[ardour-users] A decent sound card for Ardour

[Joseph Dell'Orfano]

Also, I agree with previous comments regarding the preamps on the LT.
You do not need to use the analog preamps - they can be selected off
with the Envy control. 

I use an outboard stereo preamp and run these into the 2 balanced XLR
inputs on the 1010LT. I generally only record acoustic guitar or vocals,
so this is all that I need. 

The LT has served me well for the relatively low price. This was my
first sound card and has served me for 2 years now. Great investment
during a time that I was experimenting with Linux audio. I am fully
committed now and still use the 1010LT.

-Joe

On Wed, 2007-01-03 at 15:16 -0600, Brett Clark wrote:
> > > >> I feel I should point out that the 1010LT has all unbalanced I/O.
> > > That is a good point.  Ive also heard, but im not positive, that
> > > the 1010LT only supports -10dBu and does NOT have +4dBu
> > > capabilities.  That may be an issue for some people.
> > 
> > What is the issue with -10 and +4dBu and what should I use either for?
> > Can I bypass the preamps on the 1010LT?
> 
> The -10dBu is a consumer product level signal while the +4dBu
> is a "hotter" professional level signal.  I use the +4 in my setup
> because it puts more space between my signal and any noise
> that the lines may pickup along the way.  The main thing with using
> +4 is making sure that all your gear is compatible with it, otherwise
> you will overload the gear and end up with really loud distorted noise.
>  
> Using -10dBu may not be an issue unless you suspect that your
> lines will pickup noise.  I originally recorded at -10 before i upgraded
> to my 1010 which gave me the option to move to +4.
>  
> Im not an expert, so take my advice with a grain of salt.  None the
> less, i hope this helps.
>  
> --Brett
>  
> 
> 
> 
> ________________________________
> 
> From: ardour-users-bounces at lists.ardour.org on behalf of Karl Hammar
> Sent: Wed 1/3/2007 2:55 PM
> To: ardour-users at lists.ardour.org
> Subject: Re: [ardour-users] A decent sound card for Ardour
> 
> 
> 
> Brett at ciscoinc.com:
> > >> I feel I should point out that the 1010LT has all unbalanced I/O.
> > That is a good point.  Ive also heard, but im not positive, that
> > the 1010LT only supports -10dBu and does NOT have +4dBu
> > capabilities.  That may be an issue for some people.
> 
> What is the issue with -10 and +4dBu and what should I use either for?
> Can I bypass the preamps on the 1010LT?
> 
> Regards
> /Karl
> 
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