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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">foRUMS 4 punkdISCO schreef op
15-12-2014 20:11:<br>
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<div class="WordSection1"><o:p></o:p>Is there still value in
having a separate DAW PC?<o:p></o:p></div>
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To answer that, first you need to answer why you would want/need it
separate. To me, this comes from the time that device drivers
weren't written very well, and the operating system let you get away
with it. With Windows NT and its successors (2000, XP, Vista, 7 and
8) it's become increasingly better protected.<br>
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What you could consider is to have a dedicated drive purely for
audio, so it doesn't get filled up with your anime collection and
such.<br>
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The trick is not to mess up your computer, but that's not limited to
audio. So you have to ask yourself, do I really need all these
games, graphics applications, utilities, and so on?<br>
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<div class="WordSection1">What about a single very powerful PC
with dual booting (working PC / DAW PC)?<o:p></o:p></div>
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Same difference as the previous. Whether you have two PCs with two
installations, or one PC with two installations, it's two
installations.<br>
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Personally, I can't be bothered with the hassle of having to reboot
my machine. If anything, I start up a virtual machine if I want to
play with something. But I wouldn't recommend running an audio
package in a VM.<br>
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<div class="WordSection1">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..?<o:p></o:p></div>
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There's value in it if you don't know an awful lot of computers, or
if your time is too valuable to spend ages tinkering. I always build
my own PCs, although "evolve" would be a more accurate description.
Every so often, I replace a part with something better.<br>
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- Peter<br>
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