Creative 0404 manual

Creative Professional 1 Owner's Manual Digital Audio System 0404[...]

2 E-MU Digital Audio System Owner’ s Manual © 2004 E-MU Systems All Rights Reserved Softwar e V ersion: 1.81 Revision: B (12-05-05) E-MU 0404 Digital Audio System E-MU World Headquarters E-MU Systems 1500 Gr een Hills Road Scotts V alley , CA USA 95066 Eur ope, Africa, Middle East Cr eative Labs Ballycoolin Business Park Blanchar dstown Dublin 1[...]

Creative Professional 3 T able of Contents 1- Introduction ................................................................. 7 Welcome! .............................................................................................................................. 7 The System Includes: ................................................................[...]

4 E-MU Digital Audio System The Session ......................................................................................................................... 14 New Session ................................................................................................................... .1 4 Open Session .......................................[...]

Creative Professional 5 Core Effects Descriptions ................................................................................................... 45 1-Band Para EQ .............................................................................................................. 45 1-Band Shelf EQ ....................................................[...]

6 E-MU Digital Audio System Useful Information ............................................................................................................ 79 AES/EBU to S/PDIF Cable Adapter ............................................................................... 79 Digital Cables .............................................................[...]

1- Intr oduction W elcome! E-MU Digital Audio System 7 1- Intr oduction W elcome! Thank you for purchasing the E-MU 0404 digital audio s ystem. Y our computer is about to be transformed into a professional quality audio processing workstation. W e’ve designed your E-MU Digital A udio System to be logical, intuitiv e and abov e all, to provide y o[...]

1- Intr oduction Notes, Tips and W arnings 8 Creative Professional Optional Sync Daughter Car d The optional Sync Daughter Card adds W ord Clock in and out for sample-synchro- nizing outboard digital equipment, SMPTE longitudinal time code in/out for syncing other recording equipment and a separate MIDI Time Code output port on the Sync Card elimin[...]

2 - Installation Setting Up the Digital Audio System E-MU Digital Audio System 1 2 - Installation Setting Up the Digital Audio System Prior to installing the hardware , take a few moments to enter the 18-digit serial number of the E-MU 0404 PCI Card. This number can help EMU Customer Service troubleshoot any problems y ou may encounter—b y writin[...]

2 - Installation Setting Up the Digital Audio System 2 Creative Professional Safety First!  As you install har dware components, observe the following general pr ecautions to avoid damage to your equipment and yourself. Connector T ypes These connector types are used to connect the E-MU 0404 hardware components . They will be referred to by the [...]

2 - Installation Installing the E-MU 0404 PCI Car d E-MU Digital Audio System 3 Installing the E-MU 0404 PCI Car d Note: This installation is very simple , but if you are not familiar with the installation of computer peripherals and add-in boards, please contact y our authorized E-MU Systems dealer or an appro ved computer service center to arrang[...]

2 - Installation Install the Sync Car d 4 Creative Professional Install the Sync Car d 1. Unwrap the Sync Card if y ou hav e one and get ready to install it. 2. Connect the ribbon cable provided with the kit betw een the E-MU 0404 card and the Sync Daughter Card as shown in figure 3. The cable is key ed so it cannot be incorrectly inserted. Seat t[...]

2 - Installation Softwar e Installation E-MU Digital Audio System 5 Softwar e Installation Installing the E-MU 0404 Drivers The first time you restart y our PC after installing the E-MU 0404 PCI card, you will need to install the PatchMix DSP softw are and E-MU 0404 PCI card drivers . Windows 2000 or Windows XP The software is not compatible with [...]

2 - Installation Softwar e Installation 6 Creative Professional[...]

3 - PCI Car d & Interfaces The E-MU 0404 PCI Car d E-MU Digital Audio System 7 3 - PCI Car d & Interfaces The E-MU 0404 PCI Car d The E-MU 0404 PCI card contains E-MU’s po werful E-DSP chip which lea ves more pow er free on your CPU for additional softw are plug-ins and other tasks. Bit depth is controlled by y our recording or audio appl[...]

