How would one of these computers stand up in a recording studio environment? I don't run a really big set up but looking to expand.
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I do not have too much experience with recording studio equipment or operation, so I can't really speak to how well this system would work there. However, for what I do (graphic design and gaming) this system has been fantastic. I imagine it would be able to work for what you need it to. Also, since it is relatively easy to upgrade this system, you should be able to adapt it to fit your needs if you find that it is lacking in any specific point. I hope that helps.
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You will probably have better control if you will get an AMP to go with it rather than just plugging it straight to the PC. This makes alot of feedbacks specially if the place is small.
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I have a recording studio in my home and have been playing and engineering music recordings for 30 years. I bought these as computer monitors in my office - but I sometimes use them to proof a mix. They are nice as an "alternative" to my studio monitors. In my studio I use Mackie HR-824's, Yamaha NS-10's and a pair of Klipsch Heresies to get different "looks" at a mix. The Control 1 has weak/non existent low bass response, so it's not useful as a primary studio monitor. I also find them to be less than flat through the mid-range. So a mix that sounds good on them, can sound "midgange heavy" when you listen to it in the car or any system with a nominally boosted midrange. So I would say, they are NOT very good if you are a serious audiophile or sound engineer and you want to use them as your sole or primary monitors. Where they are good is for mixing a nice punchy bass response(80-200hZ). As a result, I use them to mix drums and bass all the time. If those instruments sound good on these speakers, they will sound GREAT on a high fidelity system. Sometimes, when you mix drums and bass on small speakers, the mix ends up being really boomy and bass heavy once you have subwoofers and full frequency playback. Not so in this case. They have a very controlled bass response. Maybe that's why they are named "control"? So, if you want another set of speakers to check a mix, or if you are doing a lot of drum and bass music, they might be OK.
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We use it for vocals and guitars (les Paul, strat and elec acoustic) and iPad for our family band practice in the basement. It is great and portable, but I doubt it would stand up to a loud/large room or tamped guitars and drums. It would be a decent monitor.
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I would think the built in mic on a computer would be good enough for that. Are you speaking of a singing channel? Because then this would be perfect for recording
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For me the infinity pc 351 is good center with crisp vocal and good highd and mids buy these if u cant get the p 163 bookshelf as vertical center to save u more without compromising performance but if u have limited space id rather get pc 351 than the pc 251
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I'm running mine into two behringer vp1220's. My monitors. Lots of power and gr8 sound. I'd say yes, no worries.
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Sorry, never tested in that environment. I personally only used it for in house solo recording and for the ability to get a nice tone at low volumes which this is perfect in that capacity. I do remember reading a review saying it was fine in a "garage band" setting so should be able to handle it. Really nice amp though for the money. Blows away anything in its price range.
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You can use this in the studio as well as live.. but honestly, with the amount of software available, you have way better options for studio purposes. For live its ok.. but not "great." Hope this helps.
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Hey Adam! I have done a bit of "digital audio recording" myself on Logic Express 9. I have managed to do this on an early 2008 white macbook (2.1GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 1GB RAM, and a 120 GB 5400 rpm). I ran into a few problems with the hard drive being to slow and the application crashing because I didn't have enough RAM. Though I never ran into problems with the processor, and there is a reason for this. Recording software doesn't rely on the processor as much as it does the RAM and hard disk speed. A 2.4 GHz i5 is plenty for your needs. The things you should pay attention to are RAM, which this computer has 4 GB of (unless you are recording/mixing more than 7 or 8 tracks this will be plenty). It is expandable to 16 gb, which is probably enough RAM to handle time travel. And the hard drive speed...which if you manage your computers files well, and don't let it get all bogged down like a ...*gulp* WinDoWs ComPuTRe...then you will be ok ;). Basically what im getting at is that the i5 model will work just fine n' dandy, and as for the i7? You would just be buying a higher capacity, graphically faster (video games, videos, making shapes with the mouse pointer, the list goes on) laptop that has a better resale value. Hope this helped. -Andy
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i don't know anything about "arturia". sorry about that. but you'll be better off with a sound card that has "asio" tech. "asio" tech. doesn't rely on your cpu for the software performance. my acid studio took to it like a hungry dog. i've taken reg. wav. files (songs i recorded years ago", and drag & drop it on a track without a problem. had to burn cd's on the slowest speed, or the program would crash / lock up. its also tempermental with "midi files" and recording them. now, its only $18 so its not a bank breaker. you shouldn't have to get a 2nd mortgage on your home. i have creative sound blaster x-fi platinuim sound card / system. it was a real cool deal about 8 years ago and still is capable of doing a high-end job. you might look in that direction for doing music / computer / studio quality projects. i just invested a small fortune in "avid protools" and a "avid m-box 3". but haven't tried it out yet. i'm trying to get away with what i can on this old computer (os is windows xp with sp3). i don't know how much money your willing to invest or how much you already have invested, so if you can afford better software and have a pc that can handle it, my advice is "you get what you pay for".
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In my opinion it's a great product but it's a little too flimsy for a desktop set-up. You would have to prop it up with something and get a super-wide mic stand base. I plan to shoot for a smaller acoustic shield so I can use it on my desktop because I record sitting down all the time. Again, it's great product but possibly not made for desktop application.
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I use it for production in video and multi-track recording. It's a pretty hefty audio device and it will handle anything you throw at it. It will diminish your latency to basically zero, so you should be happy with it.
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@ +12db you will hear some noise, but for live work it's acceptable&gt; I would not use it for studio post production mix downs. Hope this was helpful.
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You can mount this on a straight mic stand. Probably to heavy to raise up very high. I've put it up about waist high to use as a keyboard monitor on a small stage. The problem with using wired microphones is volume. It sounds great up to a point, and then distorts if it gets too loud. If you need volume much louder than a strong speaker or singer, this is probably not up to the job. My opinion, worth what you paid.
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This should totally work for your needs. Ive had no problem at all with mine. I use it to record and play digital synth through a PA.
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Hi runs cool in my tower. Should be ok in the smaller version for a laptop. Mine is good and solid and I do a lot of photo work.