cohen

Guys this about a computer needed to be used for recordings.

There is no need for high quality speakers - sure they will be good to listen to, but not necessary.

My computer specs were good, i believe that that would be ideal along with a firepod.

If it is really that bad - when i get back to school, i will get the specs out our computer and get links of newegg.com and give them to you. This will include what software we use for recording and inputs, mobo, cpu, ram, video card.

The Whole Lot.

For our speakers - we have some good monitor speakers, but the bass isn't to good in them, but they work for just "listening" if we want something speaker we go out to the theater and use our good system!

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Somexone75

I'm really serious with this, but a $2,799.00 minimum isn't exactly in my budget.

oscaryu1

"As cheap as possible with good quality"

That's great, but I'll need a shove in the right direction (More specific please?)

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Somexone75

I'm looking for something with ability to handle multiple hard drives preferably via both IDE and SATA
Need a good processor speed to handle mulit-track recording via firewire or USB 2.0
A good but not overkill video card with possibility of going dual
2+ gigs of the fastest ram

Basically, I just need a fairly high quality setup.

tlarkin

Programs like DP, MOTU, Ableton, Pro Tools, Logic, etc aren't cheap either. They range from 500 to 1000 or more depending on the license type.

Unfortunately you will just need to save up and get what you want. You also don't have to go out and buy brand new. Check out things like ebay or any place that may sell used Macs. Things like craig's list, or a college campus auction. I bought a dual G4 500mhz mac for like 40 bucks from a college auction a few years ago, and it was only missing a hard drive. Still have it, still runs, now it would not meet todays standards but back in 2004 when I bought it, it could have ran pro tools then, or the version that was out.

PabloTeK

If you want lots of IDE HDD's then you'll have to use up PCI or PCI-E x1 slots to put controllers in because most modern motherboards support 2 IDE devices, some 4. I agree with tlarkin, a used Mac is good and if it's a production machine then you want someone with inside out knowlege on how it works on the phone with not, not just guess work. Although if you want to build your own look at Shuttle case, they're good for sound I think.

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oscaryu1

I'll estimate $700-$800?

Where do you live? Need a keyboard, monitor, OS, mouse, ect?

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cohen

go Back to the start

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oscaryu1

Sure, I'm going to read 4 pages. You could have just quoted it...

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oscaryu1

http://clubit.com/product_detail.cfm?itemno=A1938452
Q6600

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128059
P35-DS3L

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145034
Corsair XMS2 DDR2-800 2GB Dual Channel Kit (x2 for 4GB)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814127325
MSI 8800GTS G92 512MB PCI-E 2.0

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827106228
Lite-On Black PATA DVD Burner

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136073
WDC SE16 500GB SATAII 16MB

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119047
Cooler Master Centurion 5 ATX Case

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...Tpk=OCZ%2b700W
OCZ GameXStream 700W

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16829102006
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer 7.1 Channel Sound Card

After rebates including shipping: $987.69

This is an example of a great computer. It could tackle any game or application fast and easy. The CPU gives it great multitasking ability, and the P35-DS3L has the support of 45nm processors, giving it a big plus over non-45nm supported motherboards.

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