John Sawoski wrote:
> 
> Marco Gesiot wrote:
> 
> > Hi MIDI People !!
> >
> > Do You Think That a system like ..
> >
> >         Pentium Pro 200
> >         64 Mb RAM
> >         4.5 Gb. EIDE HD
> >         SB AWE64 Gold
> > Could be suittable for Hard Disk Recording ?
> 
> First of all, I hope your drive is 7200 rpm or faster, and 8.5 ms (or
> less) avg. seek time. If not, you'll get errors, pops, and system stops
> when multitracking. You may not notice it when the drive is almost
> empty, but later, it will show.
> 
> >What else do I need
> 
> A Macintosh.
> 
> Pro studios generally use Digidesign ProTools systems with Macintosh
> computers. In fact, every studio I've been in lately has at least 3 Macs
> - one for multitracking, one for mixdown, and one (or more) for
> business. There are certainly very few, if any, pro studios in Los
> Angeles using Windows hard-disk recording systems.
> 
> There obviously must be a reason for this.
> 
> Keyboard magazine recently surveyed Windows digital audio systems, and
> clearly stated they are inferior to Mac systems. With Macs so cheap now,
> there's no legitimate reason to try to shove the Windows platform into
> every area of your life.  If you are serious about recording, pick up a
> Mac or Mac clone (180 to 200 mHz with three PCI slots now available for
> $895 to $1295) plug in your great-sounding Digidesign audio cards, and
> you're off. And keep your Windows machine for business, but really, save
> yourself the headaches of Windows digital audio.
> 
> --
> John Sawoski (jsawoski@sprynet.com)
> PO Box 7060
> Beverly Hills, CA 90212
> (213) 874-1997
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I've got a Mac clone, what's the next best thing to Digidesign's
protools?  I've got about $1k to spend on a Digital audio Workstation,
and I don't have an audio card (other than the one that came with my
mac).   Can protools work sufficiently w/out any additional hardware?
How does MOTU's Digital performer compare?  Any info would be great.. I
really want to buy within the next couple of weeks.  I've been leaning
more towards Performer, but mostly because what I've read about
Protools, is that it will probably end up costing much more than a grand
just to get some results.
Thanks!

Sean
Corliss@A1.tch.harvard.edu