All user reviews for the M-Audio Delta 66

What characteristics have motivated your choice?
zero latency
For what purpose?
What is your config (Motherboard / CPU / Ram / Hard, ...)?
audio buddy is connected to the input map
Buddy the audio is connected to the output of an analog console Yamaha
pc windows 7

UTILIZATION

The drivers are stable?
I have this card for over 7 years
the updates of drivers has never been a problem
I have no latency

GETTING STARTED

The installation is done it without problems?
no problem is with Sonar and compatibility with other cards I've had problems

OVERALL OPINION

How long have you use it?
7 years
What is the particular feature you like best and least?
Simple effective
I have another sound card, this is my favorite
today I remake this choice

I was looking for a good audio card trs, a pro card, but actually made a "reasonable" with at least four input / output jack for machinery and instrumentals, and an input / outputs numrique. I hsit with the 1010 rack. Today I do not see what would have used 10 inputs! But that dpend the config of each. In short it is a map that perfectly matches my needs. It runs on PC with another audio intgre the motherboard (a CMDI) without conflict. I use the pre-amp Delta Omni i / o with this card. It makes life easier.

UTILIZATION

Very easy. Not much to say, it installs, you turn the computer ... worked perfectly. The manual is quite clear in French but not enough dvelopp on the configuration. (Size of the buffers, routing ...). Too bad when you are nophite. This will be the only black.
In fact the config panel interface is simple and clear, there is no risk of being lost. I only regret that the manual did not some "quick start" with clear examples of use. It would have made me gain a lot of time.

GETTING STARTED

Simple, really quick and easy. I use it with Nuendo. 6 tracks were recorded simultaneously with no latency. In addition to the pre-amp Omni i / o really easy to use: no need to plug / unplug the machines in all directions.
The website of M-Audio is very well done, the drivers are set rgulirement days.

OVERALL OPINION

It's been a month since I use it, and I am quite satisfied. This card fits perfectly my needs. The interface of the config is not exceptional, it remains easy to use and clear.
These and card is my opinion worth sr.

-The price! QUALITY !!!!!!!!!!!! Really for the quality!
Personal-use, to go further .....( like everyone else ....)
I-98 runs win, PIII 1GHz, 512 MB RAM, 110 GB of DD-
-The top for this card is to take the "OMNI IO" adapted for the delta 66/44- It's a high quality amp, I use monitor speakers in numrique or analog on the map (of Roland DS 50A), I use VST enormment instrumentals that work perfectly-

UTILIZATION

No-bp on the install under win 98, xp-
-Compatibility with EVERYTHING! (Except of course PRO TOOLS! And even if you use Logic Audio, y 'a way ....)
No-bp .........

GETTING STARTED

-Drivers, trs stable on any system (at least ...), pc win 98, win xp ....
-M-Audio always the first for updates to drivers-
"I mainly use the Delta 66 with Cubase VST 32 (also with cubase sx tst), Sound Forge, Wavelab, Acid ....
Under-98 win, I use it without any worries until the 10-12ms-below, it's hot ... In xp you can descend a little lower with .... obviously some risk of click-
-Up Submitted, it's pretty unlimited so long as there is not too much because this APRS dpend the number of runs, the cpu, effects ..... .

OVERALL OPINION

-This is a year I use this card and I am very satisfied, it is an excellent choice for lower cost of quality -
- What I prfre in fact this is the case "Omni" allows me to connect a microphone or a guitar with enough gain - By connecting various Vitantis all that could make a small mix console ....
I'm not a fan of the control panel, simple but good enough, blah-

-I test more maps from (I worked at Star's Computer Music in radius, but shhhhhhhut) is always better ... for more money! But the good in you your hardware!

-Motivation: Like everyone else, the prsence I / O digital and I was told (the vendreurs) report quality-price.

-Usage: Home-studio prep for basic models before recording studio. 1) convert midi to audio tracks, RCup making the Mini-Disc, and trs rarely, recording voice or acoustic instrument.

