> If you like SCSI you should check out the new Adaptec 39160, instead of the > old 40MB/s or 80MB/S for the 2940 you have 160MB/S and up to 30 Devices, > couple that with it bieng 64 bit and you now have up to 10,000 rpm drives > that can do 160mb/s you will have a monster on your hands.
and a monster hole in your wallet as well no doubt ;) ph. > trk. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Daniel Norman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Drum & Bass Arena Discussion List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 6:54 AM > Subject: [dnb-prod] SCSI is very, very good... > > > Mornin' > > This ain't the Oscars, but i just wanted to say that all the advice from all > of you on the list about PCs, SCSI and samplers was an absolute godsend. > This may be normal stuff with some of you, but this has just transformed my > potential for making tunes (just need more free time dammit - 50hr working > weeks suck)... > > A friend and I set up my PC last night with 128MB more RAM (only �18 - so > much faster now than just 64) and fitted an Iwill 2930c SCSI controller card > too (thanks James @ Flex for the recommendation). Its the same set up as > yours and its very cool that it all works as it should. > > It was pretty painless, tho luckily he's a server engineer, which helps i > suppose. > > Now I have the PC able to send big chunky processed .aiff samples (at last, > big pads, film dialogue and strings) using Wavesurgeon to my A3000v2 over > SCSI which are then mapped straight to the keys in seconds. > The possibilities of the Wavesurgeon Advanced software are fantastic. Every > break/vocal/sound FX can be transformed into proper killers even before they > reach the sampler using Cool Edit Pro and Wave surgeon to mangle it all. No > more being restricted by floppy disks. Plus if i get a MIDI merge box, i can > send AND receive samples both ways... > > To have each individual hit and the remainder of a particular break > following afterwards (a la Scope @Streetbeats - mucho thanks for the > internal affairs advice) on separate keys in about 20 minutes is great. Cos > once they're in the sampler, it still leaves me all the options to filter > and pitch all the individual hits separately (Koffi Annan on Creative Source > style amens or like on Breakage - Here Come the Drums). Also to have the end > parts of vocals/FX trailing like on all the old Full Cycle tunes using the > loop function and the release part on the volume ASDR ...very cool - i never > worked out how they did that until now. Plus i can route individual parts of > the breaks to different channels for EQ and compressors etc. Heavy kicks and > snappy snares... > > I don't know how i survived without it. Mind you I haven't had Windows trash > the ZIP disk yet, so i may be very unhappy if that happens. > > > We experimented last night using a test disk to check the order in which > everything has to be turned on and it seemed happiest when the PC is turned > on with the ZIP drive on already and then the sampler was turned on last. > Mind you, I restarted the PC with all the equipment on and connected and > that didn't kill it either, so it seems quite stable. Plus I can also use a > Windows format disk in the ZIP to back up my PC too from time to time. > Excellent stuff. I can't wait for the weekend to play... > > Many thanx > > Dan > > > DISCLAIMER: The Information in this message is confidential and may be > legally privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee. Access to this > message by anyone else is unauthorised. If you are not the intended > recipient, any disclosure, copying, or distribution of the message, or any > action or ommision taken by you in reliance on it, is prohibited and may be > unlawful. Please immediately contact the sender if you have received this > message in error. This E-mail and any attachments are believed to be free > from viruses but it is your responsibility to carry out all necessary virus > checks and Vertase Ltd. accepts no liability in connection therewith. > > --- > Drum&Bass Arena Producers Discussion List http://www.breakbeat.co.uk > You are currently subscribed to dnb-prod as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > --- > Drum&Bass Arena Producers Discussion List http://www.breakbeat.co.uk > You are currently subscribed to dnb-prod as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --- Drum&Bass Arena Producers Discussion List http://www.breakbeat.co.uk You are currently subscribed to dnb-prod as: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
