midiman delta 44

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Hello. I am looking to buy a soundcard so i can record some songs my band has. I am looking at the Midiman Delta 44 and was wondering what everyone thinks of this. I read somewhere that the basic difference between the delta 44 and 66 is that the 44 doesn't have S/PDIF digital I/O. What is that? And for someone who just wants to record a few cds to hand out to friends and family, is whatever that is necessary?

Also, since there are 6 different things i'll want to record (3 guitars, 1 vocal, 1 bass, and drums), what would be a good way to record a song with just the 4 inputs. I asked a dave philips music store salesperson this, and he said that its a bad idea to record some instruments first, and then keep layering on. This didn't seem right to me cause i always thought that's what many bands did. He then mentioned an 8 input/output which was way beyond my price range. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Oh yeah, and well this card work with cool edit pro?

Steven

[Edited by westg8 on 12-30-2000 at 16:15]
 
S/PDIF is just that, a digital interface for transferring between other devices that have that option. If your other equipment doesn't have this capability, and/or you don't think you will need it down the line than it's not much of a concern.

I'm not sure why the salesman would say layering is a bad plan... salesman will be salesman. Depending on the music you do: I'd put down a click track, and then the scratch rhythm tracks. Scratch Bass, Click, Guitars and Vocals. Use all 4 inputs to record a drum track (probably submix the overheads and toms if your mixer can do this) and then (if necessary)redo the scratch tracks.
 
westg8, I have the Midiman Dman 2044 and it's a great card--the predecessor to the Delta 44, I think. The Delta 44 is probably better--24 bit. It should work fine with Cool Edit, and you don't have to layer (bounce) tracks with Cool Edit, you can multitrack (put each instrument on its own track). I think Cool Edit has at least 64 track capability. Many, many people record this way, especially those who play all the instruments themselves. You're going to need a preamp to boost the signal into the Delta 44, however--Either a single channel like the ART Tube MP or a small mixer with mic pres ($100-$400).
 
Ok, i'm confused. I began reading the delta 44 manuel online and it said not to connect mics directly to this because pre-amps are not built in. The only preamp i have is a PA head with 6 inputs, and only one tape out. If i wanted to record say a guitar amp, a bass amp, and drums - and mic all of these - i would have to run them all to my PA head first, but then i would only have one line out to then go to the sound card's breakout box, thus mixing all of the tracks in to one. Can i work around this with what i have or do i have to buy a mic-preamp. If so, wouldn't i have to buy like 4, one for each mic. i'm confused. i guess this should be in the newbie section, but this kinda relates here to. Any feedback would be appreciated.
 
Yes, you need a preamp for each microphone, each with it's own seperate output. This can be done either using 4 standalone preamps, or the more common route - using a small mixer. The Mackie stuff is decent enough and relatively cheap. 1202 has 4 XLR preamps I think. The 1402 has 6. Or you could rent a small mixer for a few days, or even a month for not a lot of money.
 
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