E-MU Announces 0404 USB 2.0 Audio/MIDI Interface

Mar 29, 2006

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E-MU® Systems has announced its new 0404 USB 2.0 Audio/MIDI Interface that delivers an unparalleled level of USB audio quality to the Mac or PC with premium 24-bit/192kHz A/D and D/A converters, pristine XTC™ mic/line/hi-Z preamps, and ultra-low jitter clock.

From its plug-and-play functionality and hands-on ergonomic design to professional features like independent ground lift switches and signal-to-noise specs that are simply unmatched by any other USB interface on the market, the 0404 USB will forever change your expectations of USB audio. The 0404 USB also comes with E-MU's powerful Production Tools Software Bundle and will ship June 2006 at an estimated street price of $199.99.

The E-MU 0404 USB 2.0 Audio/MIDI Interface features:

• Premium 24-bit/192kHz A/D and D/A converters offer unmatched USB audio fidelity (A/D: 112dB, D/A: 117dB measured SNR performance)
• E-MU XTC Class-A ultra-low noise mic/line/hi-Z preamps with soft limiter and 48V phantom power (-127dB EIN) with 60dB of gain
• Independent ground lift switches for optimal audio fidelity/flexibility
• Hardware zero-latency direct monitoring (mono or stereo)
• Plug-and-play operation with hands-on control of all major functions
• Cross-platform support (Mac OS X and Windows XP/x64) and compatibility with most popular audio/sequencer applications (ASIO2, WDM, MME, Apple Core Audio and Core MIDI, AC3 and DTS Passthru protocols supported)
• Includes Production Tools software bundle with E-MU's Proteus VX Software Sound Module, as well as software by Cakewalk, Steinberg, Ableton, IK Multimedia, and many more - everything needed to create, record, edit, master and burn your music is in the box

I/O Configuration:

• 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 S/PDIF in/out (switchable to AES/EBU)
• 24-bit/96kHz coaxial S/PDIF in/out (switchable to AES/EBU)
• One set of MIDI in/out
• Stereo headphone output

For more information, visit their web site at www.emu.com.