"TRBishop" <gnudad@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > From: "John Bleichert" <syborg@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > I'm evaluating a Delta44 sound card to use with Ardour and Audacity > > (Audacity until Ardour stabilizes, and maybe afterward). I've grabbed the > > manual for the 44 from the M-Audio site to check it out. The 2 example > > recording layouts they provide in the manual require an M-Audio 'Audio > > Buddy' (or something like it) to get a proper line level. ...It's probably the best bit of hardware I've ever bought... most everything I do is synthesized though... I can't help you a lot with recording. As far as sound quality goes... at that price range... I don't think you can beat it. The difference in capabilities as far as both generation of sounds and in editing/authoring/sequencing/whatever/etc {you can crank all the delays in sound forge's multitap delay to about 3 times as high as you can with a 48/24 card... before it starts to tear your ears out. :}} The amount of additional depth you can give things is something you've just got to hear. It gives you a lot of room to play with in coagula as well. {you can actually get sounds out of it instead of just noise.} It's the same in snd for that matter {Tho I don't really have any 16 bit experience to relate it to. {'Least not in years.}}