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i recently bought a 1tb external hard drive - complete with fan and flexible interface options - for about 90$, and i just make sure to shut it off when i'm done with it. it's working fantastic.

thanks for the compliments =) well, in a word, no. the main boost from single to dual core is the fact that there's another core - not the number. the os is able to use the other core to allow a smoother experience within the os, but it won't necessarily load both cpus equally because most OSes (xp, at least) aren't written with multithreading in mind. they aren't able to really fully take advantage of the dual-core's power, and in the same way aren't able to take advantage of a quad's latent power. intel vs amd in the audio industry? it's all bullshit. intel's just a better processor, period - it's not specific to audio. compare a 2.5ghz intel to a 2.5ghz amd with similar l2 cache and FSB numbers, and an intel will outperform an amd easily every time, on every possible test. just better architecture - at least for the current generation. even the new phenom x4 is no match for any of the intel quads. i'd expect people would look up compatibilities on their own, particularly for expensive peripherals in terms of graphics, you just want to get something that'll offload the gfx work onto the gpu core rather than the cpu. if you're using a graphics-intensive DAW, or are running a really graphics-heavy visual interface along with everything else (hint hint AERO), then a decent card - at least a green 9600GT or something - would be a good idea. i'd never suggest integrated, as they're designed to take up to 1.5 gigs of ram on their own to handle what their pathetic cores can't do normally - stealing it from the apps that need it. and yes, i do remember =) sound cards can go both way. an internal one can have just as many inputs - if not more - and still have the same snr ratio as an external. the main benefit between them is simply that you don't have to crack open the case for an external, and you can use them on multiple systems without the system BSODs that come with attempting to plug-n-play a pci card (which i found out the hard way, twice). you might not see an issue with streaming samples, but in terms of OS speed, raid 0 vs. a single 7200rpm drive is not even in the same ballpark. it's like 35% improvement with vista and xp if you're using good drives. the sample rate might not improve, but the simple ability of the computer to quickly read and write information back and forth on the drives to handle the OS's multiple background tasks makes for a huge speed increase. as for hardware vs. software, i didn't want to get into it because there's so much out there already. if someone feels good enough about their tech-fu to want to do it, i'd expect they know how to use google. whatever that store owner said, he was full of bullshit. linux, windows, mac, commodore, doesn't matter - 32-bit computers cannot - not even in the BIOS! - read 4096mb of memory. it's structurally impossible. i included info on what they were simply because a buyer might want to know the difference between 4-4-4-8 and 5-5-5-15, and why they were 50% different in price. those leads probably hooked up to the temp sensor until his toddler bashed a toy horse around inside his system. he didn't know what the hell he was talking about. block coolers? you mean like peltier, or phase change? or what? it's basically impossible to install a component from an oil-immersion PC into a normal computer again, because you can never seem to get all the damn oil off...and the same reason makes it hard to add new stuff since it's all full of oil and shit, and you've gotta dive your hands into oil that (when the system's running, at least) can be up to 91 degrees CELSIUS. like, hot enough to take the skin off your hands and give you second-degree burns almost instantly. no, the oil doesn't conduct electricity - there's no ions to conduct it, like in water. if it did, OI wouldn't be possible. and, if i didn't mention, puget systems has a lot of stuff available for that, with all sorts of pretty pictures and graphics that don't make much sense. thanks for reading, man! if i missed anything, let me know.

flstudio's really flexible, and offers a lot of bang for the buck (and free lifetime updates). i'd suggest that, since there's a lot of people here that use it and it's got a lot of flexibility incorperating live recordings. of course, that's just me. edit: best post-forum-template-shift username ever

oa is flash jesus.

if fishy is all that's holding this project back, that's a bloody miracle. also, what actually happened to omegadonut? did we ever determine that?

he's offering his services on a hobby that he obviously enjoys, and then you come in and complain that it's a useless hobby. who's in the wrong?

it's awesome to have your own battleship to impress your buds at school. if you're going to be travelling a long distance, though, i understand.

lolwut roderick, thanks for pointing out this awesome mix.

use the search function. dunno if it's in there, but this is where all keyboard sheet music resides that's available on the site.

just type in "canada" for the location and you'll get around 17 pages of them.

if you don't enter a private message recipient, it tells you that your recipient doesn't exist. this is no big deal. however, it's followed by the statement "Click Here to See the Members List" - no punctuation, lots of capitals. i realize this isn't a big deal, but everything else on this site is formatted so pretty it'd be nice, actually, if that link was bolded rather than improperly capitalized. i didn't notice it the first time around. edit: nor for me, abg.

