Tell us about your DAW

Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 5:04 pm

New hardware just arrived, Core Duo Mac mini, will be running Logic pro and DP5 once i upgrade the software.

And maybe a little Wavelab, und virtualization.

Update: rolling with Logic Pro 8!! rock Solid

Cool

Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 6:50 pm

G5 Dual 2.0, 3 gigs of ram, running Digital Performer 5 with no internet
LG 19' monitor
2 Fireface 800's
2 Channels Sebatron pres
4 Channels Sytek w/bb pres
2 Channels of Summit Pres
20+ microphones totaling about $9000
BBE Sonic Maximizer
2 RNC's
Alesis Masterlink
6 pairs of headphones, 2 are beyer 770's for mixing, the rest for tracking
event tr8's, upgade soon
I just need around 5 more channels of pres and 5 more mics, and a 24 channel Soundcraft Ghost or better and I feel like I could get somewhere close to a somewhat real studio.

Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2006 11:34 am

HP Presario 6100 (laptop)
AMD 4100+ (2.4 ghz)
2 gigs pc2700 ram
100 gig 7200rpm internal HD (OS/progs)
160 gig 7200rpm external HD (Files)
E-MU 1616 for interface
M-Audio Luna
shure-sm58 (getting more soon)
*getting a rack of mic PREs soon to mic a drum set

mostly use sonar 5 producer

Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 1:35 pm

Hardware:
- Mac mini w/ OS 10.2
- Seagate 7200 rpm 80 Gig. external hard drive
- M-Audio Project Mix I/O (Firewire)
- USB expansion port module
- Edirol MA-10D digital monitors (Suck!!!! replacing ASAP)
- M-Audio Keystation 61 Midi controller
- *Adding Mackie Onyx 1200F soon.

Software:
- Pro Tools M-Powered v.7.1 (32 audio tracks)
- Waves Platinum Bundle
- Melodyne (much better than Auto-Tune IMO)
- M-Audio Key Rig synth module (cheap but decent sounds for starters)
- Native Instruments B4, Pro-53, FM-7, Battery, Spectral Delay

Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 7:56 am

Hi, i haven't got it yet but this is what i have in mind for my DAW, am i making the right choices?

Processor - AMD Athlon 64 x2 3800+ Dual Core AM2
MoBo - ASUS MV2 Athlon 64 x2
RAM - Kingston 2GB DDR2 (2x1GB)
Boot HD - 80GB Westerndigital Caviar SE ATA
Audio HD - 160GB Westerndigital Caviar SE SATA
Graphics - 128MB MSI Radeon X300SE
Burner - Samsung SH - S182D
PSU - Zalman ZM360B - APS (360W)

Is the Prcessor + MoBo compo ok?

Can anyone suggest a interface/soundcard around £300 that would run smooth with the MoBo?

Plus any other comment (good or bad) welcome?

thanks Ern Very Happy

Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 7:58 am

Hi, i haven't got it yet but this is what i have in mind for my DAW, am i making the right choices?

Processor - AMD Athlon 64 x2 3800+ Dual Core AM2
MoBo - ASUS MV2 Athlon 64 x2
RAM - Kingston 2GB DDR2 (2x1GB)
Boot HD - 80GB Westerndigital Caviar SE ATA
Audio HD - 160GB Westerndigital Caviar SE SATA
Graphics - 128MB MSI Radeon X300SE
Burner - Samsung SH - S182D
PSU - Zalman ZM360B - APS (360W)

Is the Prcessor + MoBo compo ok?

Can anyone suggest a interface/soundcard around £300 that would run smooth with the MoBo?

Plus any other comment (good or bad) welcome?

thanks Ern Very Happy

Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 8:00 am

Hi, i haven't got it yet but this is what i have in mind for my DAW, am i making the right choices?

Processor - AMD Athlon 64 x2 3800+ Dual Core AM2
MoBo - ASUS MV2 Athlon 64 x2
RAM - Kingston 2GB DDR2 (2x1GB)
Boot HD - 80GB Westerndigital Caviar SE ATA
Audio HD - 160GB Westerndigital Caviar SE SATA
Graphics - 128MB MSI Radeon X300SE
Burner - Samsung SH - S182D
PSU - Zalman ZM360B - APS (360W)

Is the Prcessor + MoBo compo ok?

Can anyone suggest a interface/soundcard around £300 that would run smooth with the MoBo?

Plus any other comment (good or bad) welcome?

thanks Ern Very Happy

Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 9:30 am

Hi

I bought a very professional PC six months ago at : Digital Audio NetworX

www.da-x.de from Germany.

-19" ALUCASE, 5 DriveSlots
-PowerSupply 430 W, low noise
-ASUS Mainboard P5B Deluxe, 8xS-Ata, 3 x PCI, 2 x PCI-E, Firewire, USB
2.0, no fan!
-INTEL Core2 Duo E6400 2x 2.13GHz S775
-CPU-Cooler, Heatpipe-Cooler, plus temp.controlled 90mm FAN
-2048MB DDR2RAM
-GGraphic Card ATI Chipsatz, 1 x DVI, 2 x RGB DualHead
-HD 300GB Samsung, S-ATA, 7200rpm
-LG DVD+- Burner, DualLayer
-Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition OEM

for about 1440,- Euros ...

