[PlanetCCRMA] Questions on Dual CPU's

[Chris Synan]

Roy,

I recently built an AMD dual core system for my recording rig, I mainly 
use ardour and jamin.  To me, the dual core platform was a big win in 
bang for buck, especially for multithreaded apps.  I am very pleased 
with the performance of this system!

Check out this earlier discussion on this topic:

http://ccrma-mail.stanford.edu/pipermail/planetccrma/2005-December/010851.html

Good luck, 

Chris


>I'm looking into a new system. I'm toying with the idea of dual CPU's. 
>Here are my questions:
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>1. Is anyone using duals as a recording/mixing/mastering platform?
>2. If so, is there a big performance increase? Is it a good bang for $$$ ?
>3. What kernel version is recommended?
>4. Intel or AMD?
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>I want to get a good system, but I don't want to spend $$$ that I don't 
>need or can't use.
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>I'm planning on using Ardour and Audacity for a lot of my work.
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>TIA,
>Roy
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