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of course, how could i miss someone of such great importance. damn canadians.

who are you?

the heads on the hard drive can't spin fast enough with the added resistance caused by the oil. all hard drives have a hole in them to allow pressure to equalize, which is where the oil gets in. SSDs are fine in oil, but optical drives and hard drives - aka anything that moves but isn't a fan - will crap out quickly. i'm surprised yours lasted as long as it did! and you're right, dust will foul the oil quickly and raise the heat index of the oil to a dangerous level. i'd advise against using anything but new components in a system like this unless you're going to filter the oil, which really is a waste of energy unless you're using a radiator that might clog or something.

look for a computer that's got the following. -at least a 2.5ghz dual-core processor - athlon or intel. MUST be dual-core. -at least two gigs of ram for xp, four for vista. more the better. -7200rpm hard drive (it makes a BIG difference), as much space as you think you'll need. 250's pretty good if you don't do something stupid like leave movies on it or something. -chill pad (this is an aftermarket thing get a chill pad for 20$ and extend your computer's life for a year or two). your big concern is audio, then - word processing is very easy for any computer to do, so you just want raw processing power. you don't need some special audio card or anything - just straight-line computational speed. is there a specific reason you want a laptop? desktops are always better than laptops in terms of cost, they'll always outpace a laptop's performance, and since you'll be at college you'll be near enough to your system to use it. buy a shitty laptop off of ebay for fifty dollars (like i did...xubuntu ran like a dream on it) and put the cash into your desktop. no one actually NEEDS to compose on the go, anyways, the only reason to have a nice laptop is if you fly a lot. a netbook or an old craptop is all you need for taking notes in class =)

internet is serious business. jared, you take this too seriously. quit fanboying.

is there a date for when it has to be done yet?

the 2000 is much more hackable, and it's just as good as the 3000 in terms of the tradeoffs.

haven't heard from him since he sent me that pm, but i'm hoping he's back on the train for good. editP: i should mention i might (might is the key term) be doing a remix with the recent newbie OCRemixer katethegreat19. if i put something together, and she decides she wants to sing it, and my part isn't horrid compared to her voice.

projectors are overrated. go with a bigass monitor (newegg sells a 27.5" hanns-g monitor for 350$) and you'll be fine until you've got 3k for the projector and a good screen. the fishtank is cool =) well, not literally, it runs near 90 degrees C - but it doesn't matter, because science says that it's not spiking and so as a result will last forever. seriously, though, a year at 90c and no ill effects on anything? sign me up.

the mix was for the OCR project, originally, and i dropped it (with avaris's Breakbeat Market track) because of a percieved lack of progress. the project promptly got back on track, of course, but i didn't want to abandon avaris at that point =) i wasn't involved in mustin's project, no.

i've never played either game, though. at least i've played DKC 2.

he was commenting on the fact that no one (except for wacky, once and a while) uses font colors since they're a little five years ago. you should get into barbershopping, like some of the other guys on this site (escariot). best way to improve your voice. contribute to the site in the form of posts and stuff in general, and put that you're a singer in your sig. the best way to get collab requests is to be known for what you do - that's where i get all mine, i'm one of the better sax players on the site and have a couple remixes to prove it. fishy's known for being a guitar shredder, pixie's known for melting 16-year-old boy's ears off...you get the picture. another way is to pop into projects and volunteer your abilities for anyone who needs them. i know lufia's getting off the ground, and link's awakening and super dodgeball are still chugging along.

i'll pay five dollars for your copy of FF7, pez.