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hi guys:
We've got a bit off the beaten track with our threads here, but just like to add a few observations having covered bits of it in variious threads, may give some of you a bit of a lift.
Now using: P4/2gig on Intel D845GBN X86 (Cmos as supplied)
256 megs ram.. Ati Radion VDDR 64 megs
Buss speed is 400 and the ram speed 256
XP PRO
Having soaked this system now since I upgraded a good few months back, working basically 24 hours a day.
a. Initially Krystal went in NO PROBS. Amazing considering the earlier systems and this is a new op system etc. Pleased!
b. Same moans as before - Disk size indicator (remaining) does not update. EVER, but not a problem with whopping great things we have in there these days
c. Redraw is still slowish and still the flickers when you hit record or stop recording, making you think something is wrong, but it is ok.
d. Size of wave files causes a hang sometimes, but hardly a worry and hardly noticeable. Besides if it hangs at the end of 'save as', invariably the .wave file is intact .. all ok.
e. EQ section has a mind of its own. You select a segment, and hit "bypass" it does it once, next time it might not. Seems to get it's pants in a twist. Hit "processed" it will also give you the correct result once maybe, then same, gets itself in a twist. If you process at that time, the results are very unpredictable, with often terrible screaming sound as a segment. UNDO and start again and then it's all ok. It is like the processor doesnt catch up with what you are telling it to do, when you flick between "bypass" and "processed" for listening purposes.
f. Very very rarely, we switch on and 'NO DSP" found. This happend on older systems and a reboot fixes it.
g. Playing segs in a mix/project is fine, but right click on the mouse is not as fast as it used to be. See C. above. maybe they are related. But all is ok.. it is working fine and doesnt really cause a problem.
h. Number of overlapped segments playing without rendering is getting quite stunning, nice one!
i. They system DOES seem to slow down from time to time. I defrag the disk, but think that is NOT the problem, because I have NEVER had an underrun yet. After defrag and reboot, system is sort of back to normal again.
j. We have crashed the odd time when we are using external effects on segments, such as Sound Forge (in our case). This is a very hard to master process. The interface is confusing, I dont think we get the full benefits of what is available, when trying to process a segment with say Sound Forge, while it is in a project. I suspect it would be the same with any other background direct X facility. Again.. really not a problem. Save seg as a wave, process it externally and bring it back in. All sweet.
k. I have NO word clock syncing Krystal to DA30 (no facility to). using an O2R ver 2, All our audio is very 'essy' always has been. Even professional voices coming from distant studios via ISDN, once inside MTU, esses etc are pronounced. I have absolutely NO idea if this is the Tascam DA30 D-A converters or Krystal. slightly misaligned. (we use the DA30 as an D-A converter to the amps) . Would love comments on this. Of course MTU is the PErFECT system for de-essing, if you take the time to just go through the segments and Amp down the fine Ess bits.. Lovely!
Rather than a dedicated device which if not set finely, muddies the whole shibang.
I. On that note.. we are using the NEW Yamaha MSP10M's, and they are simply WONDERFUL. They shoudl up everything and thump!
j. Best of all, we are actually using the on-board sound card with this system. We have a couple of Creative dopey speakers, but they work.. Krystal couldnt care less.. This is a major advance.
I have NO idea if any IRQ's are sharing now.. Nothing seems to bother this beast nowadays.
Bottom line: WE ARE EXTREMELY HAPPY WITH THIS 5.5 Version of Microsound. Stable when abused like we do. Love it! Shame shame shame Dave cant see a way to develop it further, but understood.
In the main studio we are using the Yamaha DM2000, same as the Geezer really. What an incredible beast. Megga complicated, but simply wondeful too. Shame we have to go to Cubase or one the multitude of 24 track hard disk systems to interface to its 96 channels. (I bought it last year, probably one of the first, but only set it up last week.. no money, no time, but now it's singing) ..
Good luck all... Geg
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