Binding: Electronics Brand: M-Audio EAN: 0612391415006 Label: M-Audio Manufacturer: M-Audio Model: 2496 Publisher: M-Audio Sales Rank: 1199 Special Features: M Audioâs Audiophile 2496 card is the latest addition to its highly successful Delta family of soundcards. The Audiophile 2496 is an all-in-one high fidelity soundcard solution for a wide variety of applications, ranging from multitrack recording to computer-based home theatre. Analog I/O is available on RCA jacks, utilizing the same professional 24-bit 96kHz conversion as the Delta 44 and Delta 66 cards. S/PDIF I/O and MIDI I/O provide connectivity to both digital devices and the world of MIDI. The Audiophile 2496 includes a powerful digital mixer/router, and control over SCMS (Serial Copy Management System). Delta cards support all computer platforms and major software programs.With software support, the Audiophile 2496 becomes the highest fidelity home theatre soundcard available today. Studio: M-Audio
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The Audiophile 2496 PCI Audio Card from MIDIMAN provides wide range of applications for recording and playback, from stereo to home-theater
Product Description4 In-4 Out PCI Digital Recording Interface with MIDI / All-in-one HiFi soundcard for multitrack recording to home-theater Computer-based Home-Theater systems (supporting Dolby Digital AC3 Surround Sound modes) Analog Inputs/Outputs (I/O), S/PDIF I/O and MIDI I/O provide connectivity to both digital devices and the world of MIDI Drivers currently available for Windows95/98/2000/NT4, Macintosh G4, G3 or G3 accelerator with System 8.5.1 or above (64MB SDRAM + suggested) Requires available PCI expansion slot Includes User Guide
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Rating: - The song remains the same. No Vista drivers available
This card used to be a nice one. I boght it four years a go (it was $300 then) and drivers used to be updated in a timely manner. Appart for the limited connection options, it did its job.
They have been selling a lot since but, despite this fact, M-Audio hasn't been motivated enough to develop Vista drivers (specially those 64 bit ones) They report having started (very late) a beta testing program, where you can sign in but never are given the option to join them actually and get the ... Read More
Rating: - Perfect for last gen. operatign systems
This is THE perfect sound card for budget musicians wanting to record their own music. I use it with microphones, guitars and electronic drum sample triggering (all affected in real-time) with no hiccups. Could not ask for more features EXCEPT: that it worked on current operating systems. I've had to downgrade to Windows XP to use this sound card. How's that? That's why this product gets a 3/5 for me.
M-Audio claim that the Vista 64 bit driver will be released before the 1st of September. ... Read More
Rating: - works great
So I got this card to rip my records at 24 bit 96 hertz. It works like a champ! Very nice sound, the bass is killer! It was easy to set up and had great info to help me get started. I am very happy with this purchase.
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Rating: - Past its prime...
The first thing that should stand out to you is the user manual's setup instructions for Windows 98 users. This was probably a great soundcard back in those days, but it just doesn't measure up today.
I bought this card for it's MIDI capabilities, which it performs exceptionally well, but the card is easily overloaded by heavy onscreen graphics resulting in stutters, skips, and pops. When I'm not using this card for MIDI, I have to disable it and use the integrated soundcard that came with ... Read More
Rating: - Product has compatibility issue
I purchased this sound card in hope of getting better sound quality from my PC, after reading several favorable reviews on Amazon.
Unfortunately, I should have paid more attention to the negative comments mentioned by a few reviewers. First of all, it's true that M-Audio did not include a software driver for the card in the package. This is either sloppy or lacking any sense of customer satisfaction. You need to go to the website to download the XP driver. Secondly, the card simply did not ... Read More
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- The song remains the same. No Vista drivers available
- Perfect for last gen. operatign systems
- works great