... i ve ordered also a Silent-Kit for a really Low Noise Computer

best you write an email to the guy ...

info@da-x.de

follow this link for further information:

http://www.da-x.de/product_info.php/info/p8647_Pro-Audioworkstation-965-Co

re2Duo.html

cheers,
Steffen Cool

Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 11:39 am

Hey, I am just setting up a DAW and have come up with the following list, will anyone be able to tell me what they think of it?

Here goes:

CPU = Intel Pentium D 930 Presler 3.0GHz 2 x 2MB - £86.49
Motherboard = Asus P5WD2 Premium
RAM = Corsair XMS2 (2X 1 GB)
Hard drive = Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 80GB £23 PATA for windows etc and Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB S300 for £70.50 for all recordings
Sound card = M Audio Delta 44 £99.83
Colors-IT 8001 - 4 In 1 Kit with a 400 watt PSU

Please tell me what you think before I buy

Thanks

Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 11:50 am

PC
-Intel Duo core 2 (2.8 ghzx2)
-3gb ram
-250 gb SATA hd (x2 500 gb total)
-Radeon x1600 512mb

Recording
-Roland Edirol UA 101 USB audio interface (10 in 10 out)
-Crate CSX 12 track mixing board
-Sonar 5 producer edition

Mics
-Shure instrument mics (x4)
-Shure vocal mic
-Samson Drum Kit mics (5)

Mainly used to mic up amps, and my drum kit.
Live recording Is a breeze...

Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 8:52 am

My gearlist:
http://www.zabamusic.ch/Gearlist.pdf

Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2007 7:28 pm

STUDIO A:

DAW
Logic Pro-7
Macpro Quad intel
Macpro 8-core intel(node)
3-Motu HD-192's
Tascam FW-1884 controller with 2FE-8's
Dual screen array

PLUGINS
Waves Diamond Bundle
Waves SSL/400 bundle
Drumagog Platinum
Synthogy's Ivory with Italian Grand bundle
and a host of other's, but those are the most used.

PRE's
Avalon VT-737
Joe Meek 1-Q
Presonus ADL-600
Focusrite ISA-428
Focusrite Red-1
AEA Ribbon Pre
(2)Avalon U-5's
Vinech 473
Mackie Onyx 1620
SSL XRack with 4 pre units and 4 compressor units

MONITORS
Adam Audio S2-A's with Sub-6
JBL LSR-6332's with LSR-6312 sub (MAINS)
Yamaha HSM80's
Dangeroud Music Monitor controller

MICS
U-87
TLM-103
Mojavi MA-200
2 Mojavi MA-100's
(2)Royer R-121s
Shure KSM-44
Soundelux u-195
(2) beyer m130
(2)earthworks TC-25's
Earthworks SR-25
(2)Rode NTK's
(2)SM-58's
(6)sm57s
Beta-52
EV-RE-20
(2)SENN...441's
Shure
PG52
(2)PG81s
(3)pg56's
Modded Nady RSM-2
Blue 8ball

STUDIO B/mainly voiceovers,Hip hop, and Video Post production

DAW
G4 Powermac
Pro Tools LE
DV Toolkit
Sony Oxford Dynamics and EQ
TC Powercore

PRE's
Avalon VT-737
U-A 2610

MONITORS
KRK V-6's

MICS
U-87
tlm103
EV-re20

Be Blessed

Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 11:33 am

Antec p180 case (black)
Asus m2n-e motherboard
Athlon x2 5600
Zalman cpu cooler
2gb Kingston memory
Asus 7600gs video card (fanless)
Siig firewire card
4 Western digital WD1600aajs single platter 160gb hard drives
ENERMAX Noisetaker II 600W Power Supply
Lynx Two-C audio interface
Running Cubase 4

Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2007 10:48 pm

It's a Sonica Hush T2. Lovely. I also use a Dell 1505, dual core with a 7200 rpm hard drive and a gig of ram. Good work horse of a laptop with a reasonable price tag and extended service warranty.

Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 6:01 pm

Hey all,

currently running;

15" MacBook Pro 2ghz 2Gb 100gb
Echo Audiofire 4
Logic Pro 7
Plogue Bidule
500gb ext HDD
M-Audio UNO usb
CME UF6

P4 3.2Ghz
2Gb
various HDDs Very Happy

EMU 1820
Plogue Bidule
Cubase VST

Korg ER-1 MKII
TC Electronic M300
Yamaha MJC8
Alesis S4

Yamaha MG12/4
KRK Rokit6 on Mopads
Audio Technica AT4040
Shuttle Pro2 controller

Sony MDS-JE520 Minidisc Deck

Use this mainly for sound design and making electronic music. Am a Music Informatics student so used for some composition and programming.

Just built a massive workstation on a student budget that is solid as rock from 2 by 4 and mdf - has built in racks too!

Anyone on a budget and interested in designs give me a shout Thumbs Up

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