User Manual

ESI MAYA44 eX

1. Introduction

Thank you for choosing the ESI MAYA44 eX, a high quality 24-bit / 96 kHz 4-in / 4-out PCIe

audio interface, providing a number of powerful and amazing features optimized for home

recording on a professional quality level and for various DJ applications.

The card can easily be used by home users making their first steps in computer audio as well as by

professionals who produce music on a budget, looking for a professional, yet affordable, PCIe audio

solution.

MAYA44 eX provides 2 stereo analog line inputs, 2 stereo line outputs, a microphone input with

+48V phantom power and preamp, a Hi-Z guitar instrument input, as well as an optical S/PDIF

output and an optical S/PDIF input.

2. Description of MAYA44 eX

2.1 PCIe card connectors

1. INPUT 1/2: analog line input connector (stereo) / microphone input (mono)

2. INPUT 3/4: analog line input connector (stereo) / Hi-Z instrument input (mono)

3. OUTPUT 1/2: analog line output connector (stereo) / headphone output (stereo)

4. OUTPUT 3/4: analog line output connector (stereo) / headphone output (stereo)

5. Optical In: optical digital S/PDIF input

6. Optical Out: optical digital S/PDIF output