Emagic's EMI 2 6 USB audio interface is a nifty and convenient solution for notebook-toting recording musicians. Despite its diminutive size, the EMI (Emagic Multichannel Interface) provides computer-based recordists with two analog inputs, six analog outputs, and stereo S/PDIF I/O. One feature that makes it unique among USB interfaces is its ability to output 6-channel surround. In combination with the right software, the EMI 2 6's latency is sufficiently low to make it especially useful for use with virtual instruments.
Contract For Venue Hire Template. TAKE IT WITH YOU Not only is the EMI 2 6 portable, but it's equally at home with a Mac or a PC. It's approximately the size of a videocassette, only slightly heavier, and much sleeker in its transparent blue shell (see Fig. The analog inputs and outputs are provided on RCA jacks, and another pair of RCA jacks provides the coaxial S/PDIF I/O. I was concerned that the EMI 2 6's recessed ⅛inch jack for stereo headphones would be inaccessible to the ¼inch-to-⅛inch adapter for my headphones, but it worked fine despite the fact that the connector was at least a 16th of an inch away from being fully inserted. Two switches let you select between analog and digital input and between the EMI 2 6's internal and external clock reference. A row of clearly labeled LEDs indicates the status of those choices as well as power, sampling rate, signal present, and whether input or output is 24-bit. A rotary volume control varies the headphone level independently of the analog outputs.
