If you have a lot of analog equipment you need to capture sound from, this is a fantastic deal. I've had mine for six years. I don't use it a lot anymore, only because I was forced to migrate to a Mac Pro two years ago. Mac Pros do not have PCI slots. Too bad M-Audio hasn't seen fit to make this in a PCI Xpress card.

I had a lot of analog equipment when I first got this card. I did a lot of searching, and this was the ONLY card that could handle it all. Worked perfectly with Cakewalk and Pro Tools M-Powered.

There is one NASTY problem with it I have never been able to solve. Every now and again, I'll record a great track, only to play it back and hear crackle all through it.

It's NOT a CPU problem. I run a 2Ghz AMD, with all other processes shut down, and it still does it. What's really annoying about it is the fact that the crackle cannot be heard while recording. It's only during playback, and its random. The only fix is to redo the tracks, and hope it doesn't happen again.

These days, I use it mostly for playing, and it works fine for that.

Maybe I just got a card that went bum after a few years. Maybe one day I'll figure out it's something else I can solve.

I would recommend this product.

I've used this card for years, on several PCs under Windows 2000 and XP, mostly ASIO with Steinberg, and it's unquestionably excellent value. The drivers started out with more bugs but get better as we go. The driver's config panel is good, very flexible. As an interface, i.e. as A/D/A, you might prefer something else if you are very critical. We're talking VERY critical. If you carefully A/B the Delta cards (from the 2 channel to the 10/10 rack) with say an Echo Mia, you will find the Deltas have a touch of what some people call "harshness". Still, the flexibility and cost of the Deltas makes me use them a lot. In a lot of situations a 2 channel device like the Mia actually covers what I need if I plan the config OK, and the sweeter sound is a nice reward for carefully thinking the setup through. It takes a lot of experience to really appreciate subtle differences, but if you add in ordinary cabling, low end solid-state mics and some ordinary pre-amps, an interface like the 1010LT might just tip the scales towards preferring a Mia.

I've had this for six years. I do a ton of home recording with my band. It's funny that the price hasn't dropped in many years, even as firewire interfaces have arrived and technology has advanced.

Zero latency is exactly right. The recording quality is also very high, as is performance. I regularly record 8 simultaneous tracks with Cubase SE, Windows XP, athlon 64 3200 and 2 gigs of RAM. I get perfect performance, not a single pop or crackle in years pf use, and that's with Cubase VSTs piled high. With the individual inputs I get excellent post-recording control.

The software mixer is functional but not too easy to use. The preamps on the card are also functional, and I've used them, but they are definitely not convenient (jumpers to adjust primary gain control is kinda silly). They were quite convenient when I first started out however. RCA connections are probably the best choice when designing the breakout cable but they aren't convenient for your home studio. Easy to solve, go buy some cables.

I use several different kinds of external preamps, but I think the best solution is a powerful mixer with at least 8 quality pre-amps and direct outs for each channel.

Overall, this is an excellent interface that has the features that really count. And for me, over six years, it's been solid as a rock.

I am an owner of a small home studio. I am not a professional by any means. But, I feel that I do know good sound quality when I hear it. I purchased this sound card because I was using a soundblaster XFI audio card and felt it wasn't getting the best sound possible. Don't waste your money on those cards if you are producing music. The vocals and audio were very distorted when I played audio in my car. I read all of the reviews on this card and researched it with a fine toothed comb. I looked all over the internet and did not find a single negative review on this product. That was all the proof that I needed. I then purchased the card and installed it on my computer. The driver that came with it did not work on my Vista computer. So, I went to M- Audio's website and easily found the needed driver. Once I had the card up and running, my vocals and all other audio sounded amazing. This card is worth every penny that you spend on it. As a matter of fact, you should be paying much more for this card. The are basically giving it away at this price. You definately need to buy this card if you are searching for audio cards in this price range.

I bought this card to use with Sonar 7 Professional on a Windows 2008 64-bit audio workstation. The 64-bit Vista drivers works great and I have low latency recording without any problems now. Getting installed and running with this card is quick and painless. I highly recommend this product.