3 - PCI Car d & Interfaces The E-MU 0404 PCI Car d 8 Creative Professional The inputs can be connected to any line lev el stereo signal from keyboards, CD-pla yers , cassette decks, etc. Use 1/4” to R CA adapter cables to connect to consumer audio gear . Digital Br eakout Cable S/PDIF Digital Audio Input & Output R CA phono jacks are the [...]

3 - PCI Car d & Interfaces The E-MU 0404 PCI Car d E-MU Digital Audio System 9 The S/PDIF out can be configured as either Professional or Consumer mode in the Session Settings menu. The 0404 PCI card can be connected to AES/EBU digital audio sy stems through the use of a cable adapter . See AES/EBU to S/PDIF Cable Adapter for details.  Impo[...]

3 - PCI Car d & Interfaces The Sync Daughter Car d Option 10 Creative Professional The Sync Daughter Car d Option The Sync Daughter card option adds word clock in and out, SMPTE (L TC) in and out and an additional MIDI output for transmitting MIDI Time Code (MTC). MIDI Time Code is a special rendering of SMPTE that can be transmitted ov er MIDI[...]

4 - The PatchMix DSP Mixer PatchMix DSP E-MU Digital Audio System 11 4 - The PatchMix DSP Mixer PatchMix DSP The PatchM ix DSP Mixer is a virtual console, which performs all of the functions of a typical hardware mixer and then adds a few new tricks of its o wn . PatchMix DSP greatly simplifies audio operations such as ASIO/W A VE routing, volume [...]

4 - The PatchMix DSP Mixer Overview of the Mixer 12 Creative Professional Mixer Window The Mixer consists of four main sections. A simplified diagram of the mixer is shown belo w . Pr e Fader or Post Fader When creating a new Mixer Strip, you ha ve the option for the A ux Sends to be Pos t Fader (both A ux Sends come after the channel fader) or Pr[...]

4 - The PatchMix DSP Mixer E-MU Icon in the Windows T askbar E-MU Digital Audio System 13 E-MU Icon in the Windows T askbar Right-clicking on the E-MU icon in the Window s taskbar calls up the following windo w . f Click the buttons in the toolbar to learn about their function. The T oolbar f Restor e Defaults : Always try this option first if Pat[...]

4 - The PatchMix DSP Mixer The Session 14 Creative Professional The Session The current state of the PatchMix DSP mixer (fader settings , effects routings…every- thing!) can be sav ed as a Session. Whenever y ou create or modify a mixer setup, all you hav e to do is Sav e it to be able to recall it at a later time . Before you begin using P atchM[...]

4 - The PatchMix DSP Mixer The Session E-MU Digital Audio System 15 Y ou can now select one of the factory template sessions. The factory templates are pre- programmed with specific setups such as audio recording or mixing. The selector tabs categorize T emplate Sessions into three groups based on sample rate , 44.1k/48k, 88k/ 96k or 176k/192k . Y[...]

4 - The PatchMix DSP Mixer The Session 16 Creative Professional Session Settings System Settings Pressing the Session Settings button on the toolbar brings up the System Settings window sho wn below . Click the tabs to select System or I/O options . The System Settings include the follo wing choices: E Note: if set to “External” without an exte[...]

4 - The PatchMix DSP Mixer The Session E-MU Digital Audio System 17 I/O Settings The 0404 PCI card is optimized for signal levels of -1 0dBV (consumer standard) for the analog inputs and outputs. -1 0dBV lev els are compatible with most consumer audio gear . Setting correct input and output levels is important! Y ou can measure the level of an inpu[...]

4 - The PatchMix DSP Mixer Input Mixer Strips 18 Creative Professional Input Mixer Strips P atchMix DSP Line Input Mixer Strips are mono. The W A VE and S/PDIF strips are stereo. Each input mixer strip can be divided into four basic sections. Input T ype The very top of the strip is labeled mono or stereo and display s the type of the assigned inpu[...]

4 - The PatchMix DSP Mixer Mixer Strip Cr eation E-MU Digital Audio System 19 Mixer Strip Cr eation PatchMix DSP is a dynamically configurable mixer . Each mixer session can contain an arbitrary number of channel strips up to a limit set by the number of a vailable input sources and av ailable DSP resources.  To Add a New Strip: 1. Click on the[...]

