synkrotron
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1 minute ago, abacab said:I took a quick look at PC Part Picker for that build as you originally listed, and I estimate roughly $1,500 USD for that build, but I didn't shop around. Those are mostly Amazon, B&H, and Newegg prices pulled up by the picker.
Interesting, thanks. About the same over here in pounds sterling but already built. I'm up for building, as I used to do that way back when... A lot easier now haha!
Jim's got me thinking about the i9 now... an extra £125...
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9 minutes ago, Jim Roseberry said:Shipping to the UK was ~$600
Ouch!
If you're ever over in the north west of England I'll treat you to a pie and a pint
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10 minutes ago, Jim Roseberry said:FWIW,
550w power-supply is on the lean side for that build.
It may work fine... depending on the number of drives, bus-powered USB devices, etc.
Well, might even go for a 750W then as at some point I may decide to install a half decent GPU.
Looking (drooling) at a GeForce GTX 1050 Ti KalmX Fanless 4GB GDDR5, you know, just in case I get bored of doing music stuff
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12 minutes ago, abacab said:I have heard that it can be tricky if you get a board that "supports" the latest CPU, but needs a BIOS update to do so. You will need a working CPU for that older BIOS in order to flash the board. The alternative is to find one with with the latest BIOS revision already on-board, or a seller that can flash it for you.
Thanks again, @abacab, I'll mention that when I call them.
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10 minutes ago, Jim Roseberry said:If you can get a good deal on it, I'd go with the i9-9900k (8 cores, 16 processing threads).
All cores can be locked at 5GHz.
With the right cooler, it runs near dead silent.
Regarding Asus vs. Gigabyte, the answer is "yes". 😉
We've used many Z370/Z390 motherboards from both... all with reliable performance.
Get the board that has the features you want.
I did look at the i9, briefly, and it jumps quite a bit outside my budget, unfortunately.
Then again, this will probably be the last PC ever buy, ever. So getting the i9 would kinda future proof the build...
Oohh... Decisions, decisions!
I notice some of the boards come "RGB" ready. I mean, WTF! I have enough coloured lights in my studio haha!
I'm thinking of "switching up" to the Z390
cheers, and thanks
andy
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Thanks @abacab
I'll have a look at that part picker site.
Been having a gander at @Jim Roseberry's site, very informative. I'd get one of those but I'm not sure it would be cost effective, although I haven't gone as far as checking shipping costs to the UK. But, yeah, good for ideas
PC Specialist are also supposed to check component compatibility. For instance, for the spec above they informed me that I do not need a 650W power supply and that a 550W would be still be more than enough.
I'm going to phone them as well, though, to make sure there are no "trip ups" in there...
cheers
andy
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Thanks for that @Amicus717
The gigabyte one I am looking at only has two "internal" USB 2 ports, which is a bit of a pain, so may yet opt for the ASUS, as above.
I also need to make sure that the USB 2 ports are on the same controller, as per the Roland OCTA-CAPTURE manual, as I am linking a pair of them. More research required.
Not ordered yet...
cheers
andy
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12 minutes ago, SomeGuy said:The Political/Economic discussion is over, and has been for a while...
So you clearly aren't referring to that, as it would make little sense at this point.
Yeah, you're right, I was just being a bit of an arse
Carry on!
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Aye, I googled it and now I'm a little wiser... Been in a bit of a cave for the last five years with not needing to spec a DAW up. That, now, appears to have changed and I'm looking again
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No, the motherboard I am looking at only supports "Coffee Lake..."
Is that bad?
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1 minute ago, SomeGuy said:That discussion is on topic.
Thank you, though.
which one?
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On topic please! 😛
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I'm posing a similar question in the Coffee House, I've just posted a spec there. Not sure if it's a Kaby Lake CPU though...
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37 minutes ago, Astra-Ios said:Oh, okay - maybe this one could help out;
Increase current track height CTRL+SHIFT+DOWN ARROW
Decrease current track height CTRL+SHIFT+UP ARROW
Thanks again, and sorry to be a pain, but I spotted that one and it doesn't do what I want. I was hoping there would have been a shortcut for the actions of clicking on the double arrow things to the right of the tracks in track view. Just one click and it's done, and I've already set my "optimum" track height and locked it.
