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oh!

BTW those last time we tried to support Tascam it was a nightmare... have

not gone back to the nightmare.

For the record the zoom H products work and you can modify one for 4 input.

thnx

ron
On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 4:15 PM, Q  wrote:
> Julien Claassen wrote:

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>

>> Hello Massy!

>>  I have a Delta and I suspect they will use most of their elements in the

>> USB cards as well. I'm not sure about phantom powered input, but the preamps

>> are good, my 16bit/48kHz works perfectly and the converters are good.

>>  We compared the preamps with those in a roaldn/Bos BR1180CD, which is a

>> harddisk-recorder. I think they will use different preamps now, but if not:

>> The delta mic-preamps were much better than the boss ones.

>>  that's unfortunately all I can say and guess about it. I know, that a

>> friend of mine has a fasttrack and has been running it for quite some time

>> without hitches.

>>  Kind regards

>>           Julien (the Namite :-) )

>>

>

> I'm by no means an expert on this, but from what I've read you should not

> make any assumptions about USB sound cards based on similar devices,

> possibly based on similar chipsets, that are PCI devices. Whilst chipsets

> may be the same, there can be problems relating to transmission of data over

> USB when it comes to USB2.

>

> I do have an M-Audio FastTrack Pro which I bought for use with a netbook,

> but ultimately I've never actually used it as a USB soundcard so can't

> comment about that. I just use it as a pair of pre-amps into the analogue

> inputs of my M-Audiophile 24/96 for my synths (I use the SPDIF

> inputs/outputs with offboard ADC/DAC for mic input/monitoring).

>

> I think I recall from when I was researching USB soundcards that the

> FastTrack works okay, providing you don't expect high throughput, in other

> words it works fine for USB1 but not USB2: according to the ALSA wiki the

> FastTrack Pro only has a reduced channel count at anything greater than

> 16/48.  But I'm only going by what I recollect reading, not by experience.

>

> From experience, I would agree with Ronald about the FastTrack Pro's

> pre-amps -- they're noisy as hell (but I've never had the other one to

> compare, I'm going against my Focusrite TwinTrack pre-amps). Most of my

> synths are fine running through it as the S/N ratio is pretty good: but with

> my string synth (a late 70s Logan String Melody II which seems to have a

> pretty low output) I have to crank the gain quite a bit and the noise is

> pretty bad.

>

> I seem to recall reading that you have to be careful as there is a US122

> and a US122L and they are VERY different beasts which should not be

> confused.

>

> Hope this helps.

>

> Q

>

> --

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> to get over there and just accidental idea the $h!t out of you"

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oh!BTW those last time we tried to support Tascam it was a nightmare...=

 have not gone back to the nightmare.For the record the zoom H products=

 work and you can modify one for 4 input.thnxron

On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 4:15 PM, Q <lists@quirq.ukfsn.org> wrote:

Julien Claassen wrote:
Hello Massy!

 =A0I have a Delta and I suspect they will use most of their elements in th=

e USB cards as well. I'm not sure about phantom powered input, but the =

preamps are good, my 16bit/48kHz works perfectly and the converters are goo=

d.
 =A0We compared the preamps with those in a roaldn/Bos BR1180CD, which is a=

 harddisk-recorder. I think they will use different preamps now, but if not=

: The delta mic-preamps were much better than the boss ones.

 =A0that's unfortunately all I can say and guess about it. I know, that=

 a friend of mine has a fasttrack and has been running it for quite some ti=

me without hitches.

 =A0Kind regards

 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 Julien (the Namite :-) )
I'm by no means an expert on this, but from what I've read you shou=

ld not make any assumptions about USB sound cards based on similar devices,=

 possibly based on similar chipsets, that are PCI devices. Whilst chipsets =

may be the same, there can be problems relating to transmission of data ove=

r USB when it comes to USB2.
I do have an M-Audio FastTrack Pro which I bought for use with a netbook, b=

ut ultimately I've never actually used it as a USB soundcard so can&#39=

;t comment about that. I just use it as a pair of pre-amps into the analogu=

e inputs of my M-Audiophile 24/96 for my synths (I use the SPDIF inputs/out=

puts with offboard ADC/DAC for mic input/monitoring).
I think I recall from when I was researching USB soundcards that the FastTr=

ack works okay, providing you don't expect high throughput, in other wo=

rds it works fine for USB1 but not USB2: according to the ALSA wiki the Fas=

tTrack Pro only has a reduced channel count at anything greater than 16/48.=

 =A0But I'm only going by what I recollect reading, not by experience.<=

br>
>From experience, I would agree with Ronald about the FastTrack Pro's pr=

e-amps -- they're noisy as hell (but I've never had the other one t=

o compare, I'm going against my Focusrite TwinTrack pre-amps). Most of =

my synths are fine running through it as the S/N ratio is pretty good: but =

with my string synth (a late 70s Logan String Melody II which seems to have=

 a pretty low output) I have to crank the gain quite a bit and the noise is=

 pretty bad.
I seem to recall reading that you have to be careful as there is a US122 an=

d a US122L and they are VERY different beasts which should not be confused.=
Hope this helps.
Q
--

A musical collaborator: "Lethargy, hm really? Then it will be time for=

 me to get over there and just accidental idea the $h!t out of you"

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