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Processor fan: You need to find the cooler that fits your CPU processor. I use the air cooled stock Intel fan for socket 1151 CPU. Temps run 40C at idle up to 80C at 100% use. Motherboard controlled fan speed. Power supply: 600 watt EVGA 600BQ, semi modular. Computer case: Nothing special. Full tower generic aluminum ATX form factor case, with removable drive bays. Have used for 3 separate builds in 15 years. Case fans: Need sized for the case you are using. I have motherboard controlled case fan speed with: 2x ARCTIC F8 PWM - 80 mm PWM Case Fan, PWM-Signal regulates Fan Speed (4-pin), Very Quiet Motor, Fan Speed: 300-2000 RPM

1.3 -No. 3.1 -No. You won't NEED any MIDI 5-pin ports, either in or out, to setup your DAW as you have specified. My earlier suggestion implied that some controllers and interfaces have them. Nice to have, but usually not needed. Some scenarios where a user might find them useful, but I don't see your plan as requiring them: a. An old MIDI keyboard synthesizer without USB --> 5-pin MIDI Out to audio interface with 5-pin MIDI In. The interface provides the needed USB connection to the PC so the keyboard synth can act as a MIDI controller for the DAW. b. The extra 5-pin MIDI In/Out on the keyboard would be useful if you were also sending a MIDI sequence from the DAW PC out to an external MIDI hardware synthesizer, as in "a" above. For example connections would be: DAW PC USB <=> USB Audio Interface with 5-pin MIDI In/Out <=> 5-pin MIDI In/Out connected to old MIDI keyboard/synthesizer. In this case the Keyboard could send MIDI to DAW as a controller, as well as receive and play back a MIDI sequence from the DAW using its own internal sound source instead of the virtual instrument in the DAW. In any case you would not need to use the 5-pin setup, unless you plan to acquire some old external MIDI gear. Even then you could still buy a separate USB MIDI interface for that purpose if you ever needed that.

LOL! Even with the outrageous shipping charges... ??

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08D8R6VFC $99.95 and free shipping

That one looks good!

MODO Guitar?

PSSL is going out of business!!! No returns or exchanges! https://www.pssl.com/pages/liquidation-sale

Well, so free shipping for full price item then...? Amazon Prime can probably match that, LOL!

Yup, and I didn't even mention that you also get Ableton Live Lite, a compressor and amp from Brainworx, Klanghelm SDRR2tube, Lexicon MPX-i Reverb, Mäag Audio EQ2, Output Movement, SPL Attacker Plus...

I'm waiting for my 1/2 off the $149 upgrade from Pro 4 to Pro 5. ?

The only thing I see that may be an issue with Studio One 5 Artist is if you plan to upgrade it to Pro. It's $299 to do that upgrade! But the Artist package is probably enough for many, now that it supports VST.

This looks like the best value for a new user! Comes with PreSonus Studio One 5 Artist https://www.presonus.com/products/Studio-One Plus the Studio Magic software bundle, including Arturia Analog Lab Lite, iZotope Neutron Elements, KV331 Audio SynthMaster Player, UJAM Virtual Drummer 2 PHAT, UVI Model D piano, and more. https://www.presonus.com/products/Studio-Magic

Oh yeah!!! ? Sold out already! ?

Dang, Coulda had a V8!

