2018/03/21

Old Emu 1820m PCI on windows 10 desktop


Update 2019-11: After Windows 10 got updated to build 1903 and then it stopped working.
The good news is that there now is a workaround:
https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=529349



Installed an old EMU 1820m i had in a drawer.

At first it did not work. All LEDs was constantly lit on the external box. Opened up and found 2 blown capacitors i guess at the output of the power supply. Replaced them and now only the correct LEDs light up (like sample rate) and it has connection with the patchmix application.
I got windows sounds but no ASIO in Propellerheads Reason 10.

Stumbled across this:
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-hardware/e-mu-e-dsp-soundcard-problem-after-installing/0b808069-8356-40b0-9715-e4d392ad5112


  • Turned off computer
  • Removed the card from the PC and booted into windows. 
  • Uninstalled everything EMU/creative.
  • Selected show hidden in device manager and uninstalled the EMU device under audio. 
  • Rebooted. 
  • Downloaded the files for emu 1212m pcie and patchmix for emu 1616m from this:
  • Installed EmuPMX_PCDrv_US_2_30_00_BETA.exe and rebooted
  • Installed EmuPMX_PCApp_US_2_20_00.exe and rebooted
  • Now ASIO E-MU appeared as a card in Reason. Selected it and checked that it sent to ASIO channel 1-2
  • Added Asio strip 1/2 in patchmix and i got sound in my headphones
The emu 1820m is not dead yet :-)






1 comment:

  1. Thank you so much for that mate! I am going to try it in a few days, I have a desktop system arriving. Hope it works!!!

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