4 - The PatchMix DSP Mixer Mixer Strip Cr eation 20 Creative Professional Multichannel WAVE Files The 0404 supports 2 channels of W A VE recording and 4 channels of multichannel WA VE pla yback . The W A VE channels are av ailable for the following types of WDM devices: • Classic MME • DirectSound • Direct WDM / Kernel Streaming (KS) DirectSo[...]

4 - The PatchMix DSP Mixer Mixer Strip Cr eation E-MU Digital Audio System 21 Insert Section The Insert Section is next in line . PatchMix DSP effects can be selected from the Effects Palette and dropped into the insert locations . See “The Effects P alette” . Any number of effects can be inserted in series. The Inserts also hav e the unique ab[...]

4 - The PatchMix DSP Mixer Mixer Strip Cr eation 22 Creative Professional The Insert Menu Right-Clicking ov er the insert section brings up a pop-up selection box containing various insert options to help y ou control and manage your inserts .  To Add a Send Insert: This type of insert send splits the signal at the insert point and sends it out [...]

4 - The PatchMix DSP Mixer Mixer Strip Cr eation E-MU Digital Audio System 23 3. Choose one of the Send Outputs. Click on a destination to select it. 4. Choose one of the R eturn Inputs. Click on a source to select it. 5. Click OK to select the Send and R eturn or Cancel to cancel the operation. ASIO Dir ect Monitor Send/Return This type of insert [...]

4 - The PatchMix DSP Mixer Mixer Strip Cr eation 24 Creative Professional  To Add an ASIO Direct Monitor Send/Return: 1. Right-Click ov er the Insert section. A pop-up dialog box appears. 2. Select “Insert ASIO Direct Monitor” from the list of options. The follo wing dialog box appears. 3. Choose one of the Send Outputs. Click on a destinati[...]

4 - The PatchMix DSP Mixer Mixer Strip Cr eation E-MU Digital Audio System 25 The insert meters are also useful to monitor incoming digital signals such as ASIO or S/PDIF to make sure the mixer is receiving a proper signal level. They’re also great for troubleshooting, since you can place them virtually an ywhere in the mixer .  To Insert a Me[...]

4 - The PatchMix DSP Mixer Mixer Strip Cr eation 26 Creative Professional Making the Best Possible Recor ding Making a good digital recording is easier than ever thanks to the high resolution 24-bit A -D conv erters on your Digital A udio System. These conv erters are much more forgiving than the 12-bit or 16-bit converters of the past. Ev en so, t[...]

4 - The PatchMix DSP Mixer Mixer Strip Cr eation E-MU Digital Audio System 27 T rim Pot Insert The Trim P ot Insert allow s you to adjust the lev el of a signal in an insert location. The trim pot provides up to ±3 0dB of gain or attenuation and a phase inverter . The trim pot also has a built-in stereo peak meter after the control. Y ou might use[...]

4 - The PatchMix DSP Mixer Mixer Strip Cr eation 28 Creative Professional Managing Y our Inserts  To Delete Effects from an Insert: f Tip: Select the Plug-in and pr ess the Delete key to delete the plug-in fr om the strip. 1. Right-Click ov er the Insert Effect you wish to delete . A yello w line around the insert location indicates that it is s[...]

4 - The PatchMix DSP Mixer Mixer Strip Cr eation E-MU Digital Audio System 29 Aux Section The Auxiliary Sends tap the signal from the channel strips and sum them together before sending the mix to the Auxiliary Effects section. In a traditional mixing console , aux sends are used to send part of the signal to outboard effect devices, then return th[...]

4 - The PatchMix DSP Mixer Mixer Strip Cr eation 30 Creative Professional Pr e or Post Fader Aux Sends When you create a New Mixer Strip y ou hav e the option to place both Aux Sends after the channel volume fader and mute control or y ou can place them before the fader and mute . Post-F ader turns down the send lev el as you low er the volume of t[...]

