Great Sound Card, December 10, 2005

The M-audio Delta 44 card is an excellent card. This is my second audio card. My first Delta-44 card is now about 10 years old and it still works flawlessly with early releases of Cool Edit Pro or Adobe Audition. I like the idea of a "no frills" 4 simultaneous input interface card which is a non-usb connection. Nothing against usb. I really like the breakout box. I can use this card in my older (non-usb) computer and it has always worked great on XP or even Win98. I believe many users prefer just a simple plug in card with 6 to 8 "simultaneous" inputs. It's a shame M-Audio discontinued this product. When purchasing any audio card, be sure the quantity of advertised audio inputs function "simultaneously" for use with multi-tracking software. Many audio cards tout several inputs, but only 2 are simultaneous. Good luck.John-Paradise, CA

I use this card with a Windows XP box and it works just fine. Installation was no problem, and I didn't have any pops/clicks the other reviewers noted. The is about the cheapest "professional" soundcard you can get. The sound (recording or playback) is basically perfect - no noise whatsoever. The breakout box is great since you don't have to keep going behind your PC to make connections. It also reduces the noise you'll pick up if you're doing any recording. The outputs are 1/4" TRS jacks, and you"ll need 1/4" to 3.5mm adapters if you want to connect to any regular computer speakers. I use these with Alesis M1 Active 520 monitor speakers and the sound is wonderful.

SO i bought one of these having had one about 8 years ago, and never experiencing any problems with(the system it was in was stolen). Well, i was finally building a good music production PC again and immeditatly went with this one having loved it so much in the past. My system was built flawlessly with zero issues. Upon my first attempt to use the card, poppy, noise, static. I did everything to attempt to fix this; Removed all sound card drivers and uninstalled all soundcards, then just reinstalled the delta drivers. I tweaked the bios, updated it(not recommended, luckily i had no issues)I switched everything, the only result i got was a variation of the noise. The card was then tested out in a XP system with original drivers, NO PROBLEMS. This is ridiculous. This company needs to get their stuff together, if there is issues with the 7 drivers on anyones system, this is a problem that needs to be fixed. If Google it you will find tons of people with this issues, coming from various...