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05-18-2017, 07:10 AM
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Intel compute stick as an everyday horsepower for Reaper?
Hey, I was wondering if ICS can handle basic things in Reaper like 4-5 track editing with 7 to 10 built-in plugins per project enabled? Or if you have any experience with a low end PC configurations that would be nice to hear as well.
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05-18-2017, 06:44 PM
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Should do that very easy, the Atoms are actually quite powerful, as long as you stay away from super heavy synths you should be fine.
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05-18-2017, 11:34 PM
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That's cool shit.
"I brought my rig. Let me plug it in." pulls stick from pocket.
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05-19-2017, 02:28 AM
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The problem is storage...
You can use the one USB3 port for a disk and the other USB2 port for an interface. That leaves no port for KB/mouse, so you'd need to add a hub. Some USB interfaces don't work with hubs.
Can you see the kit expanding to a lot of wires, power supplies and other goodies?
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05-19-2017, 02:39 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cyrano
That leaves no port for KB/mouse, so you'd need to add a hub. Some USB interfaces don't work with hubs.
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Intel® Remote Keyboard
This free new app for Android* and iOS* allows users to wirelessly connect to the Intel® Compute Stick with a smartphone or tablet and use it as a keyboard and mouse.
Interesting, to say the least.
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05-19-2017, 02:40 AM
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I am not so worried about storage as it can be expanded with virtual drives over wifi or SD card. I am very worried about the small size of RAM that these devices have. There are options to go with 1 or 2 GB of RAM. This is the biggest bottleneck so far I think.
The purpose of this stick would be to create simple workplaces for students to do basic tasks like editing or working with simple VSTs. It doesn't need to have a lot of storage or the fastest processor, but it shouldn't be lagging on very simple operations like these. So for example if I edit 2-3 files per project I shouldn't wait 1-2 seconds before the playback. This process should be as quick as possible on this configuration.
Maybe I should expand my question a bit: how good is Reaper with 1 or 2 GBs or RAM?
My brother has 3GB on his PC with Core 2 Duo processor and said it handles Reaper quite good. And I am not sure that this will continue with 1GB of RAM.
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05-19-2017, 02:43 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2009
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Reaper is pretty good with 2 gigs of RAM, but if you can get ICS with 4 gigs of RAM it'll be perfect for the scope of things you want to do, methinks.
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05-19-2017, 10:30 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2010
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Reaper flies with 1gb of RAM, i used to run a 512mb atom netbook as an 8 track recorder, worked fine.
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12-16-2017, 02:37 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2009
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A bit late but I'm using a no name compute stick with a steiny ur44 ..
The spec what I have are
32 gb storage
2gb ddr3
1 usb3
1 micro USB2
HDMI
Atom x5 z8350
It was 165 aus dollars ..
I've run a test with it ..
It ran with no hiccups at 64 samples buffer and 0 ms under pre buffer settings (default is 1200)
Sws region playlist mode
16 track multiplayback
With 4 mono groups/hardware direct outs
A very responsive multitrack playback system for live stage use
I ran another test .
All inputs armed (6 physical )
On record ..
Then
Overdubbed another stereo armed track
(The pre buffer setting started to hiccup so I defaulted back to 1200 )
There are some 7inch touchscreen monitors going for 100 bucks so I was thinking of making a small chassis for the touch screen to give me a little portable recording playback system ...
So not a everyday workhorse but more of a specific dedicated system ...
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