Feb 03, 2003 02:29 pm I'm using the delta 44, and it didn't seem to be rack mountable to me, but I guess if attach it somehow to a rack tray it would work....
Delta 44/66 rackmount
Posted on Feb 03, 2003 02:23 pm
PorpoiseMuffins
a.k.a. Porp & Mr. Muffins
Member Since: Oct 09, 2002
I want to rackmount my Delta 44 soundcard because I noticed that the manual said this was possible. My question is whether the Universal rack tray in the M-Audio store at their website is the thing to do it with. I was wondering if anybody here has used this rack tray with their Delta 44/66, and whether it comes with the necessary hardware to secure the break out box to it. If not, how should you go about doing this? As usual I have e-mailed M-Audio about this and have not recieved an answer.
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Feb 03, 2003 02:29 pm I'm using the delta 44, and it didn't seem to be rack mountable to me, but I guess if attach it somehow to a rack tray it would work....
Feb 03, 2003 02:32 pm Yeah, It said in the manual you could get the rack tray by visiting their website.
Feb 03, 2003 04:27 pm yeah, all of my M-Audio equipment (Delta 44, Audio Buddy, and Midisport 2x2) have these little pre-threaded holes in the botton where you can screw them into just about anything. i wouldn't raelly concider that "rack-mountable" unless you concider them more like "anything-mountable"
Feb 03, 2003 10:40 pm Yes they do. I am bummed at their response time though. I have never waited more the half a day for an answer about anything from them. You can get yoru local music store that reps M-Audio to oreder it for you if you have the number from teh website.
Feb 04, 2003 05:02 am Oh, hell, with a 1 3/4" by 19" piece of sheet metal, a power drill, a small milling machine and some paint you can make anything rack mountable.
Feb 04, 2003 04:25 pm Well, it's nice that they put that hole in the bottom of their stuff, because I'm not a big fan of duct tape all over my studio gear :-) I finally did get a response from M-Audio. I suppose I was being a bit impatient, but they have been very, very slow in the past. The Universal rack tray is the right thing to use, but in the end I don't think I'm going to rackmount it anyway :-) I spent the money on a power conditioner instead. Oh well, thanks anyway guys.
Feb 04, 2003 10:16 pm Oh yeah, just looked at the bottem of my Delta 44 and saw what you were talking about. Hey I got a question that I wanna ask but don't really wanna start a new post over: Can I plug my stuff straight into the Delta without a mixer, or do I need to run them through Direct Boxes first?
Feb 05, 2003 02:48 pm M-Audio seems to say you can. In fact, they stress not using a mixer. They say nothing about using direct boxes in the manual, just pre-amps if necessary.
Feb 05, 2003 03:43 pm Interesting... wonder why they'd stress not using a mixer... maybe since they have a mixer built into the card.
Feb 05, 2003 06:00 pm Yup, their direct input's are great for line level stuff. But remember if your micing something to use a pre, it is the best way to get a good signal level.
Feb 05, 2003 08:52 pm I think they probably just want you to buy their Audio Buddy pre-amps :-) Maybe they think they'll get more business if people don't think they neeed a seperate mixer so they won't go and buy something like the Aardvark Q10. But then again, they have the Omni studio break out box, so maybe not...
Feb 05, 2003 10:48 pm Can I plug my stuff straight into the Delta without a mixer, or do I need to run them through Direct Boxes first?
Hey Loki, you got me thinking... what do you mean by "stuff"? Some things this is okay to do with, some not.
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