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> Almost Ready To Buy First Interface And Software, newbie questions
Rodrigo Ramos
posté mer. 16 mai 2007, 15:30
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Hello everybody,

Alright here is where i am at, i have a Mac G4 powerbook and a 1000 dollars to invest in my first interface and software (aaah!) Like several other writers i have been contemplating between:
digidesign mbox with PTLE vs. MOTU ultralite with logic express.

I want to record mostly acoustic instruments (saxophone, elec and acoustic guitars etc.) but i also want to do field recordings (animals and machines) and i am certain that at some point i will work with midi. I am inspired by the work of brian eno, nigel goodrich (radiohead, beck) jim orourke and john mcentire.

Although i am looking towards doing mainly audio recordings i feel like MOTU/logic is more advantageous - 1) both are particularly MAC oriented, 2)both seem to be more flexible in working with other programs 3) tech support for both sounds more favorable- interestingly i have only found one complaint against Logic/MAC (hahaworld from last november) but i have seen much more complaints about digidesign and PTLE tech support. . . me being a newbie this is important. 4) reviews seem more positive about MOTU preamps than the digi mbox 5) MOTU has more analog i/o than the digi mbox.
Does my reasoning make sense?

question #1 can my MAC G4(OSX) handle logic express? i only have 512 MB and i read Lepetitmartien saying that 768 MB is not enough ( LPM, if you are reading this what were you refering to?)

question #2 i am living in spain (canary islands) and retailers/ distributors in the US dont ship overseas, does anyone know any reliable retailers in Europe ( U.K. will be too expensive!)

question #3 if i buy the MOTU interface in europe, will it be rated to work only with european voltage? or can it function in the states also?

thank you,

rodrigo ramos
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Rodrigo Ramos
posté mar. 22 mai 2007, 10:32
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Thank you HaHaworld and ArchivalAudio for your input, i feel like motu/logic is the road for me. . . as a side note, two nights ago i went to the apple website and watched the logic express demo, and i gotta say it looks really clean and doable. . . of course, i won't be flying around the DAW like the charming english lad in the demo, but it wasnt intimidating either.
On the other side of the coin where is the protools demo??? I went to digidesign's website and found nothing that would introduce or orientate their software (DAW) to someone (like myself.)

Anyhow, I am going to max out my RAM to 2G and i am ordering the 10.4 tiger discs from apple to get my G4 ready for logic. Now my next big question is:
what ext hard drive do i get? In another thread concerning this issue (should i begin another thread for this topic?) i read several complaints against Lacie and postive things about maxtor. . . does anyone have comments or advice?

SHould i really go for a FW ext. HD? My G4 has 2 FW ports (800 & 400)? I am assuming the the MOTU ultralite will want the 800 port, which leaves the 400 for the HD? Can anyone comment on more optimized HDs for audio, should i be looking specifically for a HD with an oxford 911 chipset? what does it do?

Again, i dont have a big budget (100-200euros), i want to get started with just one ext. hard drive for the moment and i know this is contrary to what Lepetitmartien and others have said- two ext. HDs are ideal 1-to save and the other for backup. For now, i am going to take my chances with just one.

whats the word?

rigo
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- Rodrigo Ramos   Almost Ready To Buy First Interface And Software   mer. 16 mai 2007, 15:30
- - apachateca   hey there rodrigo- i can't answer all your qu...   mer. 16 mai 2007, 17:48
- - MacFeegle   Question # 2) Here in the U.S., I have had good l...   jeu. 17 mai 2007, 06:39
- - hanuman   Get an Mbox PRO. You'll be working with the so...   jeu. 17 mai 2007, 10:16
- - boogiety   When you decide on the interface, try http://www....   jeu. 17 mai 2007, 14:57
- - Rodrigo Ramos   a big thank you to everyone for your responses, i ...   jeu. 17 mai 2007, 15:00
- - hahaworld   Hello, Mr. Ramos! HaHaWorld here. Yes, you he...   mar. 22 mai 2007, 03:19
|- - ArchivalAudio   hey so here's my 2¢ I have little experience ...   mar. 22 mai 2007, 06:29
|- - greg001   QUOTE (Rodrigo Ramos @ Tue 22 May 2007, 10...   jeu. 24 mai 2007, 20:14
- - apachateca   i have a lacie and haven't had any problems wi...   mar. 22 mai 2007, 18:09
|- - ArchivalAudio   As far as externals I have 3 OWc (Other World Comp...   mer. 23 mai 2007, 01:13
- - Rodrigo Ramos   Yeah thanks ArchivalAudio, this does help, i wan...   mer. 23 mai 2007, 15:48
- - mortalengines   Also try www.pacificproaudio.com their drives fit...   jeu. 24 mai 2007, 06:03
- - ArchivalAudio   hey techtool is a great tool program, it is not a...   jeu. 24 mai 2007, 06:43
- - Rodrigo Ramos   Alright, it sounds like the important features to ...   ven. 25 mai 2007, 23:54
- - mortalengines   What you want to also make sure of is that the dr...   sam. 26 mai 2007, 05:14


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