Delta 44 Help

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So here is my question.

I went to guitar center to get a price on the items I am buying for my home studio and he told me internal audio cards like the Delta 44 cause noise in recordings. I was wondering if this was true or if he was so gay ass gutiar center guy who knows nothing.
 
The answer is (b), the guy knows nothing! Now the 44 isn't the best card in the world, but for the price it's pretty darn good (much better than a built-into-the-mobo card). Check out http://evangordon.com/sounds.php
All those mp3s were recorded through the Delta 44. Hear any noise? (besides the music!)
I think you'll be very happy with the 44. Don't forget you'll need preamps or a mixer to record microphone signals. Good luck!

AnolaMatt said:
So here is my question.

I went to guitar center to get a price on the items I am buying for my home studio and he told me internal audio cards like the Delta 44 cause noise in recordings. I was wondering if this was true or if he was so gay ass gutiar center guy who knows nothing.
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I got my check from ebay today and im going to guitar center to buy this gear to start off my studio...

Presonus BlueTube Preamp
Presonus Headphone amp
MXL 2001 condeser mic
Shure SM 57
A Boom Stand
Mic Cables
And some headphones

Should I make any changes to this list?
 
I only know what I've picked up from reading around, but I'd swap out the preamp for an M-Audio DMP3 ... not sure bout the MXL either and I personally wouldn't be buying an SM57 (though many will disagree with me on that) when you could get IMHO a far more useful dynamic in the Sennheiser E835. The Delta 44 card is great for the money, unless you decide to go MOTU or something that kinda price you'll never grow out of its sound quality.
 
AnolaMatt said:
So here is my question.

I went to guitar center to get a price on the items I am buying for my home studio and he told me internal audio cards like the Delta 44 cause noise in recordings. I was wondering if this was true or if he was so gay ass gutiar center guy who knows nothing.
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You're gay guitar centre friend is right to the extent that the DA and AD converters on the pci card are susceptible to interference from the various bits of electrical gear inside the case.

Would you notice the difference between the 44 and something a lot more expensive that has the converters in an external breakout box? Highly unlikely unless you have super hearing
 
What the guy should have pointed out is all the problems folks have getting MAudio soundcards to play nice with other hardware and software.

Do a search on this site of the 44's and 1010's and whatever, and then go buy an Echo card.

You can thank me later.
 
No way, I've not seen anyone, here or elsewhere, having trouble with them. My two recording friends have a Delta 44 and 66 in one PC, along with the onboard sound card being used as a MIDI interface, and the other has three 1010s in one PC along with an RME with no trouble.
 
Presonus BlueTube Preamp --> NO. Get DMP3, VTB1 etc
Presonus Headphone amp
MXL 2001 condeser mic --> NO. Get SP B1.. etc
Shure SM 57
A Boom Stand
Mic Cables
And some headphones --> Get Monitor speakers...
 
No problems with my Delta 44 on a old Dell Dimension 450 mHz running both Win98 and Win2K, it's now running flawlessly on my Dell 2.53ghz w/ XP Home.
I have no experience with the Echo cards.

noisedude said:
No way, I've not seen anyone, here or elsewhere, having trouble with them. My two recording friends have a Delta 44 and 66 in one PC, along with the onboard sound card being used as a MIDI interface, and the other has three 1010s in one PC along with an RME with no trouble.
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Like I said, do a simple search just of this site.

There's probably an entire book's worth of issues with MAudio soundcards.

Then look at the Event Forum. It's not even in use.

I see a couple of threads every single week with questions about why won't my 44 do this or how come my 1010 locks up when I do this..........
 
A lot of problems can be blamed on the driver, not the car.

Me, I've never had an issue with my 44 in either of the machines I've used it in
 
Bulls Hit said:
A lot of problems can be blamed on the driver, not the car.

Me, I've never had an issue with my 44 in either of the machines I've used it in
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Sounds like a direct quote from their customer service manual.:rolleyes:
 
now we all know humans can do no wrong....who are we to have to tell the computer how to do its job...we just put in the card and the computer is supposed to stand up and salute us, go on the internet and find the drivers for it, install the drivers, find other soundcards and discuss who does what and where and be ready for service 10 seconds from the start of the windows theme music
 
sometimes it takes a little more than a snap of the fingers to get the soundcard to work right. i'm sure echo has its problems too. the only problem i had with the 2496 was i couldnt get it to work with windows ME. i gave up and finally bought XP.
 
Oh, so you were being sarcastic? ;):p

I'm sure there are more problems with M-Audios because there are so many more cards around. And Windows ME won't help either.
 
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