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Or, you could buy a Macintosh, and save yourself a lot of headaches. In case you've not noticed, Microsoft *is the evil empire*, so why not spend a little extra and get a Unix based OS and go with the Macintosh OSX. Sure, there isn't a lot of MIDI/Audio software that's written for it, but until then there's OS 9. I'm running MOTU's Digital Performer 3 on a G4 system that I picked up for $1100, and it's a dream. Because of my job, I work with Windows 98, 2000, XP, Mac OS 9 and 10.1. There's no doubt in my mind that the current Macintosh OS (OSX [or OS 10 as I like to say, not being Roman[) is by far the best. Mark CarlJacobson@cakewalk.com wrote: > > > Find out what applications you want to use, and if they all run under XP, > choose windows XP as your operating system. You will get the best audio > performance from the XP OS. > > Suggested audio interface manufacturers: Aardvark, Frontier Design, >ECHO, M > Audio. All are good choices. Select the card that offers the i/o choices > that best fit your needs. Optical, SPDIF, Unbalanced XLR, 1/4 inch, >numbers > of I/O etc. > > Try to avoid a motherboard that has a modem or audio interface built into > the board. These tend to cause hardware conflicts. > > Dual processor systems are sweet. > > You can't go wrong with intel. If you are going to go with a fast AMD > processor, add extra cooling to your system. These tend to run hot and >get > glitchy after long sessions if they overheat. > > Selecting a large case for your computer will ensure room for expansion, >and > also improve airflow. > > I disapprove of pirating software. Copyright infringement is copyright > infringement weather it's music, software or any other type of >intellectual > property. Why are you entitled to have people working for you with no > benefit to themselves? It's also a bad idea. Hackers sometimes >introduce > viruses into cracked copies of software. > > Best regards, > > Carl > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dylan DeAnda [mailto:dylan@loudcloud.com] > Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 4:49 PM > To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com > Subject: RE: O.T. Computers > > If you want to use it for all things musical, here are some highlights to > look for in your future "Hog": > > If you're doing digital recording, editing, you'll want a hefty amount of > processor power, what's hefty? anything over 1GHz. > > 1GHz of RAM should cost you around 75-100 bucks, a mere pittance these >days, > so load it up with RAM, you can never be too thin or have too much RAM. > > You'll also want a fast disk, preferrably SCSI 10,000RPM disks, this will > allow you fast reads and writes to all of that good musical data. > > CDR is a must. > > Go stripped down on the applications that it comes with, get an OS, the > rest you can either download, pirate or purchase. A lot of times > manufacturers (like compaq) load these machines with 100's of funky > applications that sound neat on the showroom floor, but you'll never use > "Ultra-Low-Fat-Magic-Colored-Disco-Roap-Map-Maker, with the iron-on >T-shirt > printable sheets!" > > Make sure that your computer case has slots available for expansion of > devices, such as adding a sound card or i/o board, etc. > > Just think about what your system may look like in 2 years, and if >you'll be > able to attain that with your current plan for a box. > > Good luck, > > D > > -----Original Message----- > From: William Mcallister [mailto:BILLYBUDDHA@webtv.net] > Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 4:25 PM > To: Loopers-delight@loopers-delight.com > Subject: O.T. Computers > > Well I'm coming out of the closet, thats right I don't own a computer. > BUT, I'm getting ready to purchase one and would like some advice from > the intelligent LD community. Whats the best bang for the buck? I > eventually want to use it for recording and all things musical. Thank > you all. Bill/Las Vegas