Creative Technology Ltd., a worldwide leader in digital entertainment products for PC users, today announced a new generation of Creative Professional E-MU PCI Digital Audio Systems - 24-bit/192kHz PCI audio interfaces that deliver everything musicians need to produce audio on a PC with professional results, including mastering-grade converters (the same A/D converters used in Digidesign's flagship ProTools HD 192 I/O interface), hardware-accelerated effects and mixing and seamless compatibility with all major PC audio/MIDI software. There are three new PCI Digital Audio Systems: the E-MU 1616M PCI, 1616 PCI and 1212M PCI, each matched with I/O to suit the specific needs of musicians, recording engineers and sound designers.

Hardware-accelerated Effects, Mixing and Monitoring
All PCI Digital Audio Systems feature E-MU's powerful E-DSP chip, a 32-bit multi-effects processor that can deliver over 25 hardware-accelerated effects, freeing your computer from running CPU-intensive plug-ins that limit your audio performance- a feature only offered by the most high-priced DAWs on the market. E-MU's PCI Digital Audio Systems ship with over 600 effect presets, and the effects architecture is fully expandable, allowing you to add more effect plug-ins to your system as needed. The E-DSP chip also provides 32 channels of zero-latency, hardware-based mixing and monitoring via the included PatchMix DSP mixer, delivering unmatched flexibility in routing audio between all of your physical and virtual (ASIO/WDM) inputs and outputs - no external mixer needed.

Total Analog, Digital and Sync Connectivity
E-MU's PCI Digital Audio Systems feature comprehensive connectivity, with balanced analog, ADAT, S/PDIF and MIDI I/O, as well as SMPTE and MTC Sync via the optional Sync daughter card.

Production Tools Software Bundle
E-MU's PCI Digital Audio Systems come with the high value Production Tools software bundle that includes E-MU's Proteus X2 LE Software Sound Module, Cakewalk SONAR LE, Steinberg's Cubase LE and WaveLab Lite, Ableton Live 4 Lite for E-MU, IK Multimedia AmpliTube LE, T-RackS EQ and many more - everything needed to create, record, edit, master and burn your music is in the box.

The E-MU 1616 PCI Digital Audio System ships with a 24-bit/192kHz MicroDock breakout box that offers I/O expansion with everything from pristine 1/4" balanced inputs and outputs to specialized I/O like turntable inputs (with ground lug and hardware RIAA preamp), dedicated speaker outputs, headphone output, two MIDI I/O on breakout cable and two E-MU XTC Class-A ultra-low noise Mic/Line/Hi-Z preamps with soft limiter and 48V phantom power.

The E-MU 1616M PCI Digital Audio System ships with a mastering-grade version of the MicroDock that features top of the line 24-bit/192kHz converters - the same A/D converters used in Digidesign's ProTools HD interface. These converters deliver an unbelievable 120dB SNR, an incredible audio specifications at any price, but unbelievable for a system priced at less than US$450. No other audio solution available offers the performance, flexibility and value of the E-MU 1616M PCI.

The E-MU 1212M PCI Digital Audio System offers the same mastering-grade converters on a I/O daughter card, providing a pair of balanced inputs and outputs as well as MIDI I/O - the perfect solution for any application that only requires a couple of channels of premium analog I/O (i.e. mastering, remixing and running virtual instruments).

E-MU 1616M PCI and 1616 PCI I/O Configuration:

• Two E-MU XTC Mic/Line/Hi-Z preamps with soft limiter and 48V phantom power
• Four 1/4" Balanced Inputs
• Six 1/4" Balanced Outputs
• Turntable input (with ground lug and hardware RIAA preamp)
• 24-bit/192kHz ADAT In/Out (switchable to S/PDIF)
• 24-bit/192kHz Coaxial S/PDIF In/Out (switchable to AES/EBU)
• Two sets of MIDI In/Out on breakout cable
• Three stereo 1/8" Speaker Outputs (configurable from stereo to 5.1)
• One stereo Headphone Output

E-MU 1212M PCI I/O Configuration:

• Two 1/4" Balanced Inputs
• Two 1/4" Balanced Outputs
• 24-bit/192kHz ADAT In/Out (switchable to S/PDIF)
• 24-bit/192kHz S/PDIF In/Out (switchable to AES/EBU)
• MIDI In/Out

Pricing and Availability

The Creative Professional E-MU 1616M PCI has an estimated street price of US$449.99 (S$759.00), the E-MU 1616 PCI has an estimated street price of US$349.99 (S$589.00) and the E-MU 1212M PCI is priced at US$149.99 (S$259.00). All three products will ship in September 2006.

For more information about the E-MU PCI Digital Audio Systems, visit www.asia.creative.com.