4 - The PatchMix DSP Mixer Mixer Strip Cr eation E-MU Digital Audio System 31 Level, Pan, Solo & Mute Contr ols The Pan control comes before the Level Control and Aux Sends in the signal flo w . On stereo strips we use an unconventional pan section with two pan pots – one for the left part of the signal and one for the right part of the sign[...]

4 - The PatchMix DSP Mixer Main Section 32 Creative Professional Main Section The main section contains all controls for controlling the main mix elements as well as a “TV screen” for viewing the parameters of the current selected insert. The three buttons across the top of the main section select what is shown on the TV display . Input and out[...]

4 - The PatchMix DSP Mixer Main Section E-MU Digital Audio System 33 TV Scr een & Selectors The “TV screen” at the top of the main section is a multi-function display and control center for the input and output routings and effect controls. The three buttons at the top of the display select the current function of the displa y—Effect, Inp[...]

4 - The PatchMix DSP Mixer Main Section 34 Creative Professional Input Selecting the Input display view sho ws a graphic representation of the P atchMix DSP Mixer inputs. This screen is only a displa y unlike the Effects and Outputs screen, which allow y ou to make routing changes. Input routing changes are made b y adding mixer strips. See Mixer S[...]

4 - The PatchMix DSP Mixer Main Section E-MU Digital Audio System 35 Auxiliary Effects & Returns f The W et/Dr y mix setting in the effect should normally be set to 100% when the effect is inserted as a sidechain effect. This is because the Aux Return Amount will contr ol the wet/dry mix. The section immediately below the TV Screen is where y o[...]

4 - The PatchMix DSP Mixer Main Section 36 Creative Professional Output Section Main Inserts The main inserts allow you to apply effects to the main stereo signal coming out of the mixer (both mains and monitor). Y ou might want to apply EQ or a compressor here . These inserts work just like the other effect locations—just drag and drop effects f[...]

5 - Effects Overview E-MU Digital Audio System 37 5 - Effects Overview PatchMix DSP comes complete with a host of great core DSP effects including Compressors, Del ays, Choruses, Flangers and R everb . Each 32-bit effect has various parameters for editing, as well as factory presets . Y ou can also create and save as man y of your o wn effect prese[...]

5 - Effects The Effects Palette 38 Creative Professional  To Select an Effect 1. Click the FX button to bring up the Effects Palette . The effect palette contains numerous folders containing effects presets. Click on an y folder to open it. f The or der of effects in a chain can have a big effect on the sound. 2. Select the effect you wish to us[...]

5 - Effects 88kHz, 96kHz, 176kHz & 192kHz Operation E-MU Digital Audio System 39 Cr eating, Renaming & Deleting Categories or Pr esets There are several utilities to help y ou organize your effects presets .  To Create a New Pr eset Category Y ou can create your own category folders to help organize your effects presets . 1. Left-click o[...]

5 - Effects 88kHz, 96kHz, 176kHz & 192kHz Operation 40 Creative Professional Importing and Exporting Cor e FX Pr esets and FX Insert Chains These utilities make it easy to import or export y our FX Presets and FX Insert Chains. Y ou can share presets with your friends or download new presets from the Internet.  To Import Core FX Pr esets Thi[...]

5 - Effects FX Edit Scr een E-MU Digital Audio System 41 FX Edit Scr een E Note: Effects have to be placed into an insert location befor e you can pr ogram them. Click on an FX Insert to display the parameters for that effect. If an insert effect is not selected, the FX display will read “No Insert” . Most effects hav e a wet/dry mix parameter [...]

5 - Effects FX Edit Scr een 42 Creative Professional Method #2 1. Right-click ov er the Insert Effect you w ant to Solo (in the Insert section). A pop-up menu appears. 2. Select “Solo Insert” from the list of options. The other Insert Effect names in the strip will “gray-out” to indicate that they are b ypassed.  To Bypass ALL All the in[...]

5 - Effects FX Edit Scr een E-MU Digital Audio System 43  To Delete a User Preset 1. Select the user preset you wish to delete from the user preset menu. 2. Click on the Edit button. A pop-up menu appears. 3. Select Delete . A pop-up dialog box appears asking you to confirm y our action. 4. Click OK to delete the preset or No or Cancel to cance[...]

