Most of the companies like Gateway, Dell and IBM make suitable DAW notebooks. I recommend a *Desktop* replacement Laptop. The *Desktop* replacement types are usually faster and have better hardware. The trade off is they are heavier and have considerably less battery life than a regular laptop. That's a start. Others here probably have better info. Organfreak wrote: > Or is that an oxymoron? > > -OF -- Nathan "Imagine if there were no Hypothetical Situations"
My Dell Inspiron 5100 P4 2.4Ghz that I picked up 18 months ago has been great. Very solid performance. Granted, I blow-torched all of the AOL and automatic everything out of it... Steven "Organfreak" <> wrote in message news:... > > Or is that an oxymoron? > > -OF >
I have one of the "unwired mobility DAWs" from digitalaudiowave.com and have been very happy with it. Digital Audio Wave lets you fully customize, so you can cram in all the RAM and whatnot that you want, make sure you're getting a 7200rpm drive, plus have audio software/hardware pre-installed and configured. When I was in the market for a DAW, I compared ALL of the different options, from big names to small DAW companies, to generic Ebay computers, and digital audio wave seemed to be the best deal. Prices are pretty decent for a DAW company--my centrino really didn't cost much more than a similar machine from one of the major companies, and I've been nothing but happy with it... good luck, chris.
Picked up a Compaq/HP Presario R3000 on the recs of some friends over at the Ableton Live Forums. Works great, Sonar 4, Ableton, Reason 2.5 all do well and can be used simultaneously. Around $1500 or so. http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/s...Z_series&catLevel=2&tab_switch=true&tab=specs AMD 64 3700 + 2.4 ghz 15.4" WXGA Widescreen (1280x800) 64MB NVIDIA(R) GeForce(TM) 4 440 Go + 1394 1.0GB DDR SDRAM (2x512MB) For Soundcards: 1 Type I/II PCMCIA card slot 1 IEEE-1394(Firewire) [*w/64MB video card only] It also has the added bonus of some amazing internal JBL speakers that I have actually used to get a decent rough mix in a pinch ! Check out the ableton forums for other info. www.ableton.com pac Organfreak wrote: > Or is that an oxymoron? > > -OF >
pac <> wrote in news6xCd.25492$tG3.13704@trnddc02: > Picked up a Compaq/HP Presario R3000 on the recs of some friends over > Yep. I've been trying out the 3400+ unit, and so far so good. Of course, I'm not driving it too hard . . . MAudio Firewire solo, and like I said, so far so good. bzb -- THE SONG FACTORY Words and Music, made to order(TM) WWW: http://www.thesongfactory.com
The Centrino Pentium-M laptops at 1.7GHz or higher outperform the Pentium-4 2.4GHz in laptops with SONAR. The key is to get a 7200RPM internal drive, even if you use an external drive for audio. And of course, you'll need an audio interface since the built-in audio in laptops is not professional grade.
