"Monroe" wrote in message
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A bit of a general query. I'm interested in those of you using stock
laptops/notebooks for DAW use. I'm considering such for multi-track
recording (PC-based system) of small combo along with composing using
piano, softsynths, soft sampler and guitar. At this point, I'm
looking for an idea of the particularly good brands for fairly mobile
use and recommendations for particular spec's on these stock units.
For what it's worth, I'll be using Echo Indigo IO with external HDD
and CD burner. Thanks for all.



This has gone around at least three times in the last year or so.
Search Google Groups.

Or just buy a Mac and be done with it. It's not the cheapest, it's not
the best, and it's not bulletproof, but it'll work. Besides, even if I
tell you to stick with IBM, Toshiba or Sony, you'll go out and buy a
Dell anyway, so why bother? g

--
"It CAN'T be too loud... some of the red lights aren't even on yet!"
- Lorin David Schultz
in the control room
making even bad news sound good

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I can say with absolete certainty that the Mac comment is inaccuarate.
It is not guarenteed to work. I've had lots of fun with Macs that
didn't like most of the hardware we tried on them.

For multitrack recording you want a fast processor, plenty of fast
memory, and as fast as possible read/write to the HD. I would
recommend that if you use a USB sound device, use a firewire HD, or
vise versa. If possible, get a fast internal HD and record to it
first, then copy to an external. Remember you're writing multiple
audio streams simultaneously while reading others, and that's drive
intensive.

Last thing, don't load anything but what you're using to do the
recording. Also defragment the HD at least once a week.

On Sun, 29 Jan 2006 12:55:18 GMT, "Lorin David Schultz"
wrote:

"Monroe" wrote in message
.. .
A bit of a general query. I'm interested in those of you using stock
laptops/notebooks for DAW use. I'm considering such for multi-track
recording (PC-based system) of small combo along with composing using
piano, softsynths, soft sampler and guitar. At this point, I'm
looking for an idea of the particularly good brands for fairly mobile
use and recommendations for particular spec's on these stock units.
For what it's worth, I'll be using Echo Indigo IO with external HDD
and CD burner. Thanks for all.



This has gone around at least three times in the last year or so.
Search Google Groups.

Or just buy a Mac and be done with it. It's not the cheapest, it's not
the best, and it's not bulletproof, but it'll work. Besides, even if I
tell you to stick with IBM, Toshiba or Sony, you'll go out and buy a
Dell anyway, so why bother? g