StarTekh
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Re:Development Machine Specs for Sonar X1
2011/03/29 12:00:48
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tthayer
Hi Jon,
Thanks for the memory link. The Audio Device I am currently using is the PreSonus FireBox. I am wanting to upgrade to the FireStudio in the near future though.
I will switch out the video for the nvidia one. I am not worried about graphics as this build is going to be strictly for the studio.
Thanks,
Tom
> Tom your build looks solid !! you will need a few bios tweeks/chipset drivers video drivers , but there is not -thing there that will cause u any issues, looking for - ward to seeing you on board !! jon.. if you wana go over the old system thats a option too !!
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tthayer
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Re:Development Machine Specs for Sonar X1
2011/03/29 12:06:59
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Hey Jon, Thanks for all the help. It is really appreciated. The old system is really not a concern, it was just a stop gap until I could afford all the parts for this system. I am there now.  Once I have it built and running, I will send along the results and I am sure I am going to enjoy this new system. Once again, thanks a lot for the guidance. Thanks, Tom
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StarTekh
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Re:Development Machine Specs for Sonar X1
2011/03/29 12:28:54
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Tom: I forgot... see you get a oem of win 7...jon
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tthayer
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Re:Development Machine Specs for Sonar X1
2011/03/29 13:21:49
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Hi Jon, No worries there. I own several different copies of Win7 both 32 and 64 bit.  Thanks, Tom
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Re:Development Machine Specs for Sonar X1
2011/04/01 10:04:00
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Well, the parts are all ordered now and I am just waiting for delivery. I feel like a kid waiting for Christmas!
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tthayer
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Re:Development Machine Specs for Sonar X1
2011/04/08 15:28:56
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I received all the parts yesterday and I was up all night building it. Unfortrunately, the supplier did not ship all the RAM so I will be receiving another 16GB next weeks but at least I received 8GB so I could begin the build. This machine is a beast. Everyone mentioned that I would need to make sure of drivers and some teaks, once I got the machine. Could you all let me know what kind of things to look out for? I have already installed Sonar and I am in the midt of moving over all my content but I would like to tighten up everything I can before starting any production work as I want toi minimize the battle later on. Thanks, Tom
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Re:Development Machine Specs for Sonar X1
2011/04/12 10:38:18
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StarTekh
Tom: I forgot... see you get a oem of win 7...jon
Hi Jon, Just wanted to say thanks a ton for all your help with the machine. I received the extra memory yesterday and installed it. I ran everything last night and it all ran extremely smooth. Many thanks. I love this machine and with the VS-700, it is everything I was hoping for. Once again, thanks for all the help with the hardware.
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Noel Borthwick [Cakewalk]
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Re:Development Machine Specs for Sonar X1
2011/04/12 14:37:15
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We have a variety of machines here at the office. Most developers have some flavor of Intel or AMD machines. My work machine is a 3.2 GHz 8 core Intel Xeon (16 with HT!) running Win 7 X64. But I don't use it as a real DAW since its primarily for development and testing. We have some pretty high end evaluation machines from Intel as well. My machine at home is a Core I7 950 with Win7 X64. Other systems in use are pretty diverse since we try and test on a variety of setups.
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Re:Development Machine Specs for Sonar X1
2011/04/12 14:58:11
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Noel Borthwick [Cakewalk
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We have a variety of machines here at the office. Most developers have some flavor of Intel or AMD machines. My work machine is a 3.2 GHz 8 core Intel Xeon (16 with HT!) running Win 7 X64. But I don't use it as a real DAW since its primarily for development and testing. We have some pretty high end evaluation machines from Intel as well. My machine at home is a Core I7 950 with Win7 X64. Other systems in use are pretty diverse since we try and test on a variety of setups.
Hi Noel, That Xeon machine must just fly. :) I have one of those for one of my development servers at work but like yourself at home I have a Core I7 950 with 24 Gigs of RAM running Win 7 x64. Hopefully, I will be going through full integration of the V-Studio 700 this weekend. As long as my daughter permits me time. :) Thanks for letting me know what is being used at the shop.
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Re:Development Machine Specs for Sonar X1
2011/04/12 14:59:47
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StarTekh
Tom: I forgot... see you get a oem of win 7...jon
Hi Jon,
Just wanted to say thanks a ton for all your help with the machine. I received the extra memory yesterday and installed it. I ran everything last night and it all ran extremely smooth. Many thanks. I love this machine and with the VS-700, it is everything I was hoping for.
Once again, thanks for all the help with the hardware.
i told you jon was a great guy.hes one of the good guys on here..there are 4-5 that i think are the best and jon is one of them.
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Re:Development Machine Specs for Sonar X1
2011/04/12 15:04:26
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chuckebaby
i told you jon was a great guy.hes one of the good guys on here..there are 4-5 that i think are the best and jon is one of them.
You were dead on about that. He made figuring everything out easy and when I built the machine, I had a minimal amount of tweaking to do as well. :)
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Re:Development Machine Specs for Sonar X1
2011/04/12 15:24:28
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great to hear my friend..and you guys are also fellow canadians?.i live in boston..its about 200 miles to the border.i go up there alot..to quebec.its beaitiful
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Re:Development Machine Specs for Sonar X1
2011/04/12 15:41:54
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Whoa. tthayer I just noticed you're in Hornings Mills. Despite living in Germany I know exactly where that is, one of my best and oldest friends in the world lives about 2 minutes from you just outside Shelburne - fantastic musician too (bassist/multi-instrumentalist), with a nice little studio, we grew up together in Markham. Small world!
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tthayer
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Re:Development Machine Specs for Sonar X1
2011/04/12 15:48:05
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Whoa. tthayer I just noticed you're in Hornings Mills. Despite living in Germany I know exactly where that is, one of my best and oldest friends in the world lives about 2 minutes from you just outside Shelburne - fantastic musician too (bassist/multi-instrumentalist), with a nice little studio, we grew up together in Markham. Small world!
Very Cool. I know a few musicians up here. I also golf with a few of them. What is your friends name? Your right, it is a small world. I have run into people all over the world that know friends or people close to me. As time goes by, it seems the world get's smaller and smaller.
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Re:Development Machine Specs for Sonar X1
2011/04/12 15:51:46
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Ed Roman. You'll know him if you meet him - definitely a larger than life character. Has a new double album coming out, which I played some tracks on last summer. http://www.reverbnation.com/edroman
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Re:Development Machine Specs for Sonar X1
2011/04/12 16:40:41
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Ed Roman. You'll know him if you meet him - definitely a larger than life character. Has a new double album coming out, which I played some tracks on last summer.
http://www.reverbnation.com/edroman
Nope. I haven't met Ed before but I will have to keep an eye out for him. Looks like he has a show coming up in Shelburne on May 5th. I'll see if I can drop by and check it out though.
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Re:Development Machine Specs for Sonar X1
2011/04/12 17:01:20
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you should go! He's a crazy performer. And definitely introduce yourself - he's also a hoot to talk to - and mention that you met his friend tobias online... anyway enjoy that cracking new machine, hope you get along with X1 too!
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