Best Laptotp to use for recording?

[ytse_jam]

Hi i'm gonna buy a laptop, and i wanted to use it for recording (even if it wouldn't be the main reason for the purchase, so i would like to have Windows as operating system...)... what do you suggest? and which soundcard/audio interface is a good choice for hi-quality recording? i'm doing some experience with Cubase Vst32...

 

[ibanez4life SZ!]

Macs seem to be the standard for recordings...and the new ones are to come with the option to run them in either Mac OS or Windows....might be worth your time!

Why set on windows? I'm converting for the recording and everything else laptop I getting in a month (Mac Ibook or power book....more than likely the highest end ibook)....I'm just done with all the problems PCs have.

 

[Anonymous]

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[paleamberglow]

Macbook pro !

if you HAVE to get a PC, i'd recommend an HP or a Dell, because they seem to have the best customer support

 

[ytse_jam]

phew.. hope it helps!

it helps a lot! thank you very much, and thanks also to all who replied!

 

[diamondschwin]

i like how the one argument is oh mac software is so expensive and there are no cracks.... bullsh*t


i am an audio engineer and dont believe in using cracked software with no intention of purchase but i have copies on CDs of everything except pro tools which isnt available as a crack for pc either....



look at it this way, every studio ive been to or worked at is on a mac, all my friends and fellow engineers/producers and musicians use macs... so you can be the odd one out and be f*cked when it comes to a real situation or get a dell.... depends on whether or not you take it seriously

 

[tele_jas]

I've been using windows PC's for 7 years to record with... I'm not a professional, I just do it for myself but I have good results and the results are getting better all the time. I remember when I first started recording on Windows I would get errors all the time up until XP and now I can do 28+ tracks on my el-cheap-o Emachine laptop with a 64bit AMD 3200+, I just upgraded the hard drive to a 7200rpm hard drive and made sure I had at least 512mb or RAM. I also use a USB sound card for my audio recording, or my buddies Tascam us-428.

I have a friend that owns a small studio and has been using the same computer since 2000, a Pentium III 833mhz processor running Pro-Tools and a Digi-design multi channel audio card. He records comercials for local and semi-local companies, records phone "on-hold" messages, music for Video games and B-movies and makes a living on his recording and weekend gigs.

If you plan on going professional, a Mac would probably be a good way to go ... but if you're going semi pro of personal use only, a PC laptop will do just fine. Just make sure you set it up for high performance Audio:

* 7200 rpm hard drive
* lots of Ram (512 or higher)
* P4 2.5 ghz or higher or
* AMD 64 bit 2800+ or higher or
* AMD Athlon XP 2800+ or higher
* Windows XP (Pro would be best)
* External USB or Firewire audio card
* A good recording software (Pro tools, Cakewalk Sonar 5, ect...).
* Good mastering software (Wavelab 5.0)
* CD/DVD burner to back up your data.
* Most "gamer" laptops would be perfect, like Alienware.

There's a good starting place.