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M-Audio Delta 44 Digital Audio Sound Card

The Delta 44 offers the same features and high performance as the Delta 66, but is designed for the person who does not require S/PDIF digital I/O. The Delta 44 features the same 24-bit 96kHz converter section that makes the Delta 66 the envy of the audio card community. And like the Delta 66, the Delta 44's breakout box handles 4 balanced or unbalanced, +4dB or -10dB signal level analog inputs and outputs. Also included is the Delta control panel software, which configures the card and controls digital mixing and routing. Learn More...

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Overall User Ratings

Overall:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * * * . . . 7 out of 10

Individual User Ratings

Overall:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10

Feature:
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!

Desirability:
It's great! It's the best for the price!

Sound:
The sound is really great! No noise as far as I can hear and it's clean and excellent quality

Overall:
It's very good! Except that you only get 4 (2 stereo) inputs, but for the price it's excellent!

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Overall:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * . . . . . 5 out of 10

Feature:
very flexible and simple. I like it this way. I'm going to add three more cards to total 16 channels. The breakout box is a metal casing and very rigid. Feels like studio quality.

Quality:
simple and durable.

Value:
I think this is definetly worth the money. The balanced I/O is what really got me to look.

Desirability:
looks like a pro. Actually a rack faceplate option would've been nice

Sound:
very low noise floor. No dissapointment here.

Support:
never asked for them.

Overall:
I'm happy with this thing. I'm gonna order three more!

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Overall:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10

Feature:
It came with two shareware audio software CD's, LIVE 6 and Reason Adapted. I never use these programs because they're too complex for me. I tried to get support for the Reason software and they made me give them tons of information and sign up and on and on...and I never got the help I needed. So in short, I think the software is useless unless you have a lot of time (days) to figure out how to use it.

Quality:
Overall, very high quality. It's worked well for me. You can plug in any 1/8" jack with an 1/8" to 1/4" adapter jack (your can get them for like $1.50). I plugged my computer speakers into input one. To plug the outputs from the Delta 44 into a stereo you'll probably need a dual 1/4" to RCA adapter cable and then plug into the aux input on your stereo. One problem: When I adjust the volume on i-tunes there is a faint popping--but only when I change the volume, not during normal play.

Value:
I wanted an audio card with 1/4" inputs. This is the only one that came even close to my price range. I did a lot of research and this was by far the best for the buck and my desired set up. Many audio cards have inputs for MIDI devices and such. I didn't need a MIDI device, so the Detla 44 suited me just fine. (and if I decided to buy a MIDI divice in the future I could simply buy an adapter.)

Desirability:
Looks very nice. Small; easy to use; cool looking.

Sound:
Much more clear and crisp than my old 16 bit soundcard.

Support:
They answered my question in about a paragraph. My question was how I should set the control panel for 1 mono input only.

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Overall:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * . . . 7 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * * . . . . 6 out of 10

Feature:
4-in 4-out 24b/96k, how can you beat that in this price range? I realize now what I *should* have gotten is Delta 66 for the MIDI, but I'm considering getting a 66 for the recording machine and putting the 44 in another box just for editing. For home recording, 4 is the most simultaneous inputs I'll ever use (Drums - bass (1 mic, duh), snare (top & bottom), toms (one each on top), brass (hihat, two overheads)). With a mixer that has four sub-mixes (Mackie 24x4x6), it's a perfect fit.

Quality:
What can you say about a PCI card? Simpler is better. The breakout box has got 8 total 1/4" jacks, solid as a rock. The system I use is quasi-portable, plenty of re- and dis- assembly, and never a hardware problem. The cable seems plenty sturdy; standard precautions apply, of course. The ends are molded around the jacks, which use real standard 25-pin connections. No seperation of the molding or anything.

Value:
Absolutely the best single piece of equipment that a home recording studio could invest in. Biggest bang for buck around; just going from 44x16 to 96x24 is a huge leap, even ignoring the quality. Multiple delta's can clock sync for sample-accurate timing. I got exactly what I expected to get for this price, a transparent interface for digitization.

