ZeroZero
well with an i7 and all that ram i'm not surprised.
sadly many musicians cant afford such a set up.
cos if one adds in also the cost of sophisticated sample libs
set ups such as yours can become very very expensive.
ive heard some of the sample libs. yes extremely nice.
but some of them can run into several thousand dollars alone
i understand. fine for a studio with a good cash flow.
but outside the budget of a lot of small//project studios.

fyi i once owned a nice studio.
but it all got too much to maintain and worry about.
ive also seen over the years lots of hot trends come and go.
so i'm a tad cautious as a result of being in the past
an early adopter that got some arrows in my back. lol.

myself..i'm holding back waiting for i7 prices to drop hopefully.

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