Home Recording Computer Question

[Bkord1]

Hi. I am looking to buy a computer for home recording and it will be used for
pretty high end stuff. I plan on running Pro Tools and/or another program
called (I believe) MOTU. Any suggestions as to which platform to use, Mac or
PC and why? Also, what other things should I consider when making my purchase
i.e RAM, processing speed, plug-ins, etc.? Any help is greatly appreciated.

Brian

[razz...@my-deja.com]

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Hello Brian. I have been working on setting up a
computer-based home recording studio over the
last few years and I can offer you some advice.
I cannot say anything against MAC’s because I
have not used one for music recording or editing,
but I do have a PC that works great. It has
128MB of RAM, 400 MHz AMD K-6 II processor, CD-
Burner (which is a MUST for a home studio), and
a Creative Soundblaster Gold soundcard (it has
RCA outputs-----a good thing to have).
I have a Mackie 1402 mixing board which I
hook up to my soundcard. All of my mics are run
to the mixing board, then to the soundcard, then
to my hard drive. Make sure you have at least 10
gigs of hard drive space if you are
recording .wav files. All of the recording I do
is wav files and my hard drives are about filled
up.
I mentioned the RCA outputs before; here
is why. When I mix down all of my tracks, I have
my soundcard output to my home stereo. (It is a
great big Kenwood thing). I mix down on my
stereo due to a method of consistency. I know
exactly how well recorded CDs sound on my home
stereo so mixing my own songs lets me match a
similar level.
If you have any other questions on
equipment (mics, mixing boards) let me know.
Good luck!
-Dave
razz...@aol.com

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[Hartboys]

> great. It has 128MB of RAM, 400 MHz AMD K-6 II processor, CD-Burner
> (which is a MUST for a home studio), and a Creative Soundblaster Gold

what kind of cd-burner do you have? i was looking at getting one for my
setup, but i heard somewhere that unless it says it's redbook compatable,
it won't work in many consumer cd-players. i know several cd's i've burnt
on friend's cd-burners which weren't specifiacally for redbook audio did
not work in some cd players. is this true? thanks for your time.

terry

[john_st...@my-deja.com]

Hi Brian,
You should really consider buying a system that's
designed specifically for recording and music
production. I have a Studio Gem system that
plays back over 64 tracks simultaneously. It's
quite the beast and worth every penny. If you
need a machine that can handle the "high end
stuff" glitch free, you should check these guys
out at http://www.studiogem.com/

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bko...@aol.com (Bkord1) wrote:
> Hi. I am looking to buy a computer for home
recording and it will be used for
> pretty high end stuff. I plan on running Pro
Tools and/or another program
> called (I believe) MOTU. Any suggestions as to
which platform to use, Mac or
> PC and why? Also, what other things should I
consider when making my purchase
> i.e RAM, processing speed, plug-ins, etc.? Any
help is greatly appreciated.
>
> Brian
>

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On Tuesday, December 21, 1999 12:00:00 AM UTC-8, Bkord1 wrote:
> Hi. I am looking to buy a computer for home recording and it will be used for
> pretty high end stuff. I plan on running Pro Tools and/or another program
> called (I believe) MOTU. Any suggestions as to which platform to use, Mac or
> PC and why? Also, what other things should I consider when making my purchase
> i.e RAM, processing speed, plug-ins, etc.? Any help is greatly appreciated.
>
> Brian

MusicXPC Computers were made for music production. Ask anyone who has one, and you will want one for yourself. They are the best way to go.
http://www.homerecorder.com/products.php?mid=13