[ddots-l] Re: M-audio fast track pro
- From: D!J!X! <megamansuperior@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2010 14:39:13 -0400
Yea, i'm not sure if their issues are hardware related, as in chipsets are
out of date or poorly manufactured, or if it's a driver issue where lazy
programmers aren't doing what needs done. If the second is the case, that
explains it, because since the projectMix is pt compatible they might want
to keep it working in tip-top shape. It could be the chipsets used though, i
know the deltas and some of these newer low-end stuff use a similar system,
but then again, they also share the same drivers, so who knows. From what I
heard though "buffering from the card to the memory etc" it could be a
driver issue...
D!J!X!
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From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Bryan Smart
Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2010 10:56 AM
To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: M-audio fast track pro
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
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. Sad smile emoticon
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 <mailto:bryansmart@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Smart
Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2010 4:08 PM
To: 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> wrote:
From: Nickus de Vos <bigboy529@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [ddots-l] M-audio fast track pro
To: "Dancing dots" <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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