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Subject:CPU and card for new user Posted by: mf27nh Date:1/31/2003 5:11:02 PM Bought acid pro 4. I am a new user. buying a voodoo pc. undecided about an athalon or pentium. is acid biased to either? looking at t he new external audigy platinum as a sound card. Any criticism of this idea appreciated.
Subject:RE: CPU and card for new user Reply by: mf27nh Date:1/31/2003 5:12:35 PM Bought acid pro 4. I am a new user. buying a voodoo pc. undecided about an athalon or pentium. is acid biased to either? looking at t he new external audigy platinum as a sound card. Any criticism of this idea appreciated.
Subject:RE: CPU and card for new user Reply by: Iacobus Date:1/31/2003 6:07:43 PM You should be OK with either CPU config. If you're entirely serious about your audio, bypass the Audigy 2 and go straight for a pro-quality card/interface, like those from Echo or M-Audio. They're not exactly gaming cards, but they're no slouches when it comes to music production (plus you won't end up with bloatware). I'm not trying to diss Creative or anything (they do make good gaming cards); it's just that Creative should be a little more forthcoming about specs (like the fact that the first-generation Audigy does 16-bit/48 kHz internally and must make extra work out of converting from and to 24-bit/96 kHz). I really don't trust them, even if it appears they've remedied the situation with the Audigy 2. Personally, if the price vs. features appears too good to be true, it usually is (or there's some other sacrifice involved). There's more I could say (like about tech support, driver stability and warranties) but I digress... Iacobus

Subject:CPU and card for new user

Posted by: mf27nh

Date:1/31/2003 5:11:02 PM

Bought acid pro 4. I am a new user. buying a voodoo pc. undecided about an athalon or pentium. is acid biased to either? looking at t he new external audigy platinum as a sound card. Any criticism of this idea appreciated.

Subject:RE: CPU and card for new user

Reply by: mf27nh

Date:1/31/2003 5:12:35 PM

Subject:RE: CPU and card for new user

Reply by: Iacobus

Date:1/31/2003 6:07:43 PM

You should be OK with either CPU config.

If you're entirely serious about your audio, bypass the Audigy 2 and go straight for a pro-quality card/interface, like those from Echo or M-Audio. They're not exactly gaming cards, but they're no slouches when it comes to music production (plus you won't end up with bloatware).

I'm not trying to diss Creative or anything (they do make good gaming cards); it's just that Creative should be a little more forthcoming about specs (like the fact that the first-generation Audigy does 16-bit/48 kHz internally and must make extra work out of converting from and to 24-bit/96 kHz). I really don't trust them, even if it appears they've remedied the situation with the Audigy 2. Personally, if the price vs. features appears too good to be true, it usually is (or there's some other sacrifice involved). There's more I could say (like about tech support, driver stability and warranties) but I digress...

Iacobus