I've recently entered the world of DAW by purchasing Digi 001 to work with my PC. I was dismayed to find that the software is rather picky and I need a new PC now. To keep expenses down, I would like to build one.I would appreciate any advice on motherboards, processors, etc. so that I can build a compatable system that works. Thanks. . .

Can someone explain these to me? I've had experience with neither, and I know I'm going to need to know what the two are and how to approach them very soon.

Thanks in advance.

Hey guys. This is probably a stupid question but possibly important to me.

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I have an option to by one of these for really cheap. I was wondering if anyone has used them or something similar as mic preamps. I noticed they don't have any XLR or 1/4 outs. How did you solve this problem.

Hi, I have a little home studio and am finding that I am fascinated with analog recording gear, I want to get into the electronics of it more but I'm really not sure what books to get. I need something for beginners, that addresses how to read schematics and hopefully has some simple projects.

Oh well, I got a chance to get an Event EZ Bus fairly cheap right now and I was wondering if anyone knew anything about them - A/D D/A converters good or bad, any particular problems, etc. I'd really appreciate any comments anyone might have on it.

I do spoken word and voice-over work. I am learning how to do the recording aspects myself with a small project studio at home. I am very interested in what everyone with experience in that area thinks about:
1. microphone selection (is the Sennheiser 416 the one?)
2. microphone placement
3. EQ, Compression, etc while tracking... opinions.

Hi. I'm presently using the standard Microsoft XP Pro drivers to control my hard drives.

I've heard tell there may be better options.

Anyone have any experience with the Intel Application Accelerator drivers? Intel makes some strong claims for these drivers; the company seems like it's on a roll with its mobos and processors so they could well be true.