BigBlueToe
New member
Greetings. I'm currently building a backyard studio. When it's finished I want to build a computer for recording. I'm a noob so any advice would be appreciated. I'm not sure what information I can provide that would help, or what questions to ask, but here goes.
Most of my recording would be of myself. I play several instruments, sing, and have some sound modules which I like to program in MIDI. I have a Tascam US-800 interface and Cubase 6 software. I have a couple of AKG C 1000 condenser microphones, as well as a Shure SM58 and SM57.
I would like to record lots of tracks - I don't know how many. So far I've made do with a Tascam 788, but I need lots more tracks - 24? 30? More? Cubase has lots of VST instruments available and I'd like to try them. I don't want to be limited by how many I can use at once - isn't this an issue sometimes?
I'm looking to build a desktop computer - music only, no internet, word processing, no nothing; I've got another computer for that. I want to have two monitors (at least?). I've been experimenting with the Cubase on my laptop, and the small single screen makes it really difficult.
I'm thinking of a SSD for my software and a 7500 rmp hard drive for storage. I'm thinking 8GB of RAM - would 16 be worth the investment? I'm happy with Windows 7. Do you need W7 Professional for 16GB of ram?
I don't understand SATA, PCI Express, or any of the terms I hear when looking at motherboards. I'm thinking of an I5 or I7 processor. I doubt if I'd want to get into overclocking. (Would I?)
Advice please?
Most of my recording would be of myself. I play several instruments, sing, and have some sound modules which I like to program in MIDI. I have a Tascam US-800 interface and Cubase 6 software. I have a couple of AKG C 1000 condenser microphones, as well as a Shure SM58 and SM57.
I would like to record lots of tracks - I don't know how many. So far I've made do with a Tascam 788, but I need lots more tracks - 24? 30? More? Cubase has lots of VST instruments available and I'd like to try them. I don't want to be limited by how many I can use at once - isn't this an issue sometimes?
I'm looking to build a desktop computer - music only, no internet, word processing, no nothing; I've got another computer for that. I want to have two monitors (at least?). I've been experimenting with the Cubase on my laptop, and the small single screen makes it really difficult.
I'm thinking of a SSD for my software and a 7500 rmp hard drive for storage. I'm thinking 8GB of RAM - would 16 be worth the investment? I'm happy with Windows 7. Do you need W7 Professional for 16GB of ram?
I don't understand SATA, PCI Express, or any of the terms I hear when looking at motherboards. I'm thinking of an I5 or I7 processor. I doubt if I'd want to get into overclocking. (Would I?)
Advice please?