What computer do you use ?

[act]

Hello,

I work currently on a macintosh but I'll buy a PC very soon.

I currently use Live 5.2 and SooperLooper which is with some things
loan the equivalent of Mobius for Mac.

I would like that you user of Live you describe me:

- which computer you use and his configuration(size of the RAM, speed
of the processor and model etc)
- which software you used
- which operating system (home or pro)
- which soundcard
- weaknesses of your setup
-...

Ciao and thank you

Kri

[wavejumper]

- which computer you use and his configuration(size of the RAM, speed
of the processor and model etc)
2ghz G5 imac, 1gb ram, 250gb 7200rpm internal hd

- which software you used
live 5.2.1, peak 4 le, various plugins

- which operating system (home or pro)
OSX 10.4.7

- which soundcard
motu828 mk2

- weaknesses of your setup
controllers, wish there was something more like what my rs7000 and 16 tracks mixer were like, getting a second bcr2000 to try and emulate that setup, indeed maybe improve on it.

[gomi]

- which computer you use and his configuration(size of the RAM, speed
of the processor and model etc)

macbook pro 15 inch dual core 2.0ghz 1GB ram

- which software you used

live 5.2.1, reason 3.0.5

- which operating system (home or pro)

home or pro????? OS X 10.4.7 (all pro all the fricking time)

- which soundcard

coreaudio/fa-66

- weaknesses of your setup

none. unless you call never crashing and having no viruses or spyware
messing me up along the way a weakness.

-...
Kri

why are you switching to a pc, if i may ask...

[D K]

12" powerbook 1.5/1.25gig ram
live 5.2.1/logic
os 10.4.7
moutu ultralite
i don't see it as a weakness necessarily, but it calls for a workflow in which
i sometimes have to create parts in sections and then simplify them
(ex:render midi clips to audio clips) in order to work within the limitations of the
gear. but it can be like that with all gear...we always must work within it's limitations. i'm not lusting for another computer at the moment, as this one is quite portable and very reliable. i do have yet to find a controller that i like, i use a pair of bcr2000 and fcb1010 for now.

[elemental]

Hello,

I work currently on a macintosh but I'll buy a PC very soon.

I currently use Live 5.2 and SooperLooper which is with some things
loan the equivalent of Mobius for Mac.

I would like that you user of Live you describe me:

- which computer you use and his configuration(size of the RAM, speed
of the processor and model etc)
- which software you used
- which operating system (home or pro)
- which soundcard
- weaknesses of your setup
-...

Ciao and thank you

Kri

Athlon 64 X2 3800, 2Gb RAM
Ableton Live
XP Pro
RME Multiface
.. no weaknesses yet!!

[Mike Goodwin]

Hello,

- which computer you use and his configuration(size of the RAM, speed
of the processor and model etc)
- which software you used
- which operating system (home or pro)
- which soundcard
- weaknesses of your setup
-...

Ciao and thank you

Kri

He is looking for stats on buying a pc not a mac.

I use a AMD Athlon X2 4400 cpu
2x 512mb ram running in dual channel mode
I use live 5 and many vst's
I use xp pro (and backup with Acronis to a hidden partition)
My soundcard is RME Hammerfall DSP and the Multiface

I love my current computer. It is very fast and very stable. I can run my synths at very high sampling rates (88.2) most of the time with out running into walls. Make sure you look into motherboard chipsets as there are issues. I currently use a ASRock 939 SATA2, I did allot of reading before going with this board. The ULi chipset is proving to be very good. nforce chipsets can have issues with audio work so look out. This is a HUGE topic and I could go on and on. But to keep it short I will recomend the ASRock 939-SATA2 and be on my way.

[The Revrend]

- which computer you use and his configuration(size of the RAM, speed

Primary Gaming Rig/Audio Production Rig

Windows XP Professional
Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe MB
LG GSA-4167B DVD+/-r/RW/RAM
AMD Athlon 64 x2 4400 Toledo Core Processor
2 GB of Corsair XMS DDR RAM
WD Raptor "X" 1500 150GB SATAII 10K RPM Drive
Creative X-Fi Professional
EVGA GeForce 7900GT 256MB
G5 Laser Mouse
Viewsonic VX922 LCD Monitor
Coolermaster Ammo 533 Case

Laptop

Compaq Presario 2103US
Athlong XP-M 2800+
Dual Boot - Windows XP Professional and Kubuntu Linux (Dapper Drake)
768MB of RAM
60GB HD
M-Audio 2|6 USB Pro Sound Card

- which software you used

Ableton Live 5.2
Fruity Loops Production Studio - 6.06
Various Freeware VSTi and VST Plugins.

