On 10/26/2010 1:00 AM, Jay Ts wrote:
Mike Rivers wrote:
Jay Ts wrote:
aside from learning through a
discussion here that my Audiophile 2496 (arguably) has a design
problem,
On the Internet, anything can have a design problem. What problem do you
think it has, and more importantly, how do you think it affects you?
Well, the discussion was maybe 6 months ago, or at least
long enough that I don't remember how long ago. 
It was about
the "Wave From Hell" example relating to the question of
whether we should avoid normalizing to 0 dB.
My AP 2496 card (which is several years old, and I assume not the
most recent version) didn't handle the Wave From Hell properly.
To me, it seems like a minor issue, but one I'd like to
avoid in the future.
To the original poster: After reading Bob Morein's post,
I think maybe I did not understand that you said that the power
to the computer was shut down *completely*? That is,
the power supply's switch was off, or the power cord unplugged,
and you were still experiencing the problem?
If that were the case, never mind what I said in my previous
post.
I've been looking around for a better card to see if
I can find one with better performance and will work in my next
computer, which may not have PCI slots.
It's really a sad situation. You'll probably have to look at USB or
Firewire cards, and neither are really very good for handling audio
data. Perhaps you should think about how you can keep your present
computer running for another ten years.
But it's already been running 5 years, and my computer
was made by me, not Honda. 
I keep hoping that if I wait long enough, some companies
will deliver PCIe audio cards. ESI claims to have some
PCIe audio interfaces. Maybe there will be others. I
hope that is not just wishful thinking!
It's a jungle out there. Better start thinking about analog tape if you
want to get any useful work done. 
Haha. But wait, Has anyone ever patented multitrack recording
using wax cylinders? There might be an opportunity there.
I'm starting to wonder if my next computer-based audio
platform might be some kind of Android tablet from India. :-|
The card kept farting with the power completely shut down, the power cord
removed from the computer, the inputs to the card disconnected, the card moved
to a new slot, and the drivers reinstalled. As I said in my original post, the
amplitude of the fart was declining very slowly with time indicating that a cap
may be discharging.