I got the thing for game/music/video crunching. I landed on what I have due to some anonymous bit I was reading on pc specs and game creation... "make your games with a high-end machine, limit your audience to high-end users." Oooor something like it.
Yeah, finding good laptop/netbook CPUs is a big challenge. The thinner they get the less cooling they get. It was a real challenge to pick the latest for me, since I was sold on the idea of a convertible touchscreen and enough power to run my other software and keep it affordable (used as noted earlier). Doing all of that in such a small package with a 15 watt TDP is a serious constraint. I expect it will get a little easier next time around.
Sorry about the detour @Tall Timbers but you buy a deathstar pc, you gotta expect surprises
LOL, gear nerd alert!Wow! That's way out of my depth. I'd never heard of it before now. It looks amazing...makes my head hurt.
I was always a Korg junkie; M1, Triton, Oasys (only borrowed those two) and then the tragic M3 with a radias expansion. I still wish I had the M1, it was a workhorse with those lovely 80's patches, very limited oscillators and very accessible but it died from use with no options to find parts after 18 years. With each iteration, korg made the interface of their workstations more and more complex until they were nearly unusable. I grew to hate the M3 and then about 6 years ago my fingers couldn't handle simple chord progressions anymore, forget complex or fast. I sold the M3 and went a couple years music-less. It felt like I'd lost a limb. Then I discovered the world of DAWs and WOOT! Back in the music world.
I'm a loop-monkey now (blush, it's not as noble as pure playing, but I can't play anyhow and loop-slinging is soooooo much fun). I have a yoooooge library of loops and love trying to make my own in midi.
I haven't devolved to ripping and or sampling yet, but there's still time
Sorry about the detour @Tall Timbers but you buy a deathstar pc, you gotta expect surprises
Hey, you can't talk about computers without getting into what they're gonna be used for. I'm sure @Tall Timbers understands.
My one area is a new car or truck. In the 46 years I have been driving, I have only owned one vehicle that I kept past the warranty expiring - and that was a 1984 Fiero.
There's always that little click or pop that CAN'T be mixed out without breaking sample. It's a skill-specific talent that's not in my toolbox yet.
Buy me a pc on credit, 6 years and 11 months ago. Then we'll talk about jubilee
That is a quintessential 80's hooptie. Cue the Miami Vice theme.
That's a bummer. Reminds me of that ex-Nashville friend I mentioned, who's favorite word after decades of "ear abuse" is now "what?". He maintains that all he can really hear anymore is whatever's wrong, LOL. That may be an acquired skill or sensitivity, but he also gets others (like me) to double check his work, which we all benefit from.
And, hey, mixing is as much art as science anyway. Like music itself, I tend to hate whatever I once thought was really good. Sometimes, our ears (good or bad) also need to rest. It can help to listen to reference tracks too. I've also learned that good monitors really do help, especially if you have unique challenges. Hmmm, the older I get the more of those aids I seem to need.Is that because nobody would take it in trade?
I dont really know why, but I loved that car. Before going to Okinawa Japan, I sold it to a good friend.Is that because nobody would take it in trade?
Pardon me while I push my sleeves up before combing out my chest hair. Fair Disclosure: The 70's aesthetic was a shade worse and I'm sure my bell bottoms and sideburns went well with my '69 El Camino, LOL.
That I have covered. When I got the M3 I was "upsold" a pair of powered Truth B2030A's and they sound just as crisp and clean as the day I hooked 'em up. They have great low end too. I almost sold them on ebay when I sold off the M3. That was my pre-DAW days. I was too cheap and lazy to pack and ship such heavy items, and I'm still thanking that me of ago for that. They nestled safely in a closet until just the right time. Nothing like that "pop" when you hit the power switch and nothing else like the air displacement when they're cranking.
That'd be fun. I have a pretty reliable feeling, based on your posts that you have a lot to offer, which is great, because I have a lot to learn and a bottomless pit of curiosity and interest in music/sound creating and production. All hobby mind you, as I'm a happy janitor and volunteer.
One of my siblings was a dirty hippy She was a Jesus-freak hippy though, so she was clean on the inside, if not the outside.
Thanks, that's very kind of you to say.And just because it needs to be said...
Thank you my friends, @Tall Timbers @sawas and @Andy C . I was feeling very low today, even sorry for myself and the fellowship we have shared together today has been an amazing blessing. It's gonna be some very much needed sleep fuel.
I'll bring the cheese curls, chip ahoys, all meat topping pizza two extra large order of bacon cheese fries and some diet soda.
