PC DAW Questions

[Andrew Robinson]

1. My last 2 desktop Macs have coped with every audio-related task I've
thrown at them without breaking sweat. On this Mac, I've just tried opening
every item in Reason's 'recent files' list and playing them all at once,
while editing this (and having a game open in the background) and I'm using
just over half the available CPU power.

2. See 1.

3. A Specialist DAW builder no... but you might want to think about the
possibility of you ever wanting to do 4K video editing and/or playback, as
that's the task that PCs are currently on the cusp of doing/not doing. If
4k takes off, a non 4k capable machine might look out of date very quickly..

Personally if I was buying a machine today, I'd want to spend at least half
an hour playing with the new 5K screen retina iMac before making my mind up
that I could settle for anything less. I stand by my assertion about 6
years ago on this very list that my 30" Apple cinema display was the best
money I ever spent, so screen quality (and therefor lack of eye strain) is
my top priority.

- Andy_R

On 15 December 2014 at 19:11, foRUMS 4 punkdISCO <forums at punkdisco.co.uk>
wrote:
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> Now you guys have got me thinking I really need update my DAW..
>
>
>
> 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..
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> QUESTION 1:
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> Is there still value in having a separate DAW PC?
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> QUESTION 2:
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> What about a single very powerful PC with dual booting (working PC / DAW
> PC)?
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> QUESTION 3:
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> 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..?
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>
>
> Ta,
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>
>
> Paul
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> London
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> www.punkdisco.co.uk
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