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  • [Informations] - Choosing a new Professional DAW Machine (CME VX8 controller)

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    Hello, I'm going to buy a new PC (serious DAW usage) so that I can run as many VST/plugins I can (EWQL Symphonic Orchestra, EWQL Symphonic Choir, GPO, VSL) without having glitches/fuzz/clicks/noise/etc (lowest latency possible).

    Here are some info:

    PC Usage:

    - DVD Playback (Dolby Digital 5.1/DTS)
    - Gaming (not very much)
    - Track creations using big samples (much)

    What I own/will buy:

    - Windows XP Home Edition 32 Bit SP2
    - Cubase SX3
    - CME VX8 Keyboard
    - Creative Gigaworks S750 7.1 (700W RMS)
    - Creative DDTS-100 decoder

    And here is a configuration I'm thinking about:

    Motherboard: D975XBX2 Intel® 975X LGA775 ATX 200 €
    Processor: INTEL CORE 2 QUAD Q6600 tray STEP G0 240 €
    RAM: OCZ PLATINUM PC2 8000 2048MB 1000MHZ 2*200 €
    Hard Disk: SEAGATE HD BARRACUDA 7200.11_500GB_SATA 300_32MB 2*100 €
    Audio Card: Auzentech X-Meridian 7.1 200 €

    Total 1240 €

    N.B.: regarding the HD, I was thinking about a 500GB+500GB = 1 TB configuration (RAID 0 mode) where samples are stored, plus a 120 GB drive for the OS/Cubase.

    Do you think is a good configuration?

    Do you suggest me something else?

    My budget is around 1200€.

    Thank you!

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    Ok, here's your big problem. Does your audio card have good ASIO drivers? I dunno. But that's not the problem I'm talking about.

    NO MATTER HOW MUCH RAM YOU HAVE... you will never be able to compensate for all the samples you'll probably be using. That is why RAID 0 is useless. 4gb RAM though I highly reccomend. Now, I learned something amazing a few days ago after literally banging my head on a table.

    FREEZE, FREEZE, FREEZE, FREEZE, FREEZE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Freeze all your plugins that use samples before closing a project. Benefits?:

    1. You never get this error: "Not enough ram" (which potentially makes it impossible to open that project)

    2. Extremely fast loading times. No loading samples into RAM everytime you open a project.

    3. uhh... anyway... freezing is awesome.

    Secondly, what the heck do you need a VX for? Go with a UF80 (note the extra 0). It won't be available until the middle of october. DO NOT LISTEN TO ANY VENDOR WHO THINKS THEY KNOW WHEN THE CME WILL BE AVAILIBLE! I've been lied to a few times now.

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    Well, first thank for your reply 😊.

    Why not a VX? The only differences I know about these two keyboards are:

    VX8 - motorized faders (it could be useful)

    UF80 - wireless connection (I don't need it at the moment)

    So why are you suggesting me the UF80 version?

    Maybe I missed something... (the price of VX8?)

    About the raid 0, some friends suggested me the same thing (do not use it), and I noticed that you can't use more than 3.5 GB of RAM in Windows XP, so I'll try to find a solution.

    By the way, it SEEMS that the UF80/VX8 is available in my country:

    UF80

    VX8

    and that site should not be a joke (I hope).

    Do you think a M-Audio 1010LT could be good for my configuration, instead of a Auzentech X-Meridian? (ASIO latency etc etc.)

    Is there a way to use both the X-Meridian as output and the 1010LT as input?

    Bye!

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    I really don't know anything about all these audio cards, but you may run into some issues running two audio cards in one computer. That causes conflict and can render both pretty useless. On the other hand, I am pretty sure that any firewire box will not cause conflicts. You're just going to have to wait for someone else to respond or look around the internet for info. Go to www.kvraudio.com/forum with your questions actually.

    As for the keyboards, I suggest UF80 because god knows why you need motorized faders. You should really make a phone call to that company selling UF80 because it might just be on the page, but not in the warehouse. The reason is because there was a mass recall of UF80s if I am correct in my research. There was a recall because there were too many hardware issues with UF8 and when UF80 came out maybe they didn't fix it, so all of a sudden they decide to fix UF80s and give the option for UF8 owners to replace their hardware by hand by buying a new motherboard for the keyboard.

    I really don't know if what I'm saying is all true, but there's gotta be some truth in it. Anyway, bottom line is I think you'll be safe if anyone has a CME UF80 in stock because it's most likely a replacement version. I don't think a company would keep bad UF80s unless they are really that greedy for money. If you have any problems with UFs, just make sure you can send keyboards back to a company for replacement.