EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

Calling PC Users,

Would any of you like to tell me what your system specs are and what 
audio interface(s) you are using successfully. I am most interesting 
in learning about budget external AIs that cut it.

Thanks,
Leah

lcnadolski wrote:

>Calling PC Users,

>Would any of you like to tell me what your system specs are and what
>audio interface(s) you are using successfully. I am most interesting
>in learning about budget external AIs that cut it.

>Thanks,
>Leah

Hi Leah

here is my system:

self built Pentium 4 2,533 Ghz, 533 Mhz FSB
enermax 420 W PSU,
Silentmaxx www.silentmaxx.de case, with Papst cooling fans
MSI 845e Max 2L Mobo, Lan switched on, internal Graphics, sound switched off
in the BIOS
1 Gig PC 2100 Infineon RAM
Matrox g 550 Graphic card, driving 2 LG 1811b flatscreens.
3 IBM ATA 100 7200 RPM HDD's, system drive is IDE 1 master, Audio drive is
IDE 1 slave, Sample/temporary backup is IDE 2 master
SCSI Plextor CD rom and writer, running on a Tekram SCSI card

now the audio relevant stuff:

RME 9652 Hammerfall, with 2 RME ADI pro AD/DA converters, set to 3 ms
latency in Logic, recording 24 bit 44.1 kHz
This was probably the best investment I made in DAW recording. Although they
may not fit into your description of "budget AI's", I can highly recommend
RME!

WIN XP SP1 tweaked using some of the www.tweakxp.com tips.

LAWP 5.5.1 - the best LAW by far, an absolute Gem, along with EXS 24, ES 2,
EVP 88, Evoc 20, EVD6 and soundiver 3.0.4

Native instruments Absynth, FM7, Pro 52/53, B4, Kontakt (the crossgrade
offer last year got me, I like kontakt a lot, it comes with a very nice
library of "basics"

Steinbergs "the grand", rebirth 2, PPG wave 2.v
Cubase SX - again, the cubase crossgrade, although I haven't really been
pushed to get stuck into learning cubase.
Samplitude 2496 rev. 6 - wonderful program for audio work, has some very
comprehensive sample edit features
Waves Native Power Pack 3.6, Rennaisance collection 3.6 - bread and butter
audio processing plug ins, a must IMHO.

The computer is only used for Audio, no internet, no games, no MS office!!
The only "non DAW" setting is that I have a LAN connection to some other
machines.

It all works like a dream, fast and _very_ stable.

HTH

kind regards

Mark Cahill