Desirability:
Having the 44, I think the next one will be a 66, but even putting two 44s in tandem would be sweet.

Sound:
Awesome fidelity for the price. No noise, no RF interference, totally clean.

Support:
Never had to deal with them, so I can't say. The only beef I have is that the drivers don't have an installer, nor much of any instructions. Never stopped me through multiple reloads, though. Gotta love "Update driver..." in XP.

Overall:
I plan on using this card for a long, long time. The only problems I ever had were random, audible clicks at 96x24 with lots of tracks, but after upgrading from a P3 500-100 to a 750-133 (lol), they've disappeared.

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Overall:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10

Feature:
They shipped the correct drivers with the product (I'm using Win 98 SE). The only feature that really matters, for me, is the monitoring feature where the inputs 1 & 2 are routed into the application and directly to outputs 1 & 2 so that latency is irrelevant (you're listening to the input in real-time and the recording application processes the input however it would like).

Quality:
This box is very well made. It's a very nice addition to the rig.

Value:
The $$ is just right. Inexpensive but delivers absolute noise-free digital quality - as a guitar player, I recommend using a preamp or preamp/effect unit but ditch the amplifiers (don't use the line out).

Desirability:
I can't see any reason to buy anything else. Between this 4in/4out audio interface and my Midisport 4x4 (about $400 for both), we're flying high - I'm constantly reading the newsgroups about the problems folks are having with their equipment; it's not the M-Audio equipment, it's that the rest of the system is not good enough for hard disk recording.

Sound:
I don't need sound quality better than this!

Support:
M-Audio has provided excellent phone support; very personable and sincere (pacific standard time, though).

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Overall:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * . . . 7 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * * . . . . 6 out of 10

Feature:
Admitedly, I didn't buy this for the features. It doesn't have all the bells and whistles. It's simply a great way to get analog turned into digital, then into your computer. If you need all the fancy stuff, move up to one of the other M Audio products like the Delta 66 or the 10/10.

Quality:
It sure would be nice if the guys who designed this made a rack sized faceplate that would allow multiple units to fit in a rack. It's kind of inconvenient having the breakout box flopping around when you are putting cables in and out.

Value:
Lotsa bang for very little bucks.

Sound:
The detail that I'm now able to get is amazing. My old sound card was a Core, from Lexicon and the Delta 44 blows it away. One thing I did notice though is you have to be careful about ambient noise; this card will record it ALL if you are using condenser mics. It has great detail when using the full 24/96 settings, and that really makes a difference when you are mixing 16+ tracks. I've tried it with Behringer Ultra Voice Pro, and Ultragain Tube preamps and both work well.

Support:
It's so foolproof, (read the manual if you have problems) that I havn't needed any support.

Overall:
I'll be getting another.. or perhaps going to another Delta with s/pdif or optical I/O

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Overall:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10

Feature:
The product icludes enough accessories for initial set-up. External instrument cables to be procured separately. The manual is pretty explicit, although I had to create my own LOGICAL diagram to determine the connectivity between the Delta 44 mixer, Cakewalk recording software and Reason.

Quality:
great sound for the money robust product the box(input/output controller)offers elegant instrument connectivity avoids cables hanging

Value:
i am not familiar with other products but I would most likely preffere it over the Prodigy Pro (similar features) audio card.

Desirability:
although that would be overdesigned, a 19" rack mounting type design with some control leds on the front pannels and gain knobs would make the product more appealing.

Sound:
great sound, dynamic is excellent, I did microfon recording without a special pre-amp, the sound is excellent !!!, no noise, clipping/chopping. And this was with a PII 266MH machine...The inputs for keyboard does not require an additional preamp, however, if a guitar is used, a pre-amp may be desired. You can also get extra gain by going into the mixer software and set the input to -10dB rather than the +4dB default. There is no MIDI in-out but that can be easily achieved by buying an extra MIDIUno interface for $49 that works via USB.

Support:
very professional, you must know a little bit what you are talking about otherwise, the risk is you loose their attention

Overall:
i will keep it for a long time, it is perfect for my home studio

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