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Re: New computer for mk 2 sv editing and home recording. Help !

support@line6.com — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 01:55:13 GMT

Hey John great advice on all you said. Great idea. I have been researching all parts of the puzzle and i have to do one piece at a time so i thought i would buy the computer first so i can do some editing on my new mk 2 sv it,s down stairs in the man cave and this computer is upstairs in the living room so it is hard to go up and down every time i want to edited or do any thing on my amp. I am going to give this one to my wife and i get the new one. I am a beginner guitar player and it will help me a lot to have one hooked up with my amp. Thanks for all the advice and it has been lot of fun learning new things. Peace out / Rock on........

Re: New computer for mk 2 sv editing and home recording. Help !

support@line6.com — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 22:35:04 GMT

The computer is only a small piece of the puzzle, although an important one. Appears to me that your PC configuration is an overkill if your are just starting to build a Home studio. You need a decent audio interface and good headphones if you can't afford studio monitors. What about the DAW? Consider n-track which is getting great reviews and you can have for less than $70.00. I have invested on external drives for storing my music and backups. Appears from your jpg that you have some kind of Line 6 audio interface (DI-Silver?) and perhaps access to Line 6 Guitarport Online which I would highly recommend. There are litterally hundreds of Internet sites that discuss building a Home studio ... spend more time planning what you want to do and delay your purchases until you have determined how you will divvy up your cash amongst all the required pieces of the puzzle. In this business, you can spend thousands of dollars and still not have everything you need, even for an entry-level system. But hey, the important thing is to have fun. I found that the planning part was a lot of fun too ... Good luck and a very happy new year with your music endeavors. John L.

New computer for mk 2 sv editing and home recording. Help !

support@line6.com — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 15:44:25 GMT

Happy new year ! I got $800.00 Bucks for Christmas and i am going to buy a new computer to put in the basement for my Mk 2 for editing and for a start at home recording. I have picked out a Hp and it has > Product Features

VISION Premium Technology by AMD

AMD Athlon™ II quad-core processor 630* 2.80 GHZ

For true multicore performance, optimized to deliver the benefits of Windows 7. AMD PowerNow!™ 3.0 and Cool'n'Quiet™ technologies for a cool, quiet and energy-efficient PC.

4GB PC3-10600 DDR3 SDRAM

For multitasking power, expandable to 8GB.

Multiformat DVD±RW/CD-RW drive with double-layer support

Records up to 8.5GB of data or 4 hours of video using compatible media. Also supports DVD-RAM and LightScribe direct-disc labels using compatible LightScribe media.

2MB L2 cache memory

750GB Serial ATA hard drive (7200 rpm)

ATI Radeon HD 4200 graphics

Features up to 1919MB total available graphics memory as allocated by Windows 7 for lush images.

15-in-1 media reader

Supports SmartMedia, xD-Picture Card, MultiMediaCard, Secure Digital, miniSD, CompactFlash I, CompactFlash II, Microdrive, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, Memory Stick Duo and Memory Stick PRO Duo formats.

Also supports Reduced-Size MultiMediaCard, MultiMediaCard mobile and MultiMediaCard Plus formats.

6 high-speed USB 2.0 ports

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Edition 64-bit operating system preinstalled and it comes with a 23 in Lcd monitor I am a newbe at all of this so i need help picking one out. This computer seems to be the best i can find for the money i have. $800.00 What do you guys think ? or does any one have any suggestions for me. All suggestions welcome !! Please help !

Does window 7 work good with mk 2 editing ?