I would choose the Delta over the Audigy any day. Like others have said, the Creative cards are consumer cards and not really well-suited for recording in general. The M-Audio cards are created with recording in mind and offer you more I/O, better converters, etc. As for Audacity, it's easy to use, but last time I checked (a long time ago) you could only record one track at a time (maybe a stereo track, I don't remember). That may be a fine replacement for your 4-track if you only record one track at a time. Also, last time I checked, Audacity didn't support real-time effects - only effects printed to the track. Somebody correct me if this is no longer true. Greg --- millward <millward@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > How bad is 2 ms latency? > I'm trying to decide upon a sound card and > I've noticed that the Creative Sound Blaster > Audigy 2 has a 2 ms latency, but offers > "hiss free" audio fidelity at 106 dB SNR. > The Delta 410 has zero latency, but its $200 US. > Now I'm an idiot at this high end sound card stuff, > so I'm not sure what really matters. All I want to do > is use Linux Audacity to record my own multi-track > creations and convert LP 33rpm records to CD. > I'm sick of tape hiss! After 4 tracks my analog > tape machine is useless. So I bought this here > computer to get away from that hiss and maybe > record something I can listen to without grinding > my teeth. > Any adice would be most welcome! > > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com
