Delta 44 software

[Shepherd]

Hi all,

Based on a lot of good advice from this and other forums, I've bought the M-Audio Delta 44. Got here this morning and looks gooood.

What I didn't know, though (or managed to not notice) is that some of the bundled software, the Logic Delta stuff, is apparently not kosher with Windows XP.

I have a friend that can help me partition my drive and install a Win98 partition on my computer, so I can boot to the Logic Delta-friendly W98, but...is it worth it? Or with decent audio software does the Logic Delta stuff become irrelevant?

I'm working in journalism, not music, so I'm going to be gathering a lot of voice and processing it with a music bed. I know the D44 is a little overkill for that, but I'd rather have more than I need than less.

So -- is Logic Delta worth any hassle, or can I safely skip it?

 

[j]

I got Delta Logic with my Delta as well, though I never tried using it. I'm not sure where the CD is , otherwise I'd check to see how it differs from other versions of Logic.

If you don't need a lot of tracks , you might try to find Plasma Express , it is a freebie that has been on a couple of recent COMPUTER MUSIC magazine CDs...It's very much like Sonar , and it uses the Sonar engine. However, you can only record 4 audio tracks (mono or stereo), and I'm not sure whether you can record more than one track at a time. You can get around the first limitation by bouncing tracks together to free up tracks. I read somewhere that it was limited to four midi tracks, but I was able to load more than that. Plasma should be fully XP compatible and with XP you can take advantage of WDM drivers for low latency. If you don't need a lot of audio tracks, it is definitely worth checking out...Of course, if you like it and you need more tracks , you can upgrade to another version of Plasma or one of the other Cakewalk products.

 

[Shepherd]

I've heard that N-Track is healthy and cheap, too. I just wanted to make sure that Delta Logic wasn't THE GREATEST THING EVER or anything like that...

 

[j]

THE GREATEST THING EVER exists only in your mind....not trying to be a smartass, but Delta Logic may be a very usable program...however, if there is an OS problem I'd check out alternatives in the same price range.

 

[Shepherd]

Good philosophy. Thanks! Lots of people on this board seem to be big Delta fans, and none of them have really raved about Delta Logic, so I don't think I'll be missing the Next Big Thing in audio software by passing it up.

 

[jdechant]

delta logic is basically a stripped down version of logic... like the older version 4 I think... the tracks are limited... I think the effects are limited...

its just one of those freebie softwares so you can't complain about paying 400 for a sound card and no software coming with it... alot of multi-tracking softwares give "free" versions to soundcard companies to package with their card but these "free" versions are always very stripped down and very limited.