EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

>  >$600 isn't an
>exaggeration, by the way - that's what it costs to put together a
>suitable 2.x GHz Windows machine from components in this country.

From: Aron Nelson <abstudio@...>

>It's higher if you want quality and don't want to do it yourself.

A friend of mine is going to get me the list of what Hans Zimmer uses 
in his computers. They cost $500 to put together yourself - from a 
shop in Santa Monica, not the net. Pentium IV, not a Frodgniq 
processor.

How much does it cost to have a machine assembled? I don't know, but 
it can't be all that much.

>This is not counting a quality sound card AND quality video card.

Why do you need a quality video card to load samples? Those are for 
shooting aliens. You do need a monitor, though, or at least a monitor 
switch to use your regular one.

But you're right, you do need a sound card. That's still a far cry 
from $3500, which is what Cyril was quoted. You can also set up four 
of these machines for the price of a comparably powered Mac!
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Nick Batzdorf
818/905-9101, cell 590-9101, fax 905-5434