Hi Jeff,
I forwarded this to my friend who's an expert in the subject (but also a
difficult person to locate sometimes.)
I'll let you know when I get a response.
Rory Sellers
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dasovich, Jeff" <
Jeff.Dasovich@enron.com<
To: "Avram Siegel" <
avramnallison@home.com<; <
rory@carmelnet.com<;
<
eldon@direcpc.com<
Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 10:25 PM
Subject: RE: On-line Computer Component Info
< Suffice to say, Avram, you've explained it a helluvalot better than I
< did. I think I got as far as, "he wants to build a computer-based,
< digital recording extravaganza." Anyway, I'm responding because you
< replied only to me instead of "reply to all." Rory, Eldon, here's the
< dope. I can hardly wait to hear the response.
<
< Best to all,
< Jeff
<
< -----Original Message-----
< From: Avram Siegel
< Sent: Tue 11/13/2001 7:30 PM
< To: Dasovich, Jeff
< Cc:
< Subject: Re: On-line Computer Component Info
<
<
< Hey Jeff -
< Thanks for getting the word out there, and hi to everyone
< checking in. So here's the deal, I want to build a DAW (digital audio
< workstation) - a computer for multi-track audio recording and mixing
< etc... I've been researching this for a while but have just gotten more
< serious about it in the last couple of weeks, partly because I lucked
< into a nice piece of hardware (indefinate loan from a friend). An 8 to
< 10 channel interface called a Delta 1010 which gives me a nice head
< start.
< From what I have read so far, it seems that there are some
< specific requirements for a machine to be solid and reliable. It needs
< to be fast (not so hard these days, but the faster the better within my
< budget). It needs to be paired down - anything running in the background
< like power-management schemes can cause pops and clicks while you're
< recording and extraneous hareware uses system resources. And it should
< have a seperate, fast and large hard drive just for the audio data
< (typically a SCSI drive). I'm finding a lot of recomendations against
< buying something off the shelf like a Dell or whatever. Mostly, I think,
< to have more control over the specific components and also to cut down
< on a lot of the unnecessary (to audio recording) integrated accessories
< that those computers tend to have. Also, I'm kind of looking forward to
< building it myself. I like that kind of thing and it would mean I know
< how the thing works.
< Here's the plan I'm formulating at this point. I'm thinking
< of putting together a dual processor system with the fastest pentium
< IIIs I can afford. There doesn't seem to be all that big a price range
< between the different speeds just now - probably because they're
< yesterday's news with the P4s out there. (By the way the Pentium 4s have
< not been getting the best reviews in the audio world - from what I can
< tell - and I don't think there's a dual processor motherboard for them
< yet. Also, I think they are more expensive.) For this I need to come up
< with a motherboard. The one that I've come up with so far is an Asus Tek
< CUV4X-D but I'm new to all this and I don't even know what I don't know
< as far as what's out there so any suggestions are welcome. Also I know I
< need a fast SCSI (ideally, 10,000rpm or better, data trasnsfer rate of
< 80MB per second, sustained transfer rate of at least 24MB per second or
< better, and a seek time of 6ms or less - as quoted in one of my
< sources). Of course I need a pile of memory but I understand that it's
< pretty cheap right now. There also seems to be a debate going on about
< AMD's CPUs these days.
< Hopefully I can save some money going low end on stuff like
< the monitor, the keyboard, and anything else that doesn't directly
< pertain to audio recording because I actually am on a budget . Maybe
< there are some elements that I can even save for an upgrade. I am
< willing to spend what I need to, though, because if this works well it
< could make for a more affordable way to record True Blue's upcoming cd
< than going into a regular studio.
< So there you have it in a rambling kind of way. I appreciate
< any info you all can offer. For instance I really don't know what the
< cheapest source for all this stuff is and there are probably plenty of
< issues that I'm totally ignorant of. Clearly, all this points to the old
< saying about a little knowledge being a dangerous thing.
< - Avram
<
<
< ----- Original Message -----
<
< From: Dasovich, Jeff <mailto:
Jeff.Dasovich@enron.com<
< To: Dasovich, Jeff <mailto:
Jeff.Dasovich@enron.com< ;
< Avram Siegel <mailto:
avramnallison@home.com< ;
rory@carmelnet.com ;
< eldon sellers (E-mail) <mailto:
eldon@direcpc.com<
< Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 8:43 AM
< Subject: RE: On-line Computer Component Info
<
< Thought I'd add Eldon, too, since he likely has some
< ideas and information, too.
<
< -----Original Message-----
< From: Dasovich, Jeff
< Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 10:43 AM
< To: 'Avram Siegel'; '
rory@carmelnet.com'
< Subject: On-line Computer Component Info
<
<
< Hi Avram. Meet Rory, Prentice's brother and
< computer guru-type. Rory and I talked a little bit about what you're
< looking for, so I thought I'd just go ahead and facilitate a little chat
< room here. Avram, could you explain one more time to Rory exactly what
< it is that you're looking for, just to make sure that I've accurately
< and adequately described the situation? Rory has some ideas.
<
< Best,
< Jeff
<
<
<
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