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I'm in the same boat. I recently bought some software and figured I'd get a couple gigs of ram to help out the situation and my shit was still laggin. I hit the tech support and they told me my dual 2ghz G5 with 4gb of ram wasn't enough to run multiple instances of the plug in isntrument. So I'm like damn, what the fuck do I gotta get now!!!
I aint trying to spend 4g's on a mac!
This may be the time I'm forced to switch back to PC!!!!!!!
Heresy it may be time we build that super computer for me , lol
I aint trying to spend 4g's on a mac!
This may be the time I'm forced to switch back to PC!!!!!!!
Heresy it may be time we build that super computer for me , lol
I just got an intel core2quad q6600 (Running Vista, not that bad if you do a couple tweaks to it), and I'm running hella plugins that I could never run before and I can still keep it at a latency of 128 samples.Keep in mind I'm coming from a single core though. I had to stay in the 32-bit domain (stuck with 4 gb ram max and it only see's about 3.5 of that) because some of the programs I use aren't supported by the 64-bit os yet. Just thought I'd drop my 2 cent's.
ill say this pc is about as stable as mac these days its hard to crash a pc so i see no reason to go with mac except maybe final cut pro or logic. just make sure you stick with windows xp and dont get vista or you will be kicking yourself. microsoft kinda shot themself in the foot with that shit.
i have built and sold one of them quad processor machines u speak of - THE BUSINESS. and it was cheap too compared to the competition. fucking machine ran call of duty 4 so fucking smooth at highest resolution it was butter.
i gotta dual core with 2gb ram and after overloading the shit out of it with waves plugins in pro tools it tells me there is not enough power but im sure a quad core with 8gb wouldnt have the slightest problem. on my 2gb dual core call of duty runs at pretty generic resolution and is much more choppy than that quad - still looks better than a ps3/xbox 360 though
i have built and sold one of them quad processor machines u speak of - THE BUSINESS. and it was cheap too compared to the competition. fucking machine ran call of duty 4 so fucking smooth at highest resolution it was butter.
i gotta dual core with 2gb ram and after overloading the shit out of it with waves plugins in pro tools it tells me there is not enough power but im sure a quad core with 8gb wouldnt have the slightest problem. on my 2gb dual core call of duty runs at pretty generic resolution and is much more choppy than that quad - still looks better than a ps3/xbox 360 though
Pretty good synth, but I don't see the point in using it that much considering there's so many other good VST synths out there. I think that synth is better for Electronica music: trance, house, drum n bass,etc... For me personally, that synth is exactly too "Massive," I wouldn't use half of the $hit it has. That GUI is an eye sore for me, just too much shit scattered about. Judging by it's factory presets, it seems like most of the sounds are enhanced due to it's built-in FX section.
Have you messed with Z3ta+, Sylenth1, Zebra2, Surge? I personally like those synths better than Massive. They hog less CPU as well from what I can tell. There's also a new synth called "Circle" that's pretty nice.
Have you messed with Z3ta+, Sylenth1, Zebra2, Surge? I personally like those synths better than Massive. They hog less CPU as well from what I can tell. There's also a new synth called "Circle" that's pretty nice.
You can get a nice quad for $700-1,000. By toggle with one monitor do you mean keep one monitor connected to 2 computers? If so, this is possible. With the right mobo, upgrades won't be an issue .
The best thing to do would be to build it as if it were going to handle video or would be used for gaming, but still supported by digidesign as Pro Tools will most likely be your daw of choice and most picky. Also, no vista of any kind. Stick with xp pro thats optimized for performance and not for visuals (shading and all that other fun colorful shit) and you'll be set.
Let me know when you want me to start looking for parts and I'm on it.
The best thing to do would be to build it as if it were going to handle video or would be used for gaming, but still supported by digidesign as Pro Tools will most likely be your daw of choice and most picky. Also, no vista of any kind. Stick with xp pro thats optimized for performance and not for visuals (shading and all that other fun colorful shit) and you'll be set.
Let me know when you want me to start looking for parts and I'm on it.