Thank you for your patience
cheers
andy
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Looking like this:-
Case = FRACTAL DEFINE R6 BLACK QUIET MID-TOWER CASE
Processor (CPU) = Intel® Core™ i7 Eight Core Processor i7-9700K (3.6GHz) 12MB Cache
Motherboard = ASUS® PRIME Z370-P II: ATX, LGA1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GBs
Memory (RAM) = 32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2400MHz (4 x 8GB)
Graphics Card = INTEGRATED GRAPHICS ACCELERATOR (GPU)
1st Storage Drive = 1TB Samsung 860 QVO 2.5" SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive = 512GB INTEL® 760p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (upto 3230MB/sR | 1625MB/sW)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive = NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply = CORSAIR 650W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable = 1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling = Noctua NH-U14S Ultra Quiet Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste = COOLER MASTER MASTERGEL MAKER THERMAL COMPOUND
Sound Card = ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking = 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
USB/Thunderbolt Options = MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System = Genuine Windows 10 Professional 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence -
9 minutes ago, Astra-Ios said:Hi,
you might find the stuff you need in ''console view'' keybinding-editor:
1062 😄 Widen All Strrips
1063 😄 Narrow All Strips
Hi, thanks, but that is just for the vertical strips in Console View, I want to either expand or minimise the track with focus in Track View.
cheers,
andy
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Another one for the hardware sub forum
I wasn't going to spend any more on my hobby this year but I am coming to the conclusion that my trusty old CLEVO i7 laptop ain't up to the task anymore. So I am currently spec'ing up a new desktop. I use a company in the UK called PC Specialist and their website is great for building up a spec. They even have a so called "Pro Audio" solution but I'm not so sure about that.
I know I've titled this post "ASUS or Gigabyte" but I'll probably ask more questions along the way, although that may also depend on the speed of service I receive here
So, yeah, which mobo then? ASUS or Gigabyte?
I'm probably not going to go for the latest processors and what have you.
For the case I'm going for a mid tower with 3 off 140mm fans:-
https://www.fractal-design.com/home/product/cases/define-series/define-r6-black
CPU will probably be an Intel® Core™ i7-9700K3.60GHz12MB L3 cache 8 cores 8 threads.
Probably 32GB RAM...
There's more... don't go away...
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Thanks @Chuck E Baby
I'm like you, I want more than one track at a time expanded. I just thought that while I was using the keyboard to change track focus I could use another shortcut to expand/close it.
Oh well... I suppose I could make an FR for it...
cheers
andy
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Hi Peeps,
A daft question, I suppose, but I would like to assign a couple of keys to the "Minimise Strip" and "Restore Strip Size" actions.
I've had a good poke around the Global and Track View bindings and I can't find anything.
Am I missing something?
cheers
andy
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7 hours ago, paulo said:computers/hardware section.
Yeah, that would be nice
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Hmmm... Mine are getting longer...
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LOL
That was an awesome audio and visual assault!
(back to work now...)
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I have been trying a few things with my CLEVO laptop today... Getting on for ten hours of faffing around.
I tried plugging my OCTA-CAPTURE units into a different USB port but that didn't yield any improvements.
I used LatencyMon and a hardware monitor utility a number of times today. And each time, a slightly different result, varying from, "your PC is Crap," to "what are you worrying about."
Here's the last LatencyMon stats report:-
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CONCLUSION
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Your system appears to be suitable for handling real-time audio and other tasks without dropouts.
LatencyMon has been analyzing your system for 0:10:44 (h:mm:ss) on all processors.
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SYSTEM INFORMATION
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Computer name: MUSIC
OS version: Windows 10 , 10.0, build: 17134 (x64)
Hardware: P15xEMx, CLEVO
CPU: GenuineIntel Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3820QM CPU @ 2.70GHz
Logical processors: 8
Processor groups: 1
RAM: 16280 MB total
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CPU SPEED
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Reported CPU speed: 2694 MHzNote: reported execution times may be calculated based on a fixed reported CPU speed. Disable variable speed settings like Intel Speed Step and AMD Cool N Quiet in the BIOS setup for more accurate results.
