M Audio Delta 1010 PCI Sound Card from M Audio @ Inta Audio

M Audio Delta 1010 PCI Sound Card

The M Audio Delta 1010 PCI Sound Card is highly recommended by Inta Audio. The M-Audio Delta 1010 is recognised around the world as the top choice in host-based PCI digital audio solutions, the rack-mount M-Audio Delta 1010 is designed to handle the needs of the most demanding project and professional studios. Superb engineering and ultra-high quality converters deliver fidelity surpassing systems that cost many times more. Multiple inputs accommodate recording numerous tracks simultaneously, including zero-latency monitoring for seamless overdubs. Multiple outs route individual tracks or soft synth/sampler timbres to a mixing console, or directly drive up to 7.1 surround sound systems. The analogue outs also remain live for monitoring while mixing or transferring digital signals via S/PDIF. MIDI I/O rounds out everything you need to take advantage of today’s music software. Combine several M-Audio Delta 1010s for as much I/O as you need.

“None can match its audio specification… the 1010 is the best sounding 8-in/8-out soundcard I’ve reviewed to date.” — Sound on Sound

M Audio Delta 1010 PCI Soundcard Features

10 x 10 24-bit/96kHz full-duplex recording interface
8 x 8 analogue I/O on balanced/unbalanced 1/4” TRS
S/PDIF digital I/O (coaxial) with 2-channel PCM
SCMS serial copy management control
Digital I/O supports surround-encoded AC-3 and DTS pass-through
Up to 24-bit/96kHz fidelity
1 x 1 MIDI I/O
Analogue outs can directly drive up to 7.1 surround
+4dBu/-10dBV operation individually switched on rack-mount unit
Word clock I/O for sample-accurate device synchronisation
Software-controlled 36-bit internal DSP digital mixing/routing
Zero-latency monitoring
Apple G5 compatible
Includes Maximum Audio Tools software bundle

M Audio Delta 1010 Specifications

Frequency response: 22Hz-22kHz, +0.3/-0.2dB
Dynamic range: 114dB (A-weighted) (A/D and D/A)
Signal-to-noise ratio: 114dB (typical, A-weighted)
THD: < 0.002% (A/D), < 0.002% (D/A)
Size/weight (breakout box): 1-3/4” x 19” x 6-1/8”; 4.9 lbs.

36-bit Embedded DSP

All Delta cards contain a 36-bit embedded DSP enabling a software-driven patchbay/router for all analogue and digital I/O—all with extremely fast throughput for low-latency software monitoring. A single unified control panel provides settings for clock and sample rates, buffer sizes, individual signal levels for every input and output, adjustable +4dBu/-10dBV pad controls and digital I/O control on up to four installed Delta cards. All controls are also easily accessible through most professional audio software applications for seamless integration and operation.

Compatibility

ASIO 2
MME
Sound Manager
DirectX
GSIF
Mac OS X Core Audio / Core MIDI

Minimum Requirements

Windows 98SE / Me / 2000 (SP4) / XP (SP1)
For 96kHz operation: Pentium III 500mHz w/ 128MB RAM
For 48kHz operation: Pentium II 400 w/ 64MB RAM

Mac

G3/G4* 500MHz
OS 9.2.2, 128MB RAM; OS X 10.1.5, 10.2.6 or greater, 256MB RAM
OMS 2.3.8 for MIDI under OS 9.2.2
* G3/G4 accelerator cards not supported; OS 10.3 required for Dolby Digital and DTS pass-through with Apple DVD Player
*** Apple Dual 1.8 G5 PCI incompatible with Delta Series PCI cards ***