deliver an amazing 111dB (A/D) and 116dB (D/A) signal to noise ratio and dynamic range
  
• Flexible connectivity with 1/4" analog I/O, optical and coaxial S/PDIF I/O, and MIDI I/O for seamless integration with your entire studio
  
• 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
  
• Powerful software studio package
  
• Two 1/4" analog inputs
  
• Optical 24-bit/96kHz S/PDIF I/O (switchable to AES/EBU)
  
• Coaxial 24-bit/96kHz S/PDIF I/O (switchable to AES/EBU)
  
• MIDI In/Out
  
• E-DSP Hardware-accelerated effects, mixing and monitoring

The E-MU 0404 Digital Audio System: Jump into digital audio with this economical unit!

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