All user reviews for the Hercules Studio ISIS

At the time one map of the price (2000 CHF) with an external rack while 6.35 with 8 inputs 4 outputs, SPDIF in / out RCA, optical and finally midi in / out / thru!!

nothing to write that we must be dreaming if we add that we are in 1995.

UTILIZATION

Yes stable and several updates have been delivered
correct for latency time.

GETTING STARTED

Problems getting it to work properly only because of the Pc config not powerful enough nor sufficiently provided in memory. (Dx2 + 100Mhz 16MB)
Then with a Pentium II (intel chipset and the Via chipset is strongly recommended at this time for computer music) and max memory for its motherboard (380 MB) it was very correct.
Finally, as I used Logic Audio comes with, everything was fine. As soon as I wanted to try another (Cubasis blackjack comes with a purchase) I never ever get something good.
Where audio back to Logic. But it took me "redo" the entire PC to start over clean.

OVERALL OPINION

It was my 1st audio card. I since 1995 I think (it starts to date).
before I was only noon. therefore synth and everything required for replay shebang. the recordings were made k7 (in 1994) and there not multitrack. he had to do everything by noon. then when it's ok to mix and record from noon on the magneto. yeah I said small zicos.

Since I still use it for digitizing LPs.
It keeps me from monopolizing the other PC with its fast track that could do very well yet.
But the performance of the isis in this area are sufficient. So long as the PC on which it is running ..... and then also it amuses me. a certain nostalgia in fact.

In fact, the big disadvantage of vinyl is that it is a carrier of another era. It wears longer it is used.
Where the scritch scratch scrtoch that settles over time.
No, I'm not one of those "melted" who swear by vinyl. However some productions have never been and will probably never recorded on CD.
I learned, however, that a former base of the National Library is precisely this kind of preservation.
But that's just for heritage preservation. Nobody can listen or obtain a copy of digitized recording.
So I make them myself with this card.
She recorded quietly while I do something else or just that I listen to the music.
This is to go on a reliable in terms of what exists today.
Obviously the quality I'm looking for today is not primarily the appointment. However these are the interpretations of the tripe zicos group or tails I'm trying to save for my entourage.
So just for that I gladly would put a good score on the map although these are now much more efficient.
But how Guillemot treated us to the arrival of XP, then triple revenge "0" pointing doubled!
In short, if you have small needs not too expensive and you have an old PC lying around in a corner, go ahead.
Otherwise buy something else. (I'm very happy with the "fast track pro" to which I said a little trick on this forum)

The dream she brought to all musicians finally going to do our album at home.

UTILIZATION

I know how many more there were versions of drivers that are traded on the web hoping to find the Holy Grail, an era ... I can successfully install, after several months of discussions .

I think I'm a piece of 8 tracks with, I keep preciously, it is a rare work.

GETTING STARTED

I became a computer engineer trying to install ...

OVERALL OPINION

If this card worked, AF, can be simply would not exist.

It is possible that it is trying to run a community of Internet users is found, giving birth to what would later become this wonderful site.

For that, with hindsight we could put him 10.

Sound card Guillemot Maxi Studio ISIS is a PCI sound card with an additional extension box 8/4 + MIDI + SPDIF.
This card was released in the late 90s, and ran under Windows 95/98/Me only. W2000/XP systems and higher are not compatible ...
The "PCI" this set has standard I / O (Line in and out, Mic Port Midi / games), and a web of internal link connects to a riser connection with the outer casing. This card features a RAM Expansion for function "sampler" and soundfont management and a DSP chip.
The outer casing is equipped with 8 analog inputs and 4 outputs 6.35 jack, MIDI thru in out, in out and SPDIF coax and optical in.
The recording mode is accomplished by "direct to disc", ensuring very low latency. Converters are accurate and do not generate virtually no harmonics.
A great little system for a good start in home studio.

UTILIZATION

This card offers a great stability, and its interface facilitates the mapping of I / O settings and levels. ASIO drivers are compatible despite his age.
Mode ensures direct to disk latency below 40ms.

