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Thanks guys - much appreciated. Planning to get to Bass Direct and seeing if I can try the permutations out - my feeling is to go for an additional 2x10 (a lot depends on when i could get an amp head (if i was to go for a 4x10). If it would be ages, then it would probably make sense to get a 2x10 and then think again in a year . . .

Hi, I've got a Markbass CMD 102P and while the volume's there for my live work, at some of the slighty bigger gigs I've been doing I've felt I've needed a bit more body to the sound. So, I'm mulling over adding an extension cab and intend to try a 1x15 and a 2x10, to see which I prefer. However, I'm wondering about a 4 x 10 cab instead (and maybe not using the speakers on the combo). My thinking is that, when I could afford it, I'd buy an amp head for the 4 x 10 and, in the meantime, I'd have a lot of flexibility (and the bigger sound I'm after). I'd appreciate any views on the wisdom (or lack of it) of using a 4x10 as an extension, please. Cheers, Pete.

I think that there are a lot more plugins available for PC than for Mac, including free ones, so that's something to think about as well. It's worth remembering that an audio interface will work on practically any computer. Even Pro Tools, notorious for being picky about hardware compatibility, will probably work on any bog standard computer (i.e. cheap, Pentium 4 and above). However, you would be limited to recording on very few tracks but one way for you to dip your toes into the water might be to get an M Box (version 1) off eBay, and learn about hard disk recording. Also, if you get any piece of Digidesign hardware, you get Pro Tools software with it. I'm using a Pentium D with 4 meg ram, hardly cutting edge, and I can record big sessions - 40 tracks, plugins like BFD 2, Omnisphere, etc, and FX and EQ and it works (and crashes and stalls now and then) but having finite resources makes you make decisions, and that has to be better than constantly being unable to commit to anything! I bought a dedicated music PC from Red Submarine - it's been great, and a lot cheaper than a Mac - the main thing is that the PC/Mac is a tool to creativity - don't get bogged down in a quest to have a bigger, faster one, etc, etc. Another tip is to browse user forums - Digidesign User Conference is a good one - look and see what PC and Mac Pro Tool users moan about. Also, search out Mac user forums - suss out what their gripes are. just my 2 cents

Sorry - this was supposed to be a reply to a post about recording on a computer - stupidly I created a new post - sorry, and I don't know how to delete it :blush: I think that there are a lot more plugins available for PC than for Mac, including free ones, so that's something to think about as well. It's worth remembering that an audio interface will work on practically any computer. Even Pro Tools, notorious for being picky about hardware compatibility, will probably work on any bog standard computer (i.e. cheap, Pentium 4 and above). However, you would be limited to recording on very few tracks but one way for you to dip your toes into the water might be to get an M Box (version 1) off eBay, and learn about hard disk recording. Also, if you get any piece of Digidesign hardware, you get Pro Tools software with it. I'm using a Pentium D with 4 meg ram, hardly cutting edge, and I can record big sessions - 40 tracks, plugins like BFD 2, Omnisphere, etc, and FX and EQ and it works (and crashes and stalls now and then) but having finite resources makes you make decisions, and that has to be better than constantly being unable to commit to anything! I bought a dedicated music PC from Red Submarine - it's been great, and a lot cheaper than a Mac - the main thing is that the PC/Mac is a tool to creativity - don't get bogged down in a quest to have a bigger, faster one, etc, etc. Another tip is to browse user forums - Digidesign User Conference is a good one - look and see what PC and Mac Pro Tool users moan about. Also, search out Mac user forums - suss out what their gripes are. just my 2 cents