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

[Roy Shtupler]

yes , you can certainly put 4 gbs into the Dell , maybe even more; check with the model specs.
if it's a 64 bit-ready system (processor) , installing more ram will have more effect on OSs such as Windows 7.
hope this helps
Roy.
www.soundclick.com/tzackeek
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: colin McDonald 
  To: Reapers Without Peepers 
  Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2011 11:57 PM
  Subject: Re: [RWP] are these laptops good enough for heavy audio work?


  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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