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Moe Egan · Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 1:08 pm Post subject: PC Audio Labs ...any thoughts?

Hi all...I always get nervous posting in the gear thread...I become the Rainman with my vast lack of technical knowledge.

Anyway....I'm looking at rejiggering things in my studio and I'd like to get a new PC...I've been on the Mac/ PC fence for a while...but I miss Audition so I want to go PC....and I'm looking at getting a PC Audio Labs Rok Box Black Desktop Computer. Anyone familiar with this puppy? Any feedback would be much appreciated.

thanks!!!!!!!!

moe
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todd ellis · Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 1:27 pm Post subject:

seems like a lot of $$$ for what ya get, moe --- jmho

does it mention a sound card?

if you take the special here:

ascendtech.us

and bump it up to meet the specs of the machine you're looking at - i think you'll save almost 2/3rds
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Moe Egan · Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 1:33 pm Post subject:

Thank you Todd!
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todd ellis · Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 1:38 pm Post subject:

i would research the components individually, of course, especially the motherboard. just to make sure you don't get one that is crappa. it's a good company, though, i've worked with them before.
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georgethetech · Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 6:30 pm Post subject:

Are you doing major audio production and video editing? If not, that thing is a waste of hard earned money. Get the quietest Mac or PC you can, get a good audio interface, install a clean copy of Windows XP, 2 GB RAM, and you'll be fine. If you have no allegiance to Mac or Windows, get a Mac Mini and run both OS's side by side. Use the Mac OS for your sanity, and Windows when you need your Audition fix.
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Moe Egan · Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 4:57 am Post subject:

Thanks George...I appreciate your insights. Right now I don't do anything but voice - so I don't need anything heavy duty.

If you don't mind my asking....what are your suggestions for easiest to use/quality interfaces?

BTW- LOVED the video of your daughter on Facebook - what a cutie pie!!
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Rob Ellis · M&M Joined: 01 Aug 2006 Posts: 2385 Location: Detroit

Moe,

I am also an Audition addict.

However when I switched to Mac I got Amadeus, which to me is similar and works great and has multi-tracking if you need it.

Or, for $200, there is Adobe Soundbooth, which is even closer and made by the same company.

Moe Egan · Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 7:03 am Post subject:

Thanks Rob, I will check that out...I'm an old dog. New tricks suck.
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Rob Ellis · M&M Joined: 01 Aug 2006 Posts: 2385 Location: Detroit

Amadeus is only about $40. I wasn't sure that it would adequately replace Audition for me.

But I can tell you honestly that I haven't missed a beat since making the switch.( And I definitely don't miss Windows)

TheVoiceOfBob · Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 7:50 am Post subject:

I use a Mac Mini, booting to Windows and use Audition.

Why Audition on Windows? Because that's the license I had. I also boot camp it so if I decide to go all Apple, that's available too. The Mac Mini is quiet, does a great job and now that there are newer models out, the older Intel Mac Minis are going at a pretty good price. Just upgrade the RAM to the max.
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Moe Egan · Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 7:52 am Post subject:

Okay...here's the Rainman question...what does "Bootcamp" it mean?

Judge Wapner's on in five minutes...
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todd ellis · Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 8:03 am Post subject:

boot camp is an application that supports windows on a mac.
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TheVoiceOfBob · Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 8:07 am Post subject:

LOL.

Boot Camp is a free utility that allows you to boot to either Windows or OS X (the Mac OS). So you can freely switch between the Apple world and the Windows world.
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Moe Egan · Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 8:31 am Post subject:

Ahhh...thank you. I feel way smarter now. Sounds like a totally good thing to have...my lap top wants one. It's a mac
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georgethetech · Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 11:05 am Post subject:

Bootcamp gets into a little more advanced territory, but it makes Windows sing on a Mac. Another option which has worked perfectly me for me lately is called "VirtualBox" from Sun Systems. It's a virtual machine application that allows you to run Windows while in the Mac OS boot. You can run Audition from within the Mac OS pretty seamlessly, it's quite slick.
If you want to dabble, Virtual Box and Windows 7 RC1 are both FREE, so you really can't lose! Just have at least 2GB of RAM on your Mac.
Dive in HERE for Virtual Box tutorial, and then HERE for Windows 7 installation tutorial.
Just be aware the Windows RC1 self destructs in a year from now, so you'll need to buy it eventually.

As for audio interfaces, I like the EMU 0202 USB, M-Audio Fastttrack, or for portable use the CEntrance MicPort.
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