Nick Just need to save a few more pennies then i should be there....
I always wondered what the RAID thing was all about, ta LAP5 is Logic Audio Platinum 5 btw 8) I'm too cheap for an RME card, but I could stretch to an ESI Wami rack, which also looks a beaut! Cheers Dan -----Original Message----- From: Nick Lankester [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 09 October 2003 18:05 To: Drum & Bass Arena Discussion List Subject: [dnb-prod] RE: Nicks PC Wow.. that pc setup sounds phat! Go for it I reckon... M-Audio should be fine too but if you can, definitely try to check out some RME cards b4 you buy as they are amazing quality... (4 people I know have bought them since hearing mine, including a couple of reasonably big names!)... Sonar xl? No, I've actually never used any other software than Cubase/reason, mainly coz it's what I know and it does what I want it to... Don't even know what LAP5 is!! Btw, if you get a machine with a RAID array card (your pc will see multiple hard drives as 1 BIG drive!) you can potentially double the speed of your hard drives!! Definitely ask about this coz it's pretty cheap and very effective... Good luck! Nicks -----Original Message----- From: Daniel Norman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 09 October 2003 14:47 To: Drum & Bass Arena Discussion List Subject: [dnb-prod] Nicks PC Nick, I have been looking for that kind of info for ages and no-one ever seems to be able to quantify the kind of performance that you can expect from a decent audio PC (probably because its so dependant on plug in count and set up). But thats cool to be able to expect up to 25-30 tracks with a plug in or two on each (some could have none). My tunes usually have around 16 tracks, so i'm way happy with possibly 30 before bouncing. I was looking at the new Digital Village PCs with P4 2.8ghz Hyperthreading, 1gig DDR400 ram, 800mhz bus and 120gig SATA drives - which for �899 i reckon's pretty good for an over the counter model and that kind of performance should be awesome for audio. Have you tried Sonar XL - seems pretty good, but most people seem to use Logic/Cubase. I'm a Logic user meself, but wondered what the alternatives are (mind you LAP5 for audio is pretty much there, esp on a fast computer with a nice soft sampler like the MOTU MAch 5!) I would def keep my desk and valve EQ/Ultrafex on the main inserts and prob look for an MAudio card with 10 outs so i wouldn't be going totally digital. Desks are always handy 8) Thanks Dan --- Drum&Bass Arena Producers Discussion List http://www.breakbeat.co.uk You are currently subscribed to dnb-prod as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.520 / Virus Database: 318 - Release Date: 18/09/03 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.520 / Virus Database: 318 - Release Date: 18/09/03 --- Drum&Bass Arena Producers Discussion List http://www.breakbeat.co.uk You are currently subscribed to dnb-prod as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