GETTING STARTED

Mechanically speaking, the installation is a breeze, with respect to drivers, ibid. The only real difficulty is to understand the correspondence cursors console settings compared to I / O The manual is pretty vague about it here.

OVERALL OPINION

I started the home studio with this product in 1999, and I also apparent from time to time, as part soundfont is just perfect. The DAW used is not the one that came with (Logic Audio), but Magix Music Studio 2005, still compatible W98. Employing this medieval OS is not very disabling because the PC used is disproportionate to W98 with its 1GHz processor and 256MB of ram
The HDD used for multi-track taken is SCSI, which ensures optimal access!
Not a wrinkle, and ergonomics nice, this sound card still has many services to make ...

Choice motivated by the rack over 8-4 I / O digital and the price
Home studio use in
Config. : Pentium 200 MMX, 192 MB RAM, 40GB HDD
Behringer 1804 X Console, bass guitar, microphone ...

UTILIZATION

Manuel insufficient especially for Logic Audio software.
Some installation problem

GETTING STARTED

Drivers stable
Software: Cool Edit Pro, Logic Audio
8 tracks simultaneously

OVERALL OPINION

Using 3 years
What I love most: the rack, the prize
What I like least: A / D converter, fragility MIDI ports
Trs qualitprix good value, the ideal person who wants to get into the home studio to take a honnte

I would do without this choice problem

It offers a very practical external rack but it is no longer the only desomrais in this case
FAU warn you that with a celeron 400 it starts only 1 in 20 g depui that a celeron 766 she walks all the tps
otherwise it has good sound quality without it works in 24 bit 44.1Khz quin is the standart henceforth
it also has a nice problem of latency m head prevents use of virtual sampler

UTILIZATION

Easy to install no problem only problem of this piti incompabilte of proc
the manual is full of it also has a mini sample friendly n I personally use Jamai

GETTING STARTED

Its latency is not acceptable just be me
no problem playing at the same time my mic recording is not terrible I do not know whether it's coming from the sound card or micro m with a person confirms that the card in. props made terrible noise level on record the voices and saw that it looms over the group wanting to Save several voices together
Note that a few lon record two inputs simultaneously
May the recording quality is good (exept voice)

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for almost 3 years with one year or it shows
c a card that has an extraordinary value for price asser pourkoi c in the same context and in retrospect I will make the same choice agietrai May I m a little more to make it work I think always time to buy a 24/96 TerraTec because FAU evolved in. May all on the Isis for me yet

For starter is good, it is complete.
External rack with 20-bit converters, digital 8in/4out +, comes with sounds (128, Roland sound canvas style) can stored on the other bank of the ...
it's been three years since I, I sold it to evolve but I do not regret having bought it, I even made the Studio, and I got compliments for qulité sound, of course there are better, but for now the CD is still 16-bit 44.1, the card also manages the 48.
To make it sound good you need a good mixer.
Good product that shame guillemot is no drivers for XP, and yes you will not go further than Millennium. It works in XP but only Master, you no longer managing the multi-piste.Il must then partition your disk.
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UTILIZATION

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GETTING STARTED

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OVERALL OPINION

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Uses a P4 GHTZ
For use in home studio
256 MB of RAM

UTILIZATION

Installation and paramtrage, hello galre and decision-head, half the time the card is not recognized or so after installation is DTECT again .. . Finally, once installed it works is a dj!

GETTING STARTED

The drivers are stable latency with MME drivers is not the top and the card does not support ASIO 2 WDM NOR, This card is ending for five years and has had its day.
If the era it is the joy of budding home studio, today even the quality of the converters is not the height.

OVERALL OPINION

So far this card have no more reason to be, Guillemot was holding an impressive march, the editor failed to invest quickly to continue to keep the top of the paved section of the amateur damage APRS the home studio pro 64 and ISIS ... nothing. My rating is closer to the hardware on the market today ....

The rack is outside of the ball, with celeron and it works under w98 hell. I take voice, synth guitar through a eurorack mx 802A of Berhinger.

UTILIZATION

No problem, but many have been based on their config so vigilance. the compilation of its banks is a shithole ... so forget

GETTING STARTED

No problem particular, little work srieusement and make good models. The sound lacks some precision but hey, the price must see ...

