all confused bout delta soundcards

[miuhuru]

hello,

i wanna buy a delta 1010 or at least 66(at least 3 simultaneous inputs needed)

all nice but my computer setup:

VIA VT82C686B chipset
AMD Duron 750 mhz
graphics Riva TNT
384 mb SDRAM
hdd maxtor 20 gb 72oo rpm
scsi Teac cdr-58s
logic audio 5.5

what bothers me is the amd and via combination cause many have reported crackling issues..

what about my computer setup? will there be problems?
alternative souncard solutions?

if any with experience on similar setup reply

 

[Hawking]

I'm running an AMD Athlon 1.4ghz with an Asus A7X motherboard with a VAI chipset. The OS is Windows 2000 Pro (service pack 3). I recently installed a Delta 1010LT with no problems.

You didn't mention which operating system you are running, but I'm not sure it makes a difference either way.

I also read the same reports about the VAI chipset problems. I believe both Delta and VAI have fixed the problems. Delta is not shy about releasing new drivers, and the newer VAI chipsets don't have the same problems any more. Since my motherboard is about 2 years old, I was concerned though. Before I installed the Delta, I updated the BIOS to the newest version, and I also made sure I had the newest drivers from MAudio.

I do get a crackle every once in a while, but it's not a chipset issue. My system starts to hiccup at about 30 stero tracks with a few effects running. The problems are hard drive related (simply not fast enough). Overall, I'm very happy with the 1010.

Something else to ponder on... Get whatever soundcard you want. Get one that will satisfy your needs (and then some). If you do have a problem with cracks/pops, you should first try the myriad of tweaks available to fix it. More memory, faster hard drive, OS fixes, driver updates. Do all of that good stuff first. Then, if you still have a problem and you're convinced it's the chipset, go get another motherboard. For much less than $200 (US$), you can get a motherboard that can handle the best processors on the market. If you want to save some cash, get one that can use the same RAM and processor you already own. Then when you have the cash, you can upgrade one piece at a time.

My computer started life as an 800 Mhz Duron with 128 MB ram and a 10 gig harddrive. I've since upgraded everything but the motherboard. Video card(s), Ram, soud card (been through a few of those), hard drives (there's 4 of them now), CD burner, DVD player, case, power supply, fans, have all been replaced as prices on the newer, better stuff got cheaper. If you don't want to spend too much all at once, and you don't mind doing a little research, you can pretty much upgrade forever. My next upgrade will in fact be the motherboard so I can eventually upgrade to a 2 or 3 Ghz processor.

 

[Scinx]

If you goto the Midiman website - and then to Support - you will see they have a solution to that VIA problem.

 

[Thom IV]

Hi there

Well maybe this will help...

I have an AMD Duron 700mhz, 384 mb sdram, a Via KT 133 based chipset mobo running Win98se and CWGTPro, using a M-Audio Delta 44 soundcard. It has been quite an odyssey over the past year and a half tweaking this machine, since I installed the Delta 44...I think it’s almost perfect now (except for a few dropouts—just enough to keep me tweaking...my personal obsession...)...
I got crackling problems in the beginning, but after I installed the VIA 4in1 drivers and the Delta 44 .27 beta drivers (see if they work for your system...) the system has been almost rock solid for about 6 months...

The crackling problems have been totally solved by installing different drivers (.27 beta for the Delta, and the Via 4in1), tweaking the 'puter settings, etc...

If you ask MAudio, they will tell you to use an Athlon if you must go the AMD route...

I believe that no matter what computer you purchase, if you’re starting with a computer that was not built specifically for audio, you will probably end up tweaking it to some extent. Keep looking on the bbs and learn.

Good luck.