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bdemenil
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A warning to DAW users. The motherboard is very important to the stability and performance of a DAW. With some motherboards, you will have a hard time operating at low latency or recording skip free - especially at 96K and up. This may be in part to drivers which make inefficient use of resources.
I've built maybe half a dozen daws over the past five years, and have puzzled why some have worked great while others haven't. The answer is usually the motherboard. A motherboard which is good for other applications may not work well for a DAW. The TYAN 2875 - for instance - is no good if you intend to record at 96K (or if you want to use a UAD card). The TYAN 2895 - on the other hand - is good for DAW.
The bottom line is: always investigate the motherboard you plan on using - whether the PC is a brand name box, or you are building it yourself. And the only way to investigate is to hear the testimony of other DAW users. The Nuendo forum is a good place to start. Another good bet is to check with UAD-1 users - if the motherboard works well with the UAD card, then it's probably OK.
Also, generally speaking, boards that are classified for 'Server' use are a better bet. They tend to emphasize i/o bandwidth & redundancy.
I've always advocated PC over mac, but this is one reason why macs (at least high end ones) are attractive. The motherboards they put in them are sure to be good for audio/visual work. With PC you get more versatility but you have to be more careful.
I've built maybe half a dozen daws over the past five years, and have puzzled why some have worked great while others haven't. The answer is usually the motherboard. A motherboard which is good for other applications may not work well for a DAW. The TYAN 2875 - for instance - is no good if you intend to record at 96K (or if you want to use a UAD card). The TYAN 2895 - on the other hand - is good for DAW.
The bottom line is: always investigate the motherboard you plan on using - whether the PC is a brand name box, or you are building it yourself. And the only way to investigate is to hear the testimony of other DAW users. The Nuendo forum is a good place to start. Another good bet is to check with UAD-1 users - if the motherboard works well with the UAD card, then it's probably OK.
Also, generally speaking, boards that are classified for 'Server' use are a better bet. They tend to emphasize i/o bandwidth & redundancy.
I've always advocated PC over mac, but this is one reason why macs (at least high end ones) are attractive. The motherboards they put in them are sure to be good for audio/visual work. With PC you get more versatility but you have to be more careful.
