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offthewall · Post by **offthewall** » Wed Jun 18, 2014 7:39 pm

M-Audio Delta 2496 under Win7 32bit.

Since 2005 I have been running:

Guitars and mic into Behringer mixer then into M-Audio 2496 card under Win XP. Never a problem. Perfect set up for my needs.

Now, as this rig is on it's last legs I am planning a replacement which looks like being I5 on Win7 32. I don't need discussion on the rig as I have reasons for going this route.

I am loath to go for an external card which I know nothing about and would be another potential USB bottleneck and would dearly love just to get another Delta 2496 but have heard so many horror stories about Win7 drivers.

Can any of you shed some light on this?
Anyone running this card on that system with success?

James

Mushy Mushy · Post by **Mushy Mushy** » Wed Jun 18, 2014 7:54 pm

Interestingly I can't recall seeing any new PCI sound cards for years...

Personally I'd try the Delta first and then investigate alternatives if need be.

dsan@mail.com · Post by **dsan@mail.com** » Wed Jun 18, 2014 8:37 pm

I don't know what horror stories you have seen offthewall; I've read quite the contrary about Win7 drivers.

That aside, M-Audio has a W7 driver for this card published 2009.

If you can't get a driver to work you can always go the route of deleting the driver for the device and go with "Class Compliant".

I'm confident your tried and true Delta card will work fine on your new rig.

Happy Musiking!
dsan

offthewall · Post by **offthewall** » Wed Jun 18, 2014 8:47 pm

Thanks.
That's what I like to hear.

robotmonkey · Post by **robotmonkey** » Thu Jun 19, 2014 1:10 pm

The biggest horror stories came from the problems caused by non-optimal PCI to PCIe bridging in the first generation of Intel Core-I5/7 motherboards. Today if you are buying a new motherboard with PCI slots make sure that it has enough PCIe/PCI lanes. This is usually accomplished by adding an additional PCIe controller. Asrock Extreme 4 series and up has done this and these boards have been excellent in running PCI audio stuff. My own rig runs on Asrock Extreme4 Gen3 Z68 board with M-Audio Deltas. It has been working smoothly so far.

Unfortunately M-Audio seems not that much interested in Delta cards anymore so do not expect fast updates to drivers or anything like that. It's pretty sad actually.

maarkr · Post by **maarkr** » Wed Jul 02, 2014 5:31 pm

i updated my system last year to win 7 64 (2 yr old i5 3570 proc). I changed my Delta 1010LT card out to a Focusrite Sapphire 24 (firewire) several years ago. No issues with the Focusrite products.

offthewall · Post by **offthewall** » Thu Jul 17, 2014 7:15 am

Just an update for anyone interested.
Got my new Win7 rig set up now. Had the M-audio Delta installed along with win7 drivers and all is well. No problems.
Thanks for any input.

James.

dsan@mail.com · Post by **dsan@mail.com** » Thu Jul 17, 2014 3:21 pm

Sounds like you got it sorted easily enough James.

Champagne and caviar tonight?

Congrats!

Happy Musiking!
dsan

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