M-Audio Audiophile 2496 MIDI Digital Recording Interface Read more... Digital transfers and Digital mastering The Audiophile 2496 PCI Audio Card from MIDIMAN provides wide range of applications for recording and playback, from stereo to home-theater 24-bit 96 kHz multitrack recording LP/cassette-to-CD transfers MIDI recording and playback
Simple and Great I tried several Sound Blaster cards including their upper end cards and the Xonar DG by Asus. All the cards played files very well but multi track recording was so so. I was frustrated and wanted a simple card to use for a home recording studio. I have heard about MAudio and decided to give the Delta Audiophile 2496 card a try. It's an older card made by MAudio and works very well in Windows 7. I use the card with Cool Edit Pro Band in a Box everything addition Real Band Sony Acid Poser Anime Pro Power Director 64 Bit. It's a no frills rock solid sound card. I am very pleased with the card and will look to MAudio for future purchases.
Great Product Really good audio card. Used the crap out of mine. Might look on ebay for a better price though.
PCI interface problem This product was recommended by the Sibelius music software commpany in order to achive zero latency in playing back Sebelius scores. However it turned out that the card has a PCI interface and my computer has only PCI x interfaces so is not compatible. I returned the product and then contacted MAudio as to an alternate solution. They suggested a couple of their upgrades. There were two problems with this. 1 the other cards had extensive features such as multiple sets of outputs that I do not need and they were significantly more expensive. I would be buying features that I did not need. 2 in spite of MAudio's recommendation to move up to these cards nowhere in their specifications or their user manuals do they say that they will support PCI x interfaces. They all only say PCI. This confusion has caused me to not want to mailorder another card that may not work.I was not able to test the features of this card so my rating of three stars is misleading. I cannot say that it is either bad or good.
It's about time! Thank you MAudio! Ok let me start off by saying it's about time that someone got it right and MAudio got it right! I have been looking for quite some time for a sound card to use with Ableton Live 8.2.7. This card fits the bill 100%. It installed on Windows XP Pro with zero problems was so easy to setup in Ableton with my Behringer Xenyx 1622FX mixer and Alesis Q49 midi controller. There is virtually no hiss or hum when using this card in fact it is so quiet it blew me away. The sound quality is top notch bright has great bass and is very detailed. Its like night and day when compared to the Soundblaster card I was using that sounded like I was recording in an electrostatic tunnel. This card has none of the latency problems that plagued me for so long with my previous Soundblaster cards that I tried to use with Ableton thanks to the 36bit Embedded DSP. The latency is so low it makes recording vocals and guitar a breeze. The onboard midi interface is flawless and the ability to use S/PDIF is a dream come true. I have used this card and I mean used this card to the limits and it has never failed me be it in a live situation or in my home studio setting. I never thought I would find a soundcard as reliable high quality and easy to use as the Audiophile 2496 and I am looking forward to buying another one in the near future.
You can't use this card in many new computers! I bought this card due to its great reputation. I downloaded Windows 7 drivers and installed them in my fourdayold Dell Inspiron 620. The sound card arrived today. I took the cover off the Dell and it doesn't have a PCI expansion slot. It has a PCI Express slot and the card will not fit in it. According to the research I did PCI is an obsolete format and PCI Express is on the way out to be replaced by PCIe.It looks like I will either have to see if the seller will accept a return or install the card in my threeyearold Dell that is getting ready to die.
Beware No more sleep/hibernate on your computer They say it's Windowscompatible.A false statement.The sleep mode is officially not supported and surprisingly it really doesn't support. With 2030% chance it will output sounds only either left or right channel or both off after waking up. The only way to fix it is to reboot the whole machine and restart all the applications.Their suggestion was Do NOT sleep or hibernate. They regard it as a feature not a bug.This was my customer service experience and I figured out that I'll get a similar level of customer service from them if I have another problem.I've been consistently using sleep mode for more than 10 years both in Windows & Linux which I think is one of the important functions of the OS.You may want to search their forum to learn additional issues before buying to avoid writing this kind of review like me.I have requested Microsoft to remove this product from their compatibility list.
Installs easily and works great with Windows 7 Having read a number of negative reviews regarding the installation software included with the Audiophile 2496 I went to MAudio's website and downloaded the drivers for Windows 7 64 bit and loaded them before physically installing the card. Once I booted the card installed and worked perfectly with my Cakewalk pyro Audio Creator that I use to record from vinyl using line and USB input. In fact the installation was a little too seamless as there was no New Hardware Found messsage but I checked System Information and found the device listed with the correct drivers installed. What a relief as I was not looking forward to contacting MAudio's support department. I can't say for sure that the sound output is better than that produced by the audio on my motherboard but it seems to be and the controls for input and output are far superior to what I had. Overallvery pleased with the product.
Obsolete card obsolete troubleshooting On the surface this card looks great particularly if you want just a simple I/O audio card that is not wrapped up in bells and whistles.However do yourself a favor and check MAudio's forums and tech support pages first.I run a very new homebrew PC. Quadcore 8GB RAM Win7 64bit etc. The MAudio pages offer drivers for Win7 64bit so I assumed I'd be in good shape. I also am very wellversed in troubleshooting and PC maintenance so even after seeing a few troubling reviews I figured I'd have a go of it anyway how hard could it be to get an audio card running?Whoops.The crackles pops and generally poor audio that many many other users have found was all over the output never mind the inputs which I didn't even get around to trying.Visiting tech support presents you with a laundry list of archaic troubleshooting tips that I have not had to try on *anything* since 1995 checking interrupt conflicts? Trying a different PCI slot? Messing around in the BIOS? They make it sound like it is your fault that their card is so fussy.Ridiculous. Though to be fair I tried every last one of their tips. No change. Returned the card and went back to my obsolete EMu 1820 which still performs better on beta drivers then I suspect I could ever coax the MAudio 2496 to.
Finally Perfect I am a musician running a recording program. Windows 7 64bit Music creator 5 multi track system. I don't want surround 5.1 or whatever. I just needed a good ASIO sound card that could handle alot of tracks at once without snapping cracking and crashing. This is the giant leap above the onboard sound card. Excellent frequency response ease of instalation and operation and fast. Nice extras too.
Perfect..! I ordered this from 'JM Prime'.. got my item before the estimated due date.. absolutely no complaints from me.. i would buy this soundcard again.. and i would buy from them again based on this.. soundcard came in perfect condition.. easy install.. my windows pc running XP recognized it immediately.. driver install was a breeze simple setup for a great item..
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