All user reviews for the Hercules Studio ISIS XL

Among 8 - 4 outputs, numriques outputs. 16bit 44.1kHz. External rack. Midi interface. Logic Audio spcial for this card (16 tracks stro). In the era I needed a card with 8 inputs for recording the battery of my group. I have recorded our first album on a P3 600Mhz with a 10 GB hard disk on Windows 98, it does not work on anything I think I remember.

USE

The drivers are stable overall. From time to time bugs when same, but I was using the computer for the whole era (internet, video ...).
The Logic were utiliss Also provides audio software with the card, some plug-ins and Sound forge.
So I recorded up to 8 mono tracks like the maximium card allows to save battery. Read and up to 16 tracks so some in stro, so virtually maximum.
Little update.
Latency compares standard today.
96, I think I remember.

IMPLEMENTATION

No installation problems for me. Simple configuration. No problem of incompatibilits. The manual is suffissamment clear, I have not used too.

NOTICE GLOBAL

I have used for a dozen of year. Before I turned on the Atari STE, so that the noon hour so a date.
I liked among 8 and 4 outputs, external rack. the built-Logic Audio software. Complte a solution.
The price quality ratio was outstanding for the era. The card with 4 outputs and 8 among the noon, well made squenceur provides.

Only runs on Windows 98 max memory.
You can not operate the Logic Audio software without the card.

This card is Exceeds tecxhnologiquement! But the era and I bought it I t sduit the connection (this is the highlight of the Isis).

UTILIZATION

The installation is not his strong point!

GETTING STARTED

The big problem of Isis is its drivers! they do not have t dvellop xp, guillemot to abandon production of the card. Therefore, we can use the isis win with 98 ...
Big problem with time lag ... (53 milliseconds is a tarnished! Impossible to fly with vst instuments!)

One of two things: either you want a card COMPTITE and versatile, works 24/96 ki ki and manages as well as MIDI vst, in this case FORGOTTEN THE ISIS !!!!!!!! !!!!!
or you have the opportunity to buy a not CHRE and you will not use vsti, you will do nothing in his proffessionnel, you will worry for video games (very good) and you can buy it for 300 francs, and it will replace your basic sound blaster, then buy LA (keep the same sound when bkaster on hand ...)

In conclusion, I would recommend this card over a guitarist (or ki qelk1 records only guitars) has a claviriste ...

OVERALL OPINION

Report quality price, ok if you pay 300 balls ...

I t sduit by 8 inputs, 4sorties an external enclosure and of course the price!

UTILIZATION

Is shit: g not been able to install (requires VIA chipset)! Ca but they say not in guillemot!

GETTING STARTED

No c the shit! latency of ... Shit! Updated all drivers 30 years of c .... SHIT!

OVERALL OPINION

I'll c Paske given the SHIT!
BUY THIS CRAP! Same for 130 euros commme me ...
APRS sales service ... crappy.
THEY ARE AT FORT GUILLEMOT ... (I'll send them Julien Courbet and his team in the ass, not gonna hang out!)

It's been a hell of shit all this Easter ...

Yeah c ca clear on paper is nice .... 8 analog inputs ..... Including two works (bp ca hardware but they do not care in guillemot!)

It's a scam I would fit them to the team no doubt in the ass!

No one laughs but honestly if you really want to work with a sound card for audio ben buy a sound card but not this shit!

UTILIZATION

No problem!! Fortunately, my father is a computer !!!!!!!!

GETTING STARTED

You really want that (speaking of Drivers ??????

OVERALL OPINION

It's been 2 years since I'd like to use a sound card to record, I am currently looking up a home studio just a config ....

qualified what??

with the experience I gladly referrer the same choice (I burst out its geule seller again!)

The external rack is an argument of shock.
I'm not looking too, but quickly, I was decided.

The advantage of connecting jacks, so you can jacker everything pluggable!

UTILIZATION

The installation, uh, there were problems qq, but not do much, it came back alone.
We had to keep calling it the VAS, which is not efficient.
The card is capricious and only works with a certain type of chipset. so I changed motherboard ....

and it does not work with all OS .. BEYOND win98, it is obsolete. So I am condemned to stay with this config if I do not want to redo everything.

the manual is not really well done, fairly incoherent.

GETTING STARTED

I did not find ay make MAJ. It is stable for 2 years, it suits me, I do not touch more.

I use the sequencer logic audio pro isis.
on 8 entries, I 2 unusable.

OVERALL OPINION

2 years of use,
I appreciate the ease of access and use, the output / input optical cable (very good for the mini disc)
I like too the lack of evolution in my config (see profile).
it is the only model I tried.

level report quality / price, the base is interesting, but when onse realizes he must change the motherboard, GLURP, the ratio becomes quite intolerable.

I do not want to change for the moment is stable, ca fills my needs (recording pop / rock / folk with guitars, bass, vocals, keyboard, making her the microphone ...).

but the day I should change my config, I'll have to change cards. and I will opt for another model plebiscite by members of AF.