OVERALL OPINION

I have 4 years, I had no worries, if not using the internal sound bank that I did not russia. Otherwise grate for MIDI and audio at the same time, a sampler with cubase and it's great practice and external cheap secondhand. Review the advice and Verify your config (no AMD win98 required) before buying otherwise you may regret it.

Ben isis has 100 francs (€ 150) in 2001, not too expensive for the period with an MSI motherboard for Atlona tbird with a Tb at 1GHz, 128 RAM and all is well. Leger conflict with the modem has had an impact on the IRQ ports but quickly settle (Win Me not stable ... sniff). For the console, one for the unmarked mix "dj", sort of acoustic guitar and microphone with nokia (you say) but it works and sisi are sound.

UTILIZATION

Uh Ormis Me has a fun move, well installation and running ca nickel (after 7 hours and I am a computer training). No neophyte to the hack and not recommended to those who are not patients.

GETTING STARTED

Nothing to say to a cool pro Cubase ever one crash. Even in a live recording was impressive results neteter (duty to record in 32 bit so instead ouch). Frankly ca layla is not mac but nice enough.

OVERALL OPINION

Almost third years of use, small pb with the bank but hey I do not use. Only regret that ben microsoft seeks flows in the box with intel = ant prevents scalability of the map of 2000 and xp. A little forced to abandon it a few months. Frankly right card for AMATEUR (only) who wants to hand in Mao and especially computers.

Sound card with external rack-half. 8 inputs, 4 outputs. Usage: I went from 4-track cassettes computer music Config Pentium II 400 with win98. Notice to pigeons who say it works p: it is because it's an old trick. Win 98 is bad and that's it.
that never had to be prtention of pro gear.

UTILIZATION

I plugged my install. it worked and it works live forever (it's been almost 5 years).
the manual is well done. zero problem.

GETTING STARTED

Drivers stable, but never updated. supplied with light versions of Logic Audio, Acid ...
versions used "normal", no problem.
Latency is rotten in the light of current CRITERIA, but leaves me rpeter is an old trick. Basically, to review the VSTi.
8-track Recording. as much as your support AORD read.

OVERALL OPINION

Report for qualitprix amazing era. Great stuff to learn if it is found Cheap Used. No it's not a stew! it is not really era, this is not the same. It paved the way products available. If you do not have a round that you want to learn the MA0, rcupre one. I absolutely do not regret it. I learned a lot, save a lot of DMOS. Now, I grew up, I spend MOTU.

While this card, I bought it because I was looking for a way to connect my pc on my synt ...
Basically, I was looking so particularly taken with a Midi ...
I wanted to start in the music, and I think it succeeded, or at least I'm satisfied with the result ...
I started to run with a P133 with 64MB RAM ... Not good at all ....
With my new running configuration, it works ... nikel

UTILIZATION

Simple installation. Incompatibilities: Do not seem to work on recent OS ... you ask before you buy ...

The manuals are a bit too thick, but looks pretty full to me ...

GETTING STARTED

It works well with Cubase and Sonar ... enough for me
I have not broken a head to see the drivers, or look for the fault of the product ... if my techniques carry operation capacity exceeded in the days of the card, I would pay another, period ...

OVERALL OPINION

Good buy beginner, cheap, not very young either ...
I think if I was more experienced in music, I may seek larger models ...

To avoid the CM with Asus A7N8X-Deluxe and Athlon XP 2000 +.
It worked well with DFI motherboard and P III 800.

UTILIZATION

Crash on crash.
Cold sweats during the recording sessions.

GETTING STARTED

Stability uncertain.
Suite crap, waste of time. Especially for the management of banks samples.

OVERALL OPINION

Inexhaustible source of shit since I'm using an Athlon XP 2000 + to replace the P III 800.
Converters up to its current price in the market for OCCAZ (40/50 euros).
Audiophiles and musicians picky, go your way.
The ISIS card is over.
If you have your pretty broke to want to buy an ISIS, expect to lose much time.
REVIEW of my trial: a motherboard with adquate, ISIS is a job right AUDIO (Custom: ASUS CUSL2). But the cow, there's had to look far!

