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I have been a guitarist for 30+ years. I have recorded about 30 songs in a "traditional studio" over the years. I am also a recovering gear addict, and what I discovered is this: I LOVE MY AMP SIMS! I PREFER them over amps and there are a few reasons why: 1) I have the IK AXE I/O, which is a audio interface geared towards guitar player and their dynamics. I love it. 2) I can get an inspirational sound and take using Amplitube or Guitar Rig 5 that is easy to record. 3) #2 is really important, but even moreso is the ability to manipulate that take to fit in your mix (primarily distortion). That is a lot more difficult in a "traditional" sense. So, experiment with whatever you can get your hands on. Talk to people who know their sh!t and figure out what works for the music you want to create. That goes with everything you do, and everything you use musically. There are no rules when it comes to expressing yourself. When Nine Inch Nails used a guitar straight in to a MAC(and them employing some trail-blazing techniques at the time), some(including myself) called it blasphemy, but we were wrong ...and that was the best means for Trent to express himself. The same applies to anyone. Good luck!

You said you weren't computer literate, so the extra money you pay to a systems integrater will be money well spent.

I have the AXE I/O and really like it. If the Amplitube bundles are still included, it really is a no-brainer.

I just built a new DAW a few weeks back, here are my parts: Asus PRIME Z490-A (apparently it will support 10th and 11th gen processors) 10th gen i7 10700 64 GB of memory (128GB Max for the board) 2 XPG SX8200 Pro 512GB m.2 drives I recycled my power supply and case from my previous build. Wasn't too bad price wise (around $850 USD), and it smokes!

I will put it through the proper paces this weekend, but so far, it is really quiet. The Asus Fan Xpert seems pretty decent on first test, and I also have a big cooler & fan on it.

I put the machine together. Looking good so far and the benchmarks are solid. Asus dropped a BIOS update today as well, so all good ...not noisy at all (and I haven't put the lid on the Silent Case yet) @Jim Roseberry. Never have problems with Asus setups! Starting to migrate programs at the moment. Asus Prime Z490-A Intel Core i7-10700 Comet Lake 2.9GHz Eight-Core 32GB G.Skill Ripjaws 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3600

I went with the Asus, we'll see how it goes. The one BIG advantage reading up on it was this: it will support both 10th gen and 11th gen processors. Probably will start building tonight.

That's what I am wondering ....whether to go to a gen 10 i7-10700K, or stick with Gen 9. The prices are really similar, and obviously, the newer gen is more forward-thinking. The fan can be controlled in the BIOS from what I read on the Asus site.

Got my eye on the ASUS Z490-A Prime ...https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/PRIME-Z490-A/

Has anyone had hands on the Z490 and the 10th gen i7s? The clock speed is a little lower on the new ones Micro Center has in stock (a 2.9GHz vs i9-9900k @ 3.6). I am on the fence, even with the newer genration. I was hoping @Jim Roseberry or other folks may shed some light on it for me.

I do that as well Kevin. Really easy to find it!

I have built many of both AMD and Intel systems over the years, but always seemed to have weird Gremlins in a DAW system with AMD. That was a while ago, but when you get something that works well (as in my case, Intel-based systems), you stick with it. However, I know the bakers have had a relationship with Intel over the years. I'm not sure they do currently, but knowing they were working with them made my decision easy on which to go with.

Jim, I have an AXE I/O, have you happened to try one? I'm wondering if you think something like that would be solid to help with transients.

Latest version of CbB btw. Amplitube was also updated to the latest version.

Has anyone had a similar experience?

I'd get an 800W power supply to have plenty of overhead ( check out the calculator: https://outervision.com/power-supply-calculator ). Depending if you are doing video or not, you could probably trim the video card down. Otherwise, looks good.

I've built 2 systems over the years with AMD, and each time I regretted it. I know the Bakers work with Intel, and I've had better performance/longevity with the them. So I'm not rocking the boat on that part of the equation. Just not sure which I9 to go with.

That's what I wanted feedback on. I will get an Intel I9, but I was polling out to see the best performance/price point. As mentioned, this will be an everything box, so I'd like it to be robust. But I will use more Virtual Instruments musically for sure

The time is coming to build a new DAW! I'm starting to spec out what I want, and would appreciate feedback from those who have recently built one. Thanks in advance folks! Here are a few thoughts on what I want: Silence is paramount, so I'm probably going water cooled this time. Also a silent power supply. Not sure if I want to go rackmount or traditional tower, but really don't want or need a fancy case. I have a soundproofed case (Corsair I believe), and I may use that. I am going to get a 500GB NVMe OS drive with in the ballpark of Sequential IO: 3,470/3,000MB/s (that is the WD Black spec, but Samsung is in the mix). Depending on the board, I may get 2 SSDs or a 1TB NVMe for storage. WIN10 Pro The Board???? I have never have had a problem with ASUS, but am open to suggestions. It doesn't have to be THE latest, but close. I may do video editing at some point, but would disable the card for audio. Processor: Current best mix of of price and performance. Never came near maxxing out a CPU in recent years. Intel only. Memory: I am thinking 64GB to start, and expandable to 128GB from the board. What am I missing? Again, any advice is appreciated!

I still haven't opened my AXE I/O :( But, there is rain in the forecast this weekend, there may be a chance it gets hooked up!

I did buy it and just got it. Hadn't put it through the paces yet.

I am definitely looking for a new interface, but need to know it plays well with CbB ...and that drivers will be updated like the big players in the space. I like that it appears to be a guitar-player-centric unit.

I am a Amplitube user, and this looks pretty slick.

Does the AXE I/O integrate with CbB? And if so, more specifically, was it tested with CbB?

I use a product called Active disk ( https://www.disk-image.com/index.html ) for the OS drive, that way I backup all of the C: drive and can restore it to any new drive within 30 minutes (I've also used this product on a few hundred machines for a standard company image). I have a RAID-1 for my data drive, and save the image there. Maybe that can help someone!