Your studio, then and now.
Just a few years ago there was a big difference between the home studio, the project studio, and the pro studio. As technology has become more powerful and more affordable, the quality and features that used to be available only to pro studios have become more and more accessible to everyone. Today, a computer-based recording system with one or more Delta 1010's and the right software surpasses what have been considered "pro" systems. The kind of power that used to command a $10-20,000 price tag can now be harnessed for a fraction of that cost.

Why the Delta 1010?
Sound quality, performance, and superior driver technology are a few of the reasons that the Delta 1010 has established worldwide recognition as a top choice in PCI-based digital audio solutions. With its superb engineering and ultra-high quality conversion, the fidelity of the Delta 1010 surpasses systems that cost many times more. The 1010 offers the professional performance required by today's most popular software programs, and provides you with features like 24-bit 96 kHz recording, zero latency hardware monitoring and digital mixing.

What about specs?
M-Audio is proud to use only specifications of production units. While other companies quote specs of their converters alone in laboratory settings, the numbers you see on this box represent the actual unit in your hands. Since people often rely heavily on specs when deciding what gear to buy, we like to bring you numbers that really mean something.

What about drivers?
Drivers are what allows your card to communicate with audio applications. M-Audio offers drivers compliant with almost every possible application on the market. For Macintosh, there are both Sound Manager and several different versions of ASIO. For Windows, there are ASIO, ASIO2, GSIF, EASI, as well as multi-client WDM (Win 2K) and MME drivers. Multiclient drivers allow you to use multiple applications simultaneously, allowing you to run sequencers, soft-synths, and other programs at the same time. We are also committed to supporting both MacOS X and Windows XP.

What does this mean for you?
• Your Delta card will consistently perform (and perform well)
• Virtually any program you use is supported.
• You will experience exceedingly low latency (as low as 1.5ms in some programs).
• Total control over the applications and platforms you want to use.
• Delta drivers include: (see list below)

"Ultimately the choice comes down to audio quality every time…While there may be cheaper options none can match its audio specification. To my ears the 1010 is the best sounding 8-in/8-out soundcard I've reviewed to date." Martin Walker, Sound On Sound Magazine.

The 1010 has what you need.
• Unsurpassed fidelity
• Superior driver technology
• The broadest compatibility of any card
• Zero latency monitoring
• Expandability
• Bit-for-bit accurate digital transfers via S/PDIF
• 24-bit 96 kHz recording
• Powerful digital mixing and routing.
• Control over SCMS (Serial Copy Management System).

Performance
• DAC Outputs (measured at 24-bit/96 kHz)
• Signal-to-Noise Ratio: 114 dB (A-weighted)
• Dynamic Range: 114 dB (A-weighted)

Hardware
• Configured as PCI host card with external rack-mount unit, which houses all converters.
• 8x8 analog I/O is balanced or unbalanced on 1/4" TRS connectors.
• +4/-10 operation, individually switchable on the external rack-mount unit.
• S/PDIF I/O on PCI host card.
• Full duplex operation.
• Word Clock I/O.
• MIDI I/O.

Software
• Powerful digital mixing, routing and monitoring capabilities with included software.
• Hardware sample-accurate sync links multiple Delta 1010s.
• Includes Windows 95/98, ASIO/ASIO2, Mac, GSIF, DirectX and Windows NT/2000 drivers.

System Requirements (PC):
• Windows 95, 98, ME, 2000 NT 4.0 or XP
• Pentium III 500MHz - (96kHz operation)
• Pentium II 400 - (48kHz or less)
• 128 MB of PC100 RAM - (96kHz operation)
• 64 MB of SDRAM - (48kHz or less)
• UDMA EIDE or ATA 33/66 HDD

System Requirements (Mac):
• G4 or G3
• MacOS 8.6 or Higher
• 128 MB RAM for 96kHz operation
• 64 MB RAM for 48kHz operation
• OMS 2.3.8 for MIDI operation

Physical Specs:
• Dimensions: 23" x 10.5" x 4"
• Weight: 9.76 lb.