The external box
Sound
P4 Motherboard () go 520mo 160
Taking his instrument and singing console

UTILIZATION

Okay not great
last few big problems with the table rgler inputs and outputs of the external box that has never worked well.
bof re re not that good
this will

GETTING STARTED

Not
not
too much lag for my taste
I have worked with five tracks and the only utility

OVERALL OPINION

March 4 years
is not a result of advice as what ......................
trs bad
not, in retrospect I probably did not do it again this choice because the price or was sold this card (I have the time in the payea of ​​around 2400 francs), we'll have been expected if there was mieux.meme there there were novelties
as the external rack but it's too little of the problems of drivers conparaison hello y'en no set day
To stop using

Up to 8 line inputs, external rack
Models with samplitude
ASUS? / 2Ghz / 1GB / ATA
song: AT3035 microphone preamp Behringer / instruments: SM57 or 58 preamp mixer / other: line appliances / minidisc: optical cable / Monitors: direct / Headphone output missing

UTILIZATION

No problem on Win98SE
no inconsistency
are installed on branch
yes, except for the part I do not use MIDI ...

GETTING STARTED

Stable yes
M j not
samplidude + DirectX or VST plug ins
no perceptible latency (no MIDI or virtual instruments) direct monitoring of audio inputs
Read: up to thirty with little effect greedy / recording, I have not tried to go beyond 7 or 8

OVERALL OPINION

5 years
I especially like, at that price, you can do what I want easily (taken battery + bass + guitar + singing ghost ghost, with sufficient quality for models properly / NOT I especially like the lack of headphone outputs, the impression that Hercules has completely dropped the idea to do as others (2 in or you pay expensive)
quality / price ratio excellent for a careless users
yes, especially with 24/96 converters and output 8 channels of firewire

See below

UTILIZATION

See below

GETTING STARTED

See below

OVERALL OPINION

The Characteristics me motivated at the time (there are seven or eight years), its handling and versatility.

She served two years during which she made me good and loyal service. But the day I wanted to have a good config in XP ..... Grrrrr !!!!!

So she drags on a shelf and I think it serivra me again. Guillemot's attitude at the time was outrageous, they do not answer questions Degner (legitimate) users or so trying to convince them to buy something else ...

In short it had everything to succeed and could even have been modified in order to evolve, but it is a commercial choice ...

If you are tempted by this card, and although it only if you are using Windows98.

What motivates my choice is the external rack and the number of tracks that the proposed logic audio and of course a price more than rsonable. I n'tait not to beginners trs content (no safe, lots of latency), but to use force and express jai could draw a good qualitbr /> I m 'as used in the home studio of good quality which allows me to self-produce and maquter, some groups ...
Currently I have a good bcanne as pc: MSI motherboard, AMD 2000 + cpu, video card with ATI Hercules profet 2 monitors. I come home and I also apparent in the ISIS with good old analog DDA allows me to have a good full-spectrum dinnamyque Audible, and I also have a multiband limiter gate emulator comprsseur his lamp and Shipments of pat ...

UTILIZATION

The installation is well Premire fonctinn some time, but the last two years I have a system that stable
the problem of incompatibility are the most Souvant the bios and back
the comfiguration my taste is very easy, but the manual is not always clear trs.

GETTING STARTED

The first driver is not stable and for the update, it must be up early
j'atilise mostly logic audio pro isis wave and labs
there are a lot of latency audio recording in logic pro isis but the concole pa, and saw the problem of saturation, I do not fit the input of the console more than 80%, since ' they also act as comprseur
I record 8 tracks and 16 simultanment read

OVERALL OPINION

I use this card for over 4 years but I really operates for 2 years
I like the simplicity of use when you know the prossdure dsp and also which are good quality but it is unfortunate that the input and output is not symtriques. I board not try to view other models that I do not know much about the era and especially my finencier silent way modest. Qualle took the report is good but who said few words taken galre ... c'tais again if maintenent with experience and hindsight, I would probably something like sound card, since I could taste a Dynamics of a DDA and MIDAS (live) analogue, and what I wait a sound card is the grain and the dynamic

Very good sound card to get your feet wet. was used with an analog console with
direct outputs from channels to attack the 8 analog inputs of Isis. Console
analog (MacKee in this case) for monitoring for listening, isis with his
Jumbo rates latency does not allow. With Cubase or Nuendo, provides very good
results. The problem is that you stuck on win 98. No drivers for Win 2000 or
Xp. Asus motherboard I do not know what, Atlon 1600 xp, 556 ram, 40G UDMA 7200.
It runs great. I'm working mostly on the audio for the creation of models
employment and promotion. Uses very short cables between your console and analog
case of Isis as entries (jacks) are asymmetric. To listen to music
j'utile a box headphone Berhinger initially connected to my mixing desk. Few problems encountered

UTILIZATION



GETTING STARTED

No drivers beyond to win 98
large latency


OVERALL OPINION

a max 2 years
If a card comes out Guillemot more scalable than the Isis, I think my choice will be
on this type of stuff. Good value for money.
I am tempted by the marks or Teratec Hoontech who have released products that seem
attractive. I am still waiting to see market trends and opinions of different
users. For now, I will use my isis to the canvas until something better ...