E-MU 1616M £350
This is one of the best mobile audio interfaces we've ever seen.
Computer Music, Tue 23 Oct 2007, 12:03 pm UTC
Manufacturer's description
E-MU's 1616M Laptop Digital Audio System is the most powerful and portable laptop audio system ever created, offering the same powerful DSP effects, zero-latency monitoring and mastering-grade 24-bit/192kHz A/D and D/A converters of E-MU's best selling PCI Digital Audio Systems. The E-MU CardBus card can be used standalone for its DSP power and studio-quality headphone amp/line output, or plugged into the MicroDock M for a total of 16 inputs and 16 outputs plus two sets of MIDI I/O. E-MU's Laptop Digital Audio Systems ship with ASIO2 and WDM drivers for Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows XP x64, as well as the E-MU Production Tools Software Bundle that includes E-MU's Proteus X LE, as well as software by Cakewalk, Steinberg, Ableton, IK Multimedia, and many more - everything you need to create, record, edit, master and burn your music.
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MusicRadar rating
Pros
Astounding sound quality. Oodles of connections. Great preamps. Ethernet-cable compatible. Incredibly versatile. Excellent value.
Cons
No Mac support.
Verdict
The 1616M sets a new benchmark for mobile audio interfaces. It'll take some beating.
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Specification Show
1616M
- Price:
- £350
- Available Inputs:
- 1/4 Inch Jack, Balanced XLR Mic Input, Guitar Input, RCA Phono L/R, S/PDIF digital in
- Available Outputs:
- 1/4 Inch Jack, 2 Stereo Headphone Outputs, S/PDIF digital out
- Interface:
- PC Card
- No of Inputs:
- 16
- No of Outputs:
- 16
- OS Requirements:
- Microsoft Windows 2000 or later
- Platform:
- PC
- Power Supply:
- Mains
- Ram Required (MB):
- 256
- Sampling Frequency:
- 176.4, 192, 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96
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