[Richteralan]

OMG arrived....lol

This sound card is just fantastic..

One think I would like to know is: what DAC is used in E-mu 1212m(0202 Analog IO board)???

Thanks!

 

[Iron_Dreamer]

It uses the Crystal CS4396, their current TOTL chip.

 

[roadtonowhere08]

Isn't it funny how such a tiny chip can make all that great sound? The ADC is huge compared to it

 

[DevilDog]

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Originally Posted by Richteralan This sound card is just fantastic..

Yeah, I agree. I couldn't believe what a difference it made in my system.

 

[Richteralan]

ok here's the chips i found on my 1212m:

1010 Digital I/O Board:
Digital Audio Interface: AKM AK4112B
http://www.asahi-kasei.co.jp/akm/en/...b/ak4112b.html

OptoRec Converter: Wavefront AL1402
http://www.profusionplc.com/cgi-bin/...ipartno=AL1402

Frequency Generator: Integrated Circuit Systems ICS525R-02
http://www.icst.com/products/summary/ics525.htm

0202 Analog I/O Board:
D/A Converter: Cirrus Logic CS4398
http://www.cirrus.com/en/products/pro/detail/P1023.html

A/D Converter: AKM AK5394A
http://www.asahi-kasei.co.jp/akm/en/...a/ak5394a.html


Mine is using CS4398 rather than CS4396 as I_D said above.

 

[Richteralan]

i discovered something interesting.

If any of you guys have a 1212m, look at your analog i/o board 0202, and see the ADC chip has a wire solded on it.

I found some 1212ms don't have this wire, and some have, like mine.

I checked the pin diagram of the ADC(AK5394A) and it said that 2 pins are pin 16(FSYNC) and pin 19(HPFE). Wonder what the use of connecting these two pins and why some model did this and some didn't.

 

[Iron_Dreamer]

Every one I've dealt with (6 I believe) has had that wire, I've always thought thrat was a bit strange and unprofessional looking.

 

[Richteralan]

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Originally Posted by Iron_Dreamer Every one I've dealt with (6 I believe) has had that wire, I've always thought thrat was a bit strange and unprofessional looking.

hm.....one guy told me that his 1212m doesn't have that wire.....

 

[adhoc]

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Originally Posted by Richteralan hm.....one guy told me that his 1212m doesn't have that wire.....

just checked. mine does. i'm surprised i didnt notice it earlier.