Re: Laptop recommendations

[<biz-looper@groovetronica.com>]

The RME hdsp has a breakout box that is powered separately right? If we are
talking about the same unit, it connects to a pcmcia card in the laptop.
Correct?

If this is the case, then the required isolation is occuring. If you want 
to
use a Dull, you can't use an internal, pcmcia) or USB sound card - you
>have< to use a firewire, or other self powered break out box, with it's
own, isolated, power supply.

bIz


----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Weissman" <paul-mailinglists@nioterra.com>
To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 1:05 PM
Subject: RE: Laptop recommendations


>
> the one that was stolen was an inspiron 8100.  i also owned another
inspiron
> one from about 2-3 years ago.  both have been used many times in
> performance.  no noise on rme hdsp... can't speak for anything else.  i
> would never use the internal outs on any pc sound card without some kind
of
> shielding or transformer like mark suggested.
>
> paul
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: biz-looper@groovetronica.com 
>[mailto:biz-looper@groovetronica.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 1:01 PM
> > To: Paul Weissman; Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
> > Subject: Re: Laptop recommendations
> >
> >
> >
> > Hmm, that's one thing I never tried. Running the computer without
> > a ground,
> > in club and rehearsal spaces where I can't guarantee the power
> > quality seems
> > a little scary....
> >
> > Let me reiterate - this isn't ground hum - this is noise. Louder
> > than a line
> > level signal.
> >
> > What model is your >old< laptop? Perhaps it's only an issue with
> > units made
> > in the past two or three years..
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Paul Weissman" <paul-mailinglists@nioterra.com>
> > To: <biz-looper@groovetronica.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 12:55 PM
> > Subject: RE: Laptop recommendations
> >
> >
> > >
> > > couldn't disagree more.  dells rock.  i've worked with sony,
> > ibm and dell
> > > laptops... i'm about to buy a new laptop (old one was stolen)
> > and... it's
> > > going to be a dell!  and yes this is the machine i'm going to
> > be using for
> > > music performance.
> > >
> > > it's true that there is bad ground hum in my old dell, but a 3-2 
>prong
> > > converter on the laptop power supply makes quick work of it.  no hum.
> > >
> > > outside of that, everything else is great...
> > price/performance.. look and
> > > feel... latency with rme hdsp (3ms)... just a great deal overall.
> > >
> > > but, to each his own, i guess...
> > >
> > > paul
> > >
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: biz-looper@groovetronica.com
> [mailto:biz-looper@groovetronica.com]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 10:37 AM
> > > To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
> > > Subject: Re: Laptop recommendations
> > >
> > >
> > > > Also, most of the new laptops have Firewire, but you might also 
>look
> for
> > > USB
> > > > 2.0 for flexibility. I just noticed the new Dell laptops now
> > > have USB 2.0,
> > > > which is great.
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > Unless you can check the unit before you buy it, STAY AWAY from all
> things
> > > Dell.
> > >
> > > I haven't seen their current production models, but on every unit
> > > I've tried
> > > (more than a few, since we use them at my day job), their power
> > > supply feeds
> > > directly into the ground, which means that you can't use them for any
> kind
> > > of audio with the power plugged in - a horrible and unavoidable hum
> occurs
> > > when you plug them into any kind of mixer or power speakers. There is
no
> > > solution - it even happens with USB audio.
> > >
> > > When I talked to Dell support, the said they knew of no plans to
rectify
> > > this.
> > >
> > > bIz
> > >
> > >
> >
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