Thanks everybody for all the feedback. I bought the Delta 44 and a mixer - I should have opted for "next day afternoon" shipping .... ! Thanks - JB On Wed, 26 Feb 2003, Ross Vandegrift wrote: > Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2003 18:00:23 -0500 > From: Ross Vandegrift <ross@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Reply-To: linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To: linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] delta44 and direct recording > > On Wed, Feb 26, 2003 at 04:49:08PM -0500, John Bleichert wrote: > > Do I really need this Audio Buddy thing? It seems rather odd that it would > > be required and not a word about it spoken on the Dellta44's website. > > No - it's certainly optional. The Audio Buddy is just a cheap, > two-channel mic-pre. The manual for the Delta44 probably includes that > in the diagram so there's a mic example for the soundcard. > > > It was my intention to run all the instruments into the mixer (e.g. the > > Behringer UB1204) and then from the mixer to the inputs on the Delta44. Is > > this idea flawed? > > Nope - you'll be using the pre's on your mixer this way, and then line > level out to the Delta44. Should work fine. > > For what it's worth though, I've listened to some recordings with the > Audio Buddy (at www.thelisteningsessions.com, which you should all go > check out) and for a cheap pre, it sounds damn nice. > Anyone here have one? Any comments on it? > > -- > Ross Vandegrift > ross@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > A Pope has a Water Cannon. It is a Water Cannon. > He fires Holy-Water from it. It is a Holy-Water Cannon. > He Blesses it. It is a Holy Holy-Water Cannon. > He Blesses the Hell out of it. It is a Wholly Holy Holy-Water Cannon. > He has it pierced. It is a Holey Wholly Holy Holy-Water Cannon. > He makes it official. It is a Canon Holey Wholly Holy Holy-Water Cannon. > Batman and Robin arrive. He shoots them. > # John Bleichert # http://vonbek.dhs.org/latest.jpg