Cubase VST.
I have a question. I've been recording for years with Cubase VST. I opened my studio for hire about a year ago now, and would like to go with Protools Le with a Digi002. Heres my question. Which type of computer?
I know that you guys, that know Protools, well are going to say go with Mac.
I was told by a guy at Guitar Center here in arlington texas that the minimum he recomended was a Mac g5 2ghz 160 ghd, 512 (or 1ghz) ram recomended.
I'm pricing them now new and used. And the minimum I found that mac for is $2000.00
Ok, I'm a PC person. Why not a pc? I can build a Athalon XP 2.5 GHZ somthing around that speed or even p4, with 1GHZ ram for under 800.00 dollars.
Would a pc combo like this work (athalon, barton, 64bit or p4 presscott)? If so, what do you recomend PC motherboard/chip/ram combo? And if you dont recomend anything on a pc level, then what would you recomend on a mac level? And I highly doubt that i will be using all 32 tracks, but if I do, lets configue a mac to run all 32 tracks with say reverb and chorus MINIMUM on each track, and delay or flange here and t here on vocals and drums, ect. Would that g5 2ghz with agb ram do the job? What about a PC - speed, chip recomendations and ram manufacturer???
Help me, I want to switch to protools, but i dont want to be constantly upgrading a computer.
Thisis what I want: 32 tracks, rev + chrs, Minimum other effects here and there 1 computer purchase, 1 time. if i upgrade anything it will be a harddrive or something. i dont want to keep upgrading ram and processor. remember all I want is to buy the computer ONCE, just 1 computer purchase. I dont want the computer to bog at all under alot of tracks, ect. Isnt this why Protools uses external equipment so the processor isnt being eaten up by audio processing?
Also, Steinberg is famous for their sequencers. To me they have the best in the world ever. Maybe it's just because I know it inside and out, backward and forward. Seriously, You Protools people can laugh all you want, I will agree with one thing, Steinberg is by no means professional, well, maybe neuendo and Cubase SX 2.0+...and thats a maybe, But Protools is an industry standard. Thats a fact that no Steinberg enthusiest can argue, not even me. Thats why its time to switch. But their Audio portion to me, just doesnt cut it. Its processor heavy.
what do u recomend?
I have a question. I've been recording for years with Cubase VST. I opened my studio for hire about a year ago now, and would like to go with Protools Le with a Digi002. Heres my question. Which type of computer?
I know that you guys, that know Protools, well are going to say go with Mac.
I was told by a guy at Guitar Center here in arlington texas that the minimum he recomended was a Mac g5 2ghz 160 ghd, 512 (or 1ghz) ram recomended.
I'm pricing them now new and used. And the minimum I found that mac for is $2000.00
Ok, I'm a PC person. Why not a pc? I can build a Athalon XP 2.5 GHZ somthing around that speed or even p4, with 1GHZ ram for under 800.00 dollars.
Would a pc combo like this work (athalon, barton, 64bit or p4 presscott)? If so, what do you recomend PC motherboard/chip/ram combo? And if you dont recomend anything on a pc level, then what would you recomend on a mac level? And I highly doubt that i will be using all 32 tracks, but if I do, lets configue a mac to run all 32 tracks with say reverb and chorus MINIMUM on each track, and delay or flange here and t here on vocals and drums, ect. Would that g5 2ghz with agb ram do the job? What about a PC - speed, chip recomendations and ram manufacturer???
Help me, I want to switch to protools, but i dont want to be constantly upgrading a computer.
Thisis what I want: 32 tracks, rev + chrs, Minimum other effects here and there 1 computer purchase, 1 time. if i upgrade anything it will be a harddrive or something. i dont want to keep upgrading ram and processor. remember all I want is to buy the computer ONCE, just 1 computer purchase. I dont want the computer to bog at all under alot of tracks, ect. Isnt this why Protools uses external equipment so the processor isnt being eaten up by audio processing?
Also, Steinberg is famous for their sequencers. To me they have the best in the world ever. Maybe it's just because I know it inside and out, backward and forward. Seriously, You Protools people can laugh all you want, I will agree with one thing, Steinberg is by no means professional, well, maybe neuendo and Cubase SX 2.0+...and thats a maybe, But Protools is an industry standard. Thats a fact that no Steinberg enthusiest can argue, not even me. Thats why its time to switch. But their Audio portion to me, just doesnt cut it. Its processor heavy.
what do u recomend?