Hi,

Looking to purchase a PC and convert it into a DAW...will be using Nuendo on the software end...any recommendations on the hardware configuration that i should be looking to purchase?

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I'm making the transition from the old-skool analog realm of mixers and outboard gear into the DAW world. I won't go into the numerous headaches and frustrations (in general, I'm enjoying it), but rather just ask a somewhat philosophical question:

How do you approach the management of songs?

Specifically:

I was running IE5 on my desktop and upgraded to IE6 SP1 to make some accounting software happy. Well, now I have NOTHING. Explorer loads, but only gives me the "web site unavailable" crappola. Outlook, which also upgraded, will not make contact witht he server. All the settings are the same in both, but neither will allow me to go online. I can GET online, but can't GO anywhere.

i wonder if anyone can tell me what ram does in nuendo 2.0? the cpu and hard drive meters are self explanitory.

but i'm wondering if i bumped up my ram from 512 of rd to 1 gig, what this would do for me as far as performance?

would i get better track counts? smoother automation/editing?

I'm looking for a basic explanation on how to set levels in my DAW. I have been recording a couple years now, but I'm sure I have some bad techiniques going on. Just checking in to see how bad I've been mangling things!

Here is my chain:

Grace 101- Panasonic WZ-AD96- ADAT Optical in of MOTU 828- DP3

Rick started a thread about a recording setup for beginners. It's important to pick a good device to record sounds with, and I wanted to take a little survey.

In the other thread Rod mentioned how fond he was of his Korg unit, I mentioned how much I liked a roland unit that I own, and now I want to know what every one else has.

I'm curious to find out if it's worth making an investment on building a DAW w/ lets say a dual Pentium 4, 3.06 processor. Mac has the new G5 that's suppose to blow the _hit out of everything currently on the market nowadays (even current dual processor setups). What would the system bus speed be like? More importantly, how would the performance standup to this new Mac monster.

My current pc is a 1hz pentium 3 with 512mb ram and two 60 gig HDs. I use a Tascam us-428 for my control surface and to get my audio on to the computer, and I use Sonar 2.0 for my software. Apple is offering some decent deals on the G4's...and i am wondering if I go over to mac can I still use what i have now (Sonar .Tascam)?

There have been several threads going on around here forever about the virtues (or lack-thereof) of passing the signal through a compressor on the way into a software-based DAW (hard drive). I am not here to once again debate whether or not this is good idea, let's just say for the sake of argument in this thread, that it *is* a good idea.