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"Raymond" wrote in message ... Jonny Bravo wrote Could you expand on this...particularly a starter set up... have a mackie, but don't know where to start with hooking up the computer.... can get my hands on any software... just canty find anyone with a basic rig... once i get it going i think i can finger it out... To start, go visit a studio with a non-dedicated (PC/MAC) DAW (the Roland you have is a dedicated DAW) in your area, I'm sure there's one around there. If your having trouble finding one go to the local guitar shop and all the other music stores in your area until you fined one that knows someone who has one. I don't think that the 5 or 10 year old lap top will handle a multi track recording software program as what you get now will need newer OS's etc. to even run. I can tell you that you'll find different people like different systems so like Geoff stated get ready to get to know the computer you pick very well. Hiya again! to expand a wee bit : The computer as a digital recorder / editor etc is a very powerful tool. You can combine the performance spec your budget allows (always get the FASTEST machine you can afford, you WILL end up using all those plugins you swore you wouldn't need!!) with I/O hardware that suits your requirements (number of channels, sample rate, bit depth, converter quality, etc) and software (lots of good apps to pick from, my first choice is Sequoia (although Samplitude is nearly the same thing)). The tricky part (which nowadays really isnt so tricky) is to choose a motherboard/chipset combination which you know will work with your chosen hardware/software choice. Intel machines with RME cards plus Samplitude or Sequoia is basically a sure fire package, and you can look at manufacturers sites to get their "spec" machine. Lots of people use hardware with Zero-Letency hardware monitoring, meaning that the input signal can be hardware-routed to the outputs, so you dont get latency. I've always preferred an analog board for this, as you can use the Auxes for headphone sends, and I use it like a big patchbay. There are lots of resources for tweaking the OS to suit Audio Production. Over time everyone who uses a Computer based DAW becomes an OS / Drivers / Hardware conflict expert, as you go through the process of getting it running solidly. If you let us know what gear you already have, how many channels of I/O you need etc, we could probably come up with some ideas for a rig. It would be a good idea for you to see a system up and running, as Raymond suggested, to help decide on which software etc you see yourself using. Good luck, keep in touch! Geoff |
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Thanks for the info... kinda doing the list thing now...I will ost when I
got a batter idea of all the components should be soon.. thanks again -- Jonny Bravo Some Do, Some Don't, Some Will, Some Won't...I Might... http://www.boneheadgrafix.com --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.538 / Virus Database: 333 - Release Date: 11/10/2003 |
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Mike Rivers wrote:
Everyone you talk to will mention the same three motherboard manufacturer's names (Asus, Abit and I can't remember the other one) Apple. |
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Dan wrote:
Of course you can rarely find a reason to wait on technology, since things do in fact change so much, but isn't 64 bit computing around the corner? I think AMD had a press release out recently...can't remember. But I do know that audio recording is processor centric, and if a processor paradigm change is in the wind, maybe it IS a good reason to wait. Anybody more up on the latest news than me? 64 bit processing is here. Not much software takes advantage of double precision, though, but some does. But, who cares? Get software that does what you need and then get the hardware required to run it. If you wind up with something 20 years old, that's fine. If it takes the latest hardware to run the stuff you want, that's fine too. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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