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  1. Jamie_Bracken

    Jamie_Bracken Registered User

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    not really i suppose, its just i met a few people in ibiza that have asked me to come over to ireland to produce a track, and with makin music both in college and home thort it wud be easier, suppose a memory stick would do wouldnt it haha
  2. Alexander

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    usb hard drive is all you need:D
  3. Jamie_Bracken

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    ah rite, i thought thats what that new chip enabled, like running mac os and windows os on the same computer
  4. Alexander

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    i'm not sure but i don't think so, they have different artitectures, apple wouldn't allow windows to be ported on the mac, they like to have a very closed system
  5. Jamie_Bracken

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    aahh i dont know what to do, i might jus use my current laptop for now and spend my money on recording equipment, you can buy external ram and cpu cant you?? i found an external hard drive 300gb for 90 squid as well, bonus
  6. Jason Bourne

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    Pretty good pc system...

    Intel Core 2 DUO E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-128-IN)

    £194.99 £194.99

    Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2-6400C4 TwinX (2x1GB) (MY-108-CS)

    £189.99 £189.99

    Asus P5B Deluxe (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-150-AS)

    £119.99 £119.99

    Western Digital Raptor 36GB WD360ADFD 10,000RPM SATA 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-095-WD)

    £66.95 £66.95

    Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 400GB ST3400620AS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-083-SE)

    £101.99 £101.99

    OcUK Value Hanns-G HW191D 19" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Silver (MO-017-OK)

    £113.99 £113.99

    Akasa Eclipse 62 Aluminium Case & Window (BU-000-AK)
    Akasa Eclipse 62 Window Side Panel (CA-006-AK) 1
    Akasa Eclipse 62 Aluminum Case (CA-005-AK) 1

    £82.90 £82.90

    Pioneer DVR-111DBK 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter - (Black) OEM (CD-038-PO)

    £21.95 £21.95

    BFG 3DFuzion GeForce 7300 LE Turbo Cache 256MB DDR TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-028-BG)

    £28.99 £28.99

    Antec NeoHE 430W Modular ATX2.0 PSU (CA-044-AN)

    £52.99 £52.99

    Subtotal £974.73
    VAT £170.58

    Total £1,145.31

    *edit* Forgot a sound card..

    Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Elite Pro - Retail (SC-031-CL)
    Creative's Sound Blaster X-Fi Elite Pro delivers Xtreme Fidelity audio creation and entertainment to the PC. Its premium quality 116dB SNR DACs deliver unsurpassed audio quality, while the external I/O module includes guitar, microphone and headphone jacks with independent volume controls. Other features include a phono preamp for direct recording from vinyl, with audio clean-up, MIDI I/O, and optical and coaxial digital I/O. Front panel controls give direct access to EAX effects, 24-bit Crystalizer to restore 'sparkle' to recordings, and CMSS-3D for stunning headphone surround and up-mix. Audio Creation Mode features bit-accurate ASIO at multiple sample rates with latency as low as 1ms. With 24-bit Effects, 24-bit SoundFont sampling and 3D MIDI, this is the ultimate in audio quality, connectivity and control for the PC.

    - Comprehensive and convenient analogue and digital connectivity with remote control.
    - Low latency ASIO, 24-bit effects, 24-bit Sound Font support and 3D MIDI.
    - CMSS-3D for incredible surround sound over stereo headphones, plus stereo-to-surround up-mix for headphones and multi-channel speakers.
    - 24-bit Crystalizer makes all audio sound better, including MP3/WMA, streaming audio and video, DivX and DVD movies.
    - Active Modal Architecture with 'Entertainment', 'Gaming' and 'Audio Creation' modes dedicates the processor 100% to the task at hand, with an easy-to-use interface for each mode.
    - Perfect partner for high-end Creative speakers and peripherals.


    Full Specification

    Price: £169.95 (£199.69 Including VAT at 17.5%)
  7. Jamie_Bracken

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    cheers mate that does sound good wheres that from
  8. Jason Bourne

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  9. ManofScience

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    i've got MacOSx for intel/XP/Vista Beta 2 all running on the same machine at work - so that wouldn't be a problem

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