Creative Emu 1820m Manual

5 - Effects
E-MU PowerFX
E-MU Digital Audio System101
E-MU PowerFX

E-MU PowerFX are not 
available at 96kHz and 
192kHz sample rates.The hardware-accelerated effects of the E-MU Digital Audio System can also be used as 
VST inserts in Cubase LE. E-MU PowerFX allow you to use PatchMix DSP effects from 
within Cubase LE with minimal load on your CPU.
E-MU PowerFX incorporate smart time alignment technology which automatically 
compensates for system latencies and ensures proper synchronization of audio...

5 - Effects
E-MU PowerFX
102Creative Professional
To Setup & Use E-MU PowerFX:

Using any driver other 
than “E-MU ASIO” may 
produce undesirable 
results when using E-MU 
PowerFX.Setup Cubase LE
1.Launch Cubase LE.
2.Instantiate E-MU PowerFX in an Insert or Aux Send location within Cubase (go to 
the EMU folder in VST plug-ins).
3.Press the Insert Edit button  in Cubase to bring up the E-MU PowerFX plug-in 
window shown on the previous page.
E-MU PowerFX
4.Make sure the Insert Enable button  is...

5 - Effects
E-MU PowerFX
E-MU Digital Audio System103
Automating E-MU PowerFX

Steinberg Cubasis 
does not have the control 
automation feature.E-MU PowerFX can be automated in Cubase LE (or other recording host) just like any 
other VST effect. When “Write Automation” is activated in Cubase LE, control changes 
made in the PowerFX window during playback will be recorded on a special “Audio 
Mix” track located at the bottom of the Arrange Window. When “Automation Read” is 
activated, the recorded control...

5 - Effects
E-MU PowerFX
104Creative Professional
E-MU PowerFX Compatibility Chart
Application NameCompatible?NoteRenderExtra 
Buffers
Steinberg Cubase VST 5.1Ye sOffOff
Steinberg Cubase SX 1Ye sOffOff
Steinberg Cubase SX 2Ye sInstrument 
Freeze triggers 
error if 
not in render 
mode.OffOff
Steinberg Cubase LEYe sOffOff
Steinberg Cubase SLYe sOffOff
Steinberg WaveLab 4Ye sOnOff
Steinberg WaveLab Lite (ver 4)Ye sOnOff
Steinberg WaveLab 5NoPops & clicks 
may occur. 
(Try 8 buffers at 
1024)OnEither
Sony...

5 - Effects
Rendering Audio with E-MU PowerFX
E-MU Digital Audio System105
Rendering Audio with E-MU PowerFX
Rendering (sometimes called Export) is a mixdown process performed by the host 
application, which creates a new digital audio file from a multitrack song. Rendering 
allows a virtually unlimited number of VST effects to be used because the audio 
processing is performed out of realtime.
E-MU PowerFX and the PatchMix DSP effects are strictly realtime processes. When E-MU 
PowerFX are used while...

5 - Effects
E-MU E-Wire VST
106Creative Professional
E-MU E-Wire VST
E-Wire is a special VST/ASIO Bridge which allows you to route digital audio via ASIO to 
PatchMix and back again. 
E-Wire VST incorporates smart time alignment technology that automatically compen-
sates for system latencies and ensures proper synchronization of audio throughout the 
VST chain. In addition, E-Wire also allows you to insert outboard audio gear into the 
VST environment.
ENote: It’s easier to use 
E-MU PowerFX instead of...

5 - Effects
E-MU E-Wire VST
E-MU Digital Audio System107
To Setup and use E-Wire:
Setup PatchMix DSP
1.Open PatchMix DSP application.
2.Insert an ASIO Input mixer strip into PatchMix DSP. (Alternately, you can select 
“New Session”, select “E-Wire Example” and skip to step 6.)
3.Mute the strip or turn the Fader all the way down.
4.Insert an ASIO Send plug-in into one of the inserts on your ASIO strip.
5.Name your ASIO strip as an E-Wire strip.
6.Insert the desired PatchMix DSP effects into slots above...

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E-MU E-Wire VST
108Creative Professional
Currently automatic delay compensation is supported by the Steinberg 2.0 family 
(Nuendo 2.x, Cubase SX 2.0, Cubase LE 2.0,), Magix Samplitude 7.x, and Sonar (using 
the Cakewalk VST adapter 4.4.1), but not by Steinberg Cubase VST 5.1 and Cubasis.
The E-Delay Compensator utility plug-in is used to manually compensate for the 
transfer delay for hosts that DO NOT support plug-in delay compensation.
The E-Delay Compensator plug-in is used to delay the...

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E-MU E-Wire VST
E-MU Digital Audio System109
In practical use, however, you’ll probably never need to use more than one E-Wire VST 
on a single track since PowerFX effects can be placed in series. We have included this 
feature “just in case” you need it.
Here’s one more example of how to use the E-Delay Compensator with different 
numbers of PowerFX/E-Wire sends on each track. The delay compensation on each track 
must equal the track with the maximum number of PowerFX/E-Wire sends. See the...

5 - Effects
E-MU E-Wire VST
110Creative Professional