Computer geeks please help me! - Page 2

stu666 · 12.01.2013, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by !@#$%!

what did you end up getting? #geekpr0n

HP Pavilion 15-e092ea

Toilet & Bowels · 12.01.2013, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by noisereductions

and cuz fuck Win8.

I wish I knew about win8 before I bought a new laptop this year.

floatingslowly · 12.01.2013, 04:58 PM

Metro is for guys who trim their pubic hair.

I hope it finally kills microsoftie

!@#$%! · 12.01.2013, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by stu666

HP Pavilion 15-e092ea

looks decent and a good value, well under budget too-- congrats. plus the 1TB drive can't hurt for storage.

EVOLghost · 12.01.2013, 08:55 PM

Don't they allow you to downgrade to windows7?

Cunt · 12.02.2013, 07:36 AM

I plan on ripping my vinyl at some point. I think what I'll do is get a board like the beaglebone or raspberry pi and setup a nice script to automate the whole process.

Toilet & Bowels · 12.02.2013, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by EVOLghost

Don't they allow you to downgrade to windows7?

Probably but it's probably a ball ache.

!@#$%! · 12.02.2013, 03:18 PM

i'm lucky i don't have to deal with this, but i read that 8.1 (free upgrade) fixes most of the things people complain about like lack of a start button etc.

floatingslowly · 12.03.2013, 07:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Cunt

I plan on ripping my vinyl at some point. I think what I'll do is get a board like the beaglebone or raspberry pi and setup a nice script to automate the whole process.

unless the script automates the needle-arm, I'm not sure it'd make much difference to me. flipping platters takes as much time as pushing stop on audacity.

besides, my OCD kicked in halfway through a crate and I gave up on "rip to .wav" and just started directly going for lower bitrate mp3s to save on space. massive sighs ensued.

Cunt · 12.03.2013, 08:47 AM

Yeah, unfortunately the mechanical work will come down to a monkey. Although it could be fun to get some servo's and perhaps some suction cups, but at that point it's a bit of a Rube Goldberg contraption.

The script will come handy for trivial stuff like cutting tracks, adding metadata, uploading the files to the server, making checksums etc.

You know what, these boards(I call them boards but they're actually full-fledged computers) are so cheap that might get another one just to do a simultaneous low bitrate encoding.

Toilet & Bowels · 12.03.2013, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Cunt

Yeah, unfortunately the mechanical work will come down to a monkey. Although it could be fun to get some servo's and perhaps some suction cups, but at that point it's a bit of a Rube Goldberg contraption.

The script will come handy for trivial stuff like cutting tracks, adding metadata, uploading the files to the server, making checksums etc.

You know what, these boards(I call them boards but they're actually full-fledged computers) are so cheap that might get another one just to do a simultaneous low bitrate encoding.

You create checksums for mp3s?

Cunt · 12.03.2013, 09:26 AM

Sure, the mp3s, FLACs and everything I'll be transferring across the network. I might use some protocols like rsync that do the checksum comparison simultaneously.

Why not? Makes sense don't you think?

tesla69 · 12.03.2013, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by stu666

My main use would be transferring my recordings from minidisc, watching videos, playing music and browsing the Internet. I've already waisted half a day looking at various products but I'm still not sure what to go for.

What is the line in plug - a miniplug? My laptop, an older HP, has a miniplug input for a mic. I know those old sony minidiscs had special optical cords, I have one for my DAT.

[EDIT] I'm NOT taken by the tablets, I want a keyboard. all this touching touching touching of screens, I don't like it.

stu666 · 12.03.2013, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by tesla69

What is the line in plug - a miniplug? My laptop, an older HP, has a miniplug input for a mic. I know those old sony minidiscs had special optical cords, I have one for my DAT.

I'm taken by the tablets, I want a keyboard. all this touching touching touching of screens, I don't like it.