5 - Effects List of Cor e Effects 44 Creative Professional List of Cor e Effects DSP Resour ce Usage There are two main factors which determine the total number of effects a vailable for use at any giv en time: T ank Memory and DSP Instructions. Using too much of either resource will cause effects to be unav ailable (gray ed out) in the FX menu. In[...]

5 - Effects Cor e Effects Descriptions E-MU Digital Audio System 45 Cor e Effects Descriptions 1-Band Para EQ This single band parametric equalizer is useful when you just w ant to boost or cut a single range of frequencies. F or example , if you just w ant to brighten up the lead vocal a bit, y ou might choose this EQ. This EQ offers up to ±15dB [...]

5 - Effects Cor e Effects Descriptions 46 Creative Professional 3-Band EQ This versatile equalizer pro vides two shelving filters at the high and lo w ends of the frequency range and a fully parametric band in the center . Up to ±24 dB of boost or cut is provided for each band. E Note: The W et/Dr y Mix contr ol on an equalizer should normally be[...]

5 - Effects Cor e Effects Descriptions E-MU Digital Audio System 47 4-Band EQ This 4-band equalizer provides tw o shelving filters at the high and low ends of the frequency range and two fully parametric bands in the center . Up to ±24 dB of boost or cut is provided for each band. Note: The W et/Dry Mix control on an equalizer should normally be [...]

5 - Effects Cor e Effects Descriptions 48 Creative Professional Auto-W ah This effect creates the sound of a guitar wah-w ah pedal. The “W ah” filter sweep is automatically triggered from the amplitude envelope of the input sound. A uto-wah works w ell with percussive sounds such as guitar or bass . The Auto-W ah is a bandpass filter whose fr[...]

5 - Effects Cor e Effects Descriptions E-MU Digital Audio System 49 Chorus An audio delay in the range of 15-2 0 milliseconds is too short to be an echo, but is perceived b y the ear as a distinctly separate sound. If we no w cyclically v ary the delay time in this range , the illusion of multiple sound sources is created. A slight amount of feedba[...]

5 - Effects Cor e Effects Descriptions 50 Creative Professional Basic Contr ols The three main controls of a compressor are the R atio control, the Threshold control and the Gain control. If the signal level falls belo w the Thresh old , no processing will take place . Signals exceeding the Threshold will hav e gain reduction applied as set by the [...]

5 - Effects Cor e Effects Descriptions E-MU Digital Audio System 51 Distortion Most audio processors aim to provide lo w distortion, but not this one! The sole purpose of this effect is to add distortion, and lots of it. This effect provides “fuzz box” style , clipping distortion which is particularly effective on guitar , bass, organs, electri[...]

5 - Effects Cor e Effects Descriptions 52 Creative Professional Flanger A flanger is a very short dela y line whose output is mixed back together with the original sound. Mixing the original and delayed signals results in multiple frequency cancella- tions known as a comb filter . Since the flanger is a type of filter , it works best with harmo[...]

5 - Effects Cor e Effects Descriptions E-MU Digital Audio System 53 Fr eq Shifter This unusual effect is sometimes called “spectrum shifting” or “single sideband modulation” . Frequency shifting shifts every harmonic in the signal by a fixed number of Hz which causes the harmonics to lose their normal relationship. The more common pitch sh[...]

5 - Effects Cor e Effects Descriptions 54 Creative Professional Leveling Amp The first compressors developed in the 195 0’s w ere based on a slow-acting optical gain cells which were able to control the signal lev el in a very subtle and musical w ay . This effect is a digital recreation of the leveling amps of y esteryear . The leveling amp use[...]

5 - Effects Cor e Effects Descriptions E-MU Digital Audio System 55 Lite Reverb Re v erberation is a simulation of a natural space such as a room or hall. The Lite R everb algorithm is designed to simulate various rooms and rev erberation plates while using fewer DSP resources than the Stereo R everb . Up to five Lite R everbs can be used at once [...]

5 - Effects Cor e Effects Descriptions 56 Creative Professional Mono Delays - 100, 250, 500, 750, 1500, 3000 A delay line makes a cop y of the incoming audio, holds it in memory , then plays it back after a predetermined time . The delay number refers to the maximum dela y time that can be produced by the dela y line . The six lengths, from 1 00 ms[...]

