From: Scott Philip (montrealmusic@gmail.com)
Date: Sat Jul 28 2007 - 20:16:55 EDT
Apple is apparently releasing new products this month (including an
update to the imac line). I'd suggest waiting for this. There are some
great back-to-school deals on external hard disks right now, I'd
suggest getting a portable self-powered disk, they are extremely
useful for transporting large session recordings around.
On 7/28/07, tim a <jimmylelele@hotmail.com> wrote:
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> Todd I don't think you need to buy a computer right away. You might be
> better informed about software and hardware that the majority of other
> people use (or that you might prefer) after a month or two in class. But I
> think you'll want some kind of computer before very long.
>
> My experience in ElectroAcoustics changed immensely after I purchased a good
> quality field-recording device and a microphone. Laptops are too loud for
> proper recording in my experience, and can be very expensive with a decent
> audio interface. The device I have records up to 24bit/96kHz audio onto a
> flash card (mine's 1gb) and can also be used to store other data and
> connects via usb.
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> As much as I would recommend one of these (there are a few - mine is the
> m-audio 'microtrack24/96' but beware, the phantom power supply is not
> industry standard and you have to be careful when buying external
> microphones for it) i would suggest you spend a few weeks in class
> discovering the studios and other school resources (this list is a good
> start), talking to other students, and getting an idea of what you might
> want to do before you go out and blow $1500 on a (cough) imac laptop or on a
> shaped mahogany theremin. You only need a pencil and your ears for the first
> little while, and everyone ends up doing (thereby needing) different things.
>
> Since we're counting though, I'll take the plunge and vote PC.
>
> My desktop PC runs windowsXP (usually), soundforge(for stereo and mono audio
> editing) and protools(for multitracking) and uses a delta44 outboard box and
> relatively cheap powered fostex monitors and it's all I ever need and I
> looooooove it. But I usually only ever work in 4-channels max, you might
> want something very different. And I didn't buy it all the first week - I
> bought a lot of garbage first.
>
> Good Luck, and have fun. And listen to your local EA radio programs.
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> From: Todd ? <life_is_punctuation@yahoo.ca>
> Reply-To: eamt@concordia.ca
> To: eamt@concordia.ca
> Subject: Re: School materials recommended for new students?
> Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2007 12:50:41 -0400 (EDT)
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> alright so most people seem to be in great support of Mac...and i am thus
> even more uneducated on the matter - but i'll learn quickly.
>
> software-wise, Logic would be a sound editing program?
>
> and when you mean a security device you really mean a "lock" and not so much
> an external hard drive for backing up files...(or both)?
>
> thanks again for the help guys/girls, i look forward to getting started
> todd
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> Alexandre Matheson <alexandre.matheson@gmail.com> wrote:
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> I use NeoOffice for word processing and spreadsheets and highly recommend
> it.
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> http://www.neooffice.org/neojava/en/index.php
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> I think MS Office is cheap too with your student discount @ the concordia
> computer store.
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> http://ccs.concordia.ca/software.html
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> ~alex
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> On 28-Jul-07, at 11:18 AM, Kevin Austin wrote:
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> I use Logic, but this level of sophistication is not to everyone's liking.
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> http://www.apple.com/logicpro/
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> For notation, I use the Finale family.
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> And I forgot about Word (standard word processing), and graphics too.
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> Best
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> Kevin
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> ..., and monitoring with headphones? hmmmm
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> At 9:17 AM -0500 7/28/07, james@annett.ca wrote:
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> Along with a laptop (if you go that way), will be a security device --
> we average 2 losses per year and the "costs" in terms of lost work have
> been dreadful.
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> Yeah, this is really no joke. The Concordia Computer store sells a variety
> of cable locks that are well worth looking into. Once I'm able to afford a
> replacement computer, I'm swayed by the idea of putting my state of the art
> milliobillioterrabit gigaplectic computertron in an ugly ass container to
> make it less sexy and stealable.
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> http://www.hack247.co.uk/2006/08/24/ghetto-pc-cardboard-case/
> http://xfuj.com/waste/gpc1/back.jpg
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> It can't be said too many times that it's essential to have lots of storage
> media and work up some kind of personal system where you make regular
> backups.
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> I might also suggest a software sampler.
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> Quoting Kevin Austin <kevin.austin@videotron.ca>:
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> Hi Todd
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> Welcome aboard.
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> There will be the discussion about PC and Mac, software and more.
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> In general, required software will be sound editor, sequencer, notation
> program. If you are headed for live ea ... suggestions will come.
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> Advice anyone?
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> best,
> ~alex
> alexandre.matheson@gmail.com
> http://pages.videotron.com/tilde/
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