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E-MU 0404 USB 2.0 (No Longer Available)

USB Audio Interface with Two Mic Pres. Phantom Power, MIDI, and S/PDIF

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Complete Recording Solution with the E-MU 0404 USB!

E-MU Systems' 0404 USB 2.0 portable audio interface for Mac and PC, offering pristine 24-bit/192kHz recording and playback, direct monitoring, and a host of professional features in a compact, USB package. The 0404 USB provides users with two Class-A preamps that can be run independently or in stereo to amplify guitars, keyboards or microphones, with individual ground lift switches for optimal audio performance. E-MU's Production Tools Software Bundle is also included and gives musicians a host of powerful audio and MIDI applications - everything needed to create, record, edit, master and burn CDs. The 0404 USB sets a new standard in portable USB audio.

E-MU 0404 USB Audio Interface Features:
  • Premium 24-bit/192kHz A/D and D/A converters (A/D: 113dB SNR, D/A: 117dB SNR) deliver unmatched USB audio fidelity
  • Two E-MU XTC mic/line/hi-Z preamps (w/soft limiter and 48V phantom power)
  • Two 1/4" balanced outputs
  • 1/8" stereo speaker output
  • 24-bit/96kHz optical/coaxial S/PDIF in/out (switchable to AES/EBU)
  • MIDI in/out
  • Stereo headphone output
  • USB 2.0
  • E-MU's Production Tools Software Bundle including products from Cakewalk, Steinberg, Ableton, and IK Multimedia


E-MU's 0404 USB Audio Interface is a complete desktop recording solution!
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Reviews
based on 4 customer reviews

Excellent replacement for crummy computer sound cards

by from
September 29, 2007
Music Background:
If you only need two tracks, this is the USB audio interface you want. The 0404 is packed with lots of useful features, is absolutely dead-quiet and sounds great. Works at sample rates up to 192kHz, w... read more [+]ith 16 or 24 bits. This thing is ready for studio-quality work.

A nice extra is the 1/8" stereo output jack, which is provided IN ADDITION to a pair of 1/4" TRS outputs. This makes it easy to hang that old pair of computer speakers off the unit as well as a good pair of monitors for A/B comparisons.

Setup was a snap. Drivers worked perfectly the first time.

My only complaint is the location of the power switch, hidden on the back panel UNDER the power jack. Bad engineer. No donut. :)

Don't be put off by the plastic case and knobs. This unit looks and feels solid. It should last a long time in a desktop setup (which is what it's designed for).

I'm very happy with my 0404, and would replace it immediately if lost. close [-]

Make sure you have Leopard drivers prior to install

by Tom Bramhall from Huntsville Alabama
July 18, 2008
Music Background: Long time bassist starting into recording
Intitial trauma as the drivers shipped were not Leopard compatible. Once that was sorted out via download the sound improvement is dramatic. I suspect courtesy of the wall wart the dynamic range of pr... read more [+]eamps is good verys buss power. Has all the inputs.

The other plug ins I would suggest making sure they are Leopard compatible. I suppose this is the case for Vista use as well. Compatible drivers save you major pain. close [-]

ASIO not Vista-friendly yet, but a great unit for XP

by Jon L. Jacobi from SF, CA USA
November 27, 2007
Music Background: Player, engineer back in the day.
11/27/07

I may raise the star count once the Vista drivers are ready, but ASIO under Cubase 4 glitches at pretty much anything under 20ms on my dual-core e6600 machine running Vista. Sa... read more [+]me problem with my PCI 0404 so it has to be the drivers.

Under XP everything is fine and I can run about 7ms with no problems at all. Sound is marvelous, soft knee limiter is great for vocals. 5 stars there.

One other problem: no sound from my Johnson J-amp through the coaxial S/PDIF. Other sources work fine, as well as the J-amp with an optical converter. Emu didn't sound like they were much interested in fixing it though they may have along with several other S/PDIF issues as of firmware 6.02--haven't tried it yet.

All the current shipping Emu cards are new enough that solid Vista support should appear soon. Beta drivers are available but they made no difference. close [-]

0404 emu usb 2.0

by Scott from St. Louis
May 4, 2008
Music Background: recording engineer, student,
The unit has great converters. If you research it, you will find that they are the same converters that are used in some pretty nice I/O's, like RME. The mic pre's are very clear and have a musical so... read more [+]und. The limiter is a nice feature. It works nice on the "just in case peaks." One real con that I came across is the latency selection. Though the unit does track at near zero which is great, the down side is setting it the other way, by this I mean for mixing on. You can set it super quick for tracking, but if you want it to mix on it won't work well. It only goes to 500ms. I had old sessions that I had to use my Zoom h4 to open because the EMU wouldn't hang with the session. Big bummer! Most I/O's go to at least 1024ms, not sure why this is capped off at 500ms. It's a great product for the money, works well with my laptop, but it's impossible to use more than a few plugins/vsti's with and my laptop is a dual-core with 3gigs of ram. My old m-audio and my Zoom h4 work way better in the mix side, but don't sound as good. close [-]

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