Multitrack Track Counts?, How many tracks, and how much Mac? Options

[TylerEss]

First Post!

Hi, all. I'm assembling a PowerMac 8100 as a Macromedia Deck workstation so I can do some recording with my father-in-law. I'm still fine-tuning the audio drive performance, but it's looking like when everythings finished it'll be doing 24 tracks rock-solid. (I'm not going to tolerate dropouts or inconsistent performance!)

I wonder how it stacks up against more modern workstations in price and performance, so:

How many tracks do you get?
What software are you using?
What's the Mac's hardware configuration?

Thanks so much!

Tyler Sable
http://www.fenestrated.net/~macman/mac.html
http://www.lowendmac.com/sable/

[Mac Daddy]

gdoubleyou,

Thanks for that information on the MacIntels... I could not imagine it being "That" much better. I mean a new Porche, Mercedes or Ford is only going to be "Newer"... Sometimes they can be slower than the older ones....

I could not believe how 'Big and Badd' they claim to be... as my Home Boys PE said: 'Don't Believe The Hype' only thing I want to know is: Do the "new" G5's have that PowerBook Pro 'Confrencing' ability? Other than that Steve Jobs has gotten enough of my cash for the next few years... It's either drugs or a new Mac.... Hmmmm.... I'll use these next months Mixing, learning, reading Mac Forum and 'smoking'.