TerraTec EWS 64 XXL User manual

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© 2000 TerraTec Electronic GmbH
AudioSystem EWS®64 XXL
The AudioSystem EWS64 XXL is a result of the continuing development of the award winning AudioSystem
EWS64. With a 64 note polyphonic sampler, digital I/O, outstanding A to D and D to A converters, effects
and a full feature software bundle, the EWS64 represents unparalelled value. Now we have taken it even
further by adding the microWAVE PC, a full featured version of Waldorf´s amazing microWAVE XT
synthesizer, jointly developed by Waldorf and TerraTec.
The microWAVE PC adds a 10 note polyphonic true wavetable DSP based synthesizer whilst maintaining all
of the functionality of the original AudioSystem EWS64 resulting in the most comprehensive integrated
music and audio production system for the PC.
The innovative hardware control surface of the 19“ rackmounting microWAVE XT has been converted to a
Windows 95/98 application, identical in operation and appearance right down to the knobs, legending,
LCD display and MIDI activity LEDs.
This is no software synthesizer requiring masses of CPU power, the microWAVE PC front panel module
contains the same DSP and processor chips used in it’s big brothers and delivers the incredible
microWAVE sound with no intervention from your PC allowing you to use any of the mainstream MIDI and
Audio software packages at the same time.
Key features
•Professional Multifunction PC Audio System
•64 Note Polyphonic Sampling Synthesizer
•Integrated Waldorf microWAVE XT Synthesizer
•Multichannel Analog and Digital Audio I/O
•Full Duplex Hard Disc Recording up to 48 kHz
•DirectX™ and SoundBlaster™ Compatibility

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Technical Specifications:
Compatible with the following
standards:
•Intel™Plug and Play
•Microsoft®DirectSound™ and
DirectSound™3D
•General MIDI (with relevant
soundsetloaded)
•General Synthesizer (with
relevant soundset loaded)
•MPU™-401 compatible
•Soundblaster™
•Soundblaster™Pro
•Adlib™
•MPC Level III
•Microsoft®Sound System™ 2.0
•ASIO 2.0
•AKAI sampleformat
Wavetable synthesizer:
•2 MB Sample RAM onboard
•4 MB SIMM fitted as standard
•Upgradeable to up to 64 MB
sample RAM
•Up to 64-voice wavetable
synthesizer (GM/GS soundsets
for downloading) Effects
processor:
•Multi program reverb and chorus
effects
•Multiband equalizer
•Virtual 3D Sound
•Room simulations for two and
four audio channels
•Effects available for all audio
sources
Audio features:
•Line 1: 8/16 bit ADC with 5 kHz -
48 kHz sample rate
•Line 2: 18 bit ADC with
32/44,1/48 kHz sample rate
•Stereo microphone input with
pre-amplifier (no phantom
power!)
•2 independent analog stereo
outputs with 18 bit DACs
•Extended Full Duplex in hardware
•4 bit hardware real time
compressing and decompressing
ADPCM
•8 bit hardware real time
compressing and decompressing
under µ-Law, A-Law CCITT
standard
•Recording and playback of all
audio sources
FM Synthesizer:
•4OP+ technology
•20 voice, stereo
•Game compatible
Midi Interfaces:
•2 MPU™-401 compatible MIDI
interfaces
•Separate internal MIDI port for
Sampling Synthesizer
•Up to 48 MIDI channels available
Game port for two joysticks:
•Connection facility for two analog
joysticks via Y cables
System requirements:
•Genuine Intel™Pentium™ or
AMD K6 class processor
•16 MB RAM
•Minimum 800 x 600 screen
resolution at 256 colors
•CD ROM drive
•Windows®95/98/ME (Drivers
included)
•Windows NT4/2000
Technical data microWAVE PC:
•latest DSP based true wavetable
synthesis from Waldorf
•10 note polyphony
•Multi mode with 8 voice multi-
timbrality
•Patch memory for 256
instruments and 128 multis
•Patch librarian software for
unlimited hard disc storage
•64 ROM wavetables
•32 RAM wavetables
•64 waves per wavetable
•500 waves
•arpeggiator, syncable to MIDI
Clock, extensively programmable
•integrated effects processor
•all parameters real time
controllable through MIDI
continous controller
•Easy to use software for
Windows®95/98
Contents:
•AudioSystem EWS®64 L sound
card
•microWAVE PC Frontmodule
•4 MB SIM module
•CD ROM with 300+ MB EWS®-
Software, incl. GM/GS Sets and
samples
•Manuals (English & German)
•Audio cable (Stereo-mini jack –
2 x RCA Phono)
•Registration and guarantee card