Emulator X is a 24-bit/192kHz software sampler with integrated I/O and hardware-accelerated effects for Windows XP and 2000. You can run Emulator X as a VST instrument within your favorite sequencer application or standalone, from RAM or streaming from hard disk. Emulator X is the culmination of over 30 years of sampler and synthesizer development, offering musicians and sound designers the sampling technologies, powerful DSP and pristine sound quality of E-MU's hardware samplers with the latest disk streaming, file management and graphical interface advantages of software.

Extended information

Automated sample acquisition and preset creation
Emulator X makes sampling as easy as loading a preset by offering intelligent, automated sampling and preset creation from both external audio and batch files, allowing you to turn a .WAV file into a fully functioning preset in seconds with a single click of your mouse.

Advanced synthesis architecture
No software sampler can match the depth of the Emulator X synthesis engine, with 36 patchcords per voice, over 50 patented Z-Plane morphing filters, multi- wave LFO's, conditional voice modulation, clock modulation and a host of other synthesis features and parameters. You can even save your favorite synth setups as templates for quick editing.

Standalone or VSTi operation
You can use Emulator X as a VSTi instrument within your favorite sequencer program or run it standalone for maximum system performance.

RAM and Streaming playback
Emulator X offers you playback from both RAM and hard disk for total flexibility in optimizing the performance of your system.

24-bit/192kHz PCI interface with 12 inputs, 12 outputs, MIDI and FireWire®
Emulator X ships with comprehensive I/O, featuring mastering-grade 120dB SNR converters, MIDI I/O, FireWire® and analog and digital I/O.

E-DSP Multi-effects Processor
The powerful 32-bit E-DSP Processor provides you with an arsenal of hardware-accelerated plug-in effects (over 500 presets) with no CPU overhead, saving your system resources for maximum polyphony and synthesis.

PatchMix DSP
Emulator X ships with PatchMix DSP- software that delivers 32 channels of zero latency hardware mixing and monitoring with a flexible virtual patchbay- no external mixer needed.

Integrated waveform editor
Emulator X provides you with a host of professional DSP tools that you've come to expect from E-MU (i.e. Gain Change, Time Compression/Expansion, Reverse, Pitch Change, Sample Calculation w/automatic digital tuning, etc.), giving you total control over your samples

Comprehensive sound format support
Emulator X supports EOS, EIII, GigaSampler, Akai, HALion, EXS24, SoundFont 2.1, .WAV and many more sound formats- ships with over 2GB of sounds.

Automated preset cataloging across network drives
Emulator X automatically catalogs and tracks all of your presets across your entire network- no wasted time looking for sounds

Technical specifications

General
Sample Rates: 44.1, 48, 96, 192kHz from internal crystal or externally supplied clock (no sample rate conversion)
Bit Depth: 16 or 24 bits
PCI Bus-Mastering DMA subsystem reduces CPU usage
Zero-latency direct hardware monitoring w/effects

Analog Line Inputs
Type: servo-balanced, DC-coupled, low-noise input circuitry
Level (software selectable):

Professional: +4dBu nominal, 20dBu maximum (balanced)
Consumer: -10dBV nominal, 6dBV maximum (unbalanced)
Frequency Response: +/- .05dB, 20Hz - 22kHz
THD+N (1kHz signal at -1dBFS): -110dB
SNR (1kHz signal at -1dBFS): 120.7dB, A-weighted
Dynamic Range: 121dB, A-weighted
Channel Crosstalk: < -125dB, 1kHz signal at -1dBFS

Analog Line Outputs
Type: balanced, low-noise, 2-pole low-pass differential filter
Level (software selectable):

Professional: +4dBu nominal, 20dBu maximum (balanced)
Consumer: -10dBV nominal, 6dBV maximum (unbalanced)
Frequency Response: 0.0/-.35dB, 20Hz - 20kHz
THD+N (1kHz signal at -1dBFS): -105dB
SNR (1kHz signal at -1dBFS): 120dB, A-weighted
Dynamic Range: 120dB, A-weighted
Channel Crosstalk: < -120dB, 1kHz signal at -1dBFS

Digital I/O
S/PDIF:

2 in/2 out coaxial (transformer coupled)
AES/EBU or S/PDIF format, switchable under software control
ADAT:

8 channels, 24-bit @ 44.1/48kHz
4 channels, 24-bit @ 96kHz (S-MUX compatible)
2 channels, 24-bit @ 192kHz
Firewire:

400 Mbps 1394a port (6-pin)
Compatible with DV cameras, storage peripherals, etc.

Retail Box Contents
E-MU® 1010 PCI card
E-MU 0202 I/O daughter card
I/O card cable
Mini-DIN MIDI adapter cables
Quick Start guide
Operation Manual on CD-ROM
Creative Professional Software CD-ROM

Windows 2000 and XP Drivers
E-MU PatchMix DSP
E-MU E-DSP FX Library
Audio software package on CD-ROM

Minimum System Requirements:
Genuine Intel® Pentium® III or AMD® K6® class processor or higher operating at 1.5GHz or faster (Pentium® 4 at 2.4GHz or faster recommended)
Intel®, AMD® or 100% compatible motherboard & chipset
512MB System RAM (1GHz or greater recommended)
7200 RPM hard disk
200MB of free hard disk space for minimum installation (3GB needed for full installation)
Windows® 2000 SP 4, Windows® XP SP 1 or greater
PCI 2.1 compliant slot for E-MU® 1010 PCI card
Adjacent PCI slot for E-MU® 0202 I/O daughter card
CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive required for software installation
XVGA Video (1024 X 768)