We have just recorded a CD using Cubase VST and Soundforge - the odd crash but stable enough to get lots of work done - see www.projectsys.demon.co.uk A powerful machine with lots!!! of RAM runs Cubase VST well, once set-up correctly (which can be a pain) - it needs a 'friendly' sound card and at least 128Mb for decent reliability, but works very well otherwise. Support from Steinberg is naff, but there is lots of info on the Cubase newsgroup. There are some CDs around with non dongle versions if you want to try before buy. Make sure you try version 3.551 or above, or VST/24. Your HD drives are well fast enough for lots of audio but its the sound card that really matters (I notice you have a PCI card which helps a lot). Although do not allow PCI sound and graphics cards to share IRQs. Windows 98 is fine (forget NT for home use). Use an external mixer for monitoring and then latency never becomes a problem. Good luck. Paul Brow Principal Learning Officer p.brow@... > -----Original Message----- > From: Ken Anthony [SMTP:info@...] > Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2000 7:47 PM > To: DTXpress@onelist.com > Subject: [DTXpress] midi sequencer software > > From: Ken Anthony <info@...> > > I need some feedback here. > > I bought the dtxpress to fill out my home recording > studio - but still have issues. I'm trying to record > real time midi drums, real guitar, real bass, to hard disk. > > Is anyone in the group using audio/midi software on a PC? > I'm trying to find out what's works best, what quirks, etc. > > system: > AMD k6-2 400 > 96 meg pc100 ram > 2 20-gig udma 66 ide drives > Amptron PM-585 MB > Creative Ensoniq Audio PCI > > note: I have read many reports that much software that > relies on Direct X only works well with Genuine INTEL > chipsets/processors, > so ultimately I may have to get another system. > > So far I've tested a few. > > NTRACK STUDIO: > pros: > I can get 26 mono 44k tracks without effects. > cost $35 bucks > cons: > Crashes under many configurations, most stable on NT. > Midi support is unstable - drops notes - difficult to edit. > Heavy crashes under windows 98 first edition. > Support only answers questions they know the answer to. > > Quartz Audio Master 2000: > pros: > Extremely stable under win98,NT. > Musician friendly interface ( looks and acts like a traditional studio ) > cons: > Sometimes can be a resource hog when many audio tracks exists. > I can get about 12 mono tracks before latency occurs. > > Cake Walk: > pros: > it's popular? > cons: > I couldn't get it to stay running more than > 5 minutes on many different configurations. > ( haven't tested on NT ) > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Yes, I want Free PC long distance and a Free 100-song MP3 CD! > Click here to get a FREE headset and a FREE CD while supplies last. > http://click.egroups.com/1/1985/1/_/643449/_/951681083/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Community email addresses: > Post message: DTXpress@onelist.com > Subscribe: DTXpress-subscribe@onelist.com > Unsubscribe: DTXpress-unsubscribe@onelist.com > List owner: DTXpress-owner@onelist.com > > Shortcut URL to this page: > http://www.onelist.com/community/DTXpress
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RE: midi sequencer software
2000-02-28 by Brow, Paul [LTS]