M-Audio Delta 44 Digital Audio Sound Card

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The M-Audio Delta 44 is a high end 4 in, 4 out digital PCI audio interface without digital I/O.

Need a great sounding audio interface without digital I/O? The M-Audio Delta 44 offers the same features and high performance as the Delta 66, but is designed for the user who does not require digital I/O. And like its big brother, the Delta 44's breakout box handles four balanced/unbalanced, +4dBu or -10dBV signal level analog inputs and outputs. You get the same 24-bit/96kHz fidelity, industry-standard driver support and bulletproof operation as is found across the entire Delta family.

Features

- 4 x 4 24-bit/96kHz full-duplex audio interface
- 4x4 analog I/O
- Zero-latency monitoring
- Includes Ableton Live Lite music production software, so you can make music right away

36-bit Embedded DSP

All Delta cards contain a 36-bit embedded DSP enabling a software-driven patchbay/router for all analog and digital I/O--all with extremely fast throughput for low-latency software monitoring. A single unified control panel provides settings for clock and sample rates, buffer sizes, individual signal levels for every input and output, and adjustable +4dBu/-10dBV pad controls. All controls are also easily accessible through most professional audio software applications for seamless integration and operation.

Compatibility


ASIO 2
MME
Sound Manager
OMS
DirectX
GSIF 2
Mac OS X Core Audio / Core MIDI

Minimum System Requirements (PC)


Windows 98SE* / ME* / 2000 (SP4)* / XP (SP2)**
For 96kHz operation: Pentium III 500MHz w/ 128MB RAM
For 48kHz operation: Pentium II 400MHz w/ 64MB RAM
* No ongoing updates/support for Windows 98SE, Me or 2000
** Home and Professional Edition only. Windows Media Center Edition is not supported.

M-Audio suggests you also check the minimum system requirements for your software, as they may be greater than the above.

Minimum System Requirements (Mac)


G3/G4* 500MHz
G5 w/PCI-X expansion slots** - Incompatible exceptions
OS 9.2.2 w/128MB RAM, Opcode OMS 2.3.8 for MIDI
Mac OS X 10.2.8, 10.3.8 w/256MB RAM
Mac OS X 10.4.5, 10.5.1 w/512MB RAM
* G3/G4 accelerator cards not supported
** Intel based Mac Pro & DuelCore G5 with PCI-Express expansion slots not supported.
*** No ongoing updates/support for Mac OS 9 or Mac OS X 10.2.8

M-Audio suggests you also check the minimum system requirements for your software, as they may be greater than the above.

For support or warranty questions, please contact the manufacturer:
Phone: 401-658-5765

Reviewers gave this product an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars. (154 ratings)
Submitted February 11, 2006 by a customer from hotmail.com

"You won't be sorry if you would buy this"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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It's very good! Except that you only get 4 (2 stereo) inputs, but for the price it's excellent!
Sound
The sound is really great! No noise as far as I can hear and it's clean and excellent quality
Features
The breakout box was great! They said you could record up to 4 channels at the same time, but actually that is 2 stereo channels. You get ProTools Demo with it and Live Lite, but ProTools won't work (probably like the LE version because I have Windows XP).
Quality
It looks steady and strong and it feels like that.
Value
This is the first soundcard I've seen for such a low price and such good features!
The Wow Factor
It's great! It's the best for the price!

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