What kind of Recording Audio Card do you use?

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2009/02/15 07:36:54 (permalink)

What kind of Recording Audio Card do you use?

I am curious on other Recording Audio cards that others use, because If M-audio can not solve the driver fault with my blue screen problems.. I want to know of what others like yourself have experienced with other recording interfaces, even I'll take input from people who don't use a computer for recording!

So, If you can please just simply post what kind of Audio Card you use for recording, or an interface like the Tascam ministudio, etc.. I would be so very thankful!

Note: You do not have to post everything I post, I'm just adding extra info for the sake of doing so. If you want to add your extra info, GREAT!

I am using:

System Manufacturer ------------ BIOSTAR Group
System Type ---------------------- X86-based PC
Processor -------------------------- x86 Family 15 Model 107 Stepping 1 AuthenticAMD ~2100 Mhz
Total Physical Memory ----------- 3,072.00 MB
OS Name -------------------------- Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Version ---------------------------- 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3 Build 2600
Video Card ------------------------ NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT

For Recording:

Sonar Producer 8.0.2
Project 5 2.5
Goldwave

Peavey PV8 Mixer
Audio Technica AT2020
Yamaha PSR-520
Logitech Headphones
Koss Pro/4AA Headphones
Logitech Surround sound speakers X-540

Audio Card ------------------------ M-Audio Delta 1010LT
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    Beagle
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    RE: What kind of Recording Audio Card do you use? 2009/02/15 08:48:06 (permalink)
    Craig - I'm using the M-audio Delta 44 which uses the same drivers as the 1010LT, I'm also using WinXP, SP3 and I've never had a blue screen due to the m-audio drivers. which version of drivers do you have? I'm currently using 5.10.0.5069

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    RE: What kind of Recording Audio Card do you use? 2009/02/15 11:26:48 (permalink)
    2 slaved AP 24/96's

    They have run flawless.................for years.................except...

    I once was had blue screen problems..............

    It took some work, but I found I had a bad stick of RAM in my machine causing the problem.

    Good luck......
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    RE: What kind of Recording Audio Card do you use? 2009/02/15 13:59:28 (permalink)
    OS -WinXP SP3
    Audio - Focusrite Saffire
    No issues.

    Has this just started happening or is this card a new addition and the problems started?
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    RE: What kind of Recording Audio Card do you use? 2009/02/15 18:10:50 (permalink)
    Reece, the same Audio driver version you are using. Blue screens happen when using Sonar Producer and Delta 1010LT together.. but that is in another topic discussion that I have posted here:

    http://forum.cakewalk.com/fb.asp?m=1629557

    Just looking to see if anyone uses anything else other than Delta 1010LT with no problems.
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    RE: What kind of Recording Audio Card do you use? 2009/02/15 18:43:35 (permalink)
    I use a Presonus Firebox
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    RE: What kind of Recording Audio Card do you use? 2009/02/15 18:54:19 (permalink)
    Vista 32 home with MC4 and a Focusrite Saffire firewire interface. I have an occasional glitch....which I blame on Vista.

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    RE: What kind of Recording Audio Card do you use? 2009/02/15 19:43:09 (permalink)
    Version ---------------------------- 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3 Build 2600


    Some AMD users were having issues with SP3.
    Roll back to SP2 and see if the BSOD problem persists.

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    RE: What kind of Recording Audio Card do you use? 2009/02/15 19:55:29 (permalink)
    I was using an M Audio Ozone with XP Home 32 bit SP3, now I am using the firewire interface on this 'piece 'o junk' Phonic Helix board. No real issues with the drivers though (except Ozone has to be re installed every once in a while)!!

    BTW I use ASIO.

    post edited by MemphisJo - 2009/02/15 20:03:40
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    RE: What kind of Recording Audio Card do you use? 2009/02/15 20:37:06 (permalink)
    Terratec EWX24/96 + ASIO drivers + Win XP Home SP3
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    ronniebee
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    RE: What kind of Recording Audio Card do you use? 2009/02/16 01:28:19 (permalink)
    I just purchased ASUS XONAR 7.1 D2x PCI Express sound card to go with my ASUS P5N-E SLI mother board. You can check it out here:
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829132005&Tpk=Xonar%20d2x

    The P5N-E SLI came with an on board realtek surround sound which isn't bad, but the drivers SUCK!

    The New Xonar D2x has on board Midi, Surround Sound Processing and almost everything I need for processing Surround Sound. It Has Direct 3D, SPDIF, both Coax and Toslink. It also comes with Cakewalk Sonar LE, and Abelton Live. It will take advantage of the ASIO drivers as well. The GUI is amazing. I downloaded the QIG, and the Manual from the Asus Support site and was agasp at what I saw.

    I'm using a Custom Built 64 bit PC with a 2.4-quad 4 - dual channel Intel Processor, 4mb ram (2mb per channel), 1TB Sata Raid (2x500-serial config) and 1TB EIDE hard disk. OS is Windows Vista Ultimate 64. Nvidia GForce GTS-8800 graphics processor and full case fan and temperature control, and a Logitech Z5500 5.1 Surround Sound System, and 22" LG FLATRON Monitor. I also use a TC-Helicon Voice Prism for Backup Singers. Synth is Yammaha PSR-E403 USB MIDI, which has some great voices in it plus the complete set of XG instruments. Music SW is Cakewalk Sonar 6 HS-XL-64 and Dimension-Pro.

