newbie to computer work

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what soundcard?

should i get?? is soundblaster live an acceptable option. i dont think i will be getting any hardware synthesisers or any such things i will be using it all pretty much exclusivly software (i think) so does the soundcard make a huge difference.

thanks again (and i shall consider the extra hurting of pockets to pur chase a 19" boyo)

james
 
leave soundblaster alone they nothing more than games cards with cheap nasty chipsets
 
in which case

i should get??? i have never thought too much about soundcards until now. any reccomendations... does it make a huge difference and is it going to cost loads more??

cheers

james
 
cool

But, does this mean that i cant get windows 2000 due to compatibility issues.

i had a quicky look at their site and the newest model the santa cruz does not seem to work with win 2000??

cheers though.
 
also back to that monitor thang

i assume that whilst a 19" monitor is preferable, i am still wise to consider dot pitch and screen res.

i can understand that buying a 17" with only 1400*1280 or some such is a bad idea whereas would a 1600*1400 res 17" be much the same as a 19" whilst being cheaper and having a better dot pitch? or is 19" always better.

also, is remixing the best way to get started with music programming, or starting original stuff from samples and so on a better option

cheers
james

(ps i am finding the fact that i still have not bought a computer a very amusing thing but maybe the extra week of searching around is well worth it in the long run)
 
get the 19" with at least 1600x1200 res, because most 17" only go upto 1280x1024, which is anoying if u need more space on ur screen. And get a reasonable quality video card the voodoo 5 is now at $150 so thats a bargin.
 
If you are going to be doing most/all 2D (aka, not gaming or rendering 3d objects), i'd suggest Matrox. The G400 is nice and if you already have a 17" monitor, get another one and buy the Dual Head G400 (or G450, nowadays). The 2D quality is far superior to anything the game card manufacturers can come up with, but it doesn't get the framerates in 3D games.

If you stick with a single monitor, a 19" would be preferable. A 17 is big, but if your doing a bunch of things at once you'll hate it. When buying monitors, find out what you can spend and add $100. People go through PC's (and mac's) like crazy, but tend to keep a monitor for longer. I bought my monitor a while back and it cost over $500, but the quality is impressive even now and is much easier to look at than most. A decent quality 19" monitor will probably still cost in the $300 range. If you can afford to go 21" (remember to look at how much space you have to put the monitor, too. 21" monitors take up alot of desk space) a decent quality 21" monitor will cost ~600. If you buy mailorder, always figure in $50 for shipping.


-=Whittey=-
 
cheers,
i shall keep this all in mind. does anybody here recommend getting an audio hard drive?? as in separate to a system hard drive??

alex
 
make it big and UDMA 100 if ur getting a PC and make sure ur motherboard supports it, i have two hard disks, one for my OS and one for work
 
finally

finally i have purchased a computer and thanks for all the advice. i went for the 19" monitor and yes it feels really good.

so now i just have to work out how to use the programs i have.

so far all i ahve is fruity loops, orangator and cool edit. so i am just starting to play around

any programs i must have for general music remixing and creation?? what is good with multi track editing??
 
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