On Mon, 15 Oct 2001, David Gerard Matthews Jr. wrote (edited): > I'm looking to replace my SBLive with a "pro" device. Basically, it > boils down to an RME Hammerfall or a Delta 1010. The biggest problems > I see with the Hammerfall are the lack of onboard midi (could I use > the midi port from my SB or even my crummy motherboard sound card and > have audio go through the Hammerfall) and the fact that I hear it's > somewhat hard to use. Feedback?
from what i've read (and somewhat experienced) midi through a game port on a consumer soundcard sucks. i don't know about other motherboards, but on mine the onboard soundcard does not work when other soundcards are installed. i have a delta audiophile, and using alsa-cvs on ll-patched kernel 2.4.8 i get audio latency of 3.6875 ms @48k (on an amd 900 overclockced to 1008), and midi latency of 1.12 ms per note (it actually works out to a delay of .174 ms for the group, and then .319 ms per byte - which is barely less than the standard line speed of .320 ms). i don't know how much better the latency on the hammerfall is (or if you need it any better), but the delta is a very good series for both audio and midi, and m-audio even has several digital delta cards depending on your needs. of course, on windows or mac i'd rather have a hammerfall (as i think i can only go down to 6 or 7 ms in windows on the delta). -dave
