Emu 1820 Driver Download

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The following is the important information of E-MU 1820 installation driver.


Driver Installation instructions for Sound Cards Only.
Important! These instructions may not be applicable to other audio devices.

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  • Click on Download Now and a File Download box will appear.
    Select Save This Program to Disk and a Save As box will appear.
    Select a directory to save the driver in and click Save.
    Locate the driver file using Windows Explorer when the download has completed.
  • Running the downloaded file will extract all the driver files and setup program into a directory on your hard drive.The directory these driver are extracted to will have a similar name to the 1820 model that was downloaded (i.e., c:1820). The setup program will also automatically begin running after extraction.However, automatically running setup can be unchecked at the time of extracting the driver file.
  • Turn your computer power off.
  • Connect the E-MU 1820 to your computer.
  • Turn on your computer. When the 1820 is first connected to the your computer, the Windows dialog called 'Add New Hardware Wizard' will appear automatically. (To display this dialog manually, you can choose the Startbutton and then Settings to access the Control Panel, and then double click on Add New Hardware. The E-MU 1820 needs to be connected first.)
  • The Add New Hardware Wizard dialog box guides you through the driver installation process. Click on Next to move from step to step.
  • A dialog states 'Windows will now search for any new Plug and Play devices on your system'. Click Next.
  • A subsequent dialog gives you these options:Search for the best driver for your 1820 (Recommended)Display a list of all drivers in a specific location, so you can select thedriver you want.Please accept the recommended choice by clicking on Next.
  • The Wizard will then search your hard drive for a file called ..... *****.inf (for example 1820.inf). This file contains all the information that Windows needs to install the correct device drivers.
  • If during installation in Windows, you will be prompted with a message warning that the driver software has not passed Windows Logo testing. Select Continue Anyway and proceed with the installation. The driver is completely tested and verified by E-MU, and safe to use.
  • When you see the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard screen, click Finish to complete the driver installation.
  • Once the installer has finished copying the files. You will see the Installation Complete screen. Click Finish.
  • Windows will automatically continue to install the driver for E-MU 1820.
  • After you complete driver installations, you should restart your computer.
  • After restarting Windows, you will see the E-MU 1820 panel icon in your system tray (lower right corner of your desktop). Click on the icon to open the E-MU 1820 panel.
  • Search and consult the Readme file for additional installation drivers instructions for your 1820.


  • Go to Device Manager, check the devices under 'Sound, video and game controllers'. You will see the E-MU 1820 if you have completed the installation process correctly. Your 1820 is ready to use.

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Thanks, Rohit, for your response. However, I eventually decided to revert to Windows 7. This was partly because I didn't think Windows 10 was all it was cracked up to be, but mainly because in the meantime I had read up on the multitude of privacy issues with W10 (and I was already annoyed at having to constantly sign in and to have a 'Microsoft identity'). I even (finally...) managed to connect to a Microsoft technician, but he turned out to be the most clueless individual I have ever come across - that's three hours of my life I could have spent more productively. He didn't resolve my issue and he disconnected before explaining why he hadn't been able to. Ignorant ****!!!

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In the end, I managed to find the original installation disk for my soundcard, so was able to do the uninstal/reinstall process, which worked fine. I'm sure that this would have worked in Windows 10 too. I thought I didn't have the disk, so was very relieved to find it, especially as my soundcard is no longer supported on the Creative website.

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So to anyone having the same issue I would say find your original soundcard driver/software disk, uninstall the current version on your machine and then reinstall from the disk. Hope that works for everyone.