[linux-audio-user] delta44 and direct recording

[Rick Taylor]

"TRBishop" <gnudad at charter.net> writes:
> From: "John Bleichert" <syborg at stny.rr.com>

> > I'm evaluating a Delta44 sound card to use with Ardour and Audacity
> > (Audacity until Ardour stabilizes, and maybe afterward). I've grabbed the
> > manual for the 44 from the M-Audio site to check it out. The 2 example
> > recording layouts they provide in the manual require an M-Audio 'Audio
> > Buddy' (or something like it) to get a proper line level.

 ...It's probably the best bit of hardware I've ever bought... most
 everything I do is synthesized though... I can't help you a lot with
 recording.

 As far as sound quality goes... at that price range... I don't think
 you can beat it. 
 
 The difference in capabilities as far as both generation of sounds and
 in editing/authoring/sequencing/whatever/etc {you can crank all the delays
 in sound forge's multitap delay to about 3 times as high as you can with a
 48/24 card... before it starts to tear your ears out. :}} The amount of
 additional depth you can give things is something you've just got to hear.
 It gives you a lot of room to play with in coagula as well. {you can
 actually get sounds out of it instead of just noise.} It's the same in snd
 for that matter {Tho I don't really have any 16 bit experience to relate
 it to. {'Least not in years.}}