| So right about now I'm getting ready to kill somethin' [message #62044] |
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Deej [1]
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Registered: January 2006
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>>>> My current 2.5GHZ dual G5 is fast enough that I don't feel the need
to
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>>>> upgrade it for audio production. It could go for the next decade with
>>>> slowing me down.
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>>>> However if I decide to upgrade it at some point for animation or video
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>>>> production, the audio side will come along for the ride at no extra
cost.
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>>>>> At least with a DSP based sytem, you know what you have, and the native
>>> cpu
>>>>> is a secondary issue.
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>>>> With the speed of CPUs today, why tie yourself to a hardware-limited
DSP
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>>>> system. If the company you buy it from is in business in five years,
the
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>>>> cost to upgrade a system like that could be much higher than just buying
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>>>> a newer, faster computer.
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>>>> And when you buy a newer, faster computer you are upgrading everything
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>>>> that runs on it, all your plugins, virtual instruments, even other
>>>> software (graphics, animation, video editing, software development,
>>>> whatever else you do), in one shot.
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>>>> Plus, low latency, better i/o integration in a pro
>>>>> enviorment..
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>>>> This is your best argument. But latency is not an issue in my current
>>>> setup. My i/o box has direct monitoring. Even if I monitor through Logic
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>>>> the latency is low enough that it hasn't been
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