    I Plan to use the Side, rear and Sub/Center channel for surround sound, and use the Line-in and Front Out as Line-Out to go to my mixer. and my USB 2.0 MIDI out for the synth, and the Analog MIDI from the card to go to the TC-Helicon Voice Processor.
    After I get a chance to try it out I will post the results here, and try to provide a Hi-Fi Sample for you to listen to.

    Edit: Forgot to add the card will do Mixer-board analog to Dolby Prologic 5.1 conversion via SPDIF. Should make for some great sounding CDs and Blu-Rays once I get going.

    Ronnie Bee

    PS: I found the card $30 Cheaper at Amazon.com, (Sorry Newegg, I still love you.)
    post edited by ronniebee - 2009/02/16 09:39:31

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    RE: What kind of Recording Audio Card do you use? 2009/02/16 01:34:55 (permalink)
    I don't mean this as an insult, so please don't take this the wrong way.
    FWIW, If you want to play games... that's an excellent choice in audio interface.
    If you want to record with a rock-solid good sounding audio interface designed first and formost for use with a DAW, that's not such a good choice.
    You would have been far better off spending $180 on an M-Audio Audiophile 192.

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    RE: What kind of Recording Audio Card do you use? 2009/02/16 01:38:14 (permalink)
    Sorry Jim, but I tried M-Audio, and I think it SUCKS! This card is much better for Surround Sound and Movies in my environment.
    No insult intended.
    Ronnie Bee

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    RE: What kind of Recording Audio Card do you use? 2009/02/16 02:27:13 (permalink)
    This card is much better for Surround Sound and Movies in my environment.



    I have no doubt about that...
    My point is that in a dedicated DAW, a consumer audio interface is really not the best choice.
    ie: If you want to achive low round-trip latency under significant loads, a consumer audio interface won't deliver.
    The M-Audio units would indeed "suck" for watching movies and playing surround games....
    But lots of records have be recorded with the Delta interfaces.
    (The Delta 1010s have been successfully used in DAWs for the better part of 10 years.)

    As someone with a fair amount of experience building/using DAWs, I tried to make my point as tactful as possible.
    Enjoy your audio interface.

    Best Regards,

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    RE: What kind of Recording Audio Card do you use? 2009/02/16 08:44:43 (permalink)
    I have a M-Audio Delta 1010lt and an AP192 in my DAW.

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    RE: What kind of Recording Audio Card do you use? 2009/02/19 11:23:42 (permalink)
    I just gave away my audiophile 2496 to a friend. Worked fine but I rarely used it because it was in an old machine.
    I use Echo Gina 24s and Gina 3Gs. They work great also.
    I like the Echo mixer interface much better than the M-Audio Delta panel.




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    RE: What kind of Recording Audio Card do you use? 2009/02/21 10:55:18 (permalink)
    RME HDSP9652 with 3 Focusrite Octopre A/Ds (via lightpipe) and Focusrite ISA 430 mkII (via spdif)

    Been using RME for over 10 yrs, RME makes absolutely rock-solid audio interfaces that run at very low latency. I have mine at 32 samples (0.7ms) and can easily run >32 audio tracks.

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    Ron Vogel
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    RE: What kind of Recording Audio Card do you use? 2009/02/21 12:17:38 (permalink)
    I had a Delta 1010lt, and it was rock-solid as stated. The lack of balanced outs bothered me, and I could hear a fair amount of hiss on it. I sold it, and bought a EMU 1212M...the SQ was amazing compared to the 1010lt. I had heard it had latency issues and was a resource hog, however I got it to work well for me...again, even though I only had it a month it was missing things I needed...like a knob to turn my monitors level up or down, mic pre's, phantom power, headphone output. I just sold it for a Mackie onyx satelitte FW interface (which I don't have at my door yet). The Mackie has mixed reviews, but it has everything I need with exception of midi in/out...and the price was right (really right). I got an Edirol USB midi interface to take care of the midi duties. I also had to buy a FW card, and it's all good for upgrades in the future (which I am sure will happen). I only need 2 inputs at a time right now, but eventually want to do live drums...so my next step will probably be a motu 8pre or similar. I have been going through gear fast lately, buy I have been buying smart, and fortunately have made money on every upgrade. Bought the 1010 for $70...it sold for $130, bought the 1212M for $105, sold for $144. The Mackie will probably be a wash in value, but they have a good name so we'll see. The A/D convertors are supposed to be on par with the 1212M, and the mic pre's are the same as the other onyx line. They consistantly go for around $150ish, but have seen them go as low as $90 on used units.

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    RE: What kind of Recording Audio Card do you use? 2009/02/21 15:24:32 (permalink)
    Using M-Audio Delta 4X4 for years with no probs. The M-Audio website has updated drivers if you need them.

