Emu Prepares to Ship New PCMCIA Audio Card

EMU is pleased to announce that this month it will ship the EMU8710 PS, EMU's second generation PCMCIA card for Windows 95 laptop computers. EMU8710 PS differs from EMU's first generation PCMCIA card in three key areas: an added microphone input, an increase in SoundFont RAM from .5MB to 2MB, and an increase in wavetable ROM from 2MB to 4MB. EMU8710 PS consists of an Audio PC Card (PCMCIA Type II), a MABOX cable (MIDI/ Audio Breakout Box)-which allows access to all the features of the EMU8710 PS, and a powerful suite of EMU and third-party application software. EMU8710 PS provides streaming audio, high-quality wavetable synthesis, and Creative Labs SoundFont® compatibility to musicians and audio producers worldwide. EMU8710 PS is currently available direct from EMU for $395 (www.emu.com).

Portable audio solution

EMU8710 is for musicians and audio producers who need a portable solution for high-quality audio and MIDI production. "EMU8710 PS represents the latest accomplishment in EMU's line of computer products," says Alan Grattan, EMU8710 Product Manager. He continues, "EMU's strength and experience in digital-audio technology has enabled us to create a portable, inexpensive, audio solution with a huge array of professional features. EMU8710 PS is truly a portable studio for your laptop."

Professional features and capabilities

• 16-bit, 44.1kHz stereo playback and recording
• MIDI In and MIDI Out for connection to external keyboards and sound modules
• Creative Labs SoundFont compatibility providing access to unlimited, downloadable sounds
• 4MB of high-quality Wavetable ROM with over 300 GM and GS sounds
• 2MB of Wavetable RAM which can be loaded with SoundFont banks and/or .WAV files
• 32-voice synthesizer
• Sixteen different digital effects including professional-quality Reverb and Chorus
• Digital mixing to control WAV output, MIDI, and Line/ Mic inputs
• S/PDIF digital audio output from the TOSLINK optical connector
• 1/8" mono-dynamic microphone input
• 1/8" stereo line level input and output
• System requirements: Pentium 100MHZ or faster; Windows 95 operating system; and an available PCMCIA Type II or PC-Card slot.