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MEASURED INTERRUPT TO DPC LATENCIES
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The interrupt to DPC latency reflects the measured interval in which a DPC could execute in response to a hardware request from the moment the interrupt service routine started execution.Highest measured interrupt to DPC latency (µs): 911.907944
Average measured interrupt to DPC latency (µs): 14.388774
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REPORTED ISRs
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Interrupt service routines are routines installed by the OS and device drivers that execute in response to a hardware interrupt signal.Highest ISR routine execution time (µs): 201.021901
Driver with highest ISR routine execution time: USBPORT.SYS - USB 1.1 & 2.0 Port Driver, Microsoft CorporationHighest reported total ISR routine time (%): 0.032606
Driver with highest ISR total time: USBPORT.SYS - USB 1.1 & 2.0 Port Driver, Microsoft CorporationTotal time spent in ISRs (%) 0.043807
ISR count (execution time <250 µs): 764019
ISR count (execution time 250-500 µs): 0
ISR count (execution time 500-999 µs): 0
ISR count (execution time 1000-1999 µs): 0
ISR count (execution time 2000-3999 µs): 0
ISR count (execution time >=4000 µs): 0
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REPORTED DPCs
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DPC routines are part of the interrupt servicing dispatch mechanism and disable the possibility for a process to utilize the CPU while it is interrupted until the DPC has finished execution.Highest DPC routine execution time (µs): 911.515961
Driver with highest DPC routine execution time: USBPORT.SYS - USB 1.1 & 2.0 Port Driver, Microsoft CorporationHighest reported total DPC routine time (%): 0.940592
Driver with highest DPC total execution time: USBPORT.SYS - USB 1.1 & 2.0 Port Driver, Microsoft CorporationTotal time spent in DPCs (%) 2.153383
DPC count (execution time <250 µs): 4228955
DPC count (execution time 250-500 µs): 0
DPC count (execution time 500-999 µs): 60047
DPC count (execution time 1000-1999 µs): 0
DPC count (execution time 2000-3999 µs): 0
DPC count (execution time >=4000 µs): 0
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REPORTED HARD PAGEFAULTS
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Hard pagefaults are events that get triggered by making use of virtual memory that is not resident in RAM but backed by a memory mapped file on disk. The process of resolving the hard pagefault requires reading in the memory from disk while the process is interrupted and blocked from execution.NOTE: some processes were hit by hard pagefaults. If these were programs producing audio, they are likely to interrupt the audio stream resulting in dropouts, clicks and pops. Check the Processes tab to see which programs were hit.
Process with highest pagefault count: dllhost.exe
Total number of hard pagefaults 5
Hard pagefault count of hardest hit process: 2
Number of processes hit: 4
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PER CPU DATA
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CPU 0 Interrupt cycle time (s): 155.056404
CPU 0 ISR highest execution time (µs): 201.021901
CPU 0 ISR total execution time (s): 2.240861
CPU 0 ISR count: 760401
CPU 0 DPC highest execution time (µs): 911.515961
CPU 0 DPC total execution time (s): 110.243173
CPU 0 DPC count: 4025487
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CPU 1 Interrupt cycle time (s): 29.352408
CPU 1 ISR highest execution time (µs): 28.566815
CPU 1 ISR total execution time (s): 0.000491
CPU 1 ISR count: 338
CPU 1 DPC highest execution time (µs): 254.365256
CPU 1 DPC total execution time (s): 0.193402
CPU 1 DPC count: 27301
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CPU 2 Interrupt cycle time (s): 16.744755
CPU 2 ISR highest execution time (µs): 101.984781
CPU 2 ISR total execution time (s): 0.006978
CPU 2 ISR count: 2044
CPU 2 DPC highest execution time (µs): 257.556793
CPU 2 DPC total execution time (s): 0.192298
CPU 2 DPC count: 85076
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CPU 3 Interrupt cycle time (s): 22.718981
CPU 3 ISR highest execution time (µs): 38.102450
CPU 3 ISR total execution time (s): 0.005497
CPU 3 ISR count: 804
CPU 3 DPC highest execution time (µs): 207.529324
CPU 3 DPC total execution time (s): 0.013133
CPU 3 DPC count: 5276
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CPU 4 Interrupt cycle time (s): 15.224276
CPU 4 ISR highest execution time (µs): 114.303638
CPU 4 ISR total execution time (s): 0.003161
CPU 4 ISR count: 432
CPU 4 DPC highest execution time (µs): 196.432071
CPU 4 DPC total execution time (s): 0.202355
CPU 4 DPC count: 101838
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CPU 5 Interrupt cycle time (s): 21.795608
CPU 5 ISR highest execution time (µs): 0.0
CPU 5 ISR total execution time (s): 0.0
CPU 5 ISR count: 0
CPU 5 DPC highest execution time (µs): 140.878990
CPU 5 DPC total execution time (s): 0.008488
CPU 5 DPC count: 3173
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CPU 6 Interrupt cycle time (s): 14.327490
CPU 6 ISR highest execution time (µs): 0.0
CPU 6 ISR total execution time (s): 0.0
CPU 6 ISR count: 0
CPU 6 DPC highest execution time (µs): 187.095768
CPU 6 DPC total execution time (s): 0.083292
CPU 6 DPC count: 37686
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CPU 7 Interrupt cycle time (s): 20.502024
CPU 7 ISR highest execution time (µs): 0.0
CPU 7 ISR total execution time (s): 0.0
CPU 7 ISR count: 0
CPU 7 DPC highest execution time (µs): 110.209354
CPU 7 DPC total execution time (s): 0.008919
CPU 7 DPC count: 3165
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And here are the screen dumps:-
Like I said, extremely boring stuff, and I don't have a clue what it all means. If any one does know what all that means, and you have got this far, please reply below.
I'm going back to setting up my project template in CbB now...
cheers
andy
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Why is Cakewalk by Bandlab free?
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Well, some keep mentioning Version 5 over at the REAPER forum so I just assumed that's what it was referring to