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

[Mark]

recommended specs for Cuebase SX...

 

System Requirements

Processor: Pentium III 500 MHz or AMD K7 (Pentium III or AMD Athlon 1 GHz or faster recommended)

 

RAM: 256 MB RAM (512 MB RAM MB recommended)

 

Operating System: Windows 2000, Windows XP Home and Professional

 

Sound Card: Windows MME & DirectSound (ASIO-compliant Audio Card recommended)

 

Other: USB Port required

 

Logic plat specs.... Minimum

 

Mac OS X 10.2/Mac OS 9.1 or higher

PPC 604/250 Mhz or better

128 Ram or more

CD/DVD drive, free USB port (for XSkey)

 

Logic plat specs.... recommended

 

G3 or G4 CPU

356 MB Ram or more

 

 

 

[ChrisT]

If you just wanna mess around while coming home on the train i wouldnt go OTT on the laptop, like Ian said you can get a much better spec pc for a hell of a lot less...sod the external sound card for it, if you use reason or fruity maybe even cubase or Logic the onboard soundcard will give you a fair result untill you get home, then put it all onto a decent pc setup for music and continue from there.

All i ever use my midi keyboard for is to 'preview' sounds with, so id wait till you actually findout if you need one or not...

 

[Lisa]

yeh, thing is, the pc im using is downstairs & the one we have upstairs aint even got a burner, so doubtful that'll have the specs required eh, so would mean shelling out for a laptop & gettin the upstairs pc upgraded to the right sped & how much will all this likkle lot cost then???

[ChrisT]

Build ya own pc, £400ish would get you a decent pc as long as you use things from the old one, i reckon

[Scream]

yeah but building you're own has a few problems. like can you do it? lol

[LiquidEyes]

A PC is definitely the cheapest way to go! You can get a beast of a PC for the same price as a basic Mac.

 

The answer comes down to:

(1) do you want to go the "Cubase + PC route" or the "Logic + Mac" route.

(2) how much can you afford.

 

BTW I only have 256meg RAM and Cubase SX runs like a beast with zillions of channels of audio and loads of plugins.

 

I will remain neutral on the "PC versus Mac" route. Personally I hate Macs, but I'm sure that if I'd learnt to use a Mac before I learnt to use a PC, I would see things slightly differently. However don't believe anyone who tells you one is categorically "better" or "faster" than the other - it really isn't that black-and-white. On paper Apple will tell you that Macs are state-of-the-art blah blah blah, but don't believe everything you read. I use both PCs and Macs regularly, and they're both fast and reliable. Except the PC is about half the price.

 

As for Logic versus Cubase, in all likelihood Logic is "better" from the various opinions I've heard. I think the margin between the two products has closed - Cubase SX is streets ahead of Cubase VST, they definitely seem to have "caught up". I use Cubase because I've had it for, like, 6 years and I'm not switching over now! When I bought the upgrade to SX I was well pleased, they'd ironed out nearly all the rough edges that used to niggle away at me. But I'm inclined to think that if I invested the time in learning Logic, it probably would have the edge over Cubase.

 

Horses for courses.

[LiquidEyes]

QUOTE (Jay @ May 10 2004, 16:45)

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

Bloody good idea actually Jay.

 

I always carry a notepad & pen around with me. I've developed my own notation for writing down my tune ideas. Then I can arrange them when I get home!

Edited May 10, 2004 by LiquidEyes

[ChrisT]

QUOTE

"it's easy to fall into the trap of buying the latest instead of getting the best from what you've got."

 

 

 

[Scream]

although to the Logic and Cubase argument, i've heard Cubase SX 2 is pretty impressive

[Guest Jay]

QUOTE (LiquidEyes @ May 10 2004, 19:47)

QUOTE (Jay @ May 10 2004, 16:45) why dont you just get a home mac & just hum the tunes on the train?? Bloody good idea actually Jay.   I always carry a notepad & pen around with me. I've developed my own notation for writing down my tune ideas. Then I can arrange them when I get home!   i know     duh.

[Mark]

yup cubase SX is impressive, not done alot in it personally, tho alot of my friends use its with no complaints

[Lisa]

QUOTE (LiquidEyes @ May 10 2004, 19:43)

A PC is definitely the cheapest way to go! You can get a beast of a PC for the same price as a basic Mac. The answer comes down to: (1) do you want to go the "Cubase + PC route" or the "Logic + Mac" route. (2) how much can you afford. BTW I only have 256meg RAM and Cubase SX runs like a beast with zillions of channels of audio and loads of plugins. I will remain neutral on the "PC versus Mac" route. Personally I hate Macs, but I'm sure that if I'd learnt to use a Mac before I learnt to use a PC, I would see things slightly differently. However don't believe anyone who tells you one is categorically "better" or "faster" than the other - it really isn't that black-and-white. On paper Apple will tell you that Macs are state-of-the-art blah blah blah, but don't believe everything you read. I use both PCs and Macs regularly, and they're both fast and reliable. Except the PC is about half the price. As for Logic versus Cubase, in all likelihood Logic is "better" from the various opinions I've heard. I think the margin between the two products has closed - Cubase SX is streets ahead of Cubase VST, they definitely seem to have "caught up". I use Cubase because I've had it for, like, 6 years and I'm not switching over now! When I bought the upgrade to SX I was well pleased, they'd ironed out nearly all the rough edges that used to niggle away at me. But I'm inclined to think that if I invested the time in learning Logic, it probably would have the edge over Cubase. Horses for courses.

we agree, I hate mac's too LE, Tony really wants a laptop, so he can poodle about on it travelling to work, then use it also at home, on the weekend, til we can we afford to upgrade or get new pc for spare room, but mainly a laptop is required which he can use Logic on As for cost well??? a grand say!!

[Tony P]

cheers guys, really helpful.

as lisa says, i really want a laptop and only a laptop for music production. To use both at home and on the train. I won't have a seperate pc to transfer to and i don't really have the time to use a pc at home, so laptop is really what i want.

so as long as i buy one with the specs stated for the programs i should be fine then?

all i'll need to buy is an external sound card and possibly a midi keyboard, to get me started.

 

am i reading this correctly?

[Ian Cashman]

indeed

 

[ChrisT]

QUOTE (Tony.P @ May 11 2004, 10:48)

so as long as i buy one with the specs stated for the programs i should be fine then?

Use that as a minimum guide