Sonar 2 with M-Audio Delta 1010lt

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Does anyone have this soundcard, and if so, have you used it with Sonar or Sonar 2? I am trying to get an interface with enough inputs to record some decent sounding drums; ie separate inputs for: Kick, Snare, Toms, Hats, Cymbals, etc. So far on paper this seems like a good choice, especially when you look at it from a price per input point of view. Any comments, experiences, or opinons would be appreciated.

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-=Artti=-
 
I Like my Delta 66 and omni studio - my friend has the 1010 and it seems solid enough.
 
I'm running sonar and a 1010lt. Works great. No problems, low latency.
 
Does Sonar see the individual inputs ( 3-8) as 3 stereo inputs or does it allow them to be selected at 6 mono inputs? And how does the XLR input for Mic's sound? So far out of everything I have read, this seems like the card for me. Although I think I will have to keep my SBLive in as well for the soundfont capabilities.

Thanks for the Info,

-=Artti=-
 
Keep going...
I'm ordering my 1010LT now. And just like you, I plan to put it next to SBLive! for MIDI work. So far, I never saw bad review about the card :)

;)
Jaymz
 
It will let you select it as either stereo pairs or mono, I've read one review that said the XLR input sounds OK but using the line inputs sounded better.
 
The mic-preamps are quiet and quite nice. Keep in mind that they only work for dynamic mics.
 
Swede said:
The mic-preamps are quiet and quite nice. Keep in mind that they only work for dynamic mics.
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yeah... lack of phantom power... but that's not a matter if you have mic pre-amp or dedicated mixer. I have seen so many review about this card with Cakewalk, and no one seemed complain. The only minor issue is because it only has un-balanced RCA typed input, then you must put it as close as you can to the mixer to avoid noises with long cables (specialy when there's cables running here and there over your room). So, if you plan to put the PC in different room, then you may want Delta 1010 instead of 1010LT.

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Jaymz
 
The 1010lt works well with SONAR, as ds21 said, it will allow you to select the inputs as mono or stereo. The XLR inputs just work with dynamics, if you are planning to use them for recording snare and bass drum, change the jumpers setup, otherwise you will have some problems with a very hot signal. Maybe an Audiobuddy could be an excelent option to use those inputs with either dynamic or condenser mics.


Although I think I will have to keep my SBLive in as well for the soundfont capabilities.
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If you could do that please let me know I have had some problems using both cards, finally I disabled my SBLive. To solve my soundfonts needs I use VST software and thats it.

Tama
 
James Argo said:
I plan to put it next to SBLive! for MIDI work.
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*Sigh* :rolleyes:

James, we've talked about this many times. You know you're not supposed to destroy the stability and soundquality of a Delta card with using it with a SB Live!... Use LSP for SounFont, you know that.



:D But you know I'm right...
 
moskus said:
James, we've talked about this many times. You know you're not supposed to destroy the stability and soundquality of a Delta card with using it with a SB Live!... Use LSP for SounFont, you know that.[/SIZE]
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...but she's so cuuute :eek: ;) :rolleyes: :cool: :o :p :) :D

Naah, if you get used to do MIDI/soundfonts work with SBLive!, then using LSP is pain in the knee... Let's see if VS3 comes with SONAR 3 does it better... meanwhile, I'll stick with the SB Live! :p :D :D :D
 
I've kinda had to do the soundfonts BOTH ways at different times. Although I do agree that using the SBLive for the soundfonts is easier, LiveSynth is (IMO) a much more powerful way to go. I prefer to have the soundfont data converted to digital audio rather than work with MIDI data thoughout the recording process. That way, I have a little more control over the editing, effects, volume envelopes, etc. Everyone has pretty much convinced me that this is the card for me. I will definately be getting this one. Thanks alot everyone for the input.

=-Artti-=
 
I use the 1010lt with sonar and they both work beautifully together. The only issue is that you do have to have a few mic preamps if you're planning on recording the overheads with condenser mics. My default for the 1010lt for drums is like this:
-Kick mic goes to track 1 which accepts an XLR input
-Snare mic goes to track 2 which also accepts an XLR
-Both overheads (ECM 8000) go into a Presonus Blue Tube mic pre with phantom power and then to tracks 3 and 4 (the pre costs a little less than $200)
-2 extra mics (usually one dynamic on the HH and one condenser picking up the ride and floor tom) go into a Behringer 602A (very cheap little mixer but not too bad at all)

...and that way, I record my drums, which don't sound bad at all to my ears (taste will ALWAYS vary...no matter what you do...)

In a nutshell, the 1010lt is an awesome card to have if you plan to do multitrack sessions with Sonar. It does take more than 15 minutes to install and have up and running... but it works. Period.

Carlos
 
I use almost the same setup as you Carlos. I have experiment some problems micing snare and bd. XLR 1: kick XLR2: snare. Have you change the jumpers setup to avoid a hot signal from these two sources?. If not, please tell me what you´ve done.

Tama
 
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