[RWP] are these laptops good enough for heavy audio work?

[colin McDonald]

yep I have.
That would likely give me quite a bit more processor headroom alright.
Though I think the dell can only handle 3GHZ or something.
But ram being so cheap these days, I really should upgrade it a little.
I'm not sure I can even upgrade the acer netbook, or if putting another gig or two in would even allow more audio editing.

regards
Colin
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Roy Shtupler 
  To: Reapers Without Peepers 
  Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2011 10:39 AM
  Subject: Re: [RWP] are these laptops good enough for heavy audio work?


  I think this also has to do with RAM; have you considered increasing your ram to , say , 4GB?
  best
  Roy.
  www.soundclick.com/tzackeek
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: colin McDonald 
    To: Reapers Without Peepers 
    Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2011 9:52 AM
    Subject: Re: [RWP] are these laptops good enough for heavy audio work?


    the only issue you might run into on a laptop, is processor capability.
    Mobile processors, even with similar documented specs as a desktop, just don't typically have the same balls as a desktop CPU.
    You begin to notice when you start stacking or using multiple effects in real time for multiple tracks.
    I've been mixing 4 track projects lately, and even on the dell desktop running a 2.8GHZ processer and 1GHZ of ram under xp, after 3 VST effects on each track, and one on the master, things begin to get a bit bogged down.
    On the acer netbook, running xp, a 1.6GHZ processor and 1GHZ of ram, I can max out at two per track before it slows, and at 3 vst fx on each track, it'll often just freeze...i've lost a couple projects that way.
    I don't think it's as much about the sound card as it is about the processor and particular design of the other components in the laptop.
    I think most serious users of audio for in and out and mixing and editing will use an external I/O box at the minimum when using a lap top.  This frees up some of the processor to work with reaper.

    regards
    Colin
      ----- Original Message ----- 
      From: Roy Shtupler 
      To: midimag at midimag.org ; realmusicians at freelists.org ; Reapers Without Peepers ; General discussion of the JSonar project 
      Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2011 2:32 PM
      Subject: [RWP] are these laptops good enough for heavy audio work?


      hi all
      any experience using laptops by LG , hp , and Toshiba (pros , cons, etc) when it comes to demanding audio/virtual instruments use?
      thanks a bunch for any input on this.
      Roy.
      www.soundclick.com/tzackeek


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