what pc specs would i need to run.....

[Tony P]

logic plat...for pc's or cubase sx

 

goonna by a laptop and wanna make sure i get one powerful enough.

 

can't find the software specs anywhere on the net

 

cheers guys

[Lisa]

1.6 gig, 512 mb ram, you will need some kind of audio interface ie a standalone soundcard

[Tony P]

where did you get that from babe?

and how much is a standalone soundcard then?........

[Lisa]

Ermmm Ian cashman hahaha & no idea sweet heart

[Scream]

well if you're going for logic, fuck a pc mate. Better to go with a mac!! Cubase well i would stick like a P4 2Ghz in with like a 1Gb Ram, maybe an external delta sound card.

 

That would set you up sweet and shouldn't have any problems from that i would say.

[Lisa]

scream, he is after getting a laptop as he travels so many hours aday, so he wants to spend the time doing music, any tips, specs, price etc??

[Scream]

well if he's going for Logic then the mac would be a lot better. Only prob is that the sound cards for these are external. In 90% of the cases you're going to need an external sound card for this as this is the most important part.

 

Look at the mac's laptops. My mate uses one for when he's on his travels for exactly the same reason and then has a mac at home with desk to do the finer things to a track.

 

Having an external sound card though isn't very portable. They are small but it's hurrying to put it away and all that, and you can't just sit with it on your lap as you hve the laptop and the card. Can be a pain the bum. No real way around that i'm afraid, well not that i know of anyway.

[Lisa]

cheers scream

[Guest Jay]

 

why dont you just get a home mac & just hum the tunes on the train??

 

thats my suggestion

[Ian Cashman]

if youre gonna go 'legit' and down the mac road....

 

for a laptop/software and audio interface...

 

i was quoted £2300... ahem

 

i reckon you could knock a grand off that with a pc.

 

I know Logic is now discontinued on the pc now, but its future-proofed for a fair few years yet.

 

any new 'advances in technology' ae gonna be plug-ins i imagine, so theyre still gonna work with logic.

 

Until i'm doing it 'professionally' (maybe never???) i cant justify spending all that money...!

[Lisa]

im not bothered aslong as it aint gonna cost tooooooooooooo much then there's the keyboard, anything else??? bloody music schoomzic

[Ian Cashman]

the pc will cost you about a grand i reckon

 

the m-audio keyboard/audio interface thingy is about £300 i think.

[Lisa]

hmmmm!! well a mate of Tony has give him an addy for a basic keyboard & he reckons it's £80, probably a standard thing

[Ian Cashman]

a keyboard, yes, but not one with the audio interface you will need built in..

[Lisa]

oh shit, i'll leave it for you guys & tony to talk, im confuddled now, bloody musicans