Netbook music making?
Due to budgetary restraints I’ve just bought a Samsung N110 netbook erm, mini-notebook. The plan is try and install Ableton Live 8, Reaktor 5 and my free VST stuff. So far Ableton will run, but using FX will make the CPU max out quickly. I’ll update here on how the system copes as I try out various set-ups over the weekend. One amazing thing is that I have tested the battery whilst installing stuff and it may make me fall in love with this netbook, oops, mini-notebook. My estimate is that under HEAVY use, I’ll get 4 hours minimum from a fully charged start… maybe more?
I know netbooks are meant for basic use. For my day job it will be fine, in conjunction with Remote Desktop access to my developer desktop. However, that said, anything else I can persuade it to do, will be such a bonus.
Tags: ambient, mp3, music, netbook