Config: Mac G3 233 Mhz, 384 MB RAM, 64 GB HDD, Mac OS 9.2.2 and Cubase VST Score 5.1.

Instruments and apparatus: Prampli DiPort of MindPrint, nothing else. Expander Roland SC-880, Sennheiser microphone (I know the RF) and a Sony MD. In short, the simple.

UTILIZATION

-Install: no problem. Note however that if you can not blmer M-Audio for not having delivered an assistant to help with rglages could warmly congratulates the other hand, if there was one. But ... "With a little help from my friends and the technic support," as the guys were singing Liverpool ...

-Incompatibility: as always in this kind of hardware, while the issue revolves around the pilots. In my case, it turned out that, in the words of Madame de Maintenon about the war against Austria, "aa dirty shit beginners." Indeed, the latest version of a driver is not forcment good, and the former, who was walking trs well, I had more (and not on the n'tait site). So, we have a version that works, but we no longer (it's my fault, I lost the CD). Version 2 is incompatible with my Mac OS 9.2.2 (it was not my fault). Beta version (3.1.0) that she seems to work nickel.

FOR INFO: if someone meets the same problem with the current driver, 2: The symptoms are that the plant Cubase Mac leaving, or else does not recognize the card, because it Submitted to him as "dj use by another application" ... Or the two: crash over non-recognition. This comes from the Dashboard "Sound" of Mac OS, which monopolizes the map. It shows that in the "sound output" of the TDB, the card is not only the only choice, but this choice is the default and can not select disable. In addition, the tab "Speakers", thanks to which we Sets the scale, etc., is gray and unavailable. In my case, a tower on the site m-audio.com and research on drivers by checking the "include beta", and a clean install of the beta version 3.1.0, and AA seem to work ( I 'havent been able to test the recording, aa air but ok).

Config: an idiot like me, aa t so complicated and not really explain it to document the software we use, I have to bring an-ing her to make me the paramtrage, sr, well, paying. But it may be that I'm not trs intelligent, too. In any case, I knew nothing, and this lack of information from Cubase I missed on the paper. Since then, M-Audio has posted sheets Specializes trs well done, like, you have DP3, you have Cubase, Logic you have, etc ...

GETTING STARTED

-Drivers: see above.

-Soft: Cubase VST Score 5.1, 2.3.8 and derrire WHO.

-Latency: with the current driver does not work, and some of 22 ms. With the 3.1.0 beta, I'm 11 and some! Formidable.

"It is rare that I try to del of 4-5, but my Mac is not Cassius Clay either ...

OVERALL OPINION

-Hard: For almost two years.

-Features: Sound is irrprochable for the use I make. But as I have the speakers for monitoring that are not at all the height, I can not judge any fact fawn permits.

-Comparison: No, only one PC on ISIS, and I quickly sold all because I could never make them work.

-Qualitprix: rsolus problem of drivers, trs trs correct, even if right now, I never would resume a PCI card is a type of prpih AMERICAS I never aim and I have only good expriences with the FW.

-My next card: FW, but never PCI.

4 of 4 analog outputs
record songs guitars and drums with 4 mics!
MSI motherboard / intel p4 2GH / ram 256/DD40Go
Mackie VLZ Pro 1402pro + VIRTUALIZER Berhinger

UTILIZATION

Easy installation
no imcompatibilits
easy to understand except config panel monitoring: it displays 4channel of 6: and for more you have to activate a tiny little square (lower channels) when I say it innexact following:
the poster is 4 channels while the total is 6 channels! for if we give a résumé letter by channel:
ABCD is the first display
the second is CDEF
In the manual there is indeed an attempted explanation: a photo of the panel cut in two by a zbrure? or dchirure? of a default printer? : C is not clear at all!
It would be useful to expand the panel width (c may be difficult !!??)

GETTING STARTED

Drivers stable
No I have not yet done so to update

I shoot with Cool Edit and Sound Forge XP

8 ms

16/18 tracks without effects (with 4-track FX lock condition until it works a second or two before you start!)

