Re: laptop or desktop for audio processing?

On Thu, 08 Nov 2007 10:51:17 -0800, Mark Kleinhaut
<markkleinhaut@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Nov 8, 1:31 pm, Kevin Van Sant <kvans...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On 08 Nov 2007 18:13:15 GMT, Keith Freeman <smtp.cablewanadoo.nl>
wrote in message <Xns99E2C3865B85Dkeithfreemanwana...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> :





I've recently been trying to master the CD we recorded of my trio and find
my old Dells (desktop & laptop) are not fast enough to process audio
recordings, neither of them has a CD burner (the only option would be to
add an external one). We've found someone who is willing and able to do the
mastering for us, but I don't want to be dependent on other people so am
onsidering buying a new system.

Obviously I'd get more for my money with a desktop and I could use it for
my day job (translating), while a laptop would be less suitable for that
purpose but, as an ancillary mainly-for-music system less noisy and space-
consuming.

Are there any other points I should consider when it comes to processing
audio files and burning CDs? I should say I'm not prepared to enter the big
bad (read: expensive) world of Macs ;-}

-Keith

In the past I've always built my own systems, which used to be a big
money saver plus you don't have to deal with all the proprietary crap
that gets built into the brand names which made upgrade potential very
limited. But now everything is so fast and cheap that upgrading
components is usually not really an issue. Instead after 3 or 4 years
just trade up to a new system. So a couple of weeks ago I just bought
a dell for $650 which included a large flat panel display. I priced
out building the same system and it would have actually cost me a
couple of hundred more.

Any new system these days is more than well enough equipped to master
audio or render video. There are still other things to think about
for multi-track recording, but I don't do any of that at home. If
you've liked Dell in the past, just get another one and you'll have no
problem mastering.

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Kevin Van Sant

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What about little details like, uh, software? I use Peak Pro for
mastering plus a buch of Waves plug-ins, probably about $2,500 worth
of software investment on top of a $2,000 Mac laptop. Then there is
the multitrac software and associated plugs, motu interface and all
the rest- but now you got me started:)



I figured Keith already has the software if he has discovered that his
PC isn't fast enough to run it.

_________________________________________
Kevin Van Sant

http://www.kevinvansant.com
CDs, videos, mp3s, gigs, pics, lessons, info.

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