Bought 5 years ago, I use tt time!
its use is reserved comptences his "studio" and not "multimedia": Listen to cd to it Yadji plenty of free players on the market!

rgulirement I record instruments or amps, singers also: no problem!
DJ has worked on a 450 MHz while the 1800 AMD (I am Fidler their processors)!
attention, it only works with Win98! heads and fawns, other Systmes latest issue (2000, XP, etc ...) have no intrt, making gold coins from microsoft!

your exact trs is honorable, and there is no requirement to spend too Chres cards.
Listen Albums general dub, you'll hear what I mean!

attention: the map ncessite the addition of a ram (slot prvu) since it is calculated that the sound and not the processor (it's gre programs)!

its external box 6.35 + MIDI port make it complete very practical.

UTILIZATION

Installed several times on different PC no problem!

not encountered imcompatibilit notorious.

config ncessite a short time, like a qd mm console's traditional in terms of the way of his: obligartoires patience and testing!
the configs are saved: I used diffrent 3 days after the config (RPET, house, live ...)

GETTING STARTED

The drivers are ok and downloads for the day there! and work! except for Systmes rcents (see above).
Think reinstall the drivers each upgrade of DirectX!

my park soft claim any one can do swallow a computer to work the Zique srieusement, so no list here would be too long.
essentially, I work with Acid Pro, for its quality of operations samples, mounting virtual ...
Another thing, my computer does not serve me that the zik, and walk, even when not is stopped transport for RPET and concerts!

no rec inconvnient in multi if you think the linear array of ram!

must have an external console when mm with phantom power for boxes of DI (active of course, it also exite liabilities) ncessaires making low, the old analog synth, the singer who sticks of p Dales effect between the microphone and the console, or plugger lines (cd / md ...) and plenty of other things according to your habits and desires!
for guitars, nothing can replace a microphone in front of an amp, forget the direct plug in the card (especially if you saturate the guitar! qque I know something!)

latency is reasonable, except for wanting a super cranky rendered useless: the gear, and powerful as expensive as it is, not a substitute for artistic quality. who wants to understand ... h h h

OVERALL OPINION

I especially like the external box and its connections in jack, rare today (too many to cinch jack dtriment 6.35, QUIPS my dj gear analog). Full MIDI and connections S / PDIF and optical.
t the ultimate test of a hack dat read optical is better than your exact reading directly k7 on-board converter of dat!

pity she is only 20-bit 44.1 or 48, as desired.
and guillemot does + not in hardware, they understood that the use would make zicos to make DMOS or otherwise, in a configuration similar to a real studio.

default key, but rparable: cram an induction on the map, I showed the component in a shop found me almost the same, and I resoldered hop as in 14!
since, no problem.

dj beat the price the silent era.
I would do this choice, because there was nothing else in this price range with these CHARACTERISTICS (connectivity, how many times I must tell you!)
Today, I would go to M-Audio!

Regarding the number of inputs and outputs, others are Describes dj.

I like the external rack. It is compact, possde the digital and the analog (not to mention the famous MIDI) so complete.

That said, and that is why I strongly deprecated this card, it only works on Win98! And yes you need two sysrmes operating and that's the problem started ...
(Well two systems if you turn on your XP for other applications)

UTILIZATION

RAS, everything is installed perfectly.

GETTING STARTED

The main problem on this card (the problem of operating system) and the level of. Prampli are worthy of the club jou! impossible to reach even in-6db on a record! Unless you put your volume keyboard or guitar background hands of grsille blow hard!

OVERALL OPINION

Frankly I bought used 100euros so I had nothing to lose but I have used that can trs. Once you live through a prmix but it crashed all the time so I record 8 tracks while broadcast six tracks and I'm not talking about latency .... And when I use my keyboard it purchases in the house, it does nothing.

I deprecated the. Plutt opt ​​for a card with less of but much more reliable.

See general advice

UTILIZATION

See generally felt quite happy in 95/98, all fawn on Xp, was messing around with a lot of more recent products, so ...

