Emu 0404 USB 2 Audio/MIDI Interface

Customer Rating Score

(22 customer reviews)

Product Features

E-MU XTC Class-A ultra-low noise Mic/Line/Hi-Z preamplifiers (-127dB EIN) with 48V phantom power & ground lift switches enable you to plug microphones
Hardware zero-latency direct monitoring (mono/stereo) allows you to record and overdub with no annoying delay
Comprehensive digital I/O with optical and coaxial S/PDIF (switchable to AES/EBU) and MIDI In/Out to easily connect all of your digital
Premium 24-bit/192kHz A/D and D/A converters (A/D: 113dB SNR, D/A: 117dB SNR) deliver unmatched USB audio fidelity
Ultra-low latency Windows XP and x64 USB 2.0 drivers offer accurate timing and playback of your recorded audio and software instruments

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Customer Reviews

Getting around Creative Professional products
I mainly purchased this to go with my Creative Audigy ZS, that has a broken headphone monitor. The thing about this box is, you can hear all your inputs in real time, with minimum latency, well, a little from the optical. More >>
James M. Powers

Not worth the money
I purchased the product less than a year ago. It was easy to setup and worked well until... it stopped working. More >>
J. Mathew

Works as advertised, timely shipping
It arrived a week ago.

I ain't no audiophile yet. I just wanted a USB soundcard (with the convenience of jacks on a desktop panel), guitar preamp, and with the option to use a midi connection jacks. More >>
John Collins

Easy to setup and sound seems to be v.good (5 stars)
May 22, 2009
Preliminary review:
Just installed the drivers. The installer hangs at the very end, being an IT guy I figured that the drivers got installed properly. More >>
Frank

Poor drivers, prone to instablity
The audio quality, in and out, is fine. Functionally the unit is nice, except the Vista drivers haven't been updated since they were released, and I am seeing DAW crashes at least once an hour with this thing (but not with others). More >>
Maestro Y

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