Re: [Finale] Help - computer is dead!
On Tue, December 18, 2012 7:07 am, Raymond Horton wrote: last night my 6-year-old PC gives out a loud POP and quits immediately. Sounds like the power supply. If the fan went off, or it has a secondary power switch on the back (which would turn on the fan) and it's quiet in either position, then likely the supply. If it's the power supply, those are modular and can be replaced from a place like Staples (or they used to carry them last year, anyway). Usually the computer hardware is protected from damage when the power supply dies. If it was built for you, then the person who did it would know and may be able to drop in a new one and get it going again to transfer your registrations, etc., to the new machine, because as far as six years old, yeah, time to get a new one. I do a hardware upgrade of my system (usually from the inside) every three years. Last time I had a complete new one built from scratch, from ADK http://adkproaudio.com/ ... sounds like a big outfit, but it's a relatively small team, and they can recommend based on your needs. Good luck ... hate when that happens. Dennis ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Help - computer is dead!
On Tue, December 18, 2012 8:53 am, Raymond Horton wrote: Do you think the Toshiba laptop described would make a good second PC, capable of running Finale and Garritan? Can't help you there -- I seriously dislike laptops for scoring, and don't use them for any serious work. I have the big laptop running Linux, so no Finale there. Laptop screens are too small for scoring work. My little Dell netbook works great for special purposes and for keeping a diary when traveling. I actually used the netbook for my opera -- I couldn't afford to bring in a cimbalom player, so got a customized set of cimbalom samples from Bolder Sounds and ran it using Finale's Aria player driven from an external Kurzweil keyboard. I do like my customized desktop system with its big monitors and fast hard drives. (When I'm traveling, I pretty much switch to paper and pencil and enter the music when I get back home.) Dennis ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Help - computer is dead!
Ray, Our family owns two Toshiba laptops. I bought an 875 as an early present to myself--4 CPUs and 8 gb of ram. Son has an earlier version (forget the number). Both are well-made workhorses at reasonable prices at best buy. On the down side, the hard drive in my new 875 spins at only 5400 rpm, rather than the recommended 7200 for Garritan work. I did notice a bit of popping in some finale files that I solved by increasing latency. When I get back from the Midwest band clinic, I'm going to attach my ASIO audio interface, which will solve that issue. As to video, the 875 has a big screen but I do the dual monitor thing with a large pivoting screen. Having said that, the Toshiba screens are big enough to do some good work when not hooked into the second screen. Finally, my new 875 came with Windows 8, which I do not like. I seriously considered wiping the HDD when I got it and installing 7, but thought I'd go with the flow. It reminds me of my iPad. ;-( I am now happily working with finale 2012, and every Garritan library all the way back to the original GPO... Jim Sent from my iPhone, so please pardon all the typos. On Dec 18, 2012, at 9:15 AM, Dennis Bathory-Kitsz bath...@maltedmedia.com wrote: On Tue, December 18, 2012 8:53 am, Raymond Horton wrote: Do you think the Toshiba laptop described would make a good second PC, capable of running Finale and Garritan? Can't help you there -- I seriously dislike laptops for scoring, and don't use them for any serious work. I have the big laptop running Linux, so no Finale there. Laptop screens are too small for scoring work. My little Dell netbook works great for special purposes and for keeping a diary when traveling. I actually used the netbook for my opera -- I couldn't afford to bring in a cimbalom player, so got a customized set of cimbalom samples from Bolder Sounds and ran it using Finale's Aria player driven from an external Kurzweil keyboard. I do like my customized desktop system with its big monitors and fast hard drives. (When I'm traveling, I pretty much switch to paper and pencil and enter the music when I get back home.) Dennis ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Help - computer is dead!
My one away from home gig was with a dance company. i had written the bulk of the work at home but had to do some rewrites on the road and the weak laptop made it difficult. I wished many times I had packed up my whole system in the car. Right now I am typing on my wife's mini computer, which she loves, but... At any rate, I am taking the desktop in for a new power supply or whatever, in a few minutes. Shop where i bought it promises a low bill and a 1-2 day turnaround, so i think I will survive this week, and will put off the new system purchase a bit. Raymond Horton Bass Trombonist, Louisville Orchestra Minister of Music, Edwardsville (IN) UMC Composer, Arranger VISIT US AT rayhortonmusic.com On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 9:14 AM, Dennis Bathory-Kitsz bath...@maltedmedia.com wrote: On Tue, December 18, 2012 8:53 am, Raymond Horton wrote: Do you think the Toshiba laptop described would make a good second PC, capable of running Finale and Garritan? Can't help you there -- I seriously dislike laptops for scoring, and don't use them for any serious work. I have the big laptop running Linux, so no Finale there. Laptop screens are too small for scoring work. My little Dell netbook works great for special purposes and for keeping a diary when traveling. I actually used the netbook for my opera -- I couldn't afford to bring in a cimbalom player, so got a customized set of cimbalom samples from Bolder Sounds and ran it using Finale's Aria player driven from an external Kurzweil keyboard. I do like my customized desktop system with its big monitors and fast hard drives. (When I'm traveling, I pretty much switch to paper and pencil and enter the music when I get back home.) Dennis ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
