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Sound Card/AD Converter Question
I currently have a Delta 1010 that I am pretty happy with, but I was
wondering if I upgraded to an RME Multiface would there be a noticable difference in the sound quality of the converters? Would my money be better spent on just buying a 4 or 8 channel converter? If so, what would be a cost effective converter? Thanks. Tim T |
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Sound Card/AD Converter Question
"Tim Terral" wrote in message om... I currently have a Delta 1010 that I am pretty happy with, but I was wondering if I upgraded to an RME Multiface would there be a noticeable difference in the sound quality of the converters? Would my money be better spent on just buying a 4 or 8 channel converter? If so, what would be a cost effective converter? Why don't you take a .wav file of one of your best recordings and loop it through the converters in the Delta 1010. Preface it with a test tone at say 1 KHz -1 dB when you do the looping to make sure that you don't change its level by more than 0.1 dB in the record/playback process. Chop off the test tone and match the timing of your input and output files with your DAW software. Then compare the input file to the output file using software you can download for free from http://www.pcabx.com/program/index.htm . Let your ears be your guide. If your best music isn't further audibly degraded by looping through your ADC & DAC converters, then there's a good chance it didn't lose much the first time you put it through just the ADC. If you find need some instruction in the use of this software (most people do), start your reading at http://www.pcabx.com/training/getting_started.htm. For examples of how this works with other PC sound interfaces, please see http://www.pcabx.com/product/soundcard/index.htm . |
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"Tim Terral" wrote in message
m I currently have a Delta 1010 that I am pretty happy with, but I was wondering if I upgraded to an RME Multiface would there be a noticeable difference in the sound quality of the converters? I'm never sure how to answer one of these all too frequent "will there be a difference in quality?" questions, but somehow it always comes out about the same. You say you're pretty happy with what you have, so why are you considering making a change? Are your clients saying "This sounds like it was recorded on a 10 year old SoundBlaster. Why don't you get something better before we start on the next project?" If so, then it's likely that the problem lies elsewhere, not your Delta 1010. No one is complaining, except me. I have always heard that converters will help to define the tracks better as well as open/clear-up tracks (assuming they were recorded correctly in the first place) more so than if they were not used. I record acoustic/vocal music and clarity, accuracy and openness (sp?) are what I am striving for. Granted, I am certainly part of the equation here and do not profess to be a "pro". My kit is modest, (Soundelux U195, Josephsen C42, Oktava MC012, Langevin DVC and NHT A10 monitors), but good enough where I think a good converter would make sense. How do you know for sure that you don't already have a good enough converter? Would my money be better spent on just buying a 4 or 8 channel converter? Maybe, or maybe buying just one really good 2-channel A/D converter, and a good D/A converter so that you can really hear what you're recording - or even some really good monitors so you really CAN hear what you're recording, and a couple of really good mics and a different (audio) color preamp so you have more tricks in your bag. This may be a mute point if I keep my 1010, as I THINK the SPDIF input only accepts a stereo input, not 8 channels. I have a Delta 1010 right here and I can confirm that. Plain ordinary SP/DIF, 2 channels in, 2 channels out. Not sure though. If this is the case, then I would get a good A/D converter (Lucid, Mytek, Benchmark) and eventually get the the Benchmark 2-channel DAC. I would like an 8 channel converter so that we can record our band live, which would also entail buying another pre amp, which I will do (RNP and/or Sebatron VMP 2000e). |
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So why not rent a better converter and see
what it does for your life. You might like to keep the Delta anyway and get something to connect to your computer through its digital input. That will give you more flexibility and you won't compromise the performance of your premium quality converter. I was thinking about renting a converter, but where I live, that is not an option. Any ideas on who might rent converters? When you talk about connecting something (I am assuming the converter in this case) through the digital input of my computer, are you refering to Firewire or USB connections? Which brings me to another question. Before we begin our next project we are going to be getting a new computer. Any recommendations on whether to go with USB 2.0 or Firewire, advantages/disadvantages? I am interested in checking out the new Bechmark A/D converter, whenever it comes out. I understand it will have 2 preamps as well. Fletcher had indicated he was not that impressed with Benchmark preamps in the past (if I understood him correctly), but likes their converters. This would be a great solution for me if the pres are any good, because I need two more channels of preamp. Any opinions? Thanks for the help. |
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