Yeah, worse still, to add to all this, you gotta think about a platform:
Windows or MacOS???
If you can afford it, MacOS is the way to go - all in all, including
hardware and software (taking into account that most PC software is
available free if you have a net connection, the spare time, and an
appropriately aligned conscience) MACs are about twice the price...
Simple question dude, what is your budget? If you don't have enough budget,
you may have to think about not going 100% PC...also, what sorta stuff do
you want to do? I know a few guys who do dance music, and for them, they
just use PC and a decent sampler (Akai S3000 or something...) - then they
just use the PC for creating the building blocks on, and the sampler for
tune construction, all controlled by the PC - works a treat...personally, my
setup of all PC works a treat for me, but I'm a soundscape phreek, so I need
something like a PC...if I was beat orientated (thats oriented in
americanis(z)ed english) at all, then I would need something like a sampler,
just to play around with stuff...
Give us your budget, styles, and any other info...
:)
RoNAn
P.S. If you are doing the PC route...go portable...you'll never go back...
----- Original Message -----
From: "Astaplatz" <sebastian@arctone.com>
To: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2001 7:17 PM
Subject: RE: [idm] gear question
quoted 1 line careful, this is not a choice to make lightly, there are major
> careful, this is not a choice to make lightly, there are major
disadvantages
quoted 5 lines with an ALL pc system.
> with an ALL pc system.
> i would NEVER give up my outboards.
> 1. you never have enough processing power [no matter how much you keep
> adding]
> 2. things always have more (cross over) noise in a PC, or static [so go
all
quoted 5 lines digital if you can]
> digital if you can]
> 3. instability is a major issue
>
> PC sugestions depend on your budget.
> there are SOOOO many options, I can't possibly help you unless you are a
bit
quoted 5 lines more specific... you might want multi-HD recording, or only 2 outs, or no
> more specific... you might want multi-HD recording, or only 2 outs, or no
> midi, or all midi, or digital, or soundfonts... or only mastering on the
> pc,... or mixing on the pc... or maybe you also want a sampler with effcts
> built in? or maybe you want to use protools? or maybe you want to use
> reaktor and reason? or maybe you want to use cakewalk? dual boot system?
all
quoted 12 lines scsi? The list of options goes on.........
> scsi? The list of options goes on.........
>
> ~thinking about giving up my outboard gear to go
> ~all-pc. any suggestions on system specs, o.s., and/or
> ~software? thanks in advance.
> ~
> ~winblad.donald.ichiro
>
>
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