Thanks to all who replied. Every one of your answers was helpful. We will probably settle on one of the products from Digital Audio Wave. -OF
Be sure to post the device you decide upon (show and tell!) I hadn't heard of Digital Audio Wave before. Steven "Organfreak" <> wrote in message news:... > > Thanks to all who replied. Every one of your answers was helpful. We > will probably settle on one of the products from Digital Audio Wave. > > -OF >
On or aboutSat, 08 Jan 2005 18:04:11 GMT, someone purporting to be "Steven Bell" <> felt it necessary to say: >Be sure to post the device you decide upon (show and tell!) >I hadn't heard of Digital Audio Wave before. Will do, Steven. Can you elucidate for me on Firwire interfaces, down in my other thread? Thanks! I know that you know your bacon. -OF > >Steven > >"Organfreak" <> wrote in message >news:... >> >> Thanks to all who replied. Every one of your answers was helpful. We >> will probably settle on one of the products from Digital Audio Wave. >> >> -OF >> >
I'm not sure I follow the question and answer from Tom in the other thread, Scott. Since the 410 isn't what you'll be using, perhaps if we start with the configuration and specs of the unit you chose? Steven > Can you elucidate for me on Firwire interfaces, down in my other > thread? -OF
On or aboutSat, 08 Jan 2005 19:37:49 GMT, someone purporting to be "Steven Bell" <> felt it necessary to say: >I'm not sure I follow the question and answer from Tom in the other thread, >Scott. > >Since the 410 isn't what you'll be using, perhaps if we start with the >configuration and specs of the unit you chose? We haven't chosen one yet. We would like to order everything at the same time. The requirements are: 1. Firewire interface 2. Two instrument-level inputs 3. At least one mic input 4. The ability to split the above into three or four separate tracks in Sonar. -OF > >Steven > >> Can you elucidate for me on Firwire interfaces, down in my other >> thread? -OF >
Check this link: http://www.zzounds.com/cat--Firewire-Audio-Interfaces--2420 I see 3 products that meet your needs ( more than 2 analog inputs) But the Presonus looks pretty good. 2 1/4" in and 2 mic pre in. At this site it's $399 There's also the Edirol and the MAudio 1814...but more bucks. -- Bob www.bobchapman.net "Organfreak" <> wrote in message news:... > On or aboutSat, 08 Jan 2005 19:37:49 GMT, someone purporting to be > "Steven Bell" <> felt it necessary to say: > >>I'm not sure I follow the question and answer from Tom in the other >>thread, >>Scott. >> >>Since the 410 isn't what you'll be using, perhaps if we start with the >>configuration and specs of the unit you chose? > > We haven't chosen one yet. We would like to order everything at the > same time. The requirements are: > 1. Firewire interface > 2. Two instrument-level inputs > 3. At least one mic input > 4. The ability to split the above into three or four separate tracks > in Sonar. > > -OF > >> >>Steven >> >>> Can you elucidate for me on Firwire interfaces, down in my other >>> thread? -OF >> >
On or aboutSat, 08 Jan 2005 19:59:55 GMT, someone purporting to be "Bob Chapman" <> felt it necessary to say: >Check this link: > >http://www.zzounds.com/cat--Firewire-Audio-Interfaces--2420 > >I see 3 products that meet your needs ( more than 2 analog inputs) > >But the Presonus looks pretty good. 2 1/4" in and 2 mic pre in. > >At this site it's $399 Looks GR8, thanks. Back to one of my original questions, then: Do line level inputs work for synths?? -OF
Thanks for the list, Scott. I do not consider an instrument output to be at line level, so that means you need 3-4 pre amps on this thing (unless you want to just bring a Mackie 1202 along and use the half-inserted cable trick). So what you are looking for is a firewire interface with at least 4 pre amps (2 of which with phantom power). It's that simple. This would provide four distinct channels/tracks in SONAR. The thing is, they all seem to jump from 2 channels all the way to 8. I've looked at Sweetwater and Bayview Pro Audio and can't seem to find what you need. Do you have pre amps you can bring along or do you really need this all in one unit? You can get a couple Presonus MP-20's for about $1,000 or a Mackie 1202 (with 4 mic pre amps) for about $350. If you have the pre amps covered, then you have one less requirement of your 4-ch firewire interface. One solution would be to pick up one MP20 and use it in conjunction with the MOTU 828mkII which has 2 build-in pre amps. Total cost $500 + $750 = $1250. Steven "Organfreak" <> wrote in message news:... > On or aboutSat, 08 Jan 2005 