Old 05-03-2010, 04:40 AM   #1
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Does the E-MU 0404 USB work well with Win 7 ???

I couldn't find any info on drivers for Win 7 on E-MU's web site for the USB 0404.
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Old 05-03-2010, 05:10 AM   #2
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Does the E-MU 0404 USB work well with Win 7 ???

I couldn't find any info on drivers for Win 7 on E-MU's web site for the USB 0404.
Sometimes I wonder just how far a company with a name like E-MU can degenerate. Somehow, their software department seems to be left behind in the dark ages.

Not only do they seem to be rather slow with Windows 7 (see http://connect.creativelabs.com/emu/default.aspx) - they also ruin their reputation with Proteus VX which they give away for free - but which bluescreens every second computer it's installed on...

However - imagine my surprise when I plugged in my E-MU Xboard on my new Windows 7 installation, and it worked perfectly right away because vanilla Windows 7 already includes the drivers!

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Old 05-03-2010, 06:05 AM   #3
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For some it works, for some it doesn't.. I'm in the doesn't-league. Check this out:

http://www.productionforums.com/view...p=75891#p75891

I guess it's somehow related to HP, but I'm not sure.

Anyway, if it works it's a dang good sounding peace of hardware for the money!
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Old 05-03-2010, 12:01 PM   #4
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For some it works, for some it doesn't.. I'm in the doesn't-league. Check this out:

http://www.productionforums.com/view...p=75891#p75891

I guess it's somehow related to HP, but I'm not sure.

Anyway, if it works it's a dang good sounding peace of hardware for the money!



That's bad news... I would hate to lose my 0404. It does sound good.
Have you tried the Win 7 drivers, as El-Rallef mentioned ???

I suppose I would have to go back to Vista if there are problems with Win 7 and the 0404 ?
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Old 05-11-2010, 12:58 AM   #6
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i have had an 0404 and a tracker pre in the past and they both gave me the cpu spiking problem in vista. i had spikes up to 50% that occured every 45 seconds or so. save yourself a lot of frustration and go with a different interface! or... install xp. i am still tempted to do that as i agree the 0404 is a great sounding interface.
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i have had an 0404 and a tracker pre in the past and they both gave me the cpu spiking problem in vista. i had spikes up to 50% that occured every 45 seconds or so. save yourself a lot of frustration and go with a different interface! or... install xp. i am still tempted to do that as i agree the 0404 is a great sounding interface.
Yeah, if you're having probs then XP is (atm) the only way to go. Some dudes have no problems so it's just a matter of luck/components/software etc.

I don't get clicks/pops when I'm encountering those damn CPU-bursts (my cycle is faster than 45 secs IIRC) but still it doesn't make it reliable to my eyes.

I'm not gonna sell my EMU 0404 USB 'cause it sounds damn good, also damn damn good for the money!
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Old 05-31-2010, 09:54 PM   #8
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this has been annoying the hell out of me too. been getting a cpu spike every second. Tried updating drivers for my lappies ati southbridge and applying KB Hotfixes for windows 7 with no joy at all.

Managed to kind of resolve it by making my usb ports think they are 1.1 instead of 2 by disabling some of the usb port drivers in device manager. Still getting an intermittent spike here and there so something is else is causing this :/
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