Re: Buying a PC Optimized for Audio

[Art Simon <simart@gmail.com>]

I've got an Echo Indigo and it's great for what it is.  Simple analog
stereo I/O, sounds great and very low latency.  I've had some minor
trouble with the drivers and my current favorite piece of software,
EnergyXT, but all in all I'd give it a thumbs up.  An outboard box
will give more I/O options, but will bulkier and more importantly,
have a higher latency (at least in theory). Good Luck,

On Tue, 3 Aug 2004 08:12:15 -0700, Gary Lehmann <hqr@cox.net> wrote:
> Hi fellow electronic musicians--
> If you have a budget and want to buy a new machine for (let's say) 
>looping,
> aren't there places (one the web?) where you can buy a system, be it PC 
>or
> Mac, that is optimized for digital audio?  Not that I am necessarily 
>going
> to shell out four figures any time soon for gear (but I hope to have 
>another
> EDP in my near future).
> In a related matter, I am considering buying one of those Echo Audio 
>PCMCIA
> cards, the Indigo, for use with my ancient HP laptop and Sonar.  They are
> cheap http://www.zzounds.com/item--ECHINDIGOIO  Any opinions on this 
>piece?
> Let's hear it for Kim Flint, a great American patriot!
> Gary
> 
> 


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