Re: O.T. Computers

["Jonathan El-Bizri" <ssrndpty@hotmail.com>]

Yah Saturn drivin' freaks...:>

Question for the mac guys:

If I had a peice of gear that would only run on OS 9, and would never have
it's drivers upgraded ever, what would you recomend to house the beast? 
What
would be the cheapest option? What would I get from a more expensive unit,
considering that I will never be able to upgrade it? What kind of software
will 'never go away'?

The gear in question is a Korg Oasys card. Probably the best price/features
deal ever - more powerful than a Digi farm card, latency down to 1.5 ms,
ASIO, ADAT I/O, comes with more than half the Triton sample sound set, does
Z1 style synthesis, awesome AD/DA, but no support, no drivers, ever.

bIz


----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Sottilaro" <sine@zerocrossing.net>
To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 2:39 PM
Subject: Re: O.T. Computers


> 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
>
>