- which operating system (home or pro)
Covered in the descriptions

- which soundcard
Covered in the descriptions

- weaknesses of your setup
Main Box is not Portable. Other than that it kicks ass no complaints.

the laptop is almost two years old, it's been a champ but I'm likely going to look intoan updgrade probably based on my tax returns. It runs live 5.2 fairly well, but I can't load it up the way i can the main box.

Rev

[joesapo]

- which computer you use and his configuration(size of the RAM, speed
of the processor and model etc)

HP ZX5000 Notebook - P4-3GHz, 1Gb RAM, 80Gb 5400rpm HD, 15.4" display

- which software you used

Ableton Live, FL Studio, Audacity, PSP Vintage Warmer VST, BBE Sonic Maximizer VST

- which operating system (home or pro)

XP Pro SP2

- which soundcard

Studio: Behringer FCA202 Firewire Live: Echo Indigo DJ PCMCIA

- weaknesses of your setup

Laptop is pre-PentiumM, so cooling is important; limited to 5400rpm HD, would like 7200; no bus-powered FW ports; laptop is kinda heavy and low on the battery life; FCA202 recording quality is not the best


...otherwise, I'm actually really really happy with my setup right now. Here's a pic just for the hell of it:

[glu]

which computer you use and configuration(size of the RAM, speed
of the processor and model etc)



emachines m6811 Laptop
3400 AMD processor with 1.25 RAM

















4200RPM HD internal is the weakest link here....

I do have an external FW that I need to fire up and and move the library to, I have just been procrastinating the migration of files...

[eyeknow]

Hello,

I work currently on a macintosh but I'll buy a PC very soon.

I currently use Live 5.2 and SooperLooper which is with some things
loan the equivalent of Mobius for Mac.

I would like that you user of Live you describe me:

- which computer you use and his configuration(size of the RAM, speed
of the processor and model etc)
- which software you used
- which operating system (home or pro)
- which soundcard
- weaknesses of your setup
-...

Ciao and thank you

Kri

Athlon 64 X2 3800, 2Gb RAM
Ableton Live
XP Pro
RME Multiface
.. no weaknesses yet!!

that's a good setup, and if you can afford that rme, it's much better for pc's than motu.....fyi.......

[eyeknow]

well, I have a macintel.........ya know they run windows right?

If you are going with a pc there are some considerations.....

MOBO........man, this is the killer.....too many options and very few are recognized as "audio" boards. I recommend that whatever you get, make sure you have plenty of pci/express slots......there is a very good chance you'll need to install your own usb/firewire card since most mobo's built in just suck!

Get AMD for your processor.......about a year ago, they just started to blow intel away.......very good these days. If you can afford it, go dualcore x2.....I think they are pretty reasonable these days. Live 6 uses dual proc support and it's just SICK!

It's not sexy, but get a really powerful power supply. At least 450watts these days. Antec is good, btw, they make nice cases too. Sonata II is a good choice I believe......very very quiet.

Get the BIGGEST drive you can afford, make sure it's a 7200rpm.....I think almost all are now. The two drive thing is not as important as it once was and there are recent tests showing that the bigger.........the better(500 mb for example)

a gig of ram is the minimum......if prices are not too high right now.....try and get 2 gigs......1 gig each and run in dual channel mode. This seems to help allot for daws

[AdamJay]

- which computer you use and his configuration(size of the RAM, speed
of the processor and model etc)

Apple MacBook Pro 15"
2GB RAM
Intel Core Duo 2ghz
7200RPM internal HD

- which software you used

Ableton Live 5.2.1 and 6 beta
Digidesign ProTools LE 7.1.1 (for outside client compatibility)
Logic Express 7.2.1 (rarely used, again.. compatibility)
Rane Serato Scratch Live 1.6.1
Melodyne Uno

Plugins:
WaveArts, AudioDamage, URS, Rob Papen, iZotope, Metric Halo, Alphakanal, Green Oak... all "universal binary"


- which operating system (home or pro)

OSX version 10.4.6

- which soundcard

-Aggregate device consisting of 2x Metric Halo 2882+DSP's, and 1 Metric Halo ULN-2
-Digidesign Digi 002R. Soon to be replaced with an M-Audio ProFire Lightpipe Bridge for PT7

- weaknesses of your setup

lack of firewire ports. i do have an Expresscard to 2x Firewire400 adapter though. And it works great for my external hard drives.
I also wish that i could write Dual Layer DVD's.
And i am waiting on DSP Quattro to be ready for Universal Binary.
Otherwise, its all the machine i could ever want.

[eyeknow]

And i am waiting on DSP Quattro to be ready for Universal Binary.

TOTALLY! They told me 3 mo's ago soon..........

[BinaryB]

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