May 09, 2006 04:46 pm 1.5Ghz processor min.
512MB of ram min.
80GB hard drive min.
ummm i guess that's it, 1 gig of ram is definately worth the extra money and 80 gigs will fill up pretty fast if you record alot....
das all i gotta say about that.
Computer Shoppin'
Posted on May 09, 2006 04:02 pm
radiohead_
Member Since: May 09, 2006
Hey my computer just died, time to shop. I would like some professional opinions on what to put in her. I'm going to piece it together myself, none of this Dell stuff.
Our little home studio right now consists of the following:
drum mics(w/ sexy beta52 mic)/amp mics >>>>
power conditioner..
DBX 1046 compressor
Mackie DFX6 Mixer
Behringer UB1832-FX pro mixer >>>>
from that we are running 8 channels into a delta 1010 simultaniosly.(sp?) >>>>
Software we are running is newest ver. of Protools. >>>
What kind of specs would be needed to run this setup safely? Advice on minimum amounts of RAM, Processor speed (running on XP), hard drive space, and anything else im missing would be appreciated.
Thanks for your input.
Have it,
Bob
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May 09, 2006 04:46 pm 1.5Ghz processor min.
512MB of ram min.
80GB hard drive min.
ummm i guess that's it, 1 gig of ram is definately worth the extra money and 80 gigs will fill up pretty fast if you record alot....
das all i gotta say about that.
May 09, 2006 04:57 pm Will 1.5 ghz support 8 channels at once? I was under the impression more was needed.
May 09, 2006 05:00 pm I wouldn't try to run 8 tracks at a time on a 1.5g. I had a AMD 2500 that was hit and miss with 8 tracks. Add to that, ProTools, as I'd think it's a little more top heavy, and CPU hungry than other proggies.
I've been a fan of AMD (my cheapness is showing). I have a venice 3500 now, with 1g mem.
I also have 2 drives, which isn't necessary, but will keep your tracking drive from stuttering while windoze takes a bubble bath.
Also, you may want to look into dual-head graphics card. Two 17" LCD monitors is a whole lotta luv!
I agree with WYD there on the min of 512m ram as well. I'd certainly look for more if possible.
Check out a few profiles on here, and you'll get some good research on what people are running.
Welcome to HRC btw. Sorry for the dead PC, but glad you're here =).
May 09, 2006 05:00 pm oop, you snuck in there on me while i was typing
May 09, 2006 05:37 pm I've seen 8 done on less computer than that but you'll want to run really lean, no plugins running, no background processes, etc...
May 09, 2006 06:42 pm how much difference in recording performance would 2 separate hard drives create? I don't think I understand how it would make a difference. hmm. Is there another thread somewhere that explains this process?
May 09, 2006 06:45 pm If a computer has two hard drives, one with applications and OS, the other with just your audio recordings, when your computer is writing to disk, the head in the audio hard drive only has that one task, just writing the audio to disk, not the added tasks of the standard I/O involved with running the applications and operating system as well.
May 10, 2006 09:01 am yeah, what dB said. It may not increase performance of recording, but it'll remove some possibilities of snaps, crackles, and pops in your recorded track.
I have one drive that's totally for tracking only. When a session is done, the tracks get moved over to a storage drive, set up for just storing stuff =).
The tracking drive will stay clean, and ready for the next session.
My OS, applications, and swap file will be on the first main drive in the system.
Here's my HD setup:
Drive 1, 160g, 2 partions:
Partition A (40g): Windows programs files, swap file, applications, main stuff.
Partition B (120g): Sound data, samples, libraries, session and track storage.
Drive 2, 80g, 1 partion: open for tracking purposes. tracks moved to storage drive, cleaned after every session.
I'm using SATA 2 drives.
Also, I moved the drive letters out of the way. C: is still C: for obvious reasons. My DVD drive is R:, my storage drive is S: and my tracking drive is T:
This lets any USB devices take D: if it wants (which is pretty common). I also created the labels on the drives (storage, and tracking) on the drives when I formated, so the names will appear in windows explorer. Simpler and less error prone for me =).
Now I just have to come up with a backup / archival solution.
May 10, 2006 07:19 pm Um, it will increase performance to a degree. When it is writing to a seperate disc it is not having data sitting in cache and it is not using up memory as heavily either waiting for the OS disc to run out a task before it can write audio. So it does help free up some system resources. Even a little bit makes a differance.
May 11, 2006 08:00 am True, but in normal tracking, the speed of writing won't be any different if it writes to one drive or the other, if both are standalone drives.
But yes, if tracking has to wait for the drive to finish up with OS tasks, then performance can take a hit.
I should have been clearer. Good point.
May 11, 2006 08:02 am ...assuming, of course, that both drives are the same specs...
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