I've done a lot of audio recording using an AudioMedia card in a IIfx, and never had any kind of problem with skipping. The IIfx is pretty pathetic in power compared to the boxes you're looking at. Personally, I don't think you're going to find the processor or bus speed to be a limiting factor in doing the recording. Of course, if you're planning on doing any post compression or effects type stuff, a faster processor will help.
As for your skipping problem - look into defragmenting your hard drive, and make sure that no other apps are doing anything in the backround while the recording is going on. Try and boot using only the extensions that are required for what you're doing. Try turning Appletalk off. Personally, I'm surprised you're having problems - even 48kHz sampling rates are pretty easy on decade old hardware. My old IIfx never seemed to miss a beat, and I wasn't running anything special. What kind of system are you using now? -dustin Quoting "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hello. I have a Pro Audio Spectrum 16 card that I will be using to > > record audio to a hard drive or RAM disk. I have some questions about > using > a computer for this purpose. Would it be more important to have a > faster > processor speed or faster bus speed? How much would level 2 cache help? > > What would be the best setting for Disk Cache in the memory control > panel? > What would be the best OS to run. The processor would be between an > 80MHz > 601 and a 120MHz 601+. Also heres a toughy...I have found that > sometimes > when I record to a hard drive, the recording will skip, whereas when I > record > to a RAM disk it doesnt, or at least not as often. However, the RAM > disk is > only about 130MB in size, which is good for maybe 25 min of audio > (right?). > Is there a way I can record to a hard drive but use the RAM as a buffer, > so > it records quickly but then copies to the hard drive and clears out the > RAM > disk of whats already has been copied. I have a SCSI card which I guess > can > back up drives automatically or something, maybe I could use that on the > RAM > disk? > > Thanks for any help > > Chris > > -- > Quadlist is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | > -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > Quadlist info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.shtml> > The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com > > -- Quadlist is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Quadlist info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
