Best desktop specs for the music indusrty

Somexone75 · 04-02-2008, 04:03 AM

I was wondering if I could get some input on what hardware I should use for piecing together a new desktop for doing music recording in the studio.

cohen · 04-02-2008, 05:30 AM

Good Sound Card.

Quad Core

2GB Ram

I'll post some links from new egg soon...

Do we have a budget???

cohen · 04-02-2008, 05:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Somexone75

I was wondering if I could get some input on what hardware I should use for piecing together a new desktop for doing music recording in the studio.

Quote:

Originally Posted by vk3fcll

Good Sound Card.

Quad Core

2GB Ram

I'll post some links from new egg soon...

Do we have a budget???

Here we go

Anything else???

thermophilis · 04-02-2008, 06:08 AM

I would find a sound card that supports has midi inputs/outputs. If you're doing studio recording, you'll need something to hook mics into like an m-box, unless you want to go directly from your mixer board to your comp, not sure exactly how to do that, but someone here probably will.

cohen · 04-02-2008, 06:10 AM

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Originally Posted by thermophilis

I would find a sound card that supports has midi inputs/outputs. If you're doing studio recording, you'll need something to hook mics into like an m-box, unless you want to go directly from your mixer board to your comp, not sure exactly how to do that, but someone here probably will.

OK, well i would get a thing called a firepod... for school the Light + Sound team have one connected via firewire (i think). Then you get software called Sonar.

but if you need help finding anything else - i'm happy to help.

Edit - the only thing i can find is really SPDIF outputs... anyone else able to find a MIDI output / input sound card???

this is the other one i found - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16829127002

thermophilis · 04-02-2008, 06:27 AM

http://www.gigasonic.com/cat-pci-int...soundcards.htm

look around on there, that website has some other stuff you might find useful.

hackapelite · 04-02-2008, 06:32 AM

Aren't most modern MIDI devices connected via USB? My synthesizer is...
And I'm not quite sure if sound-editing programs can take advantage of four cores, a fast c2d might be a better call? Correct me if need be.

cohen · 04-02-2008, 06:34 AM

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Originally Posted by hackapelite

Aren't most modern MIDI devices connected via USB? My synthesizer is...
And I'm not quite sure if sound-editing programs can take advantage of four cores, a fast c2d might be a better call? Correct me if need be.

Well not sure on Sound Card

But there will be advantages with the Quad Core.

At Light + Sound we have a Dual Core and we want to have a Quad Core but IT will not pay for it. Because the computer is out of IT's budget.

thermophilis · 04-02-2008, 06:34 AM

Well yeah, but generally you'll get better recording quality with a sound card made for studio recording.

cohen · 04-02-2008, 06:45 AM

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Originally Posted by thermophilis

Well yeah, but generally you'll get better recording quality with a sound card made for studio recording.

The sound card will only be for output.

You would as firepod for the actual recording

Here is a link - http://www.zzounds.com/item--PRSFIREPOD

My light + sound team i'm with at school - we use the firepod and we have recorded bands and singers and have been really happy with the sound quality.

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thermophilis Gold Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Oregon Age: 18 Posts: 345	I would find a sound card that supports has midi inputs/outputs. If you're doing studio recording, you'll need something to hook mics into like an m-box, unless you want to go directly from your mixer board to your comp, not sure exactly how to do that, but someone here probably will.

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thermophilis Gold Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Oregon Age: 18 Posts: 345	http://www.gigasonic.com/cat-pci-int...soundcards.htm look around on there, that website has some other stuff you might find useful.

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thermophilis Gold Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Oregon Age: 18 Posts: 345	Well yeah, but generally you'll get better recording quality with a sound card made for studio recording.