I'm learning to use Virtualization for the reverbs to put as little as possible on the computer reverbs because they are hungry dernires CPU!

OVERALL OPINION

I use the Delta for 4 months every day (ah passion!)

the sound is excellent pro!

the panel is reviewing

compared to other models is in the first two

j acqurir love a Mac and run with Digidesign Pro Tools LE and 01 (patience!!)
more good music!

I was looking for a sound card with spcificits honorable, for a reasonable price:
Bandwidth, signal / noise ratio, etc. ..
Installed in a PC-based and AMD 450Mhz Win 98!
The analog inputs are connected to the choice of devices DIFFERENT (synth dynamics processors, micro prampli) in jack.
The branch is numrique between the S / PDIF output of a CD player.
Used in 24 bit 96 kHz!

UTILIZATION

Installation was done without any problem!
The configuration is very simple.

Only trouble, having changed PC and OS, I wanted to install the card on a 1.9 GHz Pentium PC running XP, it apparently concerns a pilot (signature), but I can not install it!

GETTING STARTED

The drivers are stable, low latency trs.
I use Musik Maker, Wavelab. In gnral, I do not Exceeds 4 tracks, with little effect trs (the 450Mhz too low!).

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for at least four years, and I'm not at all the!
The sound is clear and particulirement prcis, good dynamics ... though just recording (missing 2 or 3 dB!).
In fact, I use this card as prinipalement converter (when j'coute a CD, I go directly to a digital signal of the CD card, just to have a good trs replay of signal).
I went from Akai DR4, including converters n'taient not (too) bad, this card trying APRS including Studio ISIS (Gros config problem ... and use! ).
Frankly the Delta 66 has an excellent qualitprix.
The sound is clean!

I wish a sound card to record multiple sources at the same time, and spare track.

Possdant a Soundcraft Spirit Live 4, with direct outs on each slice, so I can easily do what I want with this card, especially since the console pramps trs are good. I used to record acoustic guitar with a B-2 Berhinger, the sound is nice, and gnral, I made a simultanment with Di on a slice and another with B-2. I record the song too, and taking up various percussion, and accordion. The 4 inputs can then be able to place several micro on a single source.

Otherwise I run on a P4 HT 2.4 Ghz, with 2 GB of DDR. And mainly on Adobe Audition 3 for XP pro.

UTILIZATION

No problems during installation. Everything worked nickel, the latest drivers seem stablent.

No configuration issues. I just read the manual as the configuration is simple. In addition, the latest drivers does not seem corespondre Retailer those in the manual. In short, super enjoyable since it works now.

on the other hand I have not the useful output SPDIF, and I connect the outputs 1 and 2 my hi-fi (temporary solution) and the output 3 and 4 for my console back headphones when shooting.

GETTING STARTED

Currently no problem with, I use it for about 1 week. I do not know how to calculate the latency, but I have not felt the cares of this cot l.

I am currently testing with the 3 tracks max. and everything is moving.

OVERALL OPINION

The ratio quality price is excellent, but I hsiter remake that choice (as little fortune), more by adding another card is not up until track 16! and as my console has 24! but hey this will be for later!

My use is primarily to be able to own models before going to the studio recording with my band, and also to enjoy myself first!

Purchased 2004, still in the factory when the gas dpanner higher you drop (gnral in the middle of a project prior to yesterday) that Delta 66 is the robust, simple, indeed, but indestructible (it's contaminating the pc works flawlessly with tjrs 10 years).
Windows 2000,

UTILIZATION

Between the opening of the box and the first track recorded, although 30 min count (and yes, it's a PCI card, must put their hands in it) so to speak, no problem.

GETTING STARTED

Once on the pc, I never come back except a few adjustments of levels but when you find the balance, no need to return (must be said, it's simple)
with Samplitude and my mill cif simultanments 4 tracks.
latency Personally I do not know what c'tait before an interface digidesign cheap in any case I never peru with the delta 66.

