[ddots-l] Re: Computer and Audio interface/sound card for running sonar 8.5 producer
- From: D!J!X! <megamansuperior@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2013 15:19:01 -0400
The Mic questions is subjective, you can always try stuff like a Rhode nt1,
the classic sm57, or any variation in between.
For sound card/interface the options never end, it all depends how much you
have to spend, what type of card you want (firewire, USB, PCI express), and
of course the inputs and outs. I'd recommend PCI express for lower latency
and high stability, specially if you plan to use alot of soft synths and
effects; but of course that would require a desktop. If your laptop has
firewire port, look there for some good options, (I wouldn't really trust a
add-on firewire card, many are buggy on mobile chipsets). Your last option
and most universal (no pun intended) is USB.
For DAW, unless you really need portability I'd recommend a dedicated
DAW/desktop. Tripple drive setup is a must if using alot of soft synths or
big libraries. If you need a custom build machine, I too do custom builds,
from basic home/office machines to daws, gaming beasts and servers, so feeel
free to add me to the "builders to consider" list :)
Contact me off-list if you'd like more info on the machines I build, current
prices etc.
Regards, D!J!X!
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From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of josh stundon
Sent: Friday, August 02, 2013 2:19 PM
To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ddots-l] Computer and Audio interface/sound card for running sonar
8.5 producer
Hi all,
I'm planning on purchasing sonar 8.5 producer and cake talking over the next
few weeks but I don't really know what would be the best computer for me to
get. I have a laptop that has 8 gb of ram and an i7 processor, would this be
sufficient to run sonar and cake talking? I've heard hat laptops are not the
ideal solution to run daws but any advice on what computer I should get
would be much appreciated as I'm trying to make a decision. Also what would
be the best audio interface/sound card to get? I plan on mainly recording
multiple vsts and singing as well. Also what would be the best imcrophone to
get as well?
Any help with this would be appreciated.
Best regards,
Josh
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