<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>If you guys get a Mac you don't need to ask questions anymore :)</div><div><br>On Dec 15, 2014, at 2:31 PM, Tony Scharf <<a href="mailto:noisetheorem@outlook.com">noisetheorem@outlook.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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<div dir="ltr">Answer 1:<div>Not really, other than you may not want to be doing your general computing on your DAW because you want to be in the music headspace when your in your studio and not in your 'filing my taxes' headspace. It's for this reason I am actually considering the switch to mac with my next DAW since the software I use is now 100% cross compatible and I really don't need anything more than the ability to run Reason and Adobe Audition effectively. </div><div><br></div><div>Answer 2:</div><div>Why not, if you want to manage that. </div><div><br></div><div>Answer 3:</div><div>I don't believe so. Going for a machine optimized for gaming is what I do. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Tony<br><br><div><hr id="stopSpelling">From: <a href="mailto:forums@punkdisco.co.uk">forums@punkdisco.co.uk</a><br>To: <a href="mailto:music-bar@lists.music-bar.org">music-bar@lists.music-bar.org</a><br>Subject: PC DAW Questions<br>Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2014 19:11:22 +0000<br><br><style><!--
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--></style><div class="ecxWordSection1"><p class="ecxMsoNormal">Now you guys have got me thinking I really need update my DAW..</p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"> </p><p class="ecxMsoNormal">Traditionally, I have always had a completely separate PC for music. Very slimline with minimum internet connecting. Clearly today it is impossible to keep your DAW off the internet that that theory is now dead..</p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"> </p><p class="ecxMsoNormal">QUESTION 1:</p><p class="ecxMsoNormal">Is there still value in having a separate DAW PC?</p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"> </p><p class="ecxMsoNormal">QUESTION 2:</p><p class="ecxMsoNormal">What about a single very powerful PC with dual booting (working PC / DAW PC)?</p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"> </p><p class="ecxMsoNormal">QUESTION 3:</p><p class="ecxMsoNormal">Is there still value in going for a specialist DAW builder? In the past I have always done this and accepted the extra 20% it probably has cost me. But, my current very powerful Dell internet PC is completely silent so again, Im wondering if this theory is also dead..?</p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"> </p><p class="ecxMsoNormal">Ta,</p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"> </p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="">Paul</span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="">London</span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style=""><a href="http://www.punkdisco.co.uk">www.punkdisco.co.uk</a></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"> </p></div><br>_______________________________________________
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