Psychocell
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I think XP64 should be out by the 1st half of next year. Would do you good to invest in an AMD64. They're very powerful. They have quite a few chips sent back to them however while intel have almost none. The new Western Digital drives are incredibly quiet. Anything over 120gig. I got a 160gig WD the other day and can't hear a thing from it. Much quiter than my 160gig Maxtor SATA's.
Spindrift is very right about your Mobo - it can make a huuuuge difference what motherboard you pick. You might find windows constantly crashing without reason if you buy a cheaper motherboard like an asrock. I like to assemble machines myself so I know I'm putting in quality parts. It pays off, but you have to be experienced with hardware to do it. I'm packing an ASUS but would also go with an Abit. I think they're the same company actually.
Also - you'll need some kind of soundcard. Look at the Audigy range again, the platinum versions are great for sound production at amateur/novice level.
Processor AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Socket939
Mother Board Asus A8V Deluxe Mother Board
Memory 1024MB PC3200 400MHz DDR Ram
Hard Drive 160GB Serial ATA 7200RPM Hard Disk Drive
Graphics Geforce FX5500 256MB DDR TV-OUT + DVI
Sound Card 8 Channel Digital Audio O/B
CD/DVD DVDRW 16X Dual Layer DVD Rewrite +/- (Also can write CD's)
Case 400W ATX Midi Tower Case (Same in picture)
Modem 56K V92 PCI Fax Modem
Keyboard/Mice Optional
Speakers Optional
Monitor Optional
Software optional
Manufacturer ASUS
CPU Socket Type Socket 939 for AMD Athlon 64FX / 64, 32/64bit, Cool 'n' Quiet
Chipset Chipset VIA K8T800Pro, VIA VT8237, System Bus 2000 MT/s
Front Side Bus 800 MHz
Form Factor Form Factor: ATX Form Factor, 12"x 9.6" (30.5cm x 24.5cm)
Memory Type 4 x 184pin DIMM Sockets max 4GB DDR400 Dual Channel
Max Memory support max. 4GB
Memory Slots 4 x 184-pin DIMM Sockets
Firewire IEEE 1394: TI TSB43AB22A 1394 Controller 2 x 1394 ports
Onboard Audio Audio: Realtek ALC850 8-ch, Coaxial/Optical S/PDIF out
Onboard Lan LAN: Marvell 88E8001 Gigabit PCI Controller 10/100/1000Mb
Onboard RAID Promise 20378 RAID controller: 1 x UDMA133, 2 x Serial ATA
PCI Slots Expansion Slots: 1 x AGP8X (1.5V only), 5 x PCI
No of USB Ports 8
Now is this a decent machine? Found on Ebay for £470, just for the tower...?
please critisise if nessesary!
Thanks
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I don't know the ASrock mobo and would not go for it myself.
ASUS boards is generally considered best for audio machines. ABIT would be my second choice.
And I would go for AMD 64 instead with an nForce chipset.
WD disks is noisy, seagate barracuda is much more quiet and hence better for an audio machine.
"branded" RAM don't say much, and I would expect very cheap brand RAM with that as the specification.
Power supply is important but not mentioned in the spec.
Preferably you should have minimum 350w and a reputable brand.
It looks to me like it a machine built for high spec and cheap price rather than a quality system.
In my experience you'll be better off spending the same amount on a machine with 521Mb of quality RAM, maybe a 2.5Ghz CPU and a quality mobo and PSU.
Cool cool, but whats wrong with the P4 chip?
