Who uses the Audio Delta 1010?

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And what is your honest opinon about it? Seems pretty cheap for 10in/10out and 2 preamps (if they are any good).

So, who is using it, in combination with what (mixer?) and do you have some samples of work youve done with it?

Thanks,
Mike
 
I use a Delta 1010LT and a Delta 44 and It sounds good to me but I really have nothing else to compare it to accept for the stock sound card on my PC which i know sounds like Crap compared to the Delta"s....

they are really easy to use and haven"t had any Glitches useing the cards and the drives seem pretty good at least for XP.....
 
I Use the 1010 LT too. With a Behringer Xenyx 2442Fx mixer.
I had to do all kind of weird ass cables to record multitrack (stereo plug, to mono rca and unbalanced XLR... etc), but it works great, but I never use the built-in pre-amps. I use the ones from my mixer or my Art Tube MP.
That doesn't mean that they are bad, I just don't use them.

Btw, I recorded this on the 1010LT.
 
Yeah, I was wondering about the connections.
I have a small Behringer Mixer as well and figure the 1010 LT was the cheapest solution to getting 4 simultaneous tracks going (2 on 1010lt, and 2 from mixer panning one channel hard left and another one hard right....am I right in this kind of thinking?).
And I heard it puts less load on the comp then a Firewire/USB interface?
Can it be installed on a laptop?

Thanks, and Vagodeoz Ill check the link out later when I have sound again.

Mike
 
Pre-amps on the 1010?

I've owned this unit for years and never knew there were any pre-amps. :D
 
Minion said:
I use a Delta 1010LT and a Delta 44 and It sounds good to me but I really have nothing else to compare it to accept for the stock sound card on my PC which i know sounds like Crap compared to the Delta"s....

they are really easy to use and haven"t had any Glitches useing the cards and the drives seem pretty good at least for XP.....
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Hi Minion/anyone else with this experience...
You say you've had no issues with the 1010 (rack version!) and your Delta 44's?? (operating at the same)
I run 3x 44's, and one is going to go for the 1010....should be ok?...ya think?
Can I use the same mixer/config panel?
(sorry to hijack!)
I love the stability of my Delta's 44's...they've been fookin' great cards to me!
Cheers,
Spit.
 
I'm using the 1010LT. I have stuck it in two different computers, one of which I wound up downgrading from Vista to XP and never any problems with the 1010. It always works with no hiccups or glitches to speak of. It's a good rock solid performer.

The sound is good too. It's not mind-blowing good but I have no complaints in this department either.

My one and only complaint is the trial and error method of sorting which outputs and inputs are which. The least they could have done is put some self-adhesive tabs on the cables to label them.
 
Nightfire said:
I figured the XRL inputs led to preamps:eek:

Mike
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It's the 1010LT that has the preamps.

The 1010 has no XLR inputs.

The two round jacks on the front of the breakout box are 5-pin MIDI connections.

The 16 balanced 1/4" connections in the rear are line level audio connections.

The big parallel port-looking connector connects the breakout box to the PCI card.

The two RCA-looking connectors on the PCI card are S/PDIF connectors.

The only holes left accommodate the power supply 9V AC in and the BNC connectors are for the Word Clock connections.

And I use the A&H Mix Wiz 16:2 for preamps.
 
The XLR connectors can be set to the same "line level" as the rest of the inputs by using jumpers on the card. I can't see where you would use the XLR's as actual Mic inputs, but you could.
 
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I am just begining to use two 1010lt's sync'd via s/pdif. My experience so far with these is just don't drive them to hard. If you keep average signal levels at -18dbfs (peaks of course will be higher) or so, you will have plenty of headroom for mixing and mastering. The A/D - D/A converters are certainly not the best, but yes you can get really decent sounding tracks out of them.

Mine are connected to the "Direct Outs" of a Mackie 32 Channel 8 Bus. For instance Channels 1-16 on the Mackie each have a direct out going to the inputs of the Delta cards "Card #1, 1-8 then Card #2, 9-16. These are connected via 1/4" TS (unbalanced) to RCA. I just got inexpensive 8 channel 1/4" to RCA snakes, about 13 feet long or so. I have the inputs of the 101lt's set to +4dBu. IMO this is suitable for project work.

