[linrad] Re: Delta Audiophile 2496 input levels

["leif@xxxxxxxxxx" <leif@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Günter,


 
> recently I got a Delta Audiophile 2496 sound card. Currently I am 
> only using it under Windows, but Linrad is my later goal. In the 
> mean time I am using it for Spectran, where it is really fine to 
> sample with 96k and then have a really fast running display, 
> e.g. in the MMC.
You might try this card with linrad.exe under Windows:-)


> There is only one problem which I was not able to solve: While I 
> had to externally attenuate my input signal with all of my previous 
> sound cards in order not to overdrive the input (so the level 
> that came from the TRX was much too high), the Delta 2496 cannot 
> become saturated at all. E.g. on Spectran I can only get around 
> 20% of the level, on WSJT the noise level can be set to be -5dB 
> in the maximum.

 
> By the way: I am still using W98 here. There is no Windows 
> sound mixer available when the Delta 2496 is installed, the 
> only mixer application is the M-Audio mixer (nice grapical design).
If there is no switch to set the sensitivity in the M-Audio mixer
I would guess the card always has its peak level at 4V RMS.

> Are there any hints what to do in this case?
In case your hardware is good enough for the noise to be invisible
when your preamplifier is switched off you need an audio
amplifier;-)

73

Leif / SM5BSZ

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