Product Highlights

• 2 Input/4 Output
• Class-A Preamps
• 24-bit/192kHz
• Independent Headphone DAC Path
• Hardware Zero-Latency Monitoring
• Ground Lift Switches
• USB Bus Powered
• Mixcraft 4 LE Software (PC Only)
• Mac OS X
• Windows XP/Vista/7

The 0204 USB 2.0 from E-MU is a compact and portable 2-in/4-out USB audio interface, especially attractive to the laptop computer user. It offers 24-bit/192kHz recording and playback, direct monitoring, and a host of professional features.

The unit features a microphone preamp that doubles as a balanced line input, and a Hi-Z/line input. A 1/8" mini jack is provided for use with microphones that feature this size connector. This input can power 5V condenser microphones.

The two Class-A preamps can be run independently or in stereo to amplify guitars, keyboards or microphones, with individual ground lift switches. The package includes Acoustica Mixcraft LE 4 software for Windows that provides everything needed to create, record, edit and mix.

Interface

• Premium 24-bit/192kHz analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog converters delivering a pristine recording/capture and playback experience
• Ultra-low noise microphone/Hi-Z/line preamplifiers with ground lift switches enable you to record microphones, keyboards or guitars directly into your computer delivering professional results
• USB Hi-Speed with full 24-bit resolution at all sample rates and stereo in, stereo out at all sample rates
• Ultra-low latency USB drivers offer accurate timing and playback of recorded audio and expressive control of software instruments
• Independent headphone DAC path to enable separate playback and cueing for DJ applications
• Hardware zero-latency direct monitoring (mono/stereo) allows you to record and overdub with no timing delays (disabled at 176.4/192kHz)
• Plug-and-play operation with hands-on control of all major functions like direct monitoring level, headphone level, and preamplifier gain
• Driver compatibility with most popular audio/sequencer applications (ASIO, WMD and Core Audio)

Acoustica Mixcraft LE 4 Software

Features

• Clear, colorful, and intelligently designed interface to streamline your work
• Custom loop library that includes hundreds of royalty-free sounds in dozens of musical styles
• Record and playback up to eight audio and unlimited MIDI tracks simultaneously
• Piano roll view to inspect and edit MIDI
• Four bundled virtual instruments:
  1. MinimogueVA - classic analog synthesizer Minimoog recreation
  2. Hammond B-3 VB3 Organ - virtual tone wheel organ with rotary speaker emulator
  3. Impulse - polyphonic analog synthesizer
  4. Acoustica Instruments - large collection of high quality multi-sampled instruments organized in General MIDI format

• Seven high quality effects including reverb, delay, EQ, compressor, flanger, chorus and distortion
• Support for unlimited VSTi instruments as well as VST and DirectX effects, including plug-in delay compensation
• Mix down to WAV and other audio file types

Sound Engine

• ASIO low latency audio support
• MIDI input and output support - works with any USB MIDI keyboard, such as the E-MU Xboard or any MIDI keyboard connected to a MIDI interface
• MIDI input and output support - works with any USB MIDI keyboard or any keyboard connected to a MIDI interface
• 32-bit sound engine supports recording and playback of broadcast quality audio up to 192kHz
• Time stretch any sound from 25% to 400% with FlexAudio without affecting the pitch
• Pitch shift sounds from -24 to +12 semitones
• Automatically detects beats points, keys and tempos of imported songs
• Import WAV, AIF, OGG, WMA, and MP3 files
• Shape each sound's volume, pan and resonant filters with unlimited envelope points
• Support for DirectX and VST effects, including plug-in delay compensation

GUI Interface

• Edit any sound to make a loop
• Pick sections of prerecorded songs and extract and perfect loops for remixing
• Adjust loop points to visual beat marks
• Edit MIDI data in the piano roll editor
• Perfect MIDI loops by adjusting the loop points
• Edit notes and controller information
• Create mega presets which combine multiple virtual instruments and effects
• Set the key range, velocity sensitivity, transposition, pan and volume for each instrument
• Import/Load in standard MIDI files
• Add your own photos or images to each track header
• Edit each track's color, size and position in a variety of ways
• Intuitive design and keyboard controls for quick work flow
• Work in beats/measures mode or in time mode
• Adjust the snap to grid setting which allows you to work and edit in whole notes, quarter notes, etc.
• Split, cut, copy, delete and paste sounds with ease
• Easily move sounds around with drag and drop or via the keyboard
• Cross fade sounds automatically by visually overlapping them
• Create precise, custom loops extracted from existing songs