two computers??

One composer I know uses *two* souped-up computers... one for holding
and running his Vienna samples and the other to drive the whole thing
with Gigastudio...

Is it *really* necessary to have two computers in order to do
effective softsynth work?

Could I use something like Cubase with the Z3ta+ or something else
and it would work adequately??

If I would have to get two super-duper computers I confess I might
prefer to go back to banging on a tin pail like I used to do...

JP

Joe,

{you wrote...}
>One composer I know uses *two* souped-up computers... one for holding and >running his Vienna samples and the other to drive the whole thing with >Gigastudio... Is it *really* necessary to have two computers in order to >do effective softsynth work?

No, but again, you are talking about softsynths vs. samplers here - they *aren't* the same thing. He probably doesn't even *need* to have two machines, but he may very well have one dedicated to a large library of samples on hard disk (which take up room) plus editing tools to work on the samples, and then another for the actual music production. He may have them networked, etc.

Heck, last composer I worked with flew in from NY with *everything* he needed on a Powerbook - Giga, ProTools, all manner of sound design tools. He recorded and mixed an entire score and sound design for a major theatre production on that laptop.

Extra computers are, sometimes, simply a way of keeping work areas separate (I have a dedicated music box).

>Could I use something like Cubase with the Z3ta+ or something else and it >would work adequately??

Yesyesyes. Softsynths aren't big.

Also, when you are checking out things like the DAWs (nobody really calls them sequencers anymore, because they virtually ALL have audio capabilities too), I _really_ urge you to do homework visiting the manufacturer's sites, reading the literature there, etc. A lot of your questions can/could be answered right at the home site of some of these applications.

Cheers,
Jon

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<JSZANTO@A...> wrote:
> Joe,
>
> {you wrote...}
> >One composer I know uses *two* souped-up computers... one for
holding and
> >running his Vienna samples and the other to drive the whole thing
with
> >Gigastudio... Is it *really* necessary to have two computers in
order to
> >do effective softsynth work?
>
> No, but again, you are talking about softsynths vs. samplers here -
they
> *aren't* the same thing. He probably doesn't even *need* to have
two
> machines, but he may very well have one dedicated to a large
library of
> samples on hard disk (which take up room) plus editing tools to
work on the
> samples, and then another for the actual music production. He may
have them
> networked, etc.
>
> Heck, last composer I worked with flew in from NY with *everything*
he
> needed on a Powerbook - Giga, ProTools, all manner of sound design
tools.
> He recorded and mixed an entire score and sound design for a major
theatre
> production on that laptop.
>
> Extra computers are, sometimes, simply a way of keeping work areas
separate
> (I have a dedicated music box).
>
> >Could I use something like Cubase with the Z3ta+ or something else
and it
> >would work adequately??
>
> Yesyesyes. Softsynths aren't big.
>
> Also, when you are checking out things like the DAWs (nobody really
calls
> them sequencers anymore, because they virtually ALL have audio
capabilities
> too), I _really_ urge you to do homework visiting the
manufacturer's sites,
> reading the literature there, etc. A lot of your questions
can/could be
> answered right at the home site of some of these applications.
>
> Cheers,
> Jon

***hey jon!

I reallyreallyreallyreally appreciate your help! I think I'm
starting to "get a grip..."

Ahh... Digital Audio Workstations... DAW (unlike UAW... work
stoppage...) got it...

You're right about this guy and his Vienna *samples...* That's
really not something I need. I work with Sibelius and *real*
instruments when I want to do that.

What I'm looking for, as I'm sure you've garnered... is a softsynth
setup to do, specifically, microtonal work, and it needn't sound like
sampled instruments. In fact, it would be better if it *didn't!*

Glad to hear I could run the synths and the DAWs like Cubase on one
machine with no problems...

And, YES, I *am* going according to your suggestions. In fact, there
is the entire *manual* of Cubase in .pdf format and I certainly plan
to go through it, or try to go through it before I purchase the
software...

Thanks!!!!

JP