I think they sound fine. HOWEVER......I am having problems with pops and crack sounds while recording. I have traced this down to be a motherboard problem having to do with PCI bus timing, IRQ's etc. In my case (Dell Optiplex 320, P4 HT) I have not been able to get it resolved. So I will be building a new DAW in the coming weeks. Many people have had this prob, not just with 1010 or PCI in general. The prob with the Dell motherboard is that there is nothing you can do in the BIOS in the way of setting IRQ's. This means that it is only able to use ACPI, which is not working in my case. If you have a white box type motherboard (Asus, MSI, Gigabyte, Intel, etc) I would think you could overcome this no matter what with a decent machine.

I can put the cards in an older P3 866 and do not have the pops and cracks, of course it dosn't have enough horsepower either but proves the point, so I think the 1010lt is a decent product, just wanted to pass on my experience. Might save you some headache.
 
drstawl said:
It's the 1010LT that has the preamps.

The 1010 has no XLR inputs.

The two round jacks on the front of the breakout box are 5-pin MIDI connections.

The 16 balanced 1/4" connections in the rear are line level audio connections.

The big parallel port-looking connector connects the breakout box to the PCI card.

The two RCA-looking connectors on the PCI card are S/PDIF connectors.

The only holes left accommodate the power supply 9V AC in and the BNC connectors are for the Word Clock connections.

And I use the A&H Mix Wiz 16:2 for preamps.
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Sorry, I should have been more specific, I meant the 1010LT.:o
So back to my original question, are the preamps on the LT any good? And can it be installed in a laptop?
Thanks for the info dsheldon, I dont have a large mixer, only a small one so I can send 2 channels (left and right) into an interface/soundcard.

Heres the deal, I want 4 individual channels. Since I have 2 from my mixer, I figured I could do this with
a) a small interface like this usb one http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Lexicon-Lambda-USB-Audio-Interface?sku=245506
or the m audio fast track http://www.musiciansfriend.com/prod...ro-Mobile-USB-Audio-MIDI-Interface?sku=241710

b) the 1010LT and then always have the option of getting a bigger mixer later on (or more preamps) and expand up to 10 channels. The downside to this is that if I cannot install it on a laptop Im stuck at home right. But if the preamps on it are good, Im very tempted to go this route.

Thanks,
Mike
 
Basicly there are 3 types of audio interfaces:
- PCI (A card you plug inside your DESKTOP pc, like the 1010 LT)
- USB (External card that you connect through USB 1.1 or 2.0. Can be used with both desktop and laptop)
- Firewire (Same as USB, but it's said to have better stability with multitracking)
 
I have two LT cards in my current computer. I've moved them between two PCs now with no issues. I've tried the on-board preamps just to see but, eh...I've got better outboard stuff so, no thanks. The'll get you by but you'll be wanting for something better in no time. There's no phantom power so, that will get you thinking about a outboard preamp anyways.

As for the connections, I picked up a couple snakes and patch panels to bring all the connections to an accessible location.

I don't do any external mixing so the audio goes into the PC and stays there. Mackie MCU and SONAR 7 keep me happy.
 
Vagodeoz said:
I Use the 1010 LT too. With a Behringer Xenyx 2442Fx mixer.
I had to do all kind of weird ass cables to record multitrack (stereo plug, to mono rca and unbalanced XLR... etc), but it works great, but I never use the built-in pre-amps. I use the ones from my mixer or my Art Tube MP.
That doesn't mean that they are bad, I just don't use them.
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Snap!! I use the 1010LT, Behringer Desk, and Tube MP. Oh, and I also had to make a load of cables. It's a great card, but if you only want 4 inputs and use a laptop, it's the wrong product...
 
superspit said:
Hi Minion/anyone else with this experience...
You say you've had no issues with the 1010 (rack version!) and your Delta 44's?? (operating at the same)
I run 3x 44's, and one is going to go for the 1010....should be ok?...ya think?
Can I use the same mixer/config panel?
(sorry to hijack!)
I love the stability of my Delta's 44's...they've been fookin' great cards to me!
Cheers,
Spit.
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No, I have a Delta 1010LT and it runs absolutly fine with my delta 44, I believe you can probably run as many delta series cards at the same time that your PC can Handle .....
 
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