Drivers and Scope

Jadah · Post by **Jadah** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 2:31 pm

Hi,

I haven't been using my Scope SP for over a year now. The reasons is that I haven't been sure about how Creamware follows up the updating of drivers. Maybe I'm wrong but I still have a sense that the drivers are not up to date. If I am wrong please correct. I'm thinking about getting the card back on.

cheers

Jadah

Jadah · Post by **Jadah** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 2:46 pm

On 2006-01-21 14:38, stardust wrote:
no updates in that year, yes.

Does it mean that it is still out of date compare to drivers?

Mr Arkadin · Post by **Mr Arkadin** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 2:55 pm

What do you think is wrong with the current drivers that makes you unable to use them? i've got SCOPE working here under XP SP2 and all seems fine - is there something specific worrying you?

[ This Message was edited by: Mr Arkadin on 2006-01-21 14:56 ]

Jadah · Post by **Jadah** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 3:39 pm

On 2006-01-21 14:55, Mr Arkadin wrote:
What do you think is wrong with the current drivers that makes you unable to use them? i've got SCOPE working here under XP SP2 and all seems fine - is there something specific worrying you?

[ This Message was edited by: Mr Arkadin on 2006-01-21 14:56 ]

Good question. I'm also slave under XP SP 2. First of all I'm worrying about is if I would have any lack of sound quality doing my Samplitude work. If there might be any conflicts in the system. Today I'm running RME,MOTU as converters. Firewire and I/O. Could there be any bottle neck along the path?If you know what I'm saying.

Cheers

Jadah

Mr Arkadin · Post by **Mr Arkadin** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 5:19 pm

First of all I'm worrying about is if I would have any lack of sound quality doing my Samplitude work.

Well most people seem to think that the sound quality improves going through SCOPE rather than using native summing - although Samplitude is a very good program which i don't know so i can't comment on that. However it won't degrade your sound in any way. You can work in 32 bit if you want - you can even use 96kHz if you don't mind halving your DSP capacity.

The easiest way to know is to do a mix in Sam and one in SCOPE and see if there's any perceptable difference and if there is which you prefer. Most Cubase users (me included) buss to the SCOPE mixers to improve the quality (and use the SCOPE effects/synths etc. of course)

If there might be any conflicts in the system

Sorry, can't help you there, but i there are others here who mix cards with no problems, hopefully they'll see this thread and advise. However, if the converters are not PCI-based then i would assume there won't be any conflicts (although there may be bottlenecks).

Mr A

[ This Message was edited by: Mr Arkadin on 2006-01-22 04:29 ]

firubbi · Post by **firubbi** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 11:56 pm

converters should not be the problem. i'd bought a Apogee mini-me and its running great with scope cards(spdif) and with Xp1.
thanks

Jadah · Post by **Jadah** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 4:28 am

On 2006-01-21 17:19, Mr Arkadin wrote:
First of all I'm worrying about is if I would have any lack of sound quality doing my Samplitude work.
Well most people seem to think that the sound quality improves going through SCOPE rather than using native summing - although Samplitude is a very good program which i don't know so i can't comment on that. However it won't degrade your sound in any way. You can work in 32 bit if you want - you can even use 96kHz if you don't mind halving youe DSP capacity.

The easiest way to know is to do a mix in Sam and one in SCOPE and see if there's any perceptable difference and if there is which you prefer. Most Cubase users (me included) buss to the SCOPE mixers to improve the quality (and use the SCOPE effects/synths etc. of course)

If there might be any conflicts in the system
Sorry, can't help you there, but i there are others here who mix cards with no problems, hopefully they'll see this thread and advise. However, if they converters are not PCI-based then i would assume there won't be any conflicts (although there may be bottlenecks).

Mr A

Thanks,

I'm convinced. I'm gonna put it back on.The card is to expensive not to use.

cheers

Jadah

Jadah · Post by **Jadah** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 4:31 am

On 2006-01-21 23:56, firubbi wrote:
converters should not be the problem. i'd bought a Apogee mini-me and its running great with scope cards(spdif) and with Xp1.
thanks

Thanks, this is useful information

Jadah