so whats a good card with 8 or more inputs thats under 200 bucks??
 im dreamin i know

It´s all about buffers

@DigitalBoston

I put some time into putting a post together to try to help you.  I see that you are  responding to other posts.  If you are really interested in assistance, would you consider responding to the one that was asking for some basic information so that you could be helped?

Please reply with the requested information - right now you are dead in the water.  IF there is any hope of getting things to work (unless that interface really will not work), then it will only happen if you help us to be able to help you, by reviewing your system and settings.

Or not - your call, 

Bob Bone

JPPG


It´s all about buffers

There is no possible way to know this, without looking at a number of other things.


Bob Bone

I guess you have already-
killed everything running in the background, 
along with disabling auto updates,
did all the Power settings/Sleep Modes
stopped Windows from playing sounds
etc...?

Heres a page from X1 Manual

Causes and cures
The exact cause of your audio problem will vary depending on the configuration of your computer
and/or the content of the project file you're working with. The majority of audio problems are caused
by one of the factors listed below. Read each of the topics below, in the order shown, and follow the
recommendations provided:
“The CPU is being interrupted by "background" activities having nothing to do with audio” on page
1124
“Cakewalk doesn't properly “recognize” your sound card” on page 1125
“The "I/O Buffer Size" may not be well matched to your hard disk” on page 1125
“Mixing latency may be set too low” on page 1126
“Your hard disk may be excessively fragmented” on page 1126
“Your project file may be excessively fragmented” on page 1126
“Your sound card's driver may be obsolete” on page 1127
“There may be a conflict with your video card or other multimedia streaming card” on page 1127
“Your sound card may have a conflict with another device in your computer” on page 1129
“Your project may simply be too "complex" for your computer” on page 1130
“Upgrade your computer hardware: more RAM, a faster CPU, and a faster disk drive” on page 1130

thanks guys i have lots of home work

i think by the way some windows conflict with delta and sonar, as i killed backround sound and processes it seems to have helped.
 i post tommorow some better info

Great

Making progress is always a good thing  

DigitalBoston


i think by the way some windows conflict with delta and sonar, as i killed backround sound and processes it seems to have helped.
 i post tommorow some better info

Thanks!  There are quite a few folks here who will bend over backwards to help you with this, once we get the additional information from you posted.


We'll do our collective best.


Bob Bone