Biostream@aol.com
Re: (idm) Aphex/Autechre/Gear question?
Biostream@aol.com has no idea what he's talking about:
quoted 2 lines The advantage of samplers is that even though computers can do everything and>The advantage of samplers is that even though computers can do everything and
>more that samplers can do, samplers are much much more faster.
"much much more faster." ?
Two words:
Macintosh.
SampleCell
Just as fast, if not faster than any dedicated sampler.
quoted 1 line Another thing is you don't have to worry about your hard drive filling up,>Another thing is you don't have to worry about your hard drive filling up,
proccessing
quoted 1 line power, and most importantly sound quality.>power, and most importantly sound quality.
Bollocks !
Some more words for you:
Floppy Disk.
Zip.
Jaz.
How much space do you need ?
Works fine for me, I have three albums in progress on my drives at the
moment.
quoted 1 line A sound card is not designed for professional sampling>A sound card is not designed for professional sampling
SampleCell is just that.
quoted 1 line if you're going to do it straight computer, like RDJ does now, you've got to> if you're going to do it straight computer, like RDJ does now, you've got to
get a very good
quoted 1 line audio interface to go with that wonderful soundcard that will also cost you>audio interface to go with that wonderful soundcard that will also cost you
another few hundred
quoted 1 line dollars.>dollars.
Simple fact of life:
If you want professional sound.
Be professional and use professional equipment.
quoted 1 line you'll have to also buy a special type of audio interface to cut noise>you'll have to also buy a special type of audio interface to cut noise
between whatever you're sampling
quoted 1 line and the sound card which also requires expensive software.>and the sound card which also requires expensive software.
Eh ?
quoted 2 lines You'll need to get a good sound editing program, something like CoolEdit>You'll need to get a good sound editing program, something like CoolEdit
>or Goldwave ( I think cooledit is better, but that's just my opinion)
Just buy a damned Mac and play with the big boys.
quoted 1 line You'll need a fast fucking computer with a fuckload of RAM.>You'll need a fast fucking computer with a fuckload of RAM.
Not true.
quoted 1 line RDJ himself uses 4 powerpc macs, along with a bunch of interfaces, and alot>RDJ himself uses 4 powerpc macs, along with a bunch of interfaces, and alot
of add ons.
Who cares what RDJ uses ?
One PowerMac will do.
It doesn't even have to be a PowerMac, a standard Mac will work just fine.
Don't bother posting until you know what you're talking about "Biostream".
There's too much opinion presented as fact on the net.
I can't stand all this ill-informed crap.
To answer the original question, when they're working entirely on
computer for audio,, most pros use a Mac with ProTools and/or SampleCell.
B.