Computer too slow for Delta1010 card?

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I've got a kind of old computer (pentium III with about 350 mb ram). I use Cakewalk fairly succesfully with the standard sound card. If I get the delta1010lt card, and use 4-8 inputs simultaneously - will it bring the PC to it's knees? Will it work?
 
hmmm tough to say. Maybe if you recorded at 16 bit and 44 khz you may actually get by. i would think that it could do 8 tracks at once but you would have to try it.
 
You probably won't be able to input monitor or tracks or run alot of fx
 
Yeah you may get away with being able to record up to 8 tracks at a time K, but like dmbpetit says, you'll run into issues once you start mixing and loading up with effects
 
I used Sonar 2 with delta 1010lt on a PIII 600mhz with 128 ram, it worked fine until I have to mix something and need to use plugins. Dropouts, disk warnings, crackles, and weird things start to happen. M-audio support can´t believe that I was recording with this setup.
If you buy the delta1010lt you will need a new PC soon.
 
every system configuration is different so i dont think anyone can give a definitive answer. its just too difficult. ive seen p3's puff out with a few tracks and ive seen p3's do quite a lot of tracks.
it also depends how the programmers of the multitrack software deal in their coding with the multiple data streams coming into the inputs of the multi input sound card. remember on the pc, every process needs memory and resource allocated. tough call. the only way to find out is to borrow a friends multi in sound card and test it out if you can before spending money on something that might not work.
if your thinking of upgrading, ive posted many tips in the last year. just use the search feature and enter my name.
 
I have a home composing machine:

PIII 600EB with 512mb ram and a 7200rpm drive, with a Wami Rack and I must say it still impresses me.

I can do at least 10 stereo tracks with plug-ins with no problems. Never recorded 8 tracks but have done 4 tracks at once quite a bit.

lD
 
one other factor

Yes - it's when you add effects (especially reverb & compression, but some soft synths) that you'll see the difference between using a P III with a little RAM and a decked out P4.

But all is not lost!! The 1010 has been around quite a few years - it should have no problem working within the confines of a PIII system. One recommendation i would have is adding a second hard drive (7200 rpm) for data only - these things are so cheap these days, it will really help your multi tracking not to bog down. And it will give you more storage to boot.

That's my two cents...

Jason
 
Thanks!

Thanks for all the advice guys!

I'll probably give it a go, and add a second hard drive.
 
I have a P3 700 (256 ram)with 2 Delta 1010s. They run fine. I use Samplitude producer 2496 ver 6.04 (I do have a second audio drive)
I have no problem running up to 20+ tracks most with EQ / dynamics. Up to 5 instances of Autotune and 2 reverbs on aux sends.

Anyone who tells you a P-3 is under powered does not have their rig set up right.

Tom
 
hey tmix have you played around with the lastest models of desktops lately? not being an ass at all but once you are acustomed to the new generation of computers (as most of us spoiled people on this board seem to be), using a PIII would be torture. I remember when i got my dell back in the day, i think it was a 266 mgz pII. At the time i was comparing it to a 486 DX so of couse i thought it was the best computer in the world. Now, after using my athlon 64 3200, and going home to use the old dell my parents have, i want to punch the computer every 10 seconds cause it is a piece of crap.

So to sum up that rant, a PIII maybe could do his 8 tracks, but an Athlon 4000+ could do it a lot better . We all don't have the money for the latest gear so it becomes a balancing act. price or performance.
 
I started with a Gateway PII 400MHZ, 384MB memory, and a delta1010. It worked fine. I could record all 8 tracks at once. I could mix/playback 16-20 tracks with compression and eq on all tracks that needed it. The problem came in with reverb. You could only run 1 nice reverb before it would choke.
 
minofifa said:
hey tmix have you played around with the lastest models of desktops lately? not being an ass at all but once you are acustomed to the new generation of computers (as most of us spoiled people on this board seem to be), using a PIII would be torture.
So to sum up that rant, a PIII maybe could do his 8 tracks, but an Athlon 4000+ could do it a lot better . We all don't have the money for the latest gear so it becomes a balancing act. price or performance.
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Yeah,
My decision to stick with a P-3 and Win 98se first came about because I had a very stable system that actually worked (maybe not screaming) but I also had some legacy hardware that would not operate on a newer box.

Since what I have works and works well, it is hard to want to buy a new system and go through the hell I originally went through to get a stable system. Just me.

Tom
 
ya that's a good point. Having a systme that just doesn't work for some reason is very annoying. i can say i have been pretty fortunate when it comes to having things work the way i want them to so i'm hoping this luck continues.
 
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