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Finding a laptop with an Express Card is getting difficult these days too. On the Mac side only the 17" macbook pro has an Express Card On Mar 1, 2012, at 2:59 PM, "Dean, Hal" <HDean@wcupa.edu> wrote: > Just a quick word about laptops and firewire - the range of laptops (or > desktops for that matter) that have integrated firewire, out of the box, > was small and getting smaller, as of my research about 6 mos. ago. > > I am a little leery of firewire by card but maybe that isn't merited by > the facts. > > Hal Dean > > -----Original Message----- > From: Per Boysen [mailto:perboysen@gmail.com] > Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2012 2:11 PM > To: Loopers-Delight > Subject: Re: OT Laptop recommendation needed > > I assume he wants to record at least eight inputs simultaneously? > That's something any modern computer would manage, given the audio > interface offers so many inputs. I never need to record that many > simultaneous inputs but I spend some time around in studios and a lot of > them use the RME Fireface 800 and tell me they love it. > > Regarding operative system it seems Windows 7 may bring back Microsoft > into the game again. Windows XP was good for audio but with Vista many > users complain with less stable audio functionality. > > Myself I use only Apple pc's these days. Back when I used to run Windows > on my live concert laptops - because Mobius wasn't available on Mac OS - > I still kept an Apple box for studio recordings. I have two reasons for > that choice. One is that it that it is such a standardized platform, > with the same company developing the OS and manufacturing the hardware, > so you can always find an Apple certified repair service that can fix > issues right away. I mean, the inside of a Mac always corresponds to the > specifications regarding the model. My other reason is that I produce a > lot of recordings where I kind of compose as part of the production > process and for this I haven't found a better software than Logic, and > Logic does only run under Apple's OS. But if your friend is thinking > about using Cubase I guess my advice isn't totally relevant. > > Regarding the question about USB and Firewire we have talked about this > a lot on this list in the past. Firewire is better in the way that it is > reliable all the way up to the very last bit of capacity. > USB may get flickery with increasing traffic. But with a moderate data > traffic USB does just fine. I use both here and have not yet run into > the dangerous zone of USB. For recording of eight and more simultaneous > inputs Firewire is recommendable. It's also good to record to an > external drive. > > Greetings from Sweden > > Per Boysen > www.perboysen.com > http://www.youtube.com/perboysen > > > > On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 6:25 PM, Stephen Goodman > <spgoodman@earthlight.net> wrote: >> I’m following this one as well, since I’ll be shopping up a laptop to >> combine with The Rack Unit when I get back to the US. >> >> From: Michael Peters >> Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2012 5:06 PM >> To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com >> Subject: OT Laptop recommendation needed >> >> >> I need a recommendation (for a friend) for a laptop/soundcard >> combination that can run Cubase and easily record 8 concurrent tracks. >> That friend of mine (livelooping guitarist Michael Frank, some of you >> might know him) needs to buy a laptop for music lessons and recording >> at school (he is a music >> teacher) and wonders what he should get. He has a budget of 2500 Euros >> which is plenty I think, but what should he buy (laptop hardware, >> sound card, software)? >> >> He is familiar with Windows and because Windows is generally cheaper >> than Macs, we thought a Windows laptop (Windows7 64bit) is the way to >> go, but if there is good reason to buy a Mac, maybe he would consider >> that too. >> >> The laptop/soundcard should be able to easily record at least 8 tracks >> concurrently. Which soundcard is best suited (somebody suggested a >> Focusrite >> 8 channel card)? Is that something all current laptops can do, >> speed-wise, or does it already require a very fast harddisk? USB or >> Firewire? >> >> The package would also include a version of Cubase (which one?), a DVD >> burner, and a beamer. >> >> thanks bunches -Michael