System Set-up PT11 and Presonus

Hi Fourm



First off, I am a complete newbie here so please excuse my ignorance…



I am an old guy that is versed in the analog / tape world but lost in the world of the digital jungle. Spending way more time on fourms, reading software manuals than creating and laying tracks. I have recorded with several bands on 24 ch 1” and 2” tape systems with outboard gear… but tape is getting costly and hard to find…. so here I am.



1. With the idea of not wanting to re-invent the wheel, I wanted to toss out the system that I have and ask if there are any know issues/get feedback on the system I have assembled. I don’t know what is important so here is everything from a “Sandy” scan:



Software: PT11.3



Mixer: Presonus 32.4.1 AI with fire wire 800



Computer: HP h8-1120 103C_53316J G=D; Mainboard : Pegatron 2AC2; Total Memory : 8GB DIMM DDR3



Processors: Intel(R) Core i7-2600 CPU @ 3.40GHz (4C 8T 3.69GHz, 3.7GHz IMC, 4x 256kB L2, 8MB L3)



Chipset: Memory Controller : HP Core (Sandy Bridge) DRAM Controller 100MHz, 2x 4GB DIMM DDR3 1.33GHz 128-bit



Memory Module(s): Memory Module : Samsung M378B5273DH0-CH9 4GB DIMM DDR3 PC3-10700U DDR3-1334 (9-9-9-25 4-34-10-5)

Video System: Video Adapter : NVIDIA GeForce GT 530 (96SP SM5.0 1.4GHz, 2GB 1.59GHz, PCIe 2.00 x16)



Graphics Processor: OpenCL GP Processor : nVidia GeForce GT 530 (96SP 2C 1.4GHz, 2GB)

Compute Shader Processor : NVIDIA GeForce GT 530 (96SP 1.4GHz, 2GB 1.59GHz)



Storage Devices: SAMSUNG HD103SJ (1TB, SATA300, 3.5", 7200rpm, 32MB Cache) : 932GB (C:) (D:) Seagate ST31000528AS (1TB, SATA300, 3.5", 7200rpm) : 932GB (K:) INTEL SSDSC2CT120A3 (120GB, SATA600, 2.5", SSD) : 112GB Seagate ST1000LM002-9VQ14L (1TB, USB2/SATA150/300, 3.5", 5400rpm, 16MB Cache) : 932GB (L:) hp DVD A DH16ABSH (SATA150, DVD+-RW, CD-RW, 2MB Cache) : N/A (E:) TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-222AL (7.5GB, SATA150, DVD+-RW, CD-RW, 2MB Cache) : 7GB (F:)



Logical Storage Devices: SYSTEM : 100MB (NTFS); Studio_D (K:) : 932GB (NTFS) @ Seagate ST31000528AS (1TB, SATA300, 3.5", 7200rpm); Protools (L:) : 932GB (NTFS) @ Seagate ST1000LM002-9VQ14L (1TB, USB2/SATA150/300, 3.5", 5400rpm, 16MB Cache); Studio_C: (C:) : 919GB (NTFS) @ SAMSUNG HD103SJ (1TB, SATA300, 3.5", 7200rpm, 32MB Cache); Pro Tools (F:) : 7GB (CDFS) @ TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-222AL (7.5GB, SATA150, DVD+-RW, CD-RW, 2MB Cache)



Peripherals: Audio Device : HP Cougar Point High Definition Audio Controller

Audio Codec : Realtek Semi Realtek 662 High Definition Audio

Disk Controller : HP Cougar Point 6 port SATA AHCI Controller

FireWire/1394 Controller 1 : 13330 XIO2213A PCI Express to 1394b OHCI with 3-Port PHY



Network Services : Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller (Ethernet, 1Gbps); Network Adapter : Bluetooth Device (Personal Area Network) (Ethernet)



Operating System

Windows System : Microsoft Windows 7 Home 6.01.7601 (Service Pack 1);Platform Compliance : x64





2. Are there any obvious issues that I will encounter when installing/ running this system… i.e. could not get PT11 to load due to a "can't initialize audio engine" error. After a day saw on a fourm to get the ASIO4ALL driver… (not sure why this free version wouldn’t come with the $700 software)



3. I would love to get a few (free) .ptx files of live bands that I can play with/ modify before trying to record the real band. Does anyone have a few links where I can get them?



4. Are there any experts / consultant that provide guidance on a T&M basis…



Thanks in advance for your support



Tx



Sully