GETTING STARTED

See, generally agreed that it holds well on a small config: Celeron 400 @ 600 + 128 MB and 3.2 GB Ide low end, even under Reason (there are limits that we put on it anyway)

OVERALL OPINION

The Isis t but 2nd sound card for use grows.

I turned over, super stable overclocks with a celeron 400 600, although the PCI bus was really bad especially men with a Via chipset motherboard: the P3V4X.

In terms of latency, nothing wrong, except that a non-issue when switching to ASIO 2 (they had to configure ...) Same for the South, but the keyboard was a problem that was defective (a always falls on me)

Digital input and output, SPDIF and optical is a rare luxury, even our time, known as Isis afford.

As for flaws, obviously that of drivers other than Windows 95/98, but also use DSP or patch or fashion effect, without restarting the beast. It's been a little tinkering anyway!

Sound, there's more obvious now, but for a config that runs on 95/98, let's be honest, some may be enough, I have since switched to another.

I put a good overall rating, because the current rate, is still very interesting.

In Foreword should read this in context, I bought this card it Yadji a locker and era all the pretty cards from M-Audio, Edirol, Echo and other ca n ' existed. -> Before dropping a product thinking that it is necessary to compare what is comparable both in terms of price and era.
Choice motivated by the fact that c'tait the era, the only card to do really and allow full duplex recording multiport. Creative still silent which the main competitor of Guillemot is not screwed into line with the ISIS or in terms of conection or in terms of full duplex ... larger MODELS SB are still in RCA or minijack without port din noon and of course there's never more than 5.1 but poor between Stereo multimedia microphone 2 ball. SB is really perfect for multimedia and gaming, but for computer music, to forget.
-> Motivation Premire the price! bah so the era for the equivalent in terms of ES was tapper in Digi001 ... May 4 CHRE times (and standard PC There's more compatibility).

Usage: Multimedia, games and music (computer music PPRE what)

It has gone through a lot of configuration ... the only constant and the only real complaint, I think, is that they do guillemot condemned this card toting Win98.

Mostly guitar and voice (but I go through a Mackie console)
+ Master keyboard and vsti

UTILIZATION

Installation: bah decision-heads that resolve over time, but it's even the common lot in this dommaine, trs few cards really work the first time on all the configuration. But not compatible with XP.

Bah no incompatibility material ... but without wishing to rpter ... a small problem for some drivers to OS ... XP kind

Manuals blah, but not really ncessaire, configuration utilities not too bad damn I find, even from some current cards + high-end (like in Edirol seems stingy particulirement cot utilities configuration / soft mix)

I would be nice on the notes of this card pasque qd mm it has made me good and loyal service for some 6 or 7 years ... and will continue even may be a little Registration of RPET wild.

I would be nice EXCEPT This category because Hercules / Guillemot has really dropped the ball on the XP drivers. What will be worth Herclues I do not care about audio at all its products "high end" (the fortissimo for multimedia is not bad ...) but the new 16/16 will be without me ca !

GETTING STARTED

Stability of drivers ... blah ... ca shit as always from time to time but just know if it's really the sound card drivers? In most cases ca can be also problem of motherboard, power supply to the PCI configuration in a few maps and loads with no power supply short top ... nothing to jump up and down or yelling death.

Drivers set date ... I think it is not worth more rpter eh?
Latency ... insufficient bie heard VSTi ... but there is a Wavetable (see APRS)

Software: all a little essay, Cubase VST, sx, VERY light versions of Pro Tools, Logic version that came with the card (the package for soft qd mm is not too bad, surtt for the era), samplitude qqs other briefly and trs. Cubase SX1 for the biggest.

Audio track in 8 mm time ... it works with some dsagrments sometimes but it works.
There's twelve o'clock in the margin in GM, bcp less vst.

OVERALL OPINION

I would not say that the particular feature that is in my view is not quite lgitime Carche above him like some may do so: His report quality price next to the extremely limited market the era of its release and Wavetable.
I saw about a qq'un in a forum: No wavetable card pro n'intgre of personal and I find it trs damage. Ok GM is not terrible, but it is sometimes convenient qd mm and the synths on this one of the ISIS is rather excellent, a multilayer qd mm guele more than a lot of stuff even today (type in crative ...) kits batteries are pretty short to be small squence twelve o'clock it's still a good map trs.

