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simplekid
Joined: 29 Apr 2004
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 Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2004 11:29 pm Post subject: pro tools with a PC, does anyone use this setup |
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Hi,
I'm thinking of buying a laptop and protools for recording music. Does anybody have experience of using pro tools ? Do you have to have an apple laptop or is it compatible with windows. I'm just wondering if anyone has used protools with a P.C. and if it works o.k.
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posco's trumpet
Joined: 20 Apr 2003
Location: Beneath the Underdog
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| Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2004 3:29 am Post subject: |
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I've never used protools, but I've had no problems on my desktop machine with--
cubase sx2.0
sound forge 5.0
cakewalk 9.0
steinberg virtual guitar
acid pro
fruity loops
etc...
There's no reason you shouldn't be able to work on a laptop, assuming it's sufficiently powerful. I used to do a lot of stuff with sibelius, cakewalk 8 and soundforge on an suitably-powered compaq laptop (that laptop probably couldn't run cubase sx 2.0, but certainly there are laptops availavble that meet the minimum specs:
PC Version
Processor Pentium / Athlon 800 MHz (Pentium / Athlon 1.4 GHz or faster recommended)
RAM 384 MB (512 MB recommended)
Operating System Windows 2000, Windows XP Home or XP Professional
Sound Card Windows MME compatible audio hardware (ASIO compatible sound card recommended)
Other USB component connector required, Display Resolution 1024 x 768 pixels (Display Resolution 1152 x 864 pixels, dual monitor setup recommended)
Mac Version
Processor PowerMac G4 867 MHz (PowerMac G4 Dual 1,25 GHz or faster recommended)
RAM 384 MB (512 MB recommended)
Operating System Mac OS X 10.2.5 or higher
Sound Card CoreAudio compatible audio hardware
Other USB component connector required, Display Resolution 1024 x 768 pixels (Display Resolution 1152 x 864 pixels, dual monitor setup recommended)
If the sound card is an issue, you could always get an external sound card . You might want to get one anyway--it'll ease the hassle of simultaneouls connecting a variety of inputs and outputs.... |
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The Lemon
Joined: 11 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2004 4:01 am Post subject: Re: pro tools with a PC, does anyone use this setup |
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| simplekid wrote: |
Hi,
I'm thinking of buying a laptop and protools for recording music. Does anybody have experience of using pro tools ? Do you have to have an apple laptop or is it compatible with windows. I'm just wondering if anyone has used protools with a P.C. and if it works o.k.
cheers |
Are you sure you want to use Pro Tools? The full Pro Tools setup (not the consumer "LE" version") is a hardware/software combo that sells for multi-thousands of dollars. I used Pro Tools a fair bit on a Mac-based system in the early 90's (it was an incredibly expensive system on loan from one of Mellencamp's guitar players) and it was very slick. But crazy money.
Consider using Cubase. It will do whatever you think Pro Tools does, and for cheaper. You can buy ASIO-able (low latency) external laptop sound cards for $100~200 that will sound good and work really well with it. A Korean company leads the market in these. If you're slumming it, look up "ASIO4all", a free ASIO driver for your laptop's sound chip. It will work but it won't be pro quality. |
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hamletsdemise
Joined: 09 May 2004
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| Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2004 4:53 am Post subject: |
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Pro tool is primarily built around the mac system... the PC version has many flaws. If you are using an M-Box which is the most inexpensive pro tools/digidesign rig (still quite costly in places) than your in no worries.... pc problems are easily solved with upgrades available on the website.
Good Luck
Pro tools is a very complex system, they have degrees in it, don't get frustrated right away. |
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The Lemon
Joined: 11 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2004 5:12 am Post subject: |
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Re-reading your OP:
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| I'm thinking of buying a laptop and protools for recording music. Does anybody have experience of using pro tools ? Do you have to have an apple laptop or is it compatible with windows. I'm just wondering if anyone has used protools with a P.C. and if it works o.k. |
Just from the read of it, you may not be up on the ins and outs of Pro Tools versus other solutions for "recording music". Pro Tools may be way beyond what you need, or even what you actually want. I admit I'm biased, but think Cubase. |
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hamletsdemise
Joined: 09 May 2004
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| Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2004 6:33 am Post subject: |
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If your just starting out. Sound Forge 7 is fantastic, formerly manufactured by Sonic Foundry, now by Sony. This program is dead simple and effective.... zillions of plugins.... and well... that's enough.
A good starter program. |
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simplekid
Joined: 29 Apr 2004
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| Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2004 8:14 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for the advice guys...I've messed around with soundforge and fruity loops for editing purposes but I've never got a handle on what systems could work for recording a full band. I'm gonna have a good look at cubase.
cheers again |
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