The M-Audio Delta 1010LT

[Sineth]

Hi all

The M-Audio Delta 1010LT, it seems promising. Got a new desktop, im thinking i get some new and serious hardware. Though i was wondering a few things, if anybody has experience with this card, i wanted to know, if its worth getting. Also, am i gonna HAVE to connect the outputs to a sound system? Cuz i dont see any headphone jacks?!

http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/Delta1010LT.html

http://www.m-audio.com/images/global/media_hqpics/delta1010lt.jpg

[Bigs]

This is a PCI card, are you sure your new desktop has a PCI bus and not a PCIe bus?

[Lukeofkeys]

Well I used it for some years and it's not that "new"! I wouldn't recommend it, had a lot of problems with it, although I don't know if these problems were caused by the card or by other parts of my PC....
Today I use a Mac and a Firewire Interface with which I haven't had any problems!

So Far...

greets
Luke

[Sineth]

well, do you guys know anything, card of USB interface, that you definitly recommend? i really like this one due to the 2 built in mic pre-ams, and immense amount of inputs. Do you guys know anything else?

something with:

MIDI
Multiple imputs
Mic in, actuall mic, not that stupid 3.5 mm jack.
capable of processing extremely heavy sounds and samples.

[-=AnatomiC=-]

I have one in my PC.

Only had problem once - there was some kind of noise, probably coming from the video card. I took an other PCI slot, and the problem was solved.

I have more problems with my PC and USB stuff anyway.

[Sineth]

does anybody else recommend any audio interface card or device?? anybody........pretty plz.

[Lukeofkeys]

Well I use a "Phonic Firefly 808 Firewire Interface" (of course it's an external device)...
It works pretty good, no problems yet, good sound quality, many connection-options; all that for a quite good price...

for more info visit:

http://www.phonic.com/en/audio-interface/firefly-808.html

greets, out
Luke

[kwhetzel]

I've been using the M-Audio Delta 44 for about a year now with no problems. It is PCI, not USB. I've tried USB audio interfaces before, but they seem to have latency issues on my 5 year old computer. They may be fine on newer systems.

[Sineth]

I dunno if i will have latency or not, but i do have a firewire port. Pc is fairly strong:
4 Gigs of ram,
core 2 quad 2.4Ghz

Thing is, i need something that would become my permanent sound source; my headset will be connected to it all the time (listening to music using the integrated sound is terrible). i also need something that would let me connect my keyboard to it thru MIDI (if thats even possible), and i need something that will let me record using actuall mics. and my budget is about $250 US.

[kwhetzel]

I dunno if i will have latency or not, but i do have a firewire port. Pc is fairly strong:
4 Gigs of ram,
core 2 quad 2.4Ghz

Thing is, i need something that would become my permanent sound source; my headset will be connected to it all the time (listening to music using the integrated sound is terrible). i also need something that would let me connect my keyboard to it thru MIDI (if thats even possible), and i need something that will let me record using actuall mics. and my budget is about $250 US.

Sounds like your computer will do fine with USB. You don't mention that you have those ports, but I'm assuming that you do. Check out the Presonus AudioBox. It has all of the ports you are looking for at about $150.00. There is also the Lexicon Lambda and Omega each for under $200. There are many other brands to choose from as well. Check out Sweetwater's website under USB audio interfaces and sort by price to see others. Sorry I don't have any experience with these, but I'm sure you'll be able to find something to fit your needs.

kw

[Sineth]

have any of you seen the Mackie Onyx satellite? really impressed me, though i dunno if it is reall good, reviews are very positive. say a vid review seemed awesome. and its only 180! if anybody ever used it plz let me know how it is. if u havent seen it before, u really should have a look.

[thkyle]

have any of you seen the Mackie Onyx satellite? really impressed me, though i dunno if it is reall good, reviews are very positive. say a vid review seemed awesome. and its only 180! if anybody ever used it plz let me know how it is. if u havent seen it before, u really should have a look.

I've been following this thread since you started it. I'm also looking to purchase an audio interface in the near future. There's a lot of hype out there surroundings these devices, and I'm about to go blind reading reviews and watching videos!!

The Onyx looks like it has some nice features. $180 is a big price drop from what it used to cost. This leads me to believe that there is going to be new products soon to be released, and they want to make sure that they get rid of their inventories now.

Mackie has a good reputation. I don't know what you are planning to do, but here's my two cents anyway..........

* If you're planning to get a laptop in the future in addition to the new PC you just got, the Satellite makes sense. You could install the base unit in a more permanent studio configuration, and use the Satellite pod mobile. I really think that what ever you do finally settle on, an "external" unit is a much better choice than an internal card. Just a lot more versatile in my opinion.
* FireWire units seem to be gaining momentum again. It is a better technology for audio/video, but has not always received the support that it needed by the two major players, namely PC and Mac. Not all FireWire is equal, and this might be an area that something new is going to be offered. Again this is going to depend on the computer industry as much or more than the recording component manufacturers. The Mackie looks like it has good support for the proper drivers and software compatibility. Your new PC should really be able to take advantage of this unit.
* For a small "garage band" type studio, this Satellite base looks like it has a lot of potential. Wide variety of options for inputs and monitors, plus an option to add other hardware in line like a compressor or other filters. Good pre-amps etc etc that seem to be listed in all the reviews for these units.

It looks like a good deal for the price. I would be real careful every time I pulled the module out of the base. That looks to me to a place that could cause problems. But if you're careful about keeping dirt out of it and not forcing it back in wrong, it should be ok.

You may have noticed that there are more and more units that are bragging about sporting sample rates of 192 khz. the Onyx max is 96 khz, which is still CD quality. I'm undecided on this feature, since there are a lot of complaints about drivers not working and the amount of computing power that the higher sample rates need. Latency can become an issue, and not all recording software can work with 192 khz rates.

Good luck! Keep us informed about what you get and how it works. I am still undecided myself, and am looking into this one at the moment. Edirol FA-66 (http://www.roland.com/products/en/FA-66/specs.html) I've always have a good experience with Roland equipment. I also want some midi ports for my controllers. But I still haven't found one that unit that doesn't have something that I'm not sure I like about it, and I just don't have a couple grand laying around. I also don't really need anything that complex.