5 - Effects Cor e Effects Descriptions E-MU Digital Audio System 57 Phase Shifter A phase shifter produces a fixed number of peaks and notches in the audio spectrum which can be swept up and do wn in frequency with a low frequency oscillator (LFO). This creates a swirly , ethereal sound with harmonically rich sound sources of a type of pitch shift[...]

5 - Effects Cor e Effects Descriptions 58 Creative Professional Rotary This is a simulation of a rotating speaker used on organs. The rotating speaker w as invented to giv e static organ tones a pipe organ type of animation, but this distinctive sound became a legend in its own right. Spinning a sound around the room creates a doppler pitch shift a[...]

5 - Effects Cor e Effects Descriptions E-MU Digital Audio System 59 Ster eo Delays - 100, 250, 550, 750, 1500 The Stereo Delay s are true stereo delay lines in that the left and right channels are kept entirely separate from each other . The delay number refers to the maximum delay time that can be produced by the dela y lines. The fiv e different[...]

5 - Effects Cor e Effects Descriptions 60 Creative Professional Ster eo Reverb Re v erberation is a simulation of a natural space such as a room or hall. The stereo reverb algorithm is designed to simulate various halls , rooms and reverberation plates . Decay time defines the time it takes for the reflected sound from the room to deca y or die a[...]

5 - Effects Cor e Effects Descriptions E-MU Digital Audio System 61 V ocal Morpher This unique effect allow s you to select tw o vocal phonemes and morph betw een them using an LFO . Phonemes are the consonants and vow els we use in articulating speech sounds and these sounds are very distinctiv e and evocativ e . 30 different phonemes are av ailab[...]

5 - Effects E-MU PowerFX 62 Creative Professional E-MU PowerFX  E-MU PowerFX ar e not available at the 96kHz or 192kHz sample rates. The hardware-accelerated effects of the E-MU Digital A udio System can also be used as VST inserts in Cubase LE. E-MU Pow erFX allow y ou to use PatchMix DSP effects from within Cubase , Sonar , or other host appli[...]

5 - Effects E-MU PowerFX E-MU Digital Audio System 63  To Setup & Use E-MU PowerFX:  Using any driver other than “E-MU ASIO” may pr oduce undesirable r esults when using E-MU PowerFX. Setup Cubase LE 1. Launch Cubase LE 2. Instantiate E-MU Power F X in an Insert or Aux Send location within Cubase . 3. Press the Insert Edit button in C[...]

5 - Effects E-MU PowerFX 64 Creative Professional Automating E-MU PowerFX  Steinber g Cubasis does not have the contr ol automation featur e. E-MU Pow erFX can be automated in Cubase LE (or other recording host) just like any other VST effect. When “W rite Automation” is activ ated in Cubase , control changes made in the Pow erFX window duri[...]

5 - Effects E-MU PowerFX E-MU Digital Audio System 65 E-MU PowerFX Compatibility Chart Application Name Compatible? Note Render Extra Buffers Steinber g Cubase VST 5.1 Ye s Off Off Steinber g Cubase SX 1 Ye s Off Off Steinber g Cubase SX 2 Ye s Instrument Fr eeze triggers err or if not in r ender mode. Off Off Steinber g Cubase LE Ye s Off Off Stei[...]

5 - Effects Rendering Audio with E-MU PowerFX 66 Creative Professional Rendering Audio with E-MU PowerFX R endering (sometimes called Export) is a mixdown process performed b y the host application, which creates a new digital audio file from a multitrack song. R endering allow s a virtually unlimited number of VST effects to be used because the a[...]

5 - Effects E-MU VST E-Wir e E-MU Digital Audio System 67 E-MU VST E-Wir e E-Wire is a special VST/ASIO Bridge which allow s you to route digital audio via ASIO to PatchMix and back again. E-Wire VST incorporates smart time alignment technology that automatically compen- sates for sy stem latencies and ensures proper synchronization of audio throug[...]

