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hatflyer

SSD- SATA II vs SATA III

is there a big performance difference between sata 2 and sata 3 SSD's? i know the speed numbers show there is, but wondered if in practice the difference is that large. i would be using it as a read device for libraries. thanks,...
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2012/09/05 22:05:12
ed97643

Good "non DAW" soundcard?

First things first: My DAW is a standalone PC that never sees the internet, and has a $1,500 AD/DA input output device attached to it. This question is NOT about Cakewalk / Sonar. On the other side of my desk sits my $400 "beater" PC that I use to surf the net while on breaks from Sonar. It came wit..
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2012/09/03 17:09:54
windsurfer25x

Windows 7 Pro Update problem

Hey all, I've been having a really annoying problem with my DAW computer. The last few weeks, I haven't been using it as much because Windows 7 Pro 64 bit keeps trying to apply 8 critical updates. It will install them reboot and apply the changes get about 15% complete and then screw up saying faile..
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2012/09/02 15:44:07
fireberd

Listing of computer component "return rates"

Here is an interesting article from a French etailer and their statistics on PC component return rates for 2011. http://www.behardware.com/articles/843-1/components-returns-rates-5.html..
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2012/08/31 06:39:13
AndyDarkness

Hex Core Phenom II x6 3.2 Ghz 16GB RAM 1090T

hi i need help i know intel is best for sonar x1 but i have the chance of buying the phenom ll x6 3.2 with 16 gig of ram with a very good mother board and top quality cooling brand new for £324 is there a better intel out there for this price or is this good.or is this system just no good for x..
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2012/08/29 20:09:40
Tankgod

Audio Drop Out Hell

About 6 months ago I built a Recording Computer and I run Sonar 8.5 music editing software. I have the P6X58-PRO mobo with 24 gigs GSkill Series DDR3 triple channel memory, an i7 950 processor, 2 ea 120 Gig Kingston HyperX (blue) SSD's w/ updated firmware for OS in a RAID 0 configuration using Win 7..
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2012/08/28 10:24:56
slartabartfast

Time to kill your gadgets

I doubt anyone is using gadgets on their DAW, but for anyone who has not heard the news from Black Hat, or seen the anticipatory (and remarkably sparse on detail) Security Advisory from Microsoft, it is time to disable your gadgets. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/advisory/2719662..
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2012/08/27 09:06:53
musmin2415

Newb building PC -- please review & help!

Alright, so I need some feedback from the experts here. Situation: I had a buddy of mine put together a shopping list for what he thought I would need to build a screamin' system for my home studio. He recently built his own PC, but the only problem is that he's a gamer, so I feel I need to run thes..
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2012/08/24 18:31:55
timidi

Backup drive for MAC and PC

I got an external USB drive for backup and file transfer (between my PCs and MAC) only to learn that one does not support the other. I tried first formatting to FAT on the MAC, and that almost worked on the PC as some mac files were unrecognizable in windows7. I then tried formatting to FAT using wi..
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2012/08/24 17:21:05
fireberd

DPC latency checker shows problem, but I can't find it

I have this posted on the Windows 7 forum, too. I was getting some clicks in Sonar ran the DPC Latency checker. It shows a problem, which I can't find (if it really is a problem). However, the clicks in my recording program went away after I changed the buffer size for my USB connected recording dev..
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2012/08/23 08:52:19

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