Terratec EWS64XXL User Manual

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

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