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OR This:
New Pentium 4 3ghz 800mhz FSBSystem
System Specifications: Pentium 4 3Ghz Processor 800mhz FSB
1GB DDR RAM
16x Dual Layer DVDRW
120GB Hard Drive (ATA133 7200rpm)
Integrated Intel Real 256bit Graphics
6 X USB 2.0 (2 x front 4 x rear)
Eithernet Lan Port (10/100)
6 Channel Sound
Pentium
4 3ghz Processor
Pentium
4 3.0Ghz 800Mhz FSB Processor with HyperThreading Technology
P4 3GHZ 800 fsb
Hyper-pipelined technology
Rapid execution engine
Execution trace cache
Advanced transfer cache
Advanced dynamic execution
Enhanced floating point/multimedia
Streaming SIMD extentions 2
Intel extends Hyper-Threading Technology to a
variety of desktop PCs, with the new Intel® Pentium® 4 processor,
featuring an advanced 800 MHz system bus and speeds ranging
from 2.40C to 3.40 and 3.40E GHz. Hyper-Threading Technology
enables the processor to execute two threads (parts of a software
program) in parallel - so your software can run more efficiently
and you can multitask more effectively.
Based on Intel NetBurst® microarchitecture and
built with Intel's 0.13-micron technology and next generation
90nm technology, the Pentium 4 processor delivers significant
performance gains for use in personal computing, business solutions
and all your processing needs.
ASRock
Motherboard
• Socket Socket 478 (P4) • Clock (FSB) 400/533/800Mhz
• Chipset SiS 661FX+963L, (Supports Hyper-Threading Technology)
• Memory 3x DDR slots (Max. 3GB DDR)
• Slots
1x AGP8X/ 4X v1.5
3x PCI slots, PCI 2.2
1x AMR (Shared w/PCI 3)
• Video AGP8X Integrated Real 256E 3D Graphics
• Features
AC97 CODEC
5.1 Channel Audio
802.3u, 10/100 Ethernet LAN, WOL supported
IDE 2 x ATA 133/100/66/33
6x USB 2.0 Ports
• Other
ASRock Universal CPU Overheating Protection
Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.)
1GB
of Fast DDR RAM
In order to provide
maximum performance this base unit features 1GB of the fastest
DDR Memory.
Huge
120GB Hard Drive
Fast ATA/Enhanced IDE Compatible
2 MB Cache Buffer
Quiet Drive Technology
100 % FDB (fluid dynamic bearing) motors
This hard drive is the fastest, quietest and most
reliable hard drive around, and its size means there is plenty
of room for all you could want to put on it.
16x
Dual Layer DVDRW
16x Dual Layer DVDRW +/-/RW
1.44MB
Floppy Drive
Ideal for transferring
small files between PC'S
6
X USB 2 Ports
Supports simultaneous operation of multiple
USB 2.0 and 1.1 devices
Connect up to 127 USB devices
Compliant with PCI specification revision
2.2
Supports up to 33Mhz PCI bus clock
Supports PCI bus power management specification
1.1
High performance PCI bus master
USB 2.0 compliant Host card for supporting
up to 6 USB ports
Supports legacy keyboard and mouse
Integrated
6 Channel Sound
With the addition
of a 5.1 speaker system, this base unit can be turned into a
media pc with surround sound capabilities. This is a feature
that allows for the atmospheric game play and a realistic film
experience.
LAN
port (network port)
A LAN port allows
a computer to be connected onto a network. This has become invaluable
as many households have more than one PC and wish to share printers
and an Internet connection.
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hi all,
Ive decided im going with a desktop instead of the laptop.
Now would these specs be good to start, i mean buying the PC like this then, buying additional features:
Intel Pentium 4 3.0ghz Prescott CPU
1,024MB 400mhz Branded DDR
200GB Western Digital Hard Drive
16x Double-Layer DVD-RW
Sony Floppy drive
6 x USB 2.0
Onboard 256-bit 64MB graphics
Ethernet LAN
5.1 Channel 3D Sound
ASRock P4S61 motherboard
Stylish Black/Silver ATX Case
3 Years warranty - Click here for full T&C
Operating System Not Included - If required please let us know at checkout. Windows XP Home SP2 is available at a very low price. We will install Windows XP, set up all the drivers and install the latest updates for FREE.
Found this on a shop at Ebay.co.uk, could anyone comment please!
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Wooooooow!!!!!!!!!
Wish i had a camera when i was home, looks like a Alien Safari in Summer, or Vortex!
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Yeah Timecode rock!!!
