Emma Posted January 15, 2003 Posted January 15, 2003 I have found the comments on this site really helpful, so I am going to post a few more questions - hope you don't mind ;) I would like to hear you thoughts on computer based DAWs reliability. We are continuing rely on them more and more but are they reliable enough? Do you experience a lot of software and hardware failures? What are the main problems you encounter? Have you lost more time with failing computers than you lost with dedicated equipment. Please feel free to tell me about anything that has resulted in computer downtime (be it hardware or software). Horror stories more than welcome ;)
ljp Posted January 15, 2003 Posted January 15, 2003 With disc based recording, making backups is essential. Actually, with recording in any format, backups are essential. Catastrophies can happen with any medium. DAW's are probably more reliable than tape based, traditional systems, as you don't have to align/clean the heads. Splicing songs together is inifinatly easier on computers. Disc failures do happen. But using proper backups will ease the pain of loosing data of any sort. llornkcor rocknroll http://llornkcor.com
Emma Posted January 15, 2003 Author Posted January 15, 2003 Thanks for that. Do you find that you often encounter software conflicts within your set up and does your system crash very often :)
Alndln Posted January 15, 2003 Posted January 15, 2003 [quote]Originally posted by Emma: [b]Thanks for that. Do you find that you often encounter software conflicts within your set up and does your system crash very often :) [/b][/quote]Not since I started building my own machines and switched to Win 2K and using sowftware that requires a serial only and avoiding Steinbeta products as much as possible.This system hasn't blinked once going on over a year now.For the first time I'm not that enthusiastic about upgrading,save for the upcoming Hammer. "A Robot Playing Trumpet Blows"
Emma Posted January 15, 2003 Author Posted January 15, 2003 So do you feel that building a system yourself or having one custom built is the only way to ensure you get a stable system? [img]http://img4.ranchoweb.com/images/empale/1.314809529.lily.jpg[/img]
Mats Olsson. Posted January 15, 2003 Posted January 15, 2003 Can a DAW be trusted for professional recordings? Sure. Would I use one for live recordings? No way! Some tasks require as close 100% reliability & stability as we possibly can get and no DAW is quite there yet. And as previously mentioned, backup is mandatory. Same goes for a finely tuned OS. [quote][b]So do you feel that building a system yourself or having one custom built is the only way to ensure you get a stable system? [/b] [/quote]I suppose that when you say "system", you are reffering to the hardware? If so, as far as DAW's are concerned, I'm exclusively using Mac's. Except for some specialized hardware that the user adds, Mac's are never custom built. The noble art of handling software conflicts has to be mastered regardless of platform. /Mats http://www.lexam.net/peter/carnut/man.gif What do we want? Procrastination! When do we want it? Later!
Alndln Posted January 15, 2003 Posted January 15, 2003 Yes Lily,thats what grampa(Al Lewis)said to me. [img]http://www.tvland.com/shows/munsters/images/shows/actpic3.jpg[/img] "A Robot Playing Trumpet Blows"
Midimonk Posted January 15, 2003 Posted January 15, 2003 Emma, I certainly feel that a computer built and designed for use as a DAW by it's owner is the best way to go. Advantages: 1.Components are hand picked and upgradeable. 2.Installation of OS/Software can be set-up properly then "ghosted" as b/u. 3.Extremely cost-effective. Disadvantages: 1.Research can be time consuming and what works for 1 person may not for another. 2.Intimidation factor, building a pc isn't hard but can be overwhelming for a newbie. 3.Your basically your own tech support but w/ forums and a few good questions you can get by wonderfully. Best of all, the pc is hand crafted and custom built :thu: monk I cannot be bought, and I cannot be threatened. But if you put them both together then I'm your man!"
Emma Posted January 15, 2003 Author Posted January 15, 2003 Thanks again for all the comments - you've been a great help :) And ooops yes I managed to post the pic in the middle of the page instead of at the side :freak:
Franknputer Posted January 15, 2003 Posted January 15, 2003 Emma - hit return before adding the img tag & it will appear on the next line. The reply box does its own word wrapping that doesn't actually appear in the post itself. ;)
Emma Posted January 15, 2003 Author Posted January 15, 2003 ttp://img4.ranchoweb.com/images/empale/1.314809529.lily.jpg [img]http://[/img] Hmmmm has this worked???
Emma Posted January 15, 2003 Author Posted January 15, 2003 It appears not - I know this is a stupid question, but where do I put the image URL? Thanks, Emma :freak:
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