Delta in Heat

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Just got my Delta 1010... woo! Sounds smooth as silk compared to my old SBLive.

But man, the breakout box gets pretty warm, even when idle.

This sparked up a question:

What do ppl do when they aren't recording? Do they turn it off? Like right now I'm on the net not using my soundcard at all. Does leaving it on reduce the lifespan of the unit? Does anyone know if it would be better to unplug it while it's not in use?
 
hey man,

I would suggest not disconnecting it. I don't think it bothers the lifespan too much, and if there is air on top of it, it should not get more than warm. It does get very warm though.

A friend of mine was raving about his sblive platinum, and I was very happy for him. When he heard the d/a converters on my delta 1010, he thought that I was going to the amp via digital. Was that how it felt with you?

peace
 
I have never unplugged the delta 1010 while the computer was on.

I always leave the delta 1010 on. Its my playback soundcard and I listen to a lot of music through it.

I am happy that you love the card so far. As far as I am concerned, it has the best value for money.

Did yours come with vegas or with Logic?

peace
 
I got the Logic package.

I haven't tried it yet though.

I tried the unity piano and had some trouble getting it to work with cakewalk.
 
I installed the unity piano too, and unistalled it after I was left very unimpressed with its overall quality and usability.

I also hated the fact that it put an app in my memory at startup.
 
MrLip said:
I got the Logic package.

I haven't tried it yet though.
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In that logic/delta package, what kind of Logic Audio comes with it? It sounds like some wierd special type, but how does it compare to Logic Audio Platinum? I would guess thats its a small version if the package is that cheap.
 
yes it's limited. From what I've read you are limited to only a certain # of tracks. I don't like logic anyway.
I got mine bundled with Vegas Audio. I do like Vegas, I just wish it had fader automation and a metrnome that wasen't a piece of crap.

I haven't noticed any excess heat from my 1010. i do leave it on all the time. I unpluged it once while everything was running and nothing happened with my system.

-jhe
 
JFogarty said:


In that logic/delta package, what kind of Logic Audio comes with it? It sounds like some wierd special type, but how does it compare to Logic Audio Platinum? I would guess thats its a small version if the package is that cheap.
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THe difference between logic platinum and logic delta are these(that I can remember)

there is no environment in Logic Delta.

You cant insert track plugins in logic delta. You have to send it to either of two insert busses. this means that you cant use a compressor or eq plugin.You can choose from about 6-7 effects in Logic delta.


Logic delta has low, mid, and hi eq on every audio channel, but the channel eq in platinum are more detailed (as in sweepable)

You don't see the meters on the master fader in logic delta. You see the meters on the individual tracks, but knowledge as to how hot the final stereo signal is is just guess work.

you have 16 tracks of audio. either stereo or mono, but it has 24bit/96khz support.

I don't see how to exand individual tracks in the arrange windowin LDelta. I believe this can be done in platinum

Thats as far as I know.


that being said, Logic Delta is still a very fine sounding piece of software that succesfully integrates audio and midi into a homerecorder friendly environment. I would not have got the hang of logic platinum if I had not cut my teeth on Delta
 
i know this is somewhat off the subject but can someone explain to me exactly what the s/pdif digital I/O does on the 1010? im debating whether to buy a 1010, a 66, or a 44 and the 44 is without s/pdif and costs much cheaper. any help would be appreciated.
 
SPDIF is for connecting your card to a device with digital ins/outs (DAT machines etc...). Unless you've got something to plug into it, it's kind of useless.


Does anyone know how easy/complex it is to make a cable extension for the Delta-66 breakoutbox?
 
With the delta 1010, everything I';ve read seems to indicate that you can only monitor the outputs as 5 stereo pairs, and not 10 mono channels. Is that true? And if so, why would they do that?
 
spdif is for connecting to stuff like

external analog to digital converters,
your digital input on you 5.1 surround reciever,


jfogarty,

yes, 5 stereo pairs as opposed to ten mono pairs. outs are 1-2, 3-4

but you can take a mono signal and pan it in the middle, with the delta 1010 monitor mixer
 
CyanJaguar said:



jfogarty,

yes, 5 stereo pairs as opposed to ten mono pairs. outs are 1-2, 3-4

but you can take a mono signal and pan it in the middle, with the delta 1010 monitor mixer
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So would that let you have 8 distinct outputs? Would you be able to send the signal of each input to an individual output so you could monitor each track that you are recording individually?
 
JFogarty,
With the 1010 you can route all in's to direct out's while recording using the Delta Control Panel. Run these direct out's to a mixer for realtime monitoring. For overdubs you would set up a stereo bus in the Delta Control panel to send your recorded tracks to (i.e. channels 1(L) and 2(R)) and any direct out's from the Delta to other tracks on your mixer. Then you would hear the recorded tracks and the live tracks while recording. I have 2 1010's and find the routing to be very flexible.
Hope this helps.
 
Roybot,
So you can get all 16 ins running and all 16 outs playing back into a mixer at once? Also, what recording program do you use?
 
Jfogarty,
Well, I've never put mine to the test with 16 at once but the routing capability is there. If my memory is correct (I'm at work right now and can't look at it) the Delta control panel addresses the outputs in stereo pairs as 1&2, 3&4, etc. while Vegas addresses them as 1L&1R, 2L&2R, etc. This makes it a bit confusing to figure out how all the routing works. I always use outputs 1 & 2 on my first delta as my main mix out and monitor my overdubs with their respective direct outs into my mixer. Right now I'm using Vegas Pro and have Vegas Audio 2.0 installed on the same PC. I'll start using Vegas Audio 2.0 when I'm finished with my current project. I also plan on updating to directx 8. I work on computers for a living and I would say it takes quite a bit of knowledge, investigation, and patience to set up a stable DAW of any sort let alone one with 16 in's and out's. Mine is stable now but that is on a 1 GHZ system with 2 7200 rpm drives, 384 mb ram, matrox dual video, and many, many hours of tweaking, driver updates, etc.
 
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A few general questions - off thread topic i'm affraid

I notice the delta1010 breakout box does not have a 3 prong power cord. What does this mean about its ground. I've been getting quite alot of groundloop hum when i connect either a delta1010 or 66 to my mackie mixing board - even if everything - including my PC - is connected to the same outlet. Balanced connectors help, but do not eliminate the problem. I've also tried using a different board.


Also, if you're routing inputs to outputs through the monitor mixer - ie bypassing audio software - are you getting a more or less instantaneous monitor - or is there latency?
 
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