The line in is a mini jack connection. The mic input you mentioned would probably be mono only and poor sound quality. I hate touchscreen'd too...

Cunt · 12.03.2013, 11:46 AM

It's probably best to use USB. I would.

!@#$%! · 12.03.2013, 12:57 PM

an audio interface would be best, yeah. usb, fw, thunderbolt, whatever.

Cunt · 12.03.2013, 01:26 PM

^^That's what I meant to say.

Something like this Behringer ADC should be good enough.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Behringer-UC...dp/B000KW2YEI/

!@#$%! · 12.03.2013, 01:33 PM

don't know about that. might be as crummy as the laptop's own DAC. i'd get an mbox, though i don't like proprietary solutions, which is why i sold my digirack, ha ha, so no, i wouldn't get an mbox… but something good...

Cunt · 12.03.2013, 03:05 PM

Eh, what I've heard is that the issues usually come down to bad grounds, jack interferences, etc. not so much the signal converter itself.

tesla69 · 12.03.2013, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Cunt

^^That's what I meant to say.

Something like this Behringer ADC should be good enough.
http://www.behringer.com/assets/UCA2...pective_XL.jpg
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I own one of these, it might be the unit or Windows, but it is a little glitchy, sometimes it activates on its own, other times you just have to reboot to get it to work. While the quality is good I think I wouldn't want to use it for any critical applications. And there is no direct miniplug in with this specific device.

12.01.2013, 04:58 PM	#23
floatingslowly invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 21,165	Metro is for guys who trim their pubic hair. I hope it finally kills microsoftie
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EVOLghost invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: cybatraz! Posts: 11,537	Don't they allow you to downgrade to windows7?
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12.02.2013, 07:36 AM	#26
Cunt bad moon rising Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 184	I plan on ripping my vinyl at some point. I think what I'll do is get a board like the beaglebone or raspberry pi and setup a nice script to automate the whole process.
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12.02.2013, 03:18 PM	#28
!@#$%! invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: mars attacks Posts: 42,580	i'm lucky i don't have to deal with this, but i read that 8.1 (free upgrade) fixes most of the things people complain about like lack of a start button etc.
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12.03.2013, 08:47 AM	#30
Cunt bad moon rising Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 184	Yeah, unfortunately the mechanical work will come down to a monkey. Although it could be fun to get some servo's and perhaps some suction cups, but at that point it's a bit of a Rube Goldberg contraption. The script will come handy for trivial stuff like cutting tracks, adding metadata, uploading the files to the server, making checksums etc. You know what, these boards(I call them boards but they're actually full-fledged computers) are so cheap that might get another one just to do a simultaneous low bitrate encoding.
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12.03.2013, 09:26 AM	#32
Cunt bad moon rising Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 184	Sure, the mp3s, FLACs and everything I'll be transferring across the network. I might use some protocols like rsync that do the checksum comparison simultaneously. Why not? Makes sense don't you think?
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12.03.2013, 11:46 AM	#35
Cunt bad moon rising Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 184	It's probably best to use USB. I would.
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12.03.2013, 12:57 PM	#36
!@#$%! invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: mars attacks Posts: 42,580	an audio interface would be best, yeah. usb, fw, thunderbolt, whatever.
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12.03.2013, 01:26 PM	#37
Cunt bad moon rising Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 184	^^That's what I meant to say. Something like this Behringer ADC should be good enough. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Behringer-UC...dp/B000KW2YEI/
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12.03.2013, 01:33 PM	#38
!@#$%! invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: mars attacks Posts: 42,580	don't know about that. might be as crummy as the laptop's own DAC. i'd get an mbox, though i don't like proprietary solutions, which is why i sold my digirack, ha ha, so no, i wouldn't get an mbox… but something good...
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12.03.2013, 03:05 PM	#39
Cunt bad moon rising Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 184	Eh, what I've heard is that the issues usually come down to bad grounds, jack interferences, etc. not so much the signal converter itself.
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