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Lucian · 07-19-2013, 09:06 AM

I would guess yes as my main desktop DAW is still a Q6600 running XP32
and I often get up to 52 tracks on songs using 2 versions of EZ drummer,
2+ vocals, 2-4 guitars audio + bass and east west string libraries as well as other sample libraries, most tracks have eq and compression and all tracks have some VST effect on them. I would make sure your external hard drives are the fastest you can get also, and it probably comes down to front end buss speed on the motherboard.

Use that free DPC latency checker on it if you can.

Those $40 500 gig passport usb drives you find at walmart work fine on my laptop tho it is an I5 win7(64)

07-19-2013, 09:06 AM	#8
Lucian Human being with feelings Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Island of Misfit Toys Posts: 649	I would guess yes as my main desktop DAW is still a Q6600 running XP32 and I often get up to 52 tracks on songs using 2 versions of EZ drummer, 2+ vocals, 2-4 guitars audio + bass and east west string libraries as well as other sample libraries, most tracks have eq and compression and all tracks have some VST effect on them. I would make sure your external hard drives are the fastest you can get also, and it probably comes down to front end buss speed on the motherboard. Use that free DPC latency checker on it if you can. Those $40 500 gig passport usb drives you find at walmart work fine on my laptop tho it is an I5 win7(64) __________________ Give me back my Loc-Nar ! No, It's my Loc-Nar !