EMU 1616 and Windows 7 64 bit OS

I have the 1616m version, and regardless on what version you have, i've read how sketchy the driver support is for Win7. 

There are beta drivers for Win7 available on EMu's site but its not a sure guarantee on whether it will run properly. Some have reported only being able to record up to 48Khz.

For now I have stuck with using the unit on the 32-bit version since the drivers are stable. 

I am in process of trying to test the card under Win7 64 so we will see.

I've been using the Vista x64 drivers with a 1212m since Windows 7 came out without any issues. 

Jim

I'm using EMU 1820m. 

Stable at 10ms with ASIO drivers in X1.

Good Information.

I'll have a look.  Thanks. 

Guitarpima


I've been using my card for quite a while. While my card is on the fritz now, it was working very well in win7 64bit. The beta drivers are good but what concerns me is that they've been in beta since July. It seems that support is lacking. That's why I'm getting a better quality sound card.

Hi there....
 
Thanks for the message. Was everything fully functional? I have  read in some forums where some ppl claimed that some of the controls in pathcmix were greyed out and also some claim not to be to drag the effects and drop into the channel strips. How are thinngs on your end, fully functional?

Hi Folks....

Are the 'drivers' the only ones that need to be downloaded or do I also need to download the software for patchmix? Well I have already downloaded and installed the Win 7 'drivers' for 
E-MU from their website, I was than trying to install the 'E-MU Digital Audio System' from the CD  I had since when I bought my 1616. However it's forever in the 'Installation is in progress. Please wait for a while' screen for a long time. Hope someone can advise. Thanks.

You need the latest patchmix from E-MU. I think version 2.1.

Hi Folks...

Ok I did what I mentioned in the previous message. However I was not able to complete the installation. I was greeted with the following error message:

"Installation is unable to continue because of one or more unresolved issues. Please contact support services and quote "Error I-001" " . If anyone has any ideas as to what is going on, please do let me know. I am a little lost.

regards
glisando

Hi Guitarpima...


Yeah I wrote to them last night a while after I posted the problem here. I am waiting for their reply. Also in the meantime I am taking a serious look at Roland's Octa Capture.....

Guitarpima


I have a Roland Octa-Capture now. A much better interface, much better. It does not do as much as the 1616m but the OC is a superior interface.
 
 
Hi Guitarpima,
 
What exactly do you mean when you say the Octa Capture dosen't do as much as 1616m?

Guys,
Don't know if this will help or further confuse. I have had an 0404 PCI card and a 1616m with microdock that I used with a laptop, then transferred the 1616m card over to my desktop using a PCMCIA adapter card. I started with XP32, then again with XP64 and used it that way for a long time with zero issues by making sure all my Windows files were up to date and all the drivers were also up to date for ALL my devices. The PCMCIA card from EMU eventually died, so I replaced it with a 1616 PCI card and still use my Microdock with it with zero issues. I do not, however, enable my onboard soundcard on the desktop, so there are not any conflicts. All Windows apps <media player, IE, etc.> use my EMU when SONAR is not also enabled. Just be sure to uncheck "share drivers with other programs". Use the ASIO drivers in SONAR and make sure your Patchmix settings match your SONAR project bit depth and resolution settings, otherwise, you WILL get BSD's and/or driver corruptions which are a headache, but you can easily fix them by immediately going to Device Manager and uninstalling your sound card, then going back up top of device manager, telling it to scan your computer for new devices and let the drivers reinstall, and then reboot. You should be good to go.
I use the EMU site's latest X64 bit drivers (beta) and Patchmix downloads and they haven't given me any problems. I mainly use SONAR x32 so I can make use of all my plugins without issues, but also have X64 installed for final mix/mastering once I've completed the project in X32. No problems or worries, other than you will likely want to save your DSP Patchmix settings in a separate folder so they don't get overwritten every time you have to rereun setup. Just load your 16 bit Patchmix settings for startup and then switch to a dedicated template for SONAR and you should be good to go. Hope this helps!!
PS Yes, I'm a computer guy by trade. It helps...:))

1616m on Windows 7 x64...

"AVTecman"
Some have reported only being able to record up to 48Khz.

That's correct, only 44.1/48KHz.

"glissando"
I have read in some forums where some ppl claimed that some of the controls in pathcmix were greyed out and also some claim not to be to drag the effects and drop into the channel strips.

I don't have any greyed out features in patchmix, but I've lost the ability to use patchmix's DSP FXs as a VST plugin (I never used them as such anyways).

"Glissando"
I am puzzled as to why many are able to launch and use their E-MUs on Win 7 while I can't even install the PatchMix!!!

As I remember, there's the drivers to install first (EmuPMX_PCDrv_US_2_30_00_BETA.exe) and then PatchMix (EmuPMX_PCApp_L6_2_10_00.exe). I installed them while in my admin. account and by right-clicking on the executable and selecting "Run as Admin".  I rebooted after each installation. It was basically an install and forget situation. Never a problem with it, so it's surprising to me that you're having issues.