So of course it is a limited use trs prs 2000 but little balls There's 10 years ... What you expect? It's not a pro card, or even semi-pro, it's just the only card that allowed the era to learn without computer music dbourser 10 000 francs.
And it was even when we MRIT hello and that its existence shall adopt the crucified ...

Because if I had to finish this choice again ... Well yes I would do in the context or I did is say it Yadji a good time and with a limited budget trs. Over 7 years I think she made me a lot of services in relation to material that bcp might have done (and also show that AC can take the long hard and not burn out after a year). Nevertheless, I still have a little trouble replacing it because some features not found on current maps as well as lower than mid-range (Vidament when tappe of RME in the ca change ... the deal).

Currently Obviously the question does not arise because of the non compaptibilit with XP, it does advise that extra on an old machine running win98, but of course avoided to the computer music srieuse.
PS: the stuff that I tried the I compare with my personal stuff, I too never had the means to invest in, but I qd mm Digi001 boss also, but Fireface and Motu how to compare maps 1500-2000 euros with a multimedia card / computer music 2000 francs 10 years ago! The only comparison I can do it with a DMX6-Fire ... there's no picture, for all the DMX is better, except that it not allow registration between 8 and has no wavetable. So it does not replace the ISIS forcemnt provided spite of its qualities empty for this price range.

Buy 98 was the only offer that price an external rack, 8 inputs, a software package correctly.
Use: amateur home studio to record guitars, keyboards, live
Pc config: AMD Athlon 1, go two partitioned hard drives: one for the Millennium isis xp and the other for the rest.

UTILIZATION

The installation is a little pb or two but if you use the latest drivers (dj old) and we follow the procedure it's all good.
So the only pb is not support XP but since I partitioned my drive so it runs in this millennium and I have no pb stabilit.je can say that it does not crash ever.

GETTING STARTED

I use with: Vst5 Cubase, Acid Pro and wavelab
Audio did not record that I have no pb latency.

OVERALL OPINION

Over time since 1998 I admit I have trouble Spar me my isis.
Really good product for its time, too bad it is not in Xp perenne.
If I had to buy it back one day I will.
On my site I cre a small space on the Isis, come check it out and share your expriences
https://jmantoni.capitello.com

I wanted a card not very dear to me to record a guitar and a bass simultaneously. ISIS I was immediately seduced by its characteristics:
Rack card with external daughterboard.
Main card: a joystick port, 2 outputs, 1 line input, 1 microphone, all in little Jack.
Daughterboard: A proprietary jack which plugs into the rack.
External rack: 8 Jack mono wholesale disable input, 4 outputs wholesale Jack mono, 1 Digital Input (Optical & Coaxial) and 1 Digital Output (Optical & Coaxial), MIDI In, Out and Through
Usage: Mini home studio, especially miking guitar / bass / mic

UTILIZATION

Hardware installation easy, the cable rack is 2.50m which is good enough.
The daughter card does not bind very well to the PC case, the screws to loosen tendeance quickly, we must give a helping screwdriver regularly (at least if the rack is disconnected and reconnected frequently).
Software installation is relatively simple, there is a CD with drivers and docs, and another CD with some apps (Cool Edit SE, Logic Audio SE ...)
Big Problem: Only works on Windows 98 and Millennium! In addition it will never work on Windows XP or 2000, according to a statement on the website of Guillemot!
Once installed, it works in 2 modes:
- Mode "multimedia", or only I / O card key are taken into account. ISIS then behaves like a sound card "standard" practice to video games or multimedia applications. Software lets you insert effects on output, change the banks in its internal synthesizer, making the surround with 2 outputs ... It closely resembles a SB Live! sound quality with much less.
- Mode "Console", or the rack is taken into account. The Windows mixer is then replaced by a table with the drivers installed, which adjusts the level of monitoring and recording of each track, enabling digital inputs ...

