All user reviews of 4/5 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

-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!

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.

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.