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Old 13th March 2009   #56
manning1
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topic ideas.
1.being carefull loading other devices on the same puter bus as your sound device.
(pci//usb//fw). a common topic that leads to problems.
and understanding BUSSES ARENT INFINITE IN BANDWIDTH.
eg the pci bus with lots of add in dsp cards. and other pci devices.
2. geurrila recording on the cheap. for 500 buks total cost for a studio daw/mics etc etc. .
eg useing used pc's with decent drives. diy mics. mic pre's in cassette deks. diy mic pre's etc.
triks recording with crappy on board sound. useing a cheap toneport gx to record with
as ones sound device.
3. useing dpc latency checker to optimise your pc for low latency.
and finding out which devices are mucking up your pc. eg tv cards for example.
6.useing old ide drives in cheap 20 buk enclosures for added back up.
7. useing 9 buk usb pen drives to record to and for song back up.
(use ones with good mb/sec xfer speeds.)
8. the importance of a good power supply.
and why you might need it if your gonna add lots to your daw.
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