GETTING STARTED

The drivers are stable and are regularly updated, but the problem is the inconsistency ... XP/2000
With Cubase ASIO latency is over 40ms, unfortunately.
With Cool Edit, you can easily record 4 audio tracks simultaneously with a small config (Celeron 366, 128MB of memory)
Mode "multimedia" AC is not very powerful, sound quality is poor and the slowdown is being felt in some videogames.

OVERALL OPINION

I used it for over a year and a half and I was very satisfied. I am separated for three disadvantages:
Least, the lack of E / S CAR. It has only mono jack is very useful when recording a guitar or vocal input, but output on the other hand, the lack of RCA arises.
Then, the latency in Cubase is still huge with ASIO. That said, I have not tried the latest drivers, maybe they have improved.
But above all: The non-support for Windows 2000/XP! What a pity, these systems (especially 2000) are much more stable and powerful than 98, and the card does not work with ...

A regret I advise against a purchase, because it an excellent value for money, but it is already in the past because only supported on older systems, 98 and Me

Audio Converters not really on top, but 100 times more than enough for a home studio and make a model correctly (have to stop making the difficult, it shows that you have not experienced the 4 tracks K7!)

Rack level is very nice ... Wholesale Jacks Jacks of standart MIDI, I would have preferred to 8 inputs 8 outputs but ... (warning this is true not to disconnect the PC turned on!)

MIDI side, the great advantage of ISIS is that it can make its own sounds and make banks (need some patience anyway) ... The ISIS functions as a sampler that has on its own RAM. (unlike SB Platinum PC ram pump ...) In addition you can add ram is pretty standart it's the ODE ... Needless to say that found on all the old PC!)
So, we can do without the traditional GM Kit (anyway, no one uses! Least I hope ... The default store (4mb made in Roland) is a bit ringuarde (compared to an expander hardware) and happily give murrelet over 200 MB of sounds on the CD (including some very nice guitars and very good acoustic drum kits)

The software offers is very abundant, Logic ISIS (which is similar to LOTS SILVER LOGIC), ACID MUSIC, COOL EDIT PRO SE ... It's still a very serious offer ... That said nothing prevents the use Cubase with Isis and contrary to what many people say it works very well!

UTILIZATION

Installation and config of the card is a bit complicated for beginners but if not ... it is still good!
Like everyone I met some problems sometimes (update drivers for example). In discussing the forums with other users, it was very veers realized that the card was rather capricious According ... config, the chipset of the motherboard ...

I have a PIII is a VIA card, it works well and I have always found solutions to my problems!

The history of fashion / multimedia console, to be clear is little Ch. Nt!
Particularly in fact frankly if you want to do serious audio / midi on a PC, it is better to dedicate it's not that. My config not know then that the console! (And I'm not the only one)

The manual is pretty light but very clear ... Too bad for cons emagiC gives only a very small book on Logic Seen the possibilities of soft, we would have liked something more substantial ...

GETTING STARTED

The drivers are a little temperamental (must always remember to install Direct X first and then the latest drivers) operating on the 1.9 that we Drivers ASIO 2.0 support, are not perfect but it changed my life !

Level behavior in a meeting ... well it's not yucky!
Cubase works fine with ASIO 2 of ISIS (93ms latency), but
disabling monitoring asio ... it works for impeccable use
AUDIO MIDI sequencer (very stable! I'm sessions enrgisetrement AUDIO serious style ... 50 shots on 2, 3 hours ... it's not crash!)

using ASIO Direct X Full Duplex, and turning the input
VSTi can be used with latency of 12ms ... which is fairly good.
you understand it enough to juggle between the two config ASIO (Cubase see no inconveniant) ...

At many tracks and well, being honest I never managed to block my system ... That said I never tried to do. say
I'm mean on the track when I need ... I am .. So hard to say it makes

OVERALL OPINION

2 years that I have the ISIS and I'm pretty happy. I I've always wondered if not done better to buy a SB Platinum but since I tried one ... I tell myself that I am the right choice.

The problem is that it does not work for everyone but when it works ... it is really the ...

