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Emu 1212M PCI 24-Bit/192kHz Balanced Interface (Windows)

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Overall User Ratings

Overall:: 8.7 out of 10
Quality:: 6 out of 10
The Wow Factor:: 5.3 out of 10

Features:: 7.4 out of 10
Value:: 5.1 out of 10
Sound:: 8.1 out of 10
Manufacturer Support:: 6.1 out of 10

User Reviews for Emu 1212M PCI 24-Bit/192kHz Balanced Interface (Windows)

Overall:: 5 out of 10
Features:: 8 out of 10
Quality:: 4 out of 10
Value:: 4 out of 10
The Wow Factor:: 2 out of 10
Sound:: 8 out of 10
Manufacturer Support:: 6 out of 10

67% of users found this reviews helpful (3 votes).

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By a customer from astound.net

Submitted: 11/20/2005

Style of Music: industrial to orchestral

Experience: guitar bass synth many years

"good for some, not everyone"

Sound:

it sounds great when its not crackled

Feature:

features are good for the cost

Quality:

im sure the hardware is made just fine , but ive had this card since it first came out, (awhile)and have had a multitude of problems with it. Most of it with pop and crackle, yes ive updated the drivers.

Manufacturer Support:

ive emailed them plenty of times and they usually get back to me within a day or so. they suggest a lot of bs I tried before I even emailed them.

Value:

i would have taken a worse sounding card if it didnt take away the countless hours of recording that this one has. I cant use emulater x without it. wish I wouldnt have bought it.

The Wow Factor:

read value. f< no

Overall:

i am getting more pissed of the more I write so I think I better quit.

Overall:: 5 out of 10
Features:: 5 out of 10
Quality:: 6 out of 10
Value:: 3 out of 10
The Wow Factor:: 2 out of 10
Sound:: 6 out of 10
Manufacturer Support:: 4 out of 10

50% of users found this reviews helpful (2 votes).

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By a customer from yahoo.com

Submitted: 2/2/2006

Style of Music: Rock, "Alternative

Experience: hobbyist

"Emu 1212M problems"

Sound:

The VST accelerator only works with designated software and then with some trouble.

Feature:

Their VST instruments soon let you know when they have used up the boards resources - you have to keep one eye on the monitor.

Quality:

Manufacturer Support:

Bad, couldn't get a responce.

Value:

Mine broke down after 2 months and cannot get it repaired.

The Wow Factor:

If it accelerated all VST plugins (as I thought it would) and it worked consistly then it would be a product.

Overall:

I have something else now.

Overall:: 5 out of 10
Features:: 7 out of 10
Sound:: 4 out of 10

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By a customer from hotmail.com

Submitted: 1/1/2005

Experience: Audio engineer / audio electronics technician.

"All the hype, half the flavor."

Sound:

Reasonable at best - Almost embarrasing at 192kHz. No idea what all these folks are talking about.

Feature:

Balance I/O is a big plus over many budget cheapie cards. "Mastering grade flagship converters?" I was never much of a fan of Digi's chips (AKM's, if I'm not mistaken) in the first place, but that's a lot of hype anyway. The chip is such a small part of the sound. In this case, it seems that Emu forgot about that also.

Quality:

In a friends computer - No idea on the build quality. Apparently, the components leave a lot to be desired.

Manufacturer Support:

N/A

Value:

For a 192kHz interface, it's fine as long as you're not really concerned about professional quality.

The Wow Factor:

N/A

Overall:

Middle of the road at best. There are far better sounding 96kHz interfaces out there. If you don't actually need 192kHz, you should go with something else.