5 - Effects E-MU VST E-Wir e 68 Creative Professional  To Setup and use E-W ire: Setup PatchMix DSP 1. Open PatchMix DSP application. 2. Insert an ASIO Input mixer strip into PatchMix DSP . (Alternately , you can select “New Session”, select “E-Wire Example” and skip to step 6.) 3. Mute the strip or turn the Fader all the w ay do wn. 4. [...]

5 - Effects E-MU VST E-Wir e E-MU Digital Audio System 69 Currently automatic delay compensation is supported b y the Steinberg 2.0 family (Nuendo 2.x, Cubase SX 2.0, Cubase LE 2.0,), Magix Samplitude 7.x, and Sonar (using the Cakewalk VST adapter 4.4.1), but not b y Steinberg Cubase VST 5.1 and Cubasis. The E-Dela y Compensator utility plug-in is [...]

5 - Effects E-MU VST E-Wir e 70 Creative Professional In practical use , how ever , you’ll probably never need to use more than one E-Wire VST on a single track since Pow erFX effects can be placed in series. W e have included this feature “just in case” you need it. Here’s one more example of ho w to use the E-Delay Compensator with differ[...]

6 - Appendix Sync Daughter Car d Supplement E-MU Digital Audio System 71 6 - Appendix Sync Daughter Car d Supplement SMPTE Conversion  Warning: SMPTE and MTC do not pr ovide sample sync for digital I/O. Y ou must use W ord Clock, or S/PDIF sync. One of the main functions of the Sync Daughter Card is to convert SMPTE (L TC) to MIDI Time Code (MTC[...]

6 - Appendix Sync Daughter Car d Supplement 72 Creative Professional SMPTE Modes of Operation Host Mode The host computer is the source of synchronization. MT C messages are sent to the Sync Daughter Card from the computer application and converted into SMPTE. MT C is also output from the MIDI port on the Sync Daughter Card. External Mode SMPTE mes[...]

6 - Appendix SMPTE Backgr ound E-MU Digital Audio System 73 Stripe Mode This mode is used to record SMPTE time code onto an audio track of another recorder . SMPTE is output when the Start button is pressed in the System Settings menu and begins at the time set by the Start Time setting. MT C is also simultaneously output from the Sync Daughter Car[...]

6 - Appendix SMPTE Backgr ound 74 Creative Professional time! (A one hour program would actually be 59 minutes and 56.4 seconds long.) Drop frame was designed to correct this time difference . In 30 Drop Frame , every minute except 00-1 0-20-3 0-40-50 ha ve the first tw o frames, 00 and 0 1, “dropped”, hence the name drop-frame . Why use SMPTE[...]

6 - Appendix MIDI Time Code (MTC) E-MU Digital Audio System 75 Duplicating SMPTE time code The Sync Daughter Card al ways generates clean SMPTE from the SMPTE output when reading SMPTE in. This time code is in sync with the incoming SMPTE and can be used to feed other devices in your studio or to clean up old SMPTE tracks . Copying SMPTE code from [...]

6 - Appendix Wo rd Clock In/Out 76 Creative Professional Wo rd Clock In/Out f Wo rd clock and S/PDIF synchr onize at the sample rate and ar e used to transfer digital data between machines. W ord clock provides a standardized means of synchronizing multiple digital audio devices so that data can be transferred digitally . In order to digitally tran[...]

6 - Appendix Wo rd Clock In/Out E-MU Digital Audio System 77 Wo rd Clock Wo rd Clock Wo rd Clock T ermination ON Wo rd Clock T ermination OFF SYNC CARD DIGIT AL BREAKOUT CABLE IN Digital Mixer S/PDIF Digital IN T - connector S/PDIF ADA T Optical This diagram shows the pr oper way to connect word clock if you don’ t have a multi-output wor d clock[...]

6 - Appendix Getting in Sync 78 Creative Professional Getting in Sync Whenever y ou connect external digital audio devices together , you need to be a ware of how they are s ynchronized to each other . Simply connecting digital out to digital in doesn’t guarantee that two digital devices are s ynced, even if audio is being passed. Unless you ha v[...]

