The Logic Off Topic list

--- Dennis Gunn <dennisg@...> wrote:
> >   Your setup sounds great but it's just not
> practical
> >my SCSI card is high end and has a seek time of 3.4
> ms
> >I haven't seen a 7200 rpm card(or a 10,00 rpm card
> for
> >that matter) come even close to that!
> 
> [snip]
> 
> >Spent a lot on my SCSI rig and I won't
> >throw it away.
> 
> 
> 
> Yes high end SCSI raids are fast indeed.  OTOH fast
> *enough* is an 
> entirely different kettle of fish.  The nice thing
> about doing it 
> with firewire is that if you hit the performance
> wall with one (and I 
> know of no one doing hard disc audio recording who
> says they have) 
> You can still just add another one, put some of your
> project files on 
> it and you will be back in business and the whole
> thing will still 
> cost you a fraction of the price of SCSI .
> 
> 
> >My digital Video
> >card runs all my effects that takes the strain off
> my
> >cpu.
> 
> I don't know which card you use but there are pretty
> high end Video 
> cards in the AGP slots of new Macs and more on the
> way.  The down 
> side is that they are quite expensive compared to
> the exact same ones 
> configured for PCs.  What's really frustrating is
> that the really are 
> the exact same cards and there are even sights on
> the net where 
> people will tell you the firmware hacks that will
> make "incompatible" 
> PC video cards work on a Mac.  Anyway the upshoot is
> you may not need 
> a PCI card for digital video.
> 
> 
> >Two audiowerk cards for audio recording
> 
> The audiowerks are a bit obsolete at this point and
> could be pretty 
> effectively replaced by a single card from any one
> of a number of 
> makers if the issue is PCI slots.
> 
> >and a
> >sound card witch acts as a sound module for my
> >controller.
> 
> Forgive me but I am still not understanding the
> "sound module for my 
> controller" concept here.
> 
> On my Mac rig all native audio comes out of a Motu
> 828 is there some 
> reason why you have to use a different card?
> 
> I also have a PT d24 Mix rig taking up 3 pci slots.
> 
> If I were you I would be thinking about another
> couple of options as well.
> 
> #1.  Do nothing, buy nothing.  If your stuff is
> doing what you want 
> why bother?  Unless Apple surprises us all with some
> stunning 
> hardware announcement I guarantee that you are not
> going to be 
> noticing an major difference between LAWP and LAMP
> for at least a 
> half a year, and it would not surprise me if it was
> a full year 
> before there were really any noticeable differences
> between LA on the 
> two platforms so taking action now is just as likely
> to leave you 
> with regrets whereas just going on being productive
> will not.
> 
> #2.  Buy a mac to run LAM and Sync your video PC
> machine to it.  I do 
> something similar I have a Mac and a PC.  I run
> virtual instruments 
> on the PC when  the Mac gets maxed out.  I prefer
> having everything 
> in one program and one place but if you are doing
> serious video 
> editing that is not an option anyway.
> 
> I agree with all that you say but I was just
considering the switch to Mac to keep Logic, I'm not
looking to revamp my whole setup. Your right, if I was
willing to purchase all new devices then 4 slots would
be enough but it's just not practicle. Mac's are way
overpriced as it is and I'm willing to eat the
$2,000.00 for there low end machine. But to go out and
buy all new devices in addition to the Mac purchase
because they only provide 4 slot's is insane!
  Now my AGP graphics card is different than my PCI DV
card. I know that they make an AGP graphic's card w/DV
imaging capabilities but your talking at least
$1,000.00. It just makes no sense for me to buy a card
that does both just to free up a slot.
 As far as my sound card goes I may have mislead you.
What my sound card does is simple, without it I have
no sound. I'm not talking audio but rather midi. It
provides me with a wavetable synthesizer, there is no
on board audio on my mobo. Without it my computer is
silent. Now I could go out and purchase a sound module
for midi, but why? because Mac's only provide 4 slots,
again that's crazy!
 I know that my audiowerk cards are outdated and I was
looking to get a Delta 1010 just before Logic screwed
me. Now that's on hold while I figure this mess all
out.
 And your right in saying that I have nothing to worry
about for at least a year, my setup works fine for
now. I'm just trying to decide whether or not to
continue using Logic. If I do buy a Mac Imay have to
switch to Digital Performer based strictly on
principle!
                 With Regards
                       Steve

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