anybody give me insight.I need to buy one for myself anyway so I must get one fully equipped for Taping, who has used what? and how good and reliable are they. Since I bought an unmodded ua5,I might just use a pc,and not mod it....
all the possibilitys...
I use a Dell Latitude D600 and its been great when I actually use it...
The 2nd internal high capacity battery is a must, I get about 6 hours of recording time with it.
Windows 2000, min. 512 RAM, etc...
Used it with an unmodded UA-5 for a bit...its pretty small, and light, durable (I've beat it up pretty well).
This is a 2yr old model though.
did you have to change soundcard ect or is it dvd capible?
will it burn dvd's also?
dvd capable to do what? run to an external receiver for surround sound? or just play dvd's on the computer.
you can upgrade about any laptop to have a DVD burner built in.
Quote from: stigs on November 28, 2006, 03:29:41 PM
dvd capable to do what? run to an external receiver for surround sound? or just play dvd's on the computer.
you can upgrade about any laptop to have a DVD burner built in.
on Duquense's budget ;)
when was the last time you laptopped a show?
ive thought about doing a show with mine and audacity, and my unmodded ua-5, but it just seems like a pain.
IMO, unless one's tech-savvy enough to identify the system, user, and optimization requirements for stable recording on a laptop, I think laptop recording is more hassle than it's worth.
Quote from: rdflash on November 28, 2006, 03:32:49 PM
Quote from: stigs on November 28, 2006, 03:29:41 PM
dvd capable to do what? run to an external receiver for surround sound? or just play dvd's on the computer.
you can upgrade about any laptop to have a DVD burner built in.
on Duquense's budget ;)
when was the last time you laptopped a show?
ive thought about doing a show with mine and audacity, and my unmodded ua-5, but it just seems like a pain.
Back in May, I ran a matrix for Wino Riot on my laptop.
I have run my Dell 700m using the VXPocket V2. Absolutely no problems. Its small, lightweight and the high capacity battery ran for a SOLID 5 hours of recording time for me.
im just searching ALL my options.Recording to a laptop cant be that bad? I see lots of folks doing it.
To be honest, what with the new lines of decks that run CF or hard drive and allow automatic split of files, the reasons for using a lappy grow fewer. I do multiple sources / multitrack for most of the shows I record; and that's why I use a lappy. But for those times when I'm just recording two-track, the HD-P2 is just fine. I can still do 24-bit recording with ease (which was the reason to use the lappy in the first place)
Quote from: MULETAPER on November 28, 2006, 07:08:52 PM
im just searching ALL my options.Recording to a laptop cant be that bad? I see lots of folks doing it.
I'd avoid it like the plague unless you have specific needs that may warrant one (e.g., 8-channel multitrack recording with an 8pre or Firepod, etc.). Laptops SUCK in the field. I'm with Brian on that front. Big, heavy, delicate, awkward, and oftentimes not stable/solid/optimized enough to ensure 100% glitch-free audio. Don't get me wrong, it's entirely doable and depending on use maybe a good bet, but if you are 2 or 4-channel focused, I wouldn't waste your time with a lappy...
Quote from: BayTaynt3d on November 29, 2006, 12:08:32 AM
I'd avoid it like the plague unless you have specific needs that may warrant one (e.g., 8-channel multitrack recording with an 8pre or Firepod, etc.). Laptops SUCK in the field. I'm with Brian on that front. Big, heavy, delicate, awkward, and oftentimes not stable/solid/optimized enough to ensure 100% glitch-free audio. Don't get me wrong, it's entirely doable and depending on use maybe a good bet, but if you are 2 or 4-channel focused, I wouldn't waste your time with a lappy...
I agree. I was a laptop taper for 2-3 years and it suct. Lugging around battery, teh laptop , etc.
I have a sweet batt than ran for 10 hours, a really nice tablet PC, and a( now sold) VX2 card. It was cool going right into Soundforge and all but the weight and added stress of $2K worth of gear (besides mics) was a task.
I got (and recommend to anyone) an IRiver H120. The thing is small, has optical IN, runs forever, etc. USB right to the computer, done.
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QuoteI got (and recommend to anyone) an IRiver H120. The thing is small, has optical IN, runs forever, etc. USB right to the computer, done.
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couldnt have said it better ;D
However, if you really must go laptop and want a rig that can potentially grow in the future to accommodate multitrack recording...
get a Mac.
Quote from: TNJazz on November 30, 2006, 03:04:17 PM
However, if you really must go laptop and want a rig that can potentially grow in the future to accommodate multitrack recording...
get a Mac.
Agreed. :coolguy:
Quote from: MULETAPER on November 28, 2006, 12:41:58 PM
anybody give me insight.I need to buy one for myself anyway so I must get one fully equipped for Taping, who has used what? and how good and reliable are they. Since I bought an unmodded ua5,I might just use a pc,and not mod it....
all the possibilitys...
if you're settled on a pc for your uses aside from recording, you can load a disro of linux as an alernate os and run audacity. very stable and free... or near free depending on which you choose. there is a learning curve, but only if you're going to be engaged in other processing/computin' with it. but the main advantage is that you're not running windows when recording. or as has been suggested, get a mac.
http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/
Sony Vaio Picturebook C1 series... C1VN, C1VPK, C1JN, C1MVP, etc
small, stable and a champ. I run mine inside my gear bag away from the spilt beers.