pc speed and recording

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Hello,

Before i run to the computerstore, how much memory, cpu-speed,,,,,,,,,,,,,enz

is nessesary to record 4 mono-channels at once?

I have an "old" 600mhz here, and thinking about buying a faster one, but can it be done on a 600?
 
darkwillow -

you have a delta44, right? well, so do I - and I've been able to record 4 tracks simultaneously on two different setups:

celeron 500mhz with 256mb ram - I did have a few pops&clicks issues - but this was due to the motherboard that the chip was on (had a VIA chipset, which was a no-no with delta cards for awhile) - other than that it recorded just fine.

I currently record with my delta44 on a pII 800mhz with 512mb ram with no issues, whatsoever.

have you tried to record 4 channels with your 600mhz?? I bethca it works. you just need to make sure that you have your machine tweaked for optimum audio performance.

memory is not really as much of an issue as harddrive speed...make sure that you're running a 7200rpm to record onto.

memory really comes into play when you've already recorded and want to throw some effects on your recorded tracks, etc. Too little memory can grind your machine to a halt. I say max it out since the shit is so cheap these days.
 
Pratt-

Could you please tell me what does it mean to "record at 7200 rpm"?. It is not the first time I hear that, and I cannot figure it out.

Txs,

Alejo.
 
Harddrives come in several speeds, rated in Revolutions Per Minute (rpm)

Most laptops and some CHEAP computers have 4200rpm drives.

Most desktops and fast laptops have 5400rpm drives.

Fast desktop drives are 7200rpm

There is some rumble about 10,000rpm drives, now too, but I haven't yet seen one for IDE.

7200rpm drives are the standard for audio and video production, though any of the others will still work to a degree. I have a laptop with a 4200 drive, but I can still squeeze 24 tracks out of it. Its a new computer, though, with a FAST bus and memory. For most work, though, I use an external 7200 drive- much better.

Take care,
Chris
 
Clear as water, Chris. Is there any chance I can check the speed of my driver?. My PC is on the border of the conflictive ones, I think. I bought it hose days when 128RAM, 20GB and 733Mhz was amazing....
 
Alejo

I am still recording on a 733 MHz computer. However, I have upgraded to 512 MB of memory, and I added a second hard drive (30GB 7200 RPM).

The system will handle recording 8 tracks simultaneously. And I can playback around 20 tracks with effects without much problem.

I do not, however, use input monitoring, and I work with a relatively high latency setting.

I guess what I'm saying is that you should not be "on the border" with your system if you upgrade the memory and use a 7200 RPM hdd.
 
Sorry Alejo, I just realized I am in the Cubase forum. I thought I was in the Cakewalk forum. I use Sonar - don't know how much of a difference that makes. :)
 
It´s ok, your advices work in here too. I am using the configuration that I already told you and it works pretty good so far. My advantage is that, even though I monitor through Cubase for effects and equalization (which takes a lot of resources) and low sample rate to avoid latency, I only record one track each time.
I am a lonely musician on a strange land, waiting for his Janis Joplin to fill the other tracks. :(
But when I go deeper in recording I am totally sure I will have to upgrade, at least the memory. A new 80 GB HD was also on my mind. I think at least 7200 rpm´s will come by default on the new ones. I will check it out though.
Thanks again.
Alejo
 
Hey Alejo...

this is a dumb question but how DO you monitor through cubase?

You're talking about monitoring the inputs live with effects right? Because I was asking a while ago if this was possible and somebody said it wasn't... I've got a delta 1010 and it would be nice to be able to route some of those ins through fx and to the outs for monitoring.

thanks for clearing this up!

trogdor
 
I will be glad to answer you, because that was one of my biggest nightmares few weeks ago. I was also told that was not possible, but finally I got it.

File_ Preferences_ Auto Monitoring: Manual

Vst Multitrack _ Direct Monitoring: unchecked

Every time you press the Monitor button on the Inspector, you can hear the volumes, pans, FX´s , EQ, etc that you are going to inject into Cubase in real time. Of course it also works during recording. Voilá!

To play back and hear what you did, uncheck this button.

Try this first. If you got no results let me know, because that would mean some sofware misconfiguration in another place, or even your Mixer settings.

Regards,

Alejo.
 
My pleasure!

Now you should think that your computer is sucking a lot of resources when monitoring in real time. Depending on your hardware, you may have clicks and pops or not, being this more obvious when recording more than one track at the same time.

Let me know if that is the case and you cannot find a solution.

Regards,

Alejo.
 
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