Chip Whitley
New member
Hey folks, I've got a studio that has been exclusively tape machines and analog for about 4 years now, and I'm just now taking the step to utilizing the digital realm. I've got nothing against digital other than I don't understand it as much. Tape machines and analog work flow make more sense to me, but, I'm leaving money on the table by not being able to utilize what I've got as a tracking facility that can stem out to be added to or mixed elsewhere, or do remote mixing from different bands out of the country who can't afford the travel here, etc etc..
Anyway, I've got the Universal Audio Apollo 16 MKII(NOT the newest X series) to accomplish this, as my multi-track machine is 16 track. I don't know much about computers these days but fortunately my brother-in-law is a huge gamer/virtual reality guy and gifted me the
Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 motherboard with the Thunderbolt 3,
a 500GB hard-drive,
a power supply, and the case.
So as far as I know, I'm in need of a processor, RAM, & Graphics Card. The Motherboard accepts 1151 socket size, so this is what I'm looking at to fill those needs:
PROCESSOR:
$329.99
Intel Core i7-7700 Kaby Lake Quad-Core 3.6 GHz LGA 1151 65W
Intel Core i7-7700 Kaby Lake Quad-Core 3.6 GHz LGA 1151 65W BX80677I77700 Desktop Processor - Newegg.com
MEMORY:
$61.99
G.SKILL Aegis 8GB 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2666 (PC4 21300) Desktop Memory Model F4-2666C19S-8GIS
G.SKILL Aegis 8GB 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2666 (PC4 21300) Desktop Memory Model F4-2666C19S-8GIS - Newegg.com
GRAPHICS CARD:
$12.99
VisionTek ATI Radeon HD 4350 512MB 64 bit 2560 x 1600 GDDR2 SDRAM PCI Express x16 Video Graphics Card 4350DMS512
Computer Parts, PC Components, Laptop Computers, LED LCD TV, Digital Cameras and more - Newegg.com
Besides obvious keyboard/mouse/monitor and such, what else could I need? Is all of this compatible with one another? Since I do literally nothing on the digital side of things right now, my intention is to use this computer only as a DAW/media storage. I'm never going to use a plug-in on it, I'm never going to be adding tracks to the 16 tape tracks, it will never be on the internet, never hold family photos or videos or anything else, only task is music. It's really just a way to transport the media from one medium to the other at the highest quality. I need it to record 16 tracks at the same time no problem and playback 16 no problem, even if at 192kHz.
So like I said, I know virtually nothing aboot computers these days so I'm seeking advice from the digitally minded audio community to see how this would shape up, just being used as a recording/playback tool.
With all of that information does this look like a good build, or is anything overkill? Can I get a cheaper processor that will still do just fine or should I look for something else? I'm getting external hard drives so the 500GB hard drive shouldn't be a problem.
Thank you guys for any tips or insight you can provide,
Chip Double-You
Anyway, I've got the Universal Audio Apollo 16 MKII(NOT the newest X series) to accomplish this, as my multi-track machine is 16 track. I don't know much about computers these days but fortunately my brother-in-law is a huge gamer/virtual reality guy and gifted me the
Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 motherboard with the Thunderbolt 3,
a 500GB hard-drive,
a power supply, and the case.
So as far as I know, I'm in need of a processor, RAM, & Graphics Card. The Motherboard accepts 1151 socket size, so this is what I'm looking at to fill those needs:
PROCESSOR:
$329.99
Intel Core i7-7700 Kaby Lake Quad-Core 3.6 GHz LGA 1151 65W
Intel Core i7-7700 Kaby Lake Quad-Core 3.6 GHz LGA 1151 65W BX80677I77700 Desktop Processor - Newegg.com
MEMORY:
$61.99
G.SKILL Aegis 8GB 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2666 (PC4 21300) Desktop Memory Model F4-2666C19S-8GIS
G.SKILL Aegis 8GB 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2666 (PC4 21300) Desktop Memory Model F4-2666C19S-8GIS - Newegg.com
GRAPHICS CARD:
$12.99
VisionTek ATI Radeon HD 4350 512MB 64 bit 2560 x 1600 GDDR2 SDRAM PCI Express x16 Video Graphics Card 4350DMS512
Computer Parts, PC Components, Laptop Computers, LED LCD TV, Digital Cameras and more - Newegg.com
Besides obvious keyboard/mouse/monitor and such, what else could I need? Is all of this compatible with one another? Since I do literally nothing on the digital side of things right now, my intention is to use this computer only as a DAW/media storage. I'm never going to use a plug-in on it, I'm never going to be adding tracks to the 16 tape tracks, it will never be on the internet, never hold family photos or videos or anything else, only task is music. It's really just a way to transport the media from one medium to the other at the highest quality. I need it to record 16 tracks at the same time no problem and playback 16 no problem, even if at 192kHz.
So like I said, I know virtually nothing aboot computers these days so I'm seeking advice from the digitally minded audio community to see how this would shape up, just being used as a recording/playback tool.
With all of that information does this look like a good build, or is anything overkill? Can I get a cheaper processor that will still do just fine or should I look for something else? I'm getting external hard drives so the 500GB hard drive shouldn't be a problem.
Thank you guys for any tips or insight you can provide,
Chip Double-You