Hi, I am strongly considering uprgrading our 400 MHz G4 with one of the upgrade cards from Sonnet, or Mercury, the folks at OWC sell.
In the past i took an old 8600/300 MHz to G3/500 with good results. We plan to use it only on PT LE.

Looking for some insight here. I currently have a P4B266 1.0 gig PIV with two IBM deskstar drives, Matrox G550 video, Aardvark Q10, etc. One HD for the OS and one for sound stuff. I use Sonar and Waves plugins, Win2000 OS.

After pondering my current setup and doing some research, I am considering upgrading my rig to the following specs. Does anyone have any advice or opinions? Will the retail fan be sufficient, does thermal grease really help? This will go into an Antec PerformancePlus case with 4 cooling fans. 1 front, 1 side and 2 back. I have an Aardvark Q10 soundcard, if that matters.

Hey folks,

I see the point. You are right, it is stealing from where you guys stand, I can pretty much download anything I want through Kazaa. However, I only wanted to introduce the view that perhaps it was a matter of the industry adapting to a new technology.

I am an IT consultant who recently read that the RIAA is trying to shut down file sharing on the internet. This, to me, seems bogus and un-pragmatic. The internet is opening opportunities for many industries, including the recording industry.

Here's the story. I have recently been approached by an investor who is willing to fund my studio. Renovations, equipment upgrades, whole new facility, whatever. I just need to com up with a solid plan.
I know enough that I can't get too trigger happy, because if I spend too much it will drive prices up, and business down.

Here's the story. I have recently been approached by an investor who is willing to fund my studio. Renovations, equipment upgrades, whole new facility, whatever. I just need to com up with a solid plan.
I know enough that I can't get too trigger happy, because if I spend too much it will drive prices up, and business down.

I upgraded my version of Nero to the latest version- 5.5.10.28. I'm using a USB HP 8200e burner. Had no problems ever with recognition of this device. Now, it won't even list it in Nero as an option.
Anyone with similar or a solution?

Thanks.

Jeff

I currently run a 40 gig Barracuda IV system drive and a WD JB 100 gig audio drive. Since I have to upgrade the HD on my office PC, I'm pondering replacing the Barracuda IV with a WD JB system drive and recycling the B IV as the office machine HD. Would there be enough of a performance boost to justify messing with an otherwise dependable DAW?