PC DAW Questions

[Peter Korsten]

foRUMS 4 punkdISCO schreef op 15-12-2014 20:11:

> Is there still value in having a separate DAW PC?

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.

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.

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?

> What about a single very powerful PC with dual booting (working PC / 
> DAW PC)?

Same difference as the previous. Whether you have two PCs with two 
installations, or one PC with two installations, it's two installations.

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.

> 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..?

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.

- Peter
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