19:37:49 GMT, someone purporting to be > "Steven Bell" <> felt it necessary to say: > > >I'm not sure I follow the question and answer from Tom in the other thread, > >Scott. > > > >Since the 410 isn't what you'll be using, perhaps if we start with the > >configuration and specs of the unit you chose? > > We haven't chosen one yet. We would like to order everything at the > same time. The requirements are: > 1. Firewire interface > 2. Two instrument-level inputs > 3. At least one mic input > 4. The ability to split the above into three or four separate tracks > in Sonar. > > -OF > > > > >Steven > > > >> Can you elucidate for me on Firwire interfaces, down in my other > >> thread? -OF > > >
Yeah, this looks way better than my earlier suggestion. Yes, you plug the synth into the line level inputs. Steven "Organfreak" <> wrote in message news:... > On or aboutSat, 08 Jan 2005 19:59:55 GMT, someone purporting to be > "Bob Chapman" <> felt it necessary to > say: > > >Check this link: > > > >http://www.zzounds.com/cat--Firewire-Audio-Interfaces--2420 > > > >I see 3 products that meet your needs ( more than 2 analog inputs) > > > >But the Presonus looks pretty good. 2 1/4" in and 2 mic pre in. > > > >At this site it's $399 > > Looks GR8, thanks. Back to one of my original questions, then: > Do line level inputs work for synths?? > > -OF >
On or aboutSat, 08 Jan 2005 20:28:56 GMT, someone purporting to be "Steven Bell" <> felt it necessary to say: >Yeah, this looks way better than my earlier suggestion. >Yes, you plug the synth into the line level inputs. Thanks, Steven. I'm more confused than ever, because in your longer post, you say that we can't plug a synth into line level (what I already thought). -OF > >Steven > >"Organfreak" <> wrote in message >news:... >> On or aboutSat, 08 Jan 2005 19:59:55 GMT, someone purporting to be >> "Bob Chapman" <> felt it necessary to >> say: >> >> >Check this link: >> > >> >http://www.zzounds.com/cat--Firewire-Audio-Interfaces--2420 >> > >> >I see 3 products that meet your needs ( more than 2 analog inputs) >> > >> >But the Presonus looks pretty good. 2 1/4" in and 2 mic pre in. >> > >> >At this site it's $399 >> >> Looks GR8, thanks. Back to one of my original questions, then: >> Do line level inputs work for synths?? >> >> -OF >> >
What I was trying to say in the earlier post was that you don't want to plug a synth directly into a converter (like the back of a delta 1010 or MOTU 828). You need to amplify the signal first. The unit described below has eight pre amps and so the synth would get what it needs. Someone flame me if I'm wrong, but I think the term "line" is someone loose. Compared to a mic or electric guitar signal, the output of a synth is line level. But compared to the signals going from a mixer to an amp, a synth is fairly weak. Steven "Organfreak" <> wrote in message news:... > On or aboutSat, 08 Jan 2005 20:28:56 GMT, someone purporting to be > "Steven Bell" <> felt it necessary to say: > > >Yeah, this looks way better than my earlier suggestion. > >Yes, you plug the synth into the line level inputs. > > Thanks, Steven. I'm more confused than ever, because in your longer > post, you say that we can't plug a synth into line level (what I > already thought). > > -OF > > > > >Steven > > > >"Organfreak" <> wrote in message > >news:... > >> On or aboutSat, 08 Jan 2005 19:59:55 GMT, someone purporting to be > >> "Bob Chapman" <> felt it necessary to > >> say: > >> > >> >Check this link: > >> > > >> >http://www.zzounds.com/cat--Firewire-Audio-Interfaces--2420 > >> > > >> >I see 3 products that meet your needs ( more than 2 analog inputs) > >> > > >> >But the Presonus looks pretty good. 2 1/4" in and 2 mic pre in. > >> > > >> >At this site it's $399 > >> > >> Looks GR8, thanks. Back to one of my original questions, then: > >> Do line level inputs work for synths?? > >> > >> -OF > >> > > >
In news: the killer robot Organfreak <> grabbed the controls of the spaceship cakewalk.audio and pressed these buttons... > plug a synth into line level I would think that a synth would produce a similar output level as that of a small mixing console, and should be able to plug straight into a line level input. Something like a bass guitar would need some form of preamp. -- Remove YourHeadFromYourAss to reply by email. _______ _____ ___ _____ ____ / ___/ / / __/ |/ / |/ / _ )/ __ \ / (_ / /__/ _// / / _ / /_/ / \___/____/___/_/|_/_/|_/____/\____/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- Glennbo These go to eleven Non-Linear Sound http://www.soundclick.com/glennbo Hear My Music http://www.soundclick.com/jambits
