Mac Mini + Live Multitrack Recording |
ven. 14 janv. 2005, 19:01
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Hi All, glad to have found this knowledgable spot!
First off I know hardly anything about Macs except they have a good track record as stable units good with audio applications. As I'm sure is the case with many others I have become enamoured with the new Mac Mini but am wondering if it will be sufficent for what I need. I run a small Jazz CLub in Ireland and for a long time was considering a laptop to record live gigs there. I was looking at Macs and PC laptops, but on a budget of next to nothing with the venue, all desirable options were off limits. With this new machine there is some hope. I am looking at the 1.4Ghz mac mini with 512MB RAM option. I would also get an Edirol FA-101 usb capture card and was wondering how good these would be at live multitrack recording using Logic or Cubase (Have both). I would need to record usually up to 6 Mic imputs or 4 MIc ins with maybe 2-3 Line ins at a push. The usual setup for a night is about that. Sometimes less. Mix it down when I get home. What can I expect from this box with the FA-101 (or indeed a cheaper alternative if anyone knows??)? Any options / help / advice greatly appreciated! One of the sellers of this for me is that it would also be an excellent replacement for my ailing PC at home. Adding a KVM switch I'd have the best of both worlds. Not a laptop, but a unit in the two places I need it most. (Its' lighter to transport than a lot of Laptops) and a hell of a lot cheaper! If my above expectations are unrealistic then caould anyone suggest the max abilities of this unit for live recording. I could work something out. Sorry for the barage of questions. Cheers in advance, Quintron. |
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lun. 17 janv. 2005, 17:35
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Quintron,
A thought about your objectives... If you run a jazz club in Ireland then I'd imagine you'd have some very good artists on your books. If these live recordings are going to be important for you, for the artists and for the Irish (or even European) public then I'd be thinking about at least doubling your budget. Which means... new purchasing scenarios and (hopefully) a much more satisfying result. Good music deserves good audio. Does this make sense? Or am I gleefully making brazen assumptions? |
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Quintron Mac Mini + Live Multitrack Recording ven. 14 janv. 2005, 19:01
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Quintron Hi Tree Leopard et al, Firstly Cheers for all com... mar. 18 janv. 2005, 01:08
editbrain well. if you add the cost of a monitor, keyboard,... mar. 18 janv. 2005, 10:55
Marcia You will be just fine with either the mac mini or ... mar. 18 janv. 2005, 20:03
Tree Leopard Quintron, Ah, but I did make one brazen assumptio... mer. 19 janv. 2005, 05:46
Quintron Cheers again for all posts, @ editbrain, Yes you a... jeu. 20 janv. 2005, 01:34
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editbrain Kate, For your sitution i would recomend a G5 iMac... ven. 4 févr. 2005, 20:51
Kate Thanks, editbrain, I am looking into it. I think ... sam. 5 févr. 2005, 16:39
Quintron Hi again all, ALl I can say about Mac Mini is that... sam. 5 févr. 2005, 18:15
editbrain well the 20" for one has the greater screen a... dim. 6 févr. 2005, 18:30
Kate Thanks, I really appreciate your input, Q. At the... dim. 6 févr. 2005, 21:35
wroyj all i know is my mac pwerbook has 256k of memory a... sam. 15 janv. 2005, 08:55
Quintron Hey wroyj. Cheers for that. Although I wouldn... sam. 15 janv. 2005, 17:03
shaneblyth my external firewire drive is fat32 windows format... dim. 16 janv. 2005, 06:13
editbrain i suggest getting a powerbook instead. then get a ... dim. 16 janv. 2005, 10:40
javiert QUOTE (Quintron @ Jan 15 2005, 16:03)I read t... dim. 16 janv. 2005, 15:32
editbrain i agree that you need to have good hardware for th... mar. 18 janv. 2005, 00:52
Quintron Hi Tree Leopard et al, Firstly Cheers for all com... mar. 18 janv. 2005, 01:08
editbrain well. if you add the cost of a monitor, keyboard,... mar. 18 janv. 2005, 10:55
Marcia You will be just fine with either the mac mini or ... mar. 18 janv. 2005, 20:03
Tree Leopard Quintron, Ah, but I did make one brazen assumptio... mer. 19 janv. 2005, 05:46
Quintron Cheers again for all posts, @ editbrain, Yes you a... jeu. 20 janv. 2005, 01:34
JBeat Quintron, I just bought the 1.42GHz Mac Mini and u... jeu. 3 févr. 2005, 17:15
gogmagog if the budgets is a constraint why not install a M... ven. 4 févr. 2005, 14:58
Kate Well, now I'm confused. I was going to buy a ... ven. 4 févr. 2005, 20:20
editbrain Kate, For your sitution i would recomend a G5 iMac... ven. 4 févr. 2005, 20:51
Kate Thanks, editbrain, I am looking into it. I think ... sam. 5 févr. 2005, 16:39
Quintron Hi again all, ALl I can say about Mac Mini is that... sam. 5 févr. 2005, 18:15
editbrain well the 20" for one has the greater screen a... dim. 6 févr. 2005, 18:30
Kate Thanks, I really appreciate your input, Q. At the... dim. 6 févr. 2005, 21:35
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