Re: Home Recording Help Needed!


Guncho wrote in message
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On Mar 12, 12:01 pm, dv...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
On Mar 12, 11:30 am, Guncho <cgun...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:





On Mar 12, 11:08 am, dv...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

On Mar 12, 10:54 am, Guncho <cgun...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Ok here's my current computer situation. You tell me if you would
record on this computer.

510 mbs of RAM
415 used
94 free
60 gb harddrive
17 gb free
Pentium III 996Mhz

Remember I only have $200. $250 max.

Chris

I wouldn't ;-)

Which is why I'd probably upgrade the PC & go with some freeware.
You'll need a minimum of 1 GB RAM (~$50), and Pentium 4's are already
a generation behind the current Dual Core's, so a refurb place should
be able to get you a decent configuration one for a price in that
ballpark.

A friend of mine who just messes around with a low end electric just
bought this, and he says he's happy with it:

http://tinyurl.com/2z9djd

-d

The motherboard on this computer can't be upgraded anymore so I would
need:

New motherboard
1GB of RAM
Pentium 4 processor

Can you buy all that for $200?

Chris

I think your best bet is to check with a computer repair shop that
also sells refurbed seconds. I know video cards can get pricey, but
you're not looking at that so who cares. A Soundblaster sound card is
all you really need, and they're not expensive. I know down here in
the US new PC's are dirt cheap, and seconds go for a song (no pun
intended).

Another reason I'd go for the upgrade over the standalone is, for one
outlay, you now have an up-to-date PC *and* home recorder.

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Let's just say a new computer is not an option. I'm getting a stand
alone digital multitracker. The question is which one.

Chris

My setup is obsolete. The cpu is only 800 Mhz with 128meg of ram. It can
easily keep up with any audio pumped into it. The tricky part is when you
accumulate many tracks that need to be mixed down in real time. I've easily
done 12 tracks without a glitch. I don't know how many tracks it would take
to lock it up. Even then, there are ways to get around that by mixing a few
tracks down to one. BTW, I'm using cool edit with 128 tracks on WIn98. The
real limiting factor is the speed of your hard drives. Two drives are faster
than one. Your drives probably need to be ATA5's or better, which judging by
your cpu speed, your computer should be able to handle that. You might see
the buss speed listed for your drive while it boots up. It will list them as
ATA or IDE with a number. These are common drives for older computers.
As far as capacity, CD quality uses up 10 megs per minute. Multiply that by
the number of tracks.
Even a cheap sound card can give good results. Noise and distortion is
usually high on the cheaper cards.
bg

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