Apr 03, 2009 09:01 pm Every thing but the sound card i'd say.
Check my specs?
Posted on Apr 03, 2009 06:14 pm
Trip
cunning linguist
Member Since: Mar 19, 2009
Tax return came today so I'm looking at this comp. for recording only.
$740. Do the specs measure up?
Inspiron 518 Intel® Core™ 2 Quad processor Q8200 (4MB, 2.33GHz, 1333FSB)
Vista® Home Premium Service Pack 1
Memory 4GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz (4 DIMM)
Dell S1909WX 19 inch Widescreen Flat Panel Monitor
ATI Radeon HD 3450 256MB supporting HDMI
750GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™
16X DVD+/-RW Drive
Sound Card Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio IS
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Apr 03, 2009 09:01 pm Every thing but the sound card i'd say.
Apr 03, 2009 09:14 pm Yup, looks good. One note: I bought a similar system from Dell and there was no choice but to get some version of Vista. At the time, very few interfaces had Vista drivers available. Make sure that whatever interface you choose, that the manufacturer has stable Vista drivers available.
Also make sure that whatever software you choose is Vista compatible as well. I use Cubase SE1 and it doesn't work very well. Reaper tends to blow up a lot in Vista as well.
Just fair warning. XP is still rock-solid and stable for me, but my XP computer sucks.
Apr 03, 2009 09:29 pm Yeah, as Bleak said... depending on what you're looking to do musically with that beast of a compy, it may be overkill to just stick a 'lil stereo sound card into it.
Now, if you're about recording a whole band, you'll be fine with those specs, BUT then you're looking at shedding around the same amount of cash for a good interface.
Whatever you do, don't think that the internal sound card that is on the motherboard is good enough to record a quality product.
'Sup Bleaky! Soon to be time for a 'nother Ozzy-born-crazy-azz-challenge, eh mate?! : )
Apr 04, 2009 08:18 am Thanks guys. I have a friend who knows his way around those fancy electronical computator machines and says he can build one for me.
What I need to know is: What components of the computer I mentioned above are just overkill for what I need. (3 piece punk band, 7 pc kit, 2 vox, bass & guitar, neccesity to record live sometimes).
Money saved by trimming such items can free up some extra to get what I truly need.
Also, any soundcard suggestions?
Apr 05, 2009 02:19 am You could do it with less honestly, but that is far from overkill imo. If you get one without dedicated graphics you can save some bucks.
Depending on how many mics you want on the drums will determine how much of a soundcard you need.
8 Channel
2 for vox
2 for bass and guitar
2 for OH's
2 for Kick and Snare
That would be a good start and could produce some decent live recordings. OH placement would be super critical without tom mics imo.
Depending on how much you want to spend, you could go with Motu 8pre or a presonus Firestudio for the ~$500-600 range.
Or, you could buy a cheap mixer and simply route a stereo signal to your laptops line in.
To really reccomend soundcards would take a bit more info.
Apr 05, 2009 08:01 pm Quote:
'Sup Bleaky! Soon to be time for a 'nother Ozzy-born-crazy-azz-challenge, eh mate?! : )
Hey Hue!
Soon for sure. Starting to force some time into my days to get back into recording.
Sorry Trip - Didn't mean to Hijack the thread.
Trip, as Tadpui mentioned your probably best opting for XP over Vista due to driver support. (or lack thereof).
This is dependent on what Sound card you get of course.
Apr 05, 2009 08:37 pm After hours of exhaustive research, I have come to the decision that I need to do more research. I'll repost when my wallet and common sense strike a compromise. Till then, back to the books.
A fool and his money are soon parted.
Apr 05, 2009 09:00 pm Yep, recording can be a bottomless pit for dropping money into indeed.
It doesn't have to be a whole lot though in some cases.
You could get by doing the drums with miccing the kit with say a single mic out front to capture the kick and partial kit and then two well placed overheads. Run those into a small mixer then into the two line inputs of the UX-2 and your good to go there.
It will take a bit of work to get a good drums sound, but I've used that type of set up effectively for years here. Even on some heavy stuff you wouldn't think that style of miccing technique would work.
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