I agree with Starship Krupa's assessment. There is no point to avoiding the 5-pin MIDI connections. It won't cause any problems and should not cost extra. Most controllers have them, in addition to USB. You never know if you might acquire an external MIDI sound module someday (no USB) that you want to connect the controller directly to, say for live use without a computer. Then it might be handy to have it! USB MIDI is only available on computer and mobile devices. MIDI 1.0 is a serial data connection that runs at low speed 31,250 bps. http://personal.kent.edu/~sbirch/Music_Production/MP-II/MIDI/midi_physical_layer.htm Even USB 1.1 offers far more bandwidth than is required for the MIDI spec. My MIDI controller is plugged into a USB 2.0 port, but the system shows it running at USB 1.1 Full Speed, as MIDI ports are generally backwards compatible with older versions of USB. From MIDI.org to the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF), the goal was device interoperability. More on USB MIDI basics are described here: https://www.midi.org/midi-articles/basic-of-usb USB speeds that I commonly see used: USB 1.1 --> 1.5 Mbit/s (Low Speed) 12 Mbit/s (Full Speed) --> Keyboards/Mice/MIDI controllers, etc. USB 2.0 --> 1.5 Mbit/s (Low Speed) 12 Mbit/s (Full Speed) 480 Mbit/s (High Speed) --> external disk drives/flash drives/audio interfaces USB 3.0 --> 5 Gbit/s (SuperSpeed) --> Higher bandwidth for external disk drives/flash drives/audio interfaces. 3.0 drives make backups much faster than 2.0 drives! USB 3.1 --> 10 Gbit/s (SuperSpeed+) --> Haven't used a device with this speed yet, but I have the USB 3.1 ports available on my computer!

Just for reference, Cakewalk here is reporting effective latency at 48kHz/stereo: 1.3 msec at 64 samples buffer size. ASIO reported output latency (includes buffer and hardware latencies) at 3.8 msec. For comparison, Studio One reports output latency at 3.79ms at 64 samples buffer size. Using audio interface: Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 Gen 3 USB2, with Focusrite USB ASIO output. System spec: Intel i5-9600K 6 cores locked at 4.6GHz on Asus Prime Z390-A motherboard. Intel integrated UHD graphics 630 RAM 16GB DDR4 at 2666 MHz XMP. SSD Samsung 860 EVO 500GB SATA 6 Gb/s, benchmark sequential read 555 MB/s. Avira Pro AV real-time scanning active. Windows 10 Pro 2004

Or you could just stick to freeware to avoid authorizations. I just recently replaced my motherboard and it turned out that nearly all of my authorized software (not just Waves) was tied to my hardware and has to be re-activated. Even Windows 10 had to be re-activated. ?

Not that I'm aware of. There would essentially be no point in connecting a USB keyboard through an audio interface, since the USB keyboard connection directly to the computer's USB port is available. If more USB ports are needed, most modern motherboards have optional header pins for direct connection to an extra USB expansion bracket on the rear of the PC case. Otherwise you can add a USB hub. The reason some audio interfaces have 5-pin MIDI ports is to allow legacy MIDI devices that lack USB to connect to the computer. Most modern MIDI controllers are USB compatible, so it's generally not an issue.

I WUPPED to get the new browser and resizeable UI. Was worth it for me. But one and done! I'm out going forward... ?

I ran into that with ST4 MAX for a few instrument packs that I missed way back when I first installed that. I used JamPoints to get a 30% discount on the download reactivation. Cost me $6.99.

I assume it is an issue with Studio One. I cannot even see the instrument version of z3ta+ in there. But other DAWs, such as Ableton Live 10 and Reaper, see the FX version of z3ta+ correctly, as well as the instrument.

What he said. ^^^ Studiorack is still v11.

Your Waves licenses are tied to your old hardware. If you had moved your licenses back into the license cloud prior to swapping hardware, you would be good to go now with just reactivating the licenses on your new hardware. But now, with no access to deactivate them from your old computer hardware, you will need to perform a complete license recovery. The good news is that Waves will allow you to perform a full recovery once per year (don't ask me how I know, LOL). ? https://www.waves.com/support/reactivate-recover-licenses

They borrowed the retrospective MIDI record from Live. Ableton added that feature called "Capture" to Live 10 a couple years ago. From the Live User Manual:

I really like Flow Motion, but that old 90's patch browser was a buzz kill. ? Same for Element 2! I think it's one of the best sounding analog emulations that I have, and more pleasant to browse now! Haven't tried Codex yet.