MacBook Pro

[eyeswithoutaface]

yeah Carillon are wikid machines, i know a few people with them, top draw by all accounts. You could probably get one built to spec with a soundcard of your choice built in if you approached some companies. There are a few people on these forums who build machines too mate i think might be worth asking some peeps here too

production is going smoothly mate, not long moved house so just getting used to my new studio space, but got plenty to be getting on with, various projects for vinyl and digital on the go :)

[Barely Human]

Yo scot. That's a cracking read there and you make some very good points in which i need to consider. Yes you are right when you say i'm a little disillusioned because i am mate. It's alot to take in and consider because i am new to all this. To be honest i was thinking all about the spec/power of the machine and not your soundcard/monitors/midi controllers etc etc (as you point out) I'm going to have a shop about for some desktops pcs now. I have been looking at those Carillon Audio Pcs. Have you seen them and if so would you recommend them?

Cheers for the help, much appreciated.

Hows your productions going lad?

The carillon pc's are very good, but they are pricey. You could knock something up yourself for a lot cheaper. I managed to build a tower for 600 which ive still not got anywhere near its limits. This all deppends on how much you know about building pc's though.

The main point i will make is this, the single most important part in your studio (IMO), is your monitors. They are the only part you can hear. So make sure you consider investing in some decent monitors at some point if your planning on making a decent go of it.

[RDR]

The carillon pc's are very good, but they are pricey. You could knock something up yourself for a lot cheaper. I managed to build a tower for 600 which ive still not got anywhere near its limits. This all deppends on how much you know about building pc's though.

The main point i will make is this, the single most important part in your studio (IMO), is your monitors. They are the only part you can hear. So make sure you consider investing in some decent monitors at some point if your planning on making a decent go of it.

+1 for the monitors everytime.

You dont need a lot of knowledge to build a P.C. just read the MOBO manual and you're away, unless you are a total n00b craig.