Went to their first party ever held a couple of years ago in a abandoned warehouse, even then the tunes were as they say, Twisted, Dark, and Thumping back then
Artifakt and Rasmataz(One dude from Hydrophonic) were the pioneers of psytrance in SA!!!
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wish i could but im low on dough, going to Sonica in Aug instead, hehe
check the site: http://www.sonica2005.com
going to be a great one!!!!!!!!
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if you want to go with a lap top you could do worst than check out this site.
http://www.nusystems.co.uk/buy.asp?categor...io_Laptops&b=11
You get to select the soundcard you want and all that stuff but just watch the price go up as you do. I would recomend you get a Desktop for the production and then a Laptop for giging some time later. If your going to get a studio together in time it wont matter if it moblie or not cus it wont be. PC big and heavy but more powerful and cheaper than a lap top.
yeah thats true,
But if i go for a laptop, not for its make, but its processor, like a P4/AMD, and invest in a good soundcard, surely that will be good for now...
Cause the thing is im needing something mobile, while im still travelling, etc.
Maybe when i get home, ill invest in a good desktop.
What you think?
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LOL, yeah they were
But that was a good one though.
I dont mind going to indoor here in London, cause you really got no choice, and i like to see as many bands as i can, their stage peformance, the way they interact with their equipment, etc...
You know where im gettin with this???
But i do miss the cape town outdoors
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Isnt Japan surpose to be holding one of the biggest parties annually?
What about the Vision Quest?
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yeah its definately true, miss that feeling that you can go wonder off trippin ur ass off, having a sleep, havin a stomp, etc!
All i can say is the first thing i do when i get home, is go to one
it will be so GREAT!! BUT to keep myself true to passion, psytrance i still have a good time at the indoors in London, purely cause of the acts they bring here.
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I personally think that Astrix's Album Artcore is a Masterpiece, and the cover in my opnion goes well the content, dreamy melodic full on psy
But hey its my opnion
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yeah SA represent!!!
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yeah, the summer season is wicked indeed..! Really miss the real outdoor parties
, as im in London. But i still keep it real by going to as many parties here, and seeing all the big names in trance every 2/3weeks i would say
How the indoors in Cape Town been last year, the last indoor i went to back home was when Astrix played at Culomborg Warehouse, that was a great one!
Cheers,
Psychocell
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hehe, im already there!!!!
how about the 14th at Brixton, Mass - WRECKED MACHINES LIVE, thats going to be a small yet great party.
Word up to Enrico!
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LOL,
im a english speaking saffa though! but its all good!
Any you guys coming to fest frokm SA?
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Man, i knew about this fest ages ago, was so amped to go but too much to budget for
But ill be attended the Sonica Fest in Italy, YIPEE
See the line-up for that party!
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Hi everyone,
Ill be going to this in Aug,
Hope to see some fellow South Africans there, it's going to be a blast!!!