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    RE: What kind of Recording Audio Card do you use? 2009/02/21 15:46:24 (permalink)
    Seems as if nobody with Delta 1010LT is really having as many Blue screen of Death (BSOD) as I am. It happens with Sonar Producer 8.0.2 while editing music. Either by Write automation, midi editing, or any editing of any clip. Usually the editing I do mainly is Midi and automation which triggers BSOD... also Looking at the mini memory dump file I find that it is the M-Audio driver's fault. I have the latest version, and I wonder If I just need to reinstall windows all together? Sonar is the only program that seems to cause the BSOD, Project 5 and other audio programs do not. So.... I think its the way Sonar points at the memory via programming and M-Audio doesnt like it?

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    RE: What kind of Recording Audio Card do you use? 2009/02/21 16:44:18 (permalink)

    ORIGINAL: Shadeline

    Seems as if nobody with Delta 1010LT is really having as many Blue screen of Death (BSOD) as I am. It happens with Sonar Producer 8.0.2 while editing music. Either by Write automation, midi editing, or any editing of any clip. Usually the editing I do mainly is Midi and automation which triggers BSOD... also Looking at the mini memory dump file I find that it is the M-Audio driver's fault. I have the latest version, and I wonder If I just need to reinstall windows all together? Sonar is the only program that seems to cause the BSOD, Project 5 and other audio programs do not. So.... I think its the way Sonar points at the memory via programming and M-Audio doesnt like it?



    I only got the BSOD with the 1010lt when the cpu was oc'd, and also that was because the cpu voltage needed to be jacked up a little. I wonder if you are having voltage issues to the pci slots.

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    Shadeline
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    RE: What kind of Recording Audio Card do you use? 2009/02/22 09:19:00 (permalink)
    ORIGINAL: Ron Vogel

    I only got the BSOD with the 1010lt when the cpu was oc'd, and also that was because the cpu voltage needed to be jacked up a little. I wonder if you are having voltage issues to the pci slots.


    Overclocked?

    I am not overclocked, but this motherboard does have a feature that will allow me auto-overclocking 3 modes. V4, V6, V8

    I guess they refer to Car engines? hehe.. oh well. I guess its the way Biostar wanted it.
    post edited by Shadeline - 2009/02/22 09:20:48
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    Shadeline
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    RE: What kind of Recording Audio Card do you use? 2009/02/22 09:32:05 (permalink)
    Okay this is what I did last night which took me about 8 hours.. lets see if I can say this in one breath or two..hehe:


    I formated my hard drive. Installed a fresh copy of Windows XP SP2, then installed my hardward drivers to enable my USB, Ethernet from my motherbaord, then added Mcafee total protection, then from there only installed all the Windows updates and made sure I even had all the hardware updates from windows also... (I did not install my m-audio drivers yet), then after I had all my windows updates I continued my fresh install with installing my video drivers, then I installed Sonar Producer 8, Beatscape, Dimension Pro, and Content... Then I installl the updates 8.0.1 and 8.0.2 for Sonar Producer, then I installed beatscape updates... Then I installed Finally Installed the latest M-Audio driver. Then I felt safe to install Goldwave, Revo Uninstaller, CCleaner, 7-zip, Nero 7-Essentials. And that completed my install.

    I hope this works. Otherwise I'll be either looking for another software or hardware replacement.


    P.S.

    I did not install project 2.5 yet, because I wonder if it conflicts with Sonar Producer?
    post edited by Shadeline - 2009/02/22 09:34:47
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    The_7th_Samurai
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    RE: What kind of Recording Audio Card do you use? 2009/02/23 14:42:54 (permalink)
    M-Audio Fast Track Pro.

    My first audio card so I have nothing to compare it to (used a VS2480 prior to switching to Sonar). Didn't pay a lot for it but it works well and things sound OK to me.
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    Shadeline
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    Re: RE: What kind of Recording Audio Card do you use? 2009/12/20 09:00:34 (permalink)
    I'm taking back what I said about M-Audio 1010LT causing Blue screens of death.

    I have a new computer setup that solved this problem.  The problem was that I was using a AMD computer setup, when I switched my motherboard and cpu to a Intel motherboard and cpu the probelm resolved itself!

    Thank you Intel, and I want to say SORRY M-AUDIO!
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    Re: RE: What kind of Recording Audio Card do you use? 2009/12/21 03:33:49 (permalink)
    Edirol FA101.
    No intention of changing it.

    It's been rock solid for well over a year (prior to that I used the FA66).

    I've no "special" FW chip either, just the standard one on the Toshiba laptop.


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    Re:What kind of Recording Audio Card do you use? 2009/12/21 09:34:53 (permalink)
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    Re:What kind of Recording Audio Card do you use? 2009/12/22 01:19:37 (permalink)
    i use the v700r with an apogee 800 going lightpipe into the v700r for now.  will be changing up to a rme radat and two lynks 16s with the light pipe cards.
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    Re:What kind of Recording Audio Card do you use? 2009/12/22 02:00:33 (permalink)
    Lynx IIA here. Rock solid with ASIO drivers.

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    Re:What kind of Recording Audio Card do you use? 2009/12/22 10:15:18 (permalink)
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