| Sounds like a good setup. Don't forget some good mics and preamps, and make
sure your audio recording software and hardware uses ASIO drivers (or the
equivalent) so computer latency doesn't screw up real-time monitoring and
overdubbing.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-csound-outgoing@maths.ex.ac.uk
[mailto:owner-csound-outgoing@maths.ex.ac.uk]On Behalf Of Rob Howiler
Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 1999 1:39 PM
To: csound@maths.ex.ac.uk
Subject: OT: computer advice - follow up
Hi CSounders
I just wanted to express my thanks to everyone that offered advice about my
upcoming computer purchase. I have thought it over and I think Michael
Gogins had it right. I would need to learn MUCH to actually assemble (and
research the parts, etc.) the computer of my dreams. At least for now, I
would rather spend that time learning and experimenting more with CSound
(and Logic, for that matter).
As a recap of the advice I received:
1) go with SCSI - one person suggested Seagate Cheetah SCSI drives.
2) max out RAM - right now I am looking at 384 Meg (maybe more, depending on
finances)
3) Probably go with a MOTU 2048 and 1224 digital and analog I/O system
(although some folks expressed reservations about MOTU's PC support - I will
still investigate Event, Lexicon and others) (I'm still open to suggestions
if anyone out there has any more advice on their experiences)
4) SCSI CD-burner and CD-Rom (separate drives)
5) sundry additions (primarily a network card for printing Finale files)
In any event, thank everyone for their advice, and thanks to the list for
being supportive of my waste of bandwidth. I promise I won;t make a habit
of it.
Rob Howiler
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