[ddots-l] Re: M-audio fast track pro
- From: Bryan Smart <bryansmart@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2010 10:55:37 -0400
The ProjectMix is an exception, for some reason. I have a ProjectMix, and have
been using it on Windows 7 64-bit. It runs fine.
It isn't perfect. Like most all of M-Audio's external devices, it doesn't
support suspend, so, if you put the computer to sleep and/or hibernate, it
won't work anymore when you wake the computer up. As long as you don't use
suspend/sleep or hibernate, and just shut the computer down when you're
finished working, there aren't any problems. The control panel application also
requires you to use the Jaws cursor, and is only semi accessible.
In terms of performance and stability, though, it is fine.
Bryan
From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of D!J!X!
Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2010 10:48 PM
To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: M-audio fast track pro
You might since you'll most likely have to upgrade drivers. But it also depends
on hardware configurations from what I've seen, so you just might be in luck...
D!J!X!
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From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Charles Marston
Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2010 10:30 PM
To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: M-audio fast track pro
Hello:
I currently use M-Audio's ProjectMix on my XP system and it works great. Will
I have these driver problems if I upgrade to Windows 7?
From: D!J!X!<mailto:megamansuperior@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2010 8:46 PM
To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: M-audio fast track pro
Unfortunately that's something I've been discovering on systems that i've built
for clients and on my own system. Now I'm getting rid of my perfectly fine
delta1010lt, because m-audio refuses to fix whatever issues are plaguing their
newest drivers for windows7, which on most modern systems introduce this
horrible sounds. There are some work arounds which may or may not work, but
they're not recommendable for everyone, and it should be fixed at the root of
the problem, now with extraneous work arounds... Supposedly it has something to
do with the way it buffers between the application and the memory. That's the
only response we've gotten from m-audio. No word on a fix and if they'll even
make 1. So any xp users who want a nice interface who are still using
not-so-recent hardware, if you want a delta1010lt in perfectly working
condition, let me know!
HTH, D!J!X!
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From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Brandon Keith
Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2010 7:19 PM
To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: M-audio fast track pro
Very interesting.
I have playback on my M-Audio just fine, but when I plug in my myk and record,
it's scratchy and not very good. [cid:image001.gif@01CB7B45.A5B3E060]
With my vista, the same thing, great for playback and recording, but it would
just randomly stop working after a while.
Is this the Audio Interface you're talking about?
http://www.mackie.com/products/onyxiseries/
Thank you,
Brandon Keith
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From: Bryan Smart<mailto:bryansmart@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2010 4:08 PM
To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: M-audio fast track pro
Yes. M-Audio used to be well known for rock solid drivers. Strangely enough,
they're now notorious for terrible drivers.
M-Audio is no longer a company. M-Audio was purchased a few years back by Avid.
Avid now uses M-Audio as a trade name for multimedia products that they make
for low-cost consumer applications. That's why older M-Audio product seem quite
a bit more premium than the million varieties of cheaply built plastic junk
that they sell now. Unfortunately, even the older gear needs newer drivers to
work with newer versions of Windows. Avid doesn't seem to feel that it is a
priority to support gear that they no longer sell. Besides, they aren't worried
about M-Audio's professional reputation, since pros wouldn't buy any of their
current gear. They only care that casual purchasers at local computer stores
will recognize the M-Audio name, and will make their $150 impulse purchase of a
M-Audio plastic thing over their competitor's $150 plastic thing. M-Audio was
good competition for Avid, anyway, so killing off M-Audio's better product
lines and eating through their reputation only helps them out.
Sorry to say that there aren't hardly any good, inexpensive, and accessible
interfaces out now. The great buy, for quality and accessibility, at the
moment, are the Mackie Onyx mixers. The 820I is $400, and certainly isn't
little/portable, though. It would be fine at home, but not for carrying around
with a laptop. Maybe one of the Edirol interfaces would work for dirt cheap
($100), but be prepared to go through a bit of accessibility frustration.
Bryan
From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Paul Leishman
Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2010 10:45 AM
To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: M-audio fast track pro
The fasttrack pro works very well with windows XP if you load up the included
drivers. However, with vista is is rubbish. I suspect their new update drivers
are rubbish for windos 7 as well.
--- On Tue, 2/11/10, Nickus de Vos
<bigboy529@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:bigboy529@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
From: Nickus de Vos <bigboy529@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:bigboy529@xxxxxxxxx>>
Subject: [ddots-l] M-audio fast track pro
To: "Dancing dots" <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
Date: Tuesday, 2 November, 2010, 14:31
Hi all i want to get myself a small sound card and i'm looking at the fast
track pro, does anyone have one or does anyone have a opinion on it, i don't
want to buy something that's not going to work for me.
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