- Sgt El Zilcho
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Posted by: DusK
Posted by: Sgt El Zilcho
I am actually going into music production but I do most of that on my mixing console which is all separate but I do add the final effects and stuff on my PC which is why I want to be able to mix more than 10 tracks at a time. would I still need an audio card or would the on board one do fine? Also it would need to be at least 5.1 because some of the bands I mix want 5.1 mixes.
Normally, that stuff is handled entirely by your processor. The main reason to ever buy a sound card for music production would be the inputs; I have yet to see a PC that comes with an onboard XLR or 1/4 jack. That said, a POD Studio has those and more, and it's a great option, especially if you're mixing guitar-driven music. I've mixed upwards of 15 or so tracks in FL Studio, multiple plugins running on each, and my mixing comp's 2.1GHz triple-core handles it decently (though admittedly, FL Studio is light on the processor load compared to, say, Pro Tools). I'd imagine having a stronger processor (such as those i7's I mentioned) would put you well in the green for anything you want to do without needing an extra boost from an audio card.
Here's a good thread, though the guy primarily does electronica, and his personal preferences are clearly tailored to what he needs to produce that kind of music.
Posted by: Sgt El Zilcho
But like I said it's been years since I last did this so I have no idea about anything, I just went through and made sure I got better stuff than what I already have, if you could direct me to better parts then please do, I don't mind what goes in there as long as it's around £800. You don't have to though I'm sure I'll figure it out eventually.
EDIT: These any better?
http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/pny-nvidia-geforce-gts-450-pci-e -graphics-card-1gb-08623351-pdt.html
http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/seagate-barracuda-internal-3-5-s ata-hard-drive-1tb-07685680-pdt.html
Not sure about pounds. I'm from across the pond. But that HDD choice is much better than your last. The video card... eh... if you can at least shoot for a 460, go for it.
Ah well I don't need many inputs I just need one of the pink mic inputs, like I said I record onto my desk and then I just transfer it over by USB but some times I run a jack to jack from the desk to my PC to use one of the mics coz I don't have a PC mic or headset. Guess I'll just spread the money out across the other stuff. I do plan on upgrading to ProTools though but atm I'm just using Sony Vegas or Acid Pro.
http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/zotac-nvidia-geforce-gtx-460-pc i-e-graphics-card-1gb-07656678-pdt.html That a better graphics card?
http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/pny-pc3-10660-ddr3-pc-memory-4g b-dimm-ram-10016217-pdt.html and is that RAM any better?
Not sure about processors, does it have to be intel to go with that MoBo? and is all of this stuff even compatible with each other? I forgot to even check.
Thanks for the advice on the 460 guys :)
EDIT: £800 is about $1,320
[Edited on 08.25.2011 7:28 AM PDT]