6 - Appendix Useful Information E-MU Digital Audio System 79 Useful Information AES/EBU to S/PDIF Cable Adapter This simple adapter cable allow s you to receiv e AES/EBU digital audio via the S/PDIF input on the E-MU 0404 PCI card. This cable may also w ork to connect S/PDIF out from the 0404 digital breakout cable to the AES/EBU input of other dig[...]

6 - Appendix T echnical Specifications 80 Creative Professional T echnical Specifications GENERAL Sample Rates 44.1 kHz. 48 kHz, 88.2 kHz, 96 kHz, 176.4 kHz and 192kHz derived fr om internal crystals. (No sample rate conversion is performed.) Externally supplied clock fr om S/PDIF . (or wor d clock with optional Sync Card) Bit Depth 16-bit or 24-[...]

6 - Appendix T echnical Specifications E-MU Digital Audio System 81 DIGIT AL I/O S/PDIF • 2 in/2 out coaxial (transformer coupled output) • 2 in/2 out optical • AES/EBU or S/PDIF (switchable under softwar e control) MIDI 1 in, 1 out (16 MIDI channels) SYNCHRONIZA TION Internal Crystal Sync: 44.1kHz, 48 kHz, 88.2 kHz, 96 kHz, 176.4 kHz, 192 k[...]

6 - Appendix Internet Refer ences 82 Creative Professional Internet Refer ences The internet contains vast resources for the computer musician. A few useful sites are listed here , but there are plenty more . Check it out. Software Updates , Tips & Tutorials ................ http://www .emu.com Setting up a PC for Digital A udio ...............[...]

6 - Appendix Internet Refer ences E-MU Digital Audio System 83 Declaration of Conformity T rade Name: E-MU Systems Model No.: EM88 1 0 & EM8820 EM88 1 0, EM8830 & EM8840 EM88 1 0, EM8830 & EM884 1 Responsible Party: E-MU Systems Addr ess: 1500 Green Hills R oad, Scotts V alley , CA 95066 U.S.A. This device complies with Part 15 of the F[...]

6 - Appendix Internet Refer ences 84 Creative Professional Compliance Information United States Compliance Information FCC Part 15 Subpart B Class B using: CISPR 22(1997) Class B ANSI C63.4(1992) method FCC Site No.90479 Canada Compliance Information ICES-0003 Class B using: CISPR 22(1997) Class B ANSI C63.4(1992) method Industry of Canada File No.[...]

Index Numerics E-MU Digital Audio System 85 Index Numerics 1-Band Para EQ 45 1-Band Shelf EQ 45 1-Time Jam Sync, SMPTE 72 3-Band EQ 46 4-Band EQ 47 88kHz, 96kHz, 176kHz & 192kHz Operation 39 A A-D, D-A Converters, used in 0404 80 AES/EBU to S/PDIF Adapter 79 Appearance, improving 79 ASIO direct monitor 23 send 21 Attack, compressor 50 Automatin[...]

Index F 86 Creative Professional mono delay 3000 56 overview 37 palette 37 phase shifter 57 placing into an insert location 21 preset create new 42 delete 43 overwrite 43 rename 43 rotary 58 selecting 38 stereo reverb 60 using in VST host application 62 vocal morpher 61 E-MU 0404 PCI Card description 7 installing 3 E-MU Icon 13 E-MU PowerFX 62 Enve[...]

Index M E-MU Digital Audio System 87 M Main bus 32 inserts 36 output fader 36 section 32 Master clock 78 return level 32 send level 32 Meter insert 27 using to measure input level 26 main output 36 setting input levels using 25 MIDI connections 9 thru 9 time code 75 Mixer block diagram 12 overview 11 strip 18 aux send 29 delete 19 fader 31 insert 2[...]

Index S 88 Creative Professional S S/PDIF 8 , 9 S/PDIF to AES/EBU Adapter 79 Sample Rate, setting 14 Save FX Insert Chains 38 session 15 user effect preset 42 Scribble Strip 31 Send /return insert 22 , 23 bypass or solo 33 auxiliary 29 insert 22 Send/Return Levels 32 Send/Return, greyed out or unavailable 21 Session 14 creating new 14 path 15 templ[...]