OVERALL OPINION

I used this interface for 5 years and I think I'll use it again if I had. Ais not opt ​​for a mac laptop.
most: reliability, sound, simplcit (in a home studio hardware it is the East IDAL: transparency)
Cons: just the interface on computer, not trs clear is what M Audio ...
in my scenario the delta 66 c'tait IDAL, although better now than Mbox2 example (and its compatibility)

Card bought two months ago to save models with instruments like drums, guitar, bass and voice on a PC ddi computer music. Microphones drums / vocals, and bass are connected to a mixer which it is connected to the same between 1 and 2 of the M-Audio Delta 66, while the guitar is fitting e on the S / PDIF Delta 66 via a BOSS GT8 pdalier.

My PC config:
Intel Celeron Dual Core 1.6GHz, 2GB RAM DDR2, 160GB SATA HDD, operating system Ubuntu Studio

What motivated my choice, the S / PDIF Stereo to connect the pdalier BOSS GT8 guitar, and the S / PDIF Stereo to use my Denon amp AVR1906 in numrique.
Also the 4 inputs and 4 analog outputs, leaving a minimum margin (at least I thought ...)

Yes, however unpleasant surprise to learn that ALL of these analog inputs / outputs are mono, unlike the notice which states connectors STEREO JACK 6.35, which is not true.

Prvoir therefore the use of cable (s) Y for a true sound Stereo (for example using the two outputs OUT1 and OUT2, which correspond to the left channel and right channel)

UTILIZATION

I do not know if the drivers are provided stable, since I use Linux Ubuntu Studio 8.04. In this regard, the card is IMMEDIATE detects and functional with Ubuntu. But be careful though using version 8.04 LTS of Ubuntu, I have not run the Russian in the APRS 4.9 moultes tests. Any Manir always privilgier LTS distributions (versions support stable long-term) to be the stability of sr System.

So I use the software Ardour / Hydrogen and others ... using the jack of Ubuntu, I have a latency of about 2ms with my configuration, which is great.

The reliability is excellent using Ubuntu, I never had any crashes until now and configure the card via the application intgre Envy24 is very simple.

GETTING STARTED

The installation is hassle free and Droulez automatically via Ubuntu Studio. The configuration is very simple, it was quickly rev the card in hand.

I had no incompatibility (from version 9.4 to Ubuntu that I deprecated).

No need for manual to learn how to use it.

OVERALL OPINION

Overall I'm happy, the quality of the trs is satisfactory, the card is very practical with a small external box, the latency is non-existent Quazi Linux kernel via RT.

Even when I find a shame not to have placed the two S / PDIF in this case plutt derrire that the PCI card (not very practical for me to CASC).

But the point that bothers me most is the problem of analog inputs and outputs Mono is for me trs handicap, especially for outputs: It is for example not possible to directly connect a headset st ro it like I wanted to do (you do the sound in the left atrium). Obligation so to go through an amp / headphone amp (which in addition to the sound if it's collor to the monitoring), and use a cable in Y. .. cel is for that that I put 7 / 10

Now that I have the hardware Necessary for this card (mixer, headphone amp ...), and if I could not put more money in another sound card, I do it again even when this choice because I have not seen better for that price.

I always had an M-Audio 44 since 2000, my choice is instinctively saw that my need to use has not changed a live pre-amp microphone, a mixer, and even another mobile USB interface ...

I use it on a PC:
- Motherboard: Asus P5-
- CPU: dual-core with 4 GB of RAM and a 1TB HDD .. and everything is stable.

I use the card for multitrack lenregistrement: guitar, vocals, bass ... etc. without any problem.

UTILIZATION

The drivers are stable, tlchargeable on the official website, I use Cubase Sx 5 with a reasonable latency Asio drivers using the card for my use I get to have four tracks simultaneously in direct recording, but it is possible to mount up to 8 mono (not yet tested.

