At this price range, have you considered the EMU 1820m? Worth a look!

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Last edited by el.maestro on Jan-22-2005 at 22:22

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I use the Delta 44 and it's alittle perfect.

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I have got about 5 years and never had any problem in my setup..
Also very good support of drivers.

m audio

audigy has midi latency problems

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Originally posted by Derivative i dont have a delta 44, i have a delta 1010 but the delta driver set is universal. i must be the only person that has a problem with it. the ASIO drivers crash my PC when CPU load is over 90%, regardless of the buffer size. aside from that they are fine. i can usually work with 1 ms latency up until about 60% CPU load when it needs to go up to alleviate the pops and crackles. aside from that the only major problem i get is a MIDI related one. http://www.soundclick.com/bands/wri...ve=wanderingkid thats the sound of my virus fucking up pretty bad cuz my 1010 doesnt keep midi clock so good. i dont know why. i contacted m-audio twice about this but they fobbed me off both times. either way, m-audio's ASIO drivers are far and away better than creative audigys for producing. although i would consider other budget soundcards from say edirol. its at least worth checking into rather than finding yourself running into problems a year down the line when you need it to do something and it fucks up.

You're not the only one, my 1010 ASIO drivers give me headaches sometimes...but since I don't produce a lot, I haven't had the urge of troubleshooting it.

my vote's for Delta!

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Just took a look at the Delta's specs. The break out box is nice, but for the price, it looks like the EMU 0404 would beat it in performance. The SNR on the Delta is 103 while 0404m has an SNR (A-weighted): 111dB.

If you have a MAC, then the Delta's your best choice. Otherwise..
Take a gander...The on-board effects make it an interesting choice. Anyone disagree?

http://www.emu.com/products/product...ry=754&nav=spec

Specifications

General Sample Rates: 44.1, 48, 96, 192kHz from internal crystal or externally supplied clock
Bit Depth: 24 or 16 bits
32-bit DSP with 67-bit accumulator
Hardware-accelerated mixing and effects processing
PCI Bus-Mastering DMA subsystem reduces CPU usage
Zero-latency direct hardware monitoring w/effects
Compatible with ASIO 2.0, WDM, MME, DirectSound®
Size: 156mm L x 107mm H
Weight: .25lb/.10kg (card), .85lb/.40kg (with cables)

Analog Line Inputs Two 1/4" inputs (unbalanced)
Type: DC-coupled, low-noise input stage
Level: -10dBV nominal, 6.4dBV maximum
Frequency Response (20Hz – 20kHz): +0.20/-0.10dB
THD+N (1kHz at -1dBFS): -100dB (.001%)
SNR (A-weighted, 22kHz BW): 111dB
Dynamic Range (1kHz, A-wt, 22kHz BW): 111dB
Stereo Crosstalk (1kHz at -1dBFS): < -120dB

Analog Line Outputs Two 1/4" outputs (unbalanced)
Type: differential low-pass filter (3-pole)
Level: -10dBV nominal, 6.4dBV maximum
Frequency Response (20Hz – 20kHz): +0.05/-0.10dB
THD+N (1kHz at -1dBFS): -100dB (.001%)
SNR (A-weighted, 22kHz BW): 116dB
Dynamic Range (1kHz, A-wt, 22kHz BW): 116dB
Stereo Crosstalk (1kHz at -1dBFS): < -109dB

Digital I/O S/PDIF:
- 2 in/2 out optical and coaxial
- S/PDIF or AES/EBU format (software switchable)

MIDI:
- 1 in, 1 out


Synchronization Internal crystal sync at 44.1, 48, 96, 192kHz
External sample rate sync to S/PDIF (opt. or coax)

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Last edited by el.maestro on Jan-22-2005 at 23:09

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Originally posted by Perry im planning to get a new PC and since its only for producing i know that soundcard is one of the most important parts there , i was talking to alot of producers latley some of them told me M-Audio is good for ASIO and some of them told me Audigy is good for ASIO anyway im getting freaked out please share your information im getting crazy here

get m-audio. i hope asio for creative is not locked to 48 khz like it was on audigy 1, but i am not too sure ..... m-audio has better software and drivers, 44.1, 48 and 96k asio, and better converters. what more reason do you need?