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Beckett

Sound card advice

EDIT: Why is the text scrunching up like this? Everything was in paragraphs... Hi, I've built a new computer recently and now I need a new sound card because my old one isn't compatible with the new motherboard (PCIe only). I use Sonar X1 with a whole bunch of Eastwest VSTs, among other things, I al..
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2012/10/25 14:23:50
FastBikerBoy

USB 3.0 external hard drives and audio recording?

I'm currently investigating options for a laptop/portable set up. Laptop is my preferred route because I need a laptop for other purposes and don't really fancy lugging a screen round with me but I am aware of the cube type options, so with that in mind my question is specifically towards laptops. I..
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2012/10/25 10:10:31
The Maillard Reaction

unbrick Seagate 7200.11

About 2 months ago I was surprised when one of my DAW's "audio" hardrives stopped showing up in Windows or BIOS. It turned out to be a Seagate 7200.11 and the condition seemed symptomatic of a well documented issue or problem with that particular series that has come to be known as a "brickwall". Th..
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2012/10/24 21:01:02
vaultwit

Ultrabooks for SONAR X1/X2?

Is anyone familiar with whether or not an ultrabook will be adequate for running SONAR as the primary dedicated workstation? This includes recording, mixing, mastering of large and CPU intensive projects and also mixing down these projects. A typical high-end ultrabook, which is what I'm considering..
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2012/10/24 09:32:43
digi2ns

(Solved) Memory Upgrade-Need help

I have a Dell Studio XPS 8100 with 8gb and am wanting to upgrade 2 (4x4gb) 16 gb of memory BUT am lost on what to get as far as the best for DAW stuff The computer specs listed-- Memory Connectors four internally-accessible DDR3 DIMM sockets Capacities 1 GB, 2 GB, and 4 GB Memory type 1066-MHz or 13..
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2012/10/22 20:44:37
Bristol_Jonesey

Har Drive Silencing.

What's everyone's recommendation? There are many different solutions I've looked at online. Some favour some type of enclosure which si then mounted to the chassis via rubber grommets. Some go for suspending the drive by rubber bands in an open frame Some just have a strip of rubber which is..
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2012/10/22 15:57:03
Dave Modisette

iPad question

I've never been curious about the iPad until recently. I'm wondering if it can run a program like MusicReader with Animoog Taurus Bass softsynth simultaneously...
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2012/10/20 08:29:11
olemon

ASIO Error - Invalid Operation Attempted

Update: I re-posted this in 'Get Started'. Found threads here, and at M-Audio's site, with same problem...reading and researching. Happy Friday! I recently got some help in Hardware Forum and it turns out I was using the ASIO4ALL driver - which I didn't remember downloading a while back - oops. Anwa..

2012/10/19 07:49:12
LeviPharmD

Opinion of PortaTech.com for new build

Hello all, Here in the next month or so I will be purchasing a new DAW build. I was wanting to get a barebone kit, but a lot of the more mainstream places, like Newegg and TigerDirect, are a little to pricey. I know that they are much more reputable suppliers. While searching, I came across PortaTec..
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2012/10/17 13:07:16
Jerky77

Quick question on Hex Cores

Getting ready to pull the trigger on building my new PC when one of my buddies talked me into a hexa core. Off-hand, does anyone have a recommendation on a hex core, MoBo (4 slots for 32G of RAM), and Memory that will form a stable system for Sonar 8 (although ill be upgrading after I'm up and runni..
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2012/10/13 12:56:08

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