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zerotosixty
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Does anyone know where I can find a place that sells recording computers complete?
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omnipotent
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Walk into any shop and they can put one together, also most mags have adds in them selling complete setups.
sonusman
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I am sorry, but I cannot endorse omnipotents advice at all here.
You will need to research a little bit here for a shop that specializes in making machines for recording. A regular computer shop will do nothing but sell you a hunk of junk. I almost went this route.
You could buy a system a modify it for your uses. This may actually be a more practical way to go, but you will have to learn alot of stuff to make it fly.
Also, be prepared to spent about $2000 on a system that a shop will make for you, more if you are looking for big time capabilities. The average I have seen from these shops is about $2700, which is only about $400-$500 more than doing it yourself. But, you are paying for their expertise and labor.
Good luck.
Ed Rei
Echo Star Studio www.echostarstudio.com
You will need to research a little bit here for a shop that specializes in making machines for recording. A regular computer shop will do nothing but sell you a hunk of junk. I almost went this route.
You could buy a system a modify it for your uses. This may actually be a more practical way to go, but you will have to learn alot of stuff to make it fly.
Also, be prepared to spent about $2000 on a system that a shop will make for you, more if you are looking for big time capabilities. The average I have seen from these shops is about $2700, which is only about $400-$500 more than doing it yourself. But, you are paying for their expertise and labor.
Good luck.
Ed Rei
Echo Star Studio www.echostarstudio.com
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zerotosixty
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I have a 380 AMD 64 megabyte Compaq PC right now. Should I upgrade this into a recording pc. I also have Cakewalk Pro Audio 9 installed on it. The only reason I'm scared of upgrading it is because Compaq is so proprietary, I was wondering if I'd run into problems upgrading this system.
Even
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www.sweetwater.com They slap together a system for you based on the needs you describe. No fear, it will cost a bit more. But tell them the gizmos you want and ask for advice and they should hook you up.
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zerotosixty
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Thanx even I'll try that.
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tdukex
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0-60: My advice is that you build a new computer yourself (exclusively for music). I built one two years ago, and there's not that much to it if you have access locally to the parts and you have a knowledgable person helping build it. Here in San Diego there are hundreds of computer stores competing for our business, and you could build a kick-ass machine for under $1,500. Example:
ATX Mid Case = $25
Abit BE6 = $135
Athlon 500 = $195
128mb PC133 SDRAM = $140
IBM 7200 RPM 20gb = $180
SB Live! Value = $55
Super Drive = $50
Video Card = $50
48x CD = $50
CDRW = $200-300 (a good one)
17" Monitor = $250
Total = $1,430 + tax
If you forego the SB Live! and share the monitor with your regular computer, you could afford a truly great sound card, although the SB is terrific for the price.
Buy the parts yourself, and pay somebody you trust a hundred bucks to put it together. I actually paid a dude $100 just to show me how to put it together. He also installed the operating system for free. I'll also bet you can find a free copy of Windows 95, 98 on NT if you look.
Keep the Crapaq for Internet and writing letters to your great aunt. You'll never get any $ for it.
ATX Mid Case = $25
Abit BE6 = $135
Athlon 500 = $195
128mb PC133 SDRAM = $140
IBM 7200 RPM 20gb = $180
SB Live! Value = $55
Super Drive = $50
Video Card = $50
48x CD = $50
CDRW = $200-300 (a good one)
17" Monitor = $250
Total = $1,430 + tax
If you forego the SB Live! and share the monitor with your regular computer, you could afford a truly great sound card, although the SB is terrific for the price.
Buy the parts yourself, and pay somebody you trust a hundred bucks to put it together. I actually paid a dude $100 just to show me how to put it together. He also installed the operating system for free. I'll also bet you can find a free copy of Windows 95, 98 on NT if you look.
Keep the Crapaq for Internet and writing letters to your great aunt. You'll never get any $ for it.
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zerotosixty
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Yeah, that'll be awesome, because I already have an external CDRW. I was wondering if I should use my version of Cakewalk Pro Audio 9, or buy different software. I was looking at buying the aardvark 20/20 for a sound card.