i have a pc, with wavelab 4, a ton of plugins ie: waves, timeworks, db audio, the vintage warmer,etc...

Could someone please help me with a question? So far the feedback on this forum has been excellent.

I am putting together a home studio...and I dont want to go with a D8B and an HDR24/96...I am however, going to go with a computer and proper sound card and midi controller etc.

Hey there Gary,

I was wondering if this fancy new mobo supports hyperthreading on the older p4's (2.26ghz and up?).

http://usa.asus.com/mb/socket478/p4PE/P4PE.htm

This one looks like all I need but would like to save some money on the cpu if the 2.26ghz support hyperthreading...

Well, I think it is time to ask the question...what is up with the D8B? Does anyone know what Mackie is doing to compete with Yamaha and the DM2000. Based on the type of marketing I have seen recently from Mackie it is reasonable to assume that the D8B is at the end of life. The never ending Mackie bonanza is the example for this.

Does anyone know what is happening at Mackie? Based on the type of marketing I have been seeing from them in the past few months eg, the never ending D8B Bonanza, it looks as if this product is about to meet its maker. Does anyone have any insde info on a new release from Mackie? Presumably the new release will be in drect competition with the new Yamaha DM2000 mixer.

Can someone explain the advantages and disadvantages of USB vs PCI sound cards, such as quality, speed latency, noise or anything else? Thanks in advance.

I am looking for a used mixer ($500 or so) with good preamps.

For example, does anyone know anything about the preamps on the Soundcraft Spirit 1682 mixer?

Any ideas would be appreciated.

A customer requested I setup their DAW system based on the above article. However when I do, the PCI based cards do not work. They show up and the drivers are loaded by XP but they have an exclamation mark and the message "This device cannot start" - Code 10. Switching the cards around makes no difference.

Hi all,
Advice please,
When I am listening to my mix thru my Yamaha MSP5s and I have a good sounding mix, I find that when I switch to any HI FI equipment thru their speakers it always sound to bassy or clonky espesialy in and around the 125hz, I have to cut the 125hz quite a bit to make it sound reasonable.

Ok guys.
Important update that I put on my tweak guide.
This pertains to formatting the secondary drive within XP.
It's important to format them as EXTENDED partitions and NOT PRIMARY!