All user reviews of 3/5 for the Creamware Luna II

1 stereo in 6.35
1 stereo out 6.35
1 midi in, midi out 1
3 Sharc DSP

UTILIZATION

Following an old technology as hardware, or we adapt to quality equipment turn or you move on. Always compatible pci port for cheap is fine.

GETTING STARTED

Even then it was not easy, for this price you do not expect to have to be handy to use their software, today it's different it gets the opportunity to have quality converters.

OVERALL OPINION

In another age, associated with a PC then you can enjoy a good resource of synths, effects and good quality converters. What a deal!

I wanted something compatible. With a good sampling.
I have a dual core 3ghz. 4GB ram, not fully usable in windows xp 32 ... logic audio platinum 5.

UTILIZATION

Latency depends on the recording frequency. The higher the frequency, the higher the latency, the lower this requires CPU resources.
I do not worry at this level.
The updates are paying, finally, version 4 (xp) to version 5 (for seven).
I thought dsp offer more, but ultimately I do not use them.
In addition, the digital format is stereo mini jack is any nawak.

GETTING STARTED

steinberg problem with the products, it crashes.
The update to the new driver costs more than € 200 I think.
This is why I still use xp.
And for this reason I would not buy this brand more.

OVERALL OPINION

I've had about 6 years.
I like the wiring via the software. Configuration quickly changed.
With experience, no, I would choose something else. I was advised by a seller.

- What technical specifications motivated your choice?
A friend told me this card prt in the IDE that I could redeem him OCCAZ 'if I liked. (It could not be worse than my SB Live Platinum ...). The ide of having ACCS m'intressait of DSP to the extent that he gave me a quantity of ACCS plugs homeowners. However, since I like simple music (all my projects are 12 tracks of 8) and gross dcoffrage (I'm not crazy effects excessive), the ide of the SAVE power machine did not speak more than a.
- For what purpose?
Squence MIDI / Audio Cubase SX but mainly in Reason, Acid and SoundForge.
- What is your config?
So I installed on my Athlon 1500XP/256 MB RAM / motherboard MSIK7T266Pro/HD 20 GB with two partitions. Systm is the Windows XP Pro
- Which instruments or Systmes (console, prampli, DTD ...) you use it and how connections? ...
A small console Behringer UB802.

UTILIZATION

- Installation is no problem it?
Oh no! It also limits a scandal. We must go to 15 numros sries to install the software supplied with the card. What are they afraid to Creamware? What would be the intrt to hack their drivers if you have not the map? In short, it's a crappy business perspective, and has forced me Tlcharger tens of MB on the Net (Fortunately, I have the cable) and wandering Forums to get the thing installed.
- Have you encountered any incompatibilities?
Well yes, XTC mode which allows a priori to use the plugs Creamware as simple VST Cubase is not at all developed. Not only does it crash a lot but when it works, it works only partially: in a bounce, all effects disappear in favor of a white or pink noise (I'm color blind ears). Sure, there's a trick to work around this problem (numriques outputs are pieces of the map as a source for recording), but we do not find in the manual ... And everything has to make a simple Bounce ...
- The configuration gnrale is easy?
Apart from XTC mode, the software supplied with the card (Scope) can not prs cbler virtually any source to any destination. This allows incredible flexibility but it takes you get used to knitting with the cables in order to obtain truly virtual party. In short, it's a highlight of the card but repel fans of plug & play who want to make a simple configuration of their stuff ...
- The manual is clear and sufficient? ...
Given the relative complexity of the thing. Still, I did consult the PDF I rcupre on the website of the publisher.

GETTING STARTED

- The drivers are stable?
Yes, except for the capricious mode XTC
- Are they often put day?
Not had time to will appreciate the thing ...
- What you get lag?
7 ms without taking me on the head rglages. Lespaul on Amplitube guitar: it's all made playable. With the VSTi is nickel. Apprciable when we really knew the lentuer a SoundBlaster.
- Quality converters?
Impecable. Say anything about that.

OVERALL OPINION

La Luna is not without advantages: good converters, DSP, cblage virtual ... However, this is clearly not the card acqurir if, like me, it seeks above all something simple and efficient.
I saw nothing in plug Owner 'justifies the purchase over VST plug-ins and as I do not have large requirements of this ct, the DSP does not m'intressent masses. Further complicating the management Cubase me properly inflated.
The virtual cblage? It assurment an asset because it allows to connect all about anything but this has little intrt for musicians who just want to Save Guitar / bass / drums / singing to their models. And they are many!
Finally, and DCID me more than anything is that working with the Systm Creamware homeowners and plugs, I m'enchanais a system that limiting my possibilities s (not pieces made to work on my PC on my laptop since it does not have the same card and would therefore be unable to rotate the plug homeowners.)

CONCLUSION
La Luna is a good card but it is not without default. I think that you should buy it if we think to take full advantage of its possibilities. When looking just a sound card, which is my case, there are cheaper and much more simple.
Mention particulire Creamware: your system protection software MRIT a nice 0 points. I know that aid me in DCID dfaveur of your product. It's a shame, right?

I wanted a simple and powerful card
Between Stereo / Stereo output (Anloga and digital)
Between Mid Output
Ultra-low latency

Until the 's nickel, I'm running Cubase, Reason, Acid and even Gigastudio 3!
I have changed 3 times in conf PII, PIII and PIV surprise ... (thank you mr Intel)
In the long run I think Creamw @ re abuse by delivering a few drivers "BETA" for WinXP.
For non-computer it mean "it works to your own risk" and if you push more legislation as it means in the clear "we are not responsbla bugs" ... that is medium like atmosphere.

J 'uses only VST plug-ins so the DSP does not serve me absolutely nothing. It is only when marketing and platform to their scope (for a fee, eh?), Who wants to reinvent the synthesizer today?

That said, it works well, it Bugge not! 12/20 then that is good enough por price and reliability.

UTILIZATION

The installation goes well, I did it three times, the connection is limited, however:

6.35 Stereo Jack blah blah!
S-VHS for MIDI s'arache ca trp a little easier
taking SPDif is buggy, you have to patch it and then this card that makes the 96kHz to 48kHz with SPDIF Why this?
The manual on CDROM, that is Deguelle, I like it, I have all imprimbr /> The patch is incompreenssible routing to beginners, but when we practice the card for 5 years it makes sense (sic !)

GETTING STARTED

The card is stable but the drivers are rarely updated.
creamw@re.de site is silent as the grave.
The mixer is a bit c ** ille break, not very accurate in volume and panning in trp
Plugins' compress and EQ "are provided gratos nazes, so why sell DSP if not provided with the plugins that von .... elementary, my dear you have to buy!
A 400 card we will buy a 150 plugins?? Nor is it going!
Latency is fine but when you load the mule with cubase, it quickly becomes the mess!
I'm just the stereo with this card!

OVERALL OPINION

I am the User for 5 years my faith, it is like an old couple, a little bitter but I now pass the good times go I don 't want to.
The thing that fills me that is that he is opening the platform before opening Cubase or Reason, it takes a chaque3 was 4 minutes, a long ca pette the c ** illes
Before I had an ISIS ... 's on it' was better ... now I'm eyeing on the MOTU MKII or an ECHO or a RME ...

No I 'not redeem a second ca is a good OCCAZ to 150
I am here to tell you I 'm going