Conceptually, there is nothing that prevents a hard disk based system from producing high quality sound. The RME soundcard is a pro grade audio card and I run one of its digital outputs into an MSB Platinum (just like your friend).īTW, the majority of major label releases are either recorded, mixed or mastered using hard disk based systems (Sonic Solutions, Sadie, ProTools etc). The computer and the hard disks are physically isolated from vibration and they are all run through a PS600 power regenerator. A less than 10 minutes one time investment is no big deal for me. If the computer were hooked up to the internet (it's not), then i-tune would automatically download the song info from an on-line database. It takes about 5 minutes to type in the song titles. A typical CD takes 3 or 4 minutes to input. I use i-tunes and store the files in the 16 bit/44.1 AIFF format. Hueske, I use the Mac's internal CD player to rip music from the CDs onto the hard disk(s).
