chim Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 i've got my eee pc 701 set up with xp and it's quite abit more powerful than i thought. So I was I thinking i could get a cool little DAW on it. Ableton seems like it's too heavy, especially if I'd imagine to use any VST synths with it. Anyone have any good advice? A tracker or something could be cool, I'm interested in anything that helps me make fun little tunes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest blicero Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 audiomulch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hahathhat Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 max/msp or supercollider? a tracker? many are quite light older (and hence lighter) version of something like cubase, logic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mrx Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 renoise, highC, reaper, and nord modular Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbpete Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Yeah, Reaper if you want a Sequencer / DAW. Renoise or Schism Tracker (previously known as Impulse Tracker) or Modplug Tracker if you want a tracker (Buzz may be a little too heavy on your system). Cool Edit Pro if you want a good wave editor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tamas Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 I agree with all the responses so I don't have any more suggestions to make, but I've actually been thinking about getting one of those for music making myself... Have you tried Ableton on there? I'd be really curious to hear how it ran if you did try it. I mainly like the format of being able to manage the loops and everything, can you have a few tracks of operator/impulse going, or does it die after one or so? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Asterix Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 I use an eee 901 for gigs with ableton 7 as the sequencer (I use a USB asio soundcard - the internal soundcard doesn't work properly yet with asio4all) works well and it fits nicely into my handbag when the gig is over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest hahathhat Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 would we have been offended by your masking tape? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest blicero Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 he doesn't want to give away his midi mapping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modey Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 buzz is fine on an eeepc, i use it on my 4gb oldskool one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hahathhat Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 he doesn't want to give away his midi mapping. why, because we might sell the information to the chinese? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chim Posted October 8, 2008 Author Share Posted October 8, 2008 I agree with all the responses so I don't have any more suggestions to make, but I've actually been thinking about getting one of those for music making myself... The thing is it was going for half the price at the store because it was a returned item, so I would've felt stupid not buying it when I don't have any other computer. I've gotten a slim version of xp on it and a few minor tools for managing resolution etc, as well as an external HDD to keep the internal drive as clean as possible. My main idea was to get it while I'm saving up for a real music machine, but I'm trying to push the limits of it and see what it can do music wise. This thing can even play vice city without breaking a sweat, so regardless of it's music making or synthesis capabilities I feel that I've gotten more than my money's worth. It's way small and way easy to carry around (until you hook it up to several USB devices, heh). But hook it up to an external monitor and you've got full resolution. Have you tried Ableton on there? I'd be really curious to hear how it ran if you did try it. I mainly like the format of being able to manage the loops and everything, can you have a few tracks of operator/impulse going, or does it die after one or so? I haven't tried it but i will. I haven't modified the PC at all except clocking it to 1GHZ with eeectl (which is entirely safe, everyone seems to do that). A guy in the dorm room has modded his to use 2gig ram which is quite a difference to my 512mb. But I used a 2ghz 512mb ram to make music with ableton a year or so back, so I can't imagine it being impossible to run. I'll post the results. Yeah, Reaper if you want a Sequencer / DAW. Renoise or Schism Tracker (previously known as Impulse Tracker) or Modplug Tracker if you want a tracker (Buzz may be a little too heavy on your system). Cool Edit Pro if you want a good wave editor. Haha cool edit pro's got nothing on goldwave :P Thanks for the tips i'll try reaper out, audiomulch looks abit intense. I have to be honest, i don't get along well with trackers, i'm open for it if it means I'll be able to make a larger variety of music in a simpler environment. But I'll see what I can dish out against the DAW's first. cheerio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Asterix Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 would we have been offended by your masking tape? :O) just removing any identifying features Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kokoon Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 901's Atom is much more powerful than 701's celeron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Asterix Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 901's Atom is much more powerful than 701's celeron not by much, I think it's equivalent to an 800mhz celeron when running at 1.6ghz. The atom is more power efficient and runs cooler than the celerons though. (I got this info from tom's hardware) but it's still enough for me to run 4 tracks of audio + 4 EQs + 2 send effect + 2 vsti tracks for my gigs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impakt Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 EnergyXT2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zazen Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 Interesting ... I might pick up an EeePC and try this ... would be good for travelling anyone else with advice? Reaper and/or EnergyXT sound like good routes to take ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chim Posted October 15, 2008 Author Share Posted October 15, 2008 Ok EnergyXT works great but i dont like the interface. Reason runs well, a tad slow at times but you can definitely make a track with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modey Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 Ok EnergyXT works great but i dont like the interface. Reason runs well, a tad slow at times but you can definitely make a track with it. wow, i didn't even think reason would run on an eee pc! i'll have to give it a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chim Posted November 12, 2008 Author Share Posted November 12, 2008 ABLETON WORKS PERFECT amazing how versatile that program is... Yesss. But the CPU can't handle a giantass amount of effects, but a couple of synths are NO PROBLEM at all! See YLC for proof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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