GETTING STARTED

For those with a Delta 44 and passing over a 66, it is highly recommended to those used in the 66 logic would tell me about you, but on some systems, those of 44, 66 rotate easily but any problem with some of the same. I use the version "Delta_6_0_2_5_10_0_5074" which is stable on XP (x86), and for Windows 7 (x64) I recommend "6.0.2.30883" which is stable but also reliable because I had problem of latency with the old beta version.
configuration is easily addressed by gnrale against supplmentaire knowledge of the world "spdif" is mandatory if you want to enjoy the IN / OUT numriques

OVERALL OPINION

I always used an M-Audio Delta either a 44 or 66 delta due to the low difference between the two, from 2000 to 2009 for 44 and 66.

Most:

- Low latency.
- Intuitive easy rglage
- Possibility to have benefits of rglage
- Of dcrochage can see no sound if the system is stable


the -:
- The output symtrie Drout and therefore always in mono headphones, the Stereo is forgotten


I test lots of other models the era but for the price quality ratio I opt for the 44 and I ended up with 66 cder the time I tell myself if M-Audio Releases a new version of the 66 I would lessee without problem.

Cheap, simple, stable. I wanted to couple it in Config homestudio with Omni I / O input preamp. Voice recording, guitar, various instrumentals.

Used with Windows XP (SP1-3)
CM Config Asus P5W Deluxe, intel core2duo at 2.93 Mghz, 2GB RAM, more HDD Western Digital 1.5 TB
in parallel with a soundblaster base for all comers, most sound card integrated into the motherboard

UTILIZATION

Stable drivers.
latency quite correct, no big problem
Management multitrack ok, but I'm doing crazy configs either.

GETTING STARTED

Installation ok, no incompatibilities.
I have no manual ...

OVERALL OPINION

It is not a thousand things, but she does well.
Never had a conflict with anything from 6 / 7 years.
Good value for money (bought second-hand ')
I will ever be the same choice, yes.

Faithful to PCI cards and branded Midiman M-Audio, I use a config fairly recent Windows Vista: Intel Quad Core 9400 to 3 GB Ram - 320 and 500 GB Hard
Used primarily for listening in PC output and recording guitar tracks and mix catches on mobile recorder

UTILIZATION

Stable drivers - not a concern since the day of the install. No updated driver (even if updates are many) - it works. Low latency.

GETTING STARTED

Easy installation - simple setup - Manual in French, very easy to follow

OVERALL OPINION

I use the M-Audio cards since 2001, the Delta 66 since 2008
I tried several other models FireWire and USB
What I like: stability, simplicity, low latency
What I like least: the dynamics and terrain that I think "standard"
It's not an outstanding menu but it does the job and doing it well. Very good value at the time, I still consider it a safe bet.
PCI is less fashionable but I certainly would do that choice.

I chose at the time because it was a good compromise between quality and price (we always come back there!). It has 4 mono input jack, which suits me because I do not catch his multi-instrument, 4 outputs, the minimum necessary when one wants to make music production. SPDIF: I do not use it. It can make 24bit/96kHz.

I use the output from my computer, connected to my mixer for the inputs and outputs.

I use it mainly to hear the sound coming from my computer, not very often miking. When I did catch her, I felt that the final quality was average, dull.

UTILIZATION

Stable drivers, except that it is not possible to use this sound card on a PC running Windows 7. 6ms latency, it will ...

GETTING STARTED

No problem with the installation, configuration quite simple: there is a control panel software parameter that easily. A priori, incompatibility of the card with Windows 7. Manual translated into French but not super clear enough.

OVERALL OPINION

2011 - 2000 = 11 years. I've had in my hands as 2 or 3 other sound cards, and they were not mine, it's my first and only sound card I bought. So I did not decline to judge its quality - basically I know nothing! Audiofanzine but it told me that my opinion is ...

good value for money - for the time, and I do it again this election, I remember I took the time to compare all the cards that were in that price range at the time.