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  1. Here are some other things I think are important. Windows XP not Vista Dual core but you can still do well with a good single core machine Two hard drives, one with the operating system and one to write audio on 7200RPM drives with at least 8mb cache. +1. The 2nd hard drive for audio files only will contribute way more to succesful recording than 12 GB of RAM will. The specs for any version of Pro Tools specifies it and they are 100% right. Spend your money wisely;unless you're running massive sample libraries you can live without 12 GB of RAM. 3 or 4 should be fine.
  2. Naa, just dump Vista now and go back to XP.
  3. Here.... http://www.classicalarchives.com/ Some of these MIDIs are excellent; I've used a few. Full scores done by pro arrangers in many cases.
  4. Vista only sucks for recording because third-party programmers (the people who write the music programs) haven't written their code to support it yet. Give it time. Within a year it will be just fine. That's what everyone was saying a year ago. There's tons of stuff that wont run on Vista that was fine on XP.Still. A bunch of bull{censored} eye candy doesnt mask the fact that MS blew it with this one.All those people that bought "Vista Ready" machines that are switching/have switched back to XP didnt do it because they have nothing better to do. They felt they had to. Thier Vista performance was poor and for musicians the incompatibilities with all kinds of things is almost endless. Barring an unforseen circumstance, I'm staying on XP til Windows 7.Let's hope MS has learned something from this mess.
  5. I use 2 computers hooked together almost all the time. What latency? I use MIDI to send to the slave computer (PC) and pump it's audio back into the Mac. The PC's latency is 2 ms. That's almost nothing and quite easy to compensate for. Get yourself the free "ASIO4all " version 2.7 audio driver for your PC, it's quite good for low latency settings. Two ( or more) computers= almost unlimited power. Just what you need for running EW Platinum and other huge but awesome sounding libraries properly.
  6. Originally posted by Mus1k_freak are neve's free? Yeah, just get something like Kazaa or BitTorrent and dowload it off the internet. Just do a search for "free preamps". you might also add the words "smooth, punchy" into your search.
  7. Bigger the better for audio apps with their endless screen clutter. 19"s are nice and cheap now.
  8. Originally posted by fromtherooftops I'm a guitarist, and compared to you guys, a novice at home recording. I have a handle on Sonar 3, but have never really found a good drum program with realistic drum sounds. I've been using soundfonts and drawing the beats on the music staff. I don't really care how long it takes to do, as long as the payoff is a real drum sound. Unfortuantely, I don't have a soundfont that sounds that spectacular, really... I'd prefer to use software over a hardware drum machine... but I'm open to anything as long as it's affordable. any ideas? Lots of links to freebies over here: http://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=42&sid=a7d2484bfad902a53ac34b9f56b9d4a0 If you ask around there, you might find something to tide you over till you get DFHS or whatever.
  9. Originally posted by Rimmer I recommend a comfy chair... And Lava Lamps !
  10. Naaah, Granny Smith inch from the grill,dead center. Who needs Royer 121s ?????????
  11. Originally posted by A_Str8 Probably one of those guys that thinks apples are better for recording. G5 my ass I thought it was a new Blue mic myself. To go with these: http://www.bluemic.com/decade_p1.php?POSTNUKESID=24979a3f5ac27cebcba37d144f7ace27
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