The line up:
LIVE:
Infected Mushroom (BNE/Yoyo - Israel)
Hallucinogen (Twisted Records-UK)
Altom (Neurobiotic Records - France)
Psysex (Hommega - israel)
Tikal (Neurobiotic Records - France)
Pixel (Hommega - Israel)
Joti Sidhu (Neurobiotic Records - UK)
Polaris (Neurobiotic Records - France)
Wrecked Machines (Spun Records - Brazil)
Domestic (Hommega - Israel)
Wizzy Noise (Exposure Productions - Greece)
Bamboo Forest (MP records - France)
Sub 6 (Hommega - Israel)
Etnica (Etnicanet - Italy/Ibiza)
Strider (Etnicanet - Italy)
Nick (Neurobiotic Records - Israel)
Silicon Sound (Neurobiotic Records - France)
Intelabeam (Spun Records – Israel)
X-NoiZe (Hommega records . Israel)
DJ Sets:
Bon (Digital Psionics – Italy)
Pulsar (Magma Records - Italy)
Antaro (Spirit Zone/Voov Experience - Germany)
Edoardo (Neurobiotic Records - Italy)
Ans (Nano Records – UK)
Xp Voodoo (Spun Records - Russia)
Gabe (Spun Records - Brazil)
Mack (Spun Records - Brazil)
Josko (Neurobiotic Records - Italy)
Kaio (Neurobiotic Records - Italy)
M45 (Neurobiotic Records - Italy)
Shane Gobi (Alchemy Records - UK)
Dual Head (Hommega - Israel)
Marcello VOR (Neurobiotic Records - Brazil)
Marios (Oktava/Samothraki Dance Festival - Greece)
Erez vs Duvdev (BNE/Yoyo - Israel)
Alexis vs Thomas (Neurobiotic Records - France)
Arno Polaris (Neurobiotic Records - France)
Joti Sidhu (Neurobiotic Records - UK)
Kristian (Psygate-Phantasm Recs-UK)
Simo (Psygate-Alchemy Recs-UK)
Psychotrop (Neurobiotic Records - France)
Chriss & Schippe (Full Moon Festival - Germany)
Du Serena (Hommega - Brazil)
Tommy (Crystal vision - Italy)
Meko (Sonica - Italy)
Marchello (Fairy tales - UK)
Peyo (Trancemission - Italy)
And in the chill out:
Simon Posford (Shpongle DJ Set) (Twisted records - UK)
Ott (Twisted records - UK)
Cell (Indica Music - France)
Aes Dana (Ultimae Records - France)
Gaudi (Interchill - Italy/UK)
Youth (L.S.D. - UK)
Loic Van Poucke (Total Eclipse - France)
Tripswitch (L.S.D. - UK)
Nick (Interchill - UK)
Scene (Indica Music - Italy)
Nick (L.S.D. - UK)
Antaro (Voov/Spirit zone - Germany)
Josko (Indica Music - Italy)
Nova (Ultimae Records/Fairy Tales - Italy/UK)
Arianna (Liquid Connective - Italy/UK)
Will (Omni Festival/Missing frequency - UK)
Justin Chaos (Spain)
Zizou (Sonica - Italy)
Franjo (Moon Madness - Italy)
Beka (Turbo Trance Records - Australia)
Aliji (Sanjita)
Frank (The entity - UK)
Fernando (Zig Zag Records - Brazil)
PKS (www.trance.net - Finland)
Tom Jenkin (Antiworld - UK)
…and more to be confirmed.
General infos
Tickets will be on sale from april 20th. They will have different prices according to this schedule: from april 20th to may 31st, from june 1st to july 15th and at the door... THERE WILL BE A LIMITED AMOUNT OF TICKETS to be sure that everybody will have a wonderful experience and the area will not be too crowded.
Tickets will be on sale online with various payment modes (paypal and credit cards) and from our presale points around the globe.
From April 20th to May 31st - 40 EUR
During this period you will be able to buy your ticket at the best price.
ONLY 1000 TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE AT THIS PRICE, HURRY UP!
This is going to be one of the greatest annual events experienced by spiritual searchers!"
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When you start gettin deep into Reason and addin more and more sounds, especially in Reason 3.0. Make sure you have a nice sound card and a fairly highend processor, then ul be sailing. I suggest minimum 2.0ghz for ur proccesor and for ur soundcard, maybe a Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS. or just look at some of the soundcards from the Creative Labs line.
So it doesnt matter which particular one i get, as long as it has at least 2GHz processor speed, and go for a decent Sound Card, like the one you mentioned.
Well thanks alot ppl, for the input.
If anyone has anything to share, Feel free please!
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yeah the reviews for Reason3 sound convincing, hopefully will be getting it soon and SX3.
ppl, i was wondering i mentioned that im trying to get a notebook to work on...
Now does anyone know of any particular models i should be looking at, trying to go cheap
If you could include the Brand Models and the Specs of those, so i can take a look that would be great!
Irieness!
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Newby to Production (Equipment?)
in Music Making and Production/Industry
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And obviously ill be looking in Audigy Range, as i was for the Laptop