Hi Jeff,

I forwarded this to my friend who's an expert in the subject (but also a
difficult person to locate sometimes.)

I'll let you know when I get a response.

Rory Sellers

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dasovich, Jeff" <Jeff.Dasovich@enron.com>
To: "Avram Siegel" <avramnallison@home.com>; <rory@carmelnet.com>;
<eldon@direcpc.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 10:25 PM
Subject: RE: On-line Computer Component Info


> Suffice to say, Avram, you've explained it a helluvalot better than I
> did.  I think I got as far as, "he wants to build a computer-based,
> digital recording extravaganza."  Anyway, I'm responding because you
> replied only to me instead of "reply to all."  Rory, Eldon, here's the
> dope.  I can hardly wait to hear the response.
>
> Best to all,
> Jeff
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Avram Siegel
> Sent: Tue 11/13/2001 7:30 PM
> To: Dasovich, Jeff
> Cc:
> Subject: Re: On-line Computer Component Info
>
>
> Hey Jeff -
> Thanks for getting the word out there, and hi to everyone
> checking in. So here's the deal, I want to build a DAW (digital audio
> workstation) - a computer for multi-track audio recording and mixing
> etc... I've been researching this for a while but have just gotten more
> serious about it in the last couple of weeks, partly because I lucked
> into a nice piece of hardware (indefinate loan from a friend). An 8 to
> 10 channel interface called a Delta 1010 which gives me a nice head
> start.
>     From what I have read so far, it seems that  there are some
> specific requirements for a machine to be solid and reliable. It needs
> to be fast (not so hard these days, but the faster the better within my
> budget). It needs to be paired down - anything running in the background
> like power-management schemes can cause pops and clicks while you're
> recording and extraneous hareware uses system resources. And it should
> have a seperate, fast and large hard drive just for the audio data
> (typically a SCSI drive). I'm finding  a lot of recomendations against
> buying something off the shelf like a Dell or whatever. Mostly, I think,
> to have more control over the specific components and also to cut down
> on a lot of the unnecessary (to audio recording) integrated accessories
> that those computers tend to have. Also, I'm kind of looking forward to
> building it myself. I like that kind of thing and it would mean I know
> how the thing works.
>     Here's the plan I'm formulating at this point. I'm thinking
> of putting together a dual processor system with the fastest pentium
> IIIs I can afford. There doesn't seem to be all that big a price range
> between the different speeds just now - probably because they're
> yesterday's news with the P4s out there. (By the way the Pentium 4s have
> not been getting the best reviews in the audio world - from what I can
> tell - and I don't think there's a dual processor motherboard for them
> yet. Also, I think they are more expensive.) For this I need to come up
> with a motherboard. The one that I've come up with so far is an Asus Tek
> CUV4X-D but I'm new to all this and I don't even know what I don't know
> as far as what's out there so any suggestions are welcome. Also I know I
> need a fast SCSI (ideally, 10,000rpm or better, data trasnsfer rate of
> 80MB per second, sustained transfer rate of at least 24MB per second or
> better, and a seek time of 6ms or less - as quoted in one of my
> sources). Of course I need a pile of memory but I understand that it's
> pretty cheap right now. There also seems to be a debate going on about
> AMD's CPUs these days.
>     Hopefully I can save some money going low end on stuff like
> the monitor, the keyboard, and anything else that doesn't directly
> pertain to audio recording because I actually am on a budget . Maybe
> there are some elements that I can even save for an upgrade. I am
> willing to spend what I need to, though, because if this works well it
> could make for a more affordable way to record True Blue's upcoming cd
> than going into a regular studio.
>     So there you have it in a rambling kind of way. I appreciate
> any info you all can offer. For instance I really don't know what the
> cheapest source for all this stuff is and there are probably plenty of
> issues that I'm totally ignorant of. Clearly, all this points to the old
> saying about a little knowledge being a dangerous thing.
> - Avram
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: Dasovich, Jeff <mailto:Jeff.Dasovich@enron.com>
> To: Dasovich, Jeff <mailto:Jeff.Dasovich@enron.com>  ;
> Avram Siegel <mailto:avramnallison@home.com>  ; rory@carmelnet.com ;
> eldon sellers (E-mail) <mailto:eldon@direcpc.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 8:43 AM
> Subject: RE: On-line Computer Component Info
>
> Thought I'd add Eldon, too, since he likely has some
> ideas and information, too.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dasovich, Jeff
> Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 10:43 AM
> To: 'Avram Siegel'; 'rory@carmelnet.com'
> Subject: On-line Computer Component Info
>
>
> Hi Avram.  Meet Rory, Prentice's brother and
> computer guru-type.  Rory and I talked a little bit about what you're
> looking for, so I thought I'd just go ahead and facilitate a little chat
> room here.  Avram, could you explain one more time to Rory exactly what
> it is that you're looking for, just to make sure that I've accurately
> and adequately described the situation?  Rory has some ideas.
>
> Best,
> Jeff
>
>
>
>
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