To conclude, I would say that talking on the forums I found a lot of people very discontent of ISIS. Often these were people who had incredible configs let me explain ...
A machine with a pack Office, games, photoshop, internet, network card, scanner, joystick, steering wheel, 50 shareware installed ...
or bin where I say, it can not walk! sure! nor with ISIS or with something else ...

PCI card + external rack
16 bit 48 khz (20 bit and not as alleged by the pub)
4 outputs + 8 analog inputs (and PDIF)
uses sound banks .94 B (computer music past
sampling technique exceeded)
Stock 4MB GM sound / Roland GS (low quality non-pro)
Total memory for sampling to 36 MB (not found)
Only works on some PCs and Win98SE.

Users of Windows 2000 or XP soon forget this card
A scam in the current state of the market for sound cards.
Correct card 2 years ago.
Took over 2000 FRF unjustified

UTILIZATION

Installation is 100% on some PCs and sub WIN98SE
Or if not on others it is the descent into hell.
(Given the quality of drivers) Drivers

GETTING STARTED

ASIO2 are zero.
Only under WIN98 Direcsound gives satisfactory results
2 modes imposed: multimedia and music
(Obligation to reboot the machine from one mode to another)
Soft poorly designed and not pro.
Consol to review

OVERALL OPINION

mix I used for 2 years. No longer meets the new standards of computer music
(Sonar, Halion, Sampletank, Gigastudio ......)
Not recommended for software pro.
Alles, Don, c a ride on the forum to understand ISIS
isis.stefff.net (great forum)
In the worst case Terratec prefer a hand and 88 Mt in
Ideally a map or midiman Egosys.

Do not buy - I would have warned

PCI + external enclosure

UTILIZATION

installation problem under win 98se very
big pb with the vxd drivers, who were bugue the system each time.
hotline very nice, but that did not solve the pb at all

GETTING STARTED

PBS adjusted after installation of Win ME and update directX (8.01).
CM: MSI K7T 266 Pro2
P: + athlon 1500X
RAM: 256M DDR
HD: 40G quantum 7200tr u-dma

cool edit pro tours extensively and with enough tracks

OVERALL OPINION

Using very simple (but I'm just the audio)
cheap

I like it very much this card!

It is true that this card has a value for money rather in his favor. But others are now also produces mouthwatering ... cf hoontek .. However, in terms of quality when I hear what musicos make friends with cards has 10 000 FF, I do not think the difference is so sensitive. I work with as many synths with guitars and the connection of the card is very appropriate. So, in terms money, I say it's honest!

UTILIZATION

The manual sucks, and the installation cd rom is really fucking bad ... Certainly, good project leaders for cd rom is really rare!
Moreover, it took me a while to get used to dual-mode card (console / mixer). For my part, with an overclocked pentuim II 450, 396 mega of ram, all in scsi, no conflict ... But it's galley to install and parramétrer!

GETTING STARTED

I will not dwell on the thorny problem of drivers ... everything has been said! on the other hand, there is a real problem with cubase! initially had a latency of 150 milliseconds + ... an eternity for the wst instrumentals ... After downloading drivers version 1.9 I think (well, what the latest), the latency drops to 53 Ms. .. For comparison, I have a friend who has a latency period of ... 4 ms (yes) with a sound blaster live the dream! but well, anyway, we can work seriously with this card

OVERALL OPINION

VERY IMPORTANT! If you have an ISIS MAXISTUDIO very careful never to unplug the cable between the rack and the PCI card when the PC is turned on, otherwise you can say goodbye to your card, it will be grilled! 5 people I know who has it happened, including me, but I must say that murrelet has agreed to change me even though it is no longer under warranty! that's cool! Moreover, I expect.
yet something has to know (after promised, I stop), always, with an external rack cards have their converters in the rack, it avoids interference from the proximity of the electrical gadgets that are in the belly the PC. Well at guillemot, the converters are on the pci card ... the external rack, it is only connections, and then, if one buys the card, nobody tells us ... it's still a bit of mouth foutage not?
Apart from that, this card allowed me to work on an almost pro and fill my plate for two years now, so we can work with! But as I have never owned a different sound card, I can not compare ... See for yourself ...