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PC for audio record/production

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  • 19-11-2009 10:47pm
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    jimidalliance
    Registered Users Posts: 79 ✭✭


    Hey
    I am planning on building a pc for recording and editing music. I am currently using a iBook G4 with Protools and Reason, which causes problems when I try to run both programs together!!
    I've decided to go PC, as money is tight and a new G5 or the like cripple me!!

    Does anyone have any advice on what hardware to be going for? Motherboards, processor, memory, cards etc...

    I want it as big and fast as I can get it for under a grand!

    Any advice is much appreciated!!


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    Anti
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,401 ✭✭✭✭Anti


    Do you need anything like monitor, keyboard mouse and any other bits and pieces like that? If not you can get a G5 killer for under a thousand easilly. If not, then about 200 or more of your budget is going to go on a nice big monitor and othe rbits and pieces.


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    ED E
    Registered Users Posts: 36,167 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    jimidalliance wrote: »
    Hey
    I am planning on building a pc for recording and editing music. I am currently using a iBook G4 with Protools and Reason, which causes problems when I try to run both programs together!!
    I've decided to go PC, as money is tight and a new G5 or the like cripple me!!

    Does anyone have any advice on what hardware to be going for? Motherboards, processor, memory, cards etc...

    I want it as big and fast as I can get it for under a grand!

    Any advice is much appreciated!!

    Are you including an Audio interface in the price? That could rack it up.


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    jimidalliance
    Registered Users Posts: 79 ✭✭jimidalliance


    No I don't need an interface, I have a Digi002r...


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    leninbenjamin
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    What about peripherals as Anti said?

    From just a quick google it seems that protools scales well with the i7 so i'm going to suggest a budget i7 build.


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    Leman_Russ
    Closed Accounts Posts: 680 ✭✭✭Leman_Russ


    Budget Old i7 or Budget new and smexy i7? :P

    Though to be fair, audio work would need Tripple channel mem huh?


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