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dim. 16 sept. 2007, 20:05
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Hello there,
first time visiter, first time poster here... I am currently using a powerbook 1.25 and I want to move into the ability to use some robust virtual instruments like toon track's "ezdrummer" and spek's "atmosphere", along with interested in the new east west quantum leap app called "gypsy" and the like. My powerbook just wont cut it of course so I am thinking about getting a desktop mac. Can anyone tell me from real world knowledge whether I could do everything I want with a used dual g5 or whether I really need to bite the bullet and get the new quad 2.66 intel? I know ram is a big thing so I will upgrade either machine wiith atleast 4 gig ram. I will be looking to do realistic backing tracks for my songs with virtual instruments and then adding say 16 tracks of audio tracks as well to the track. Any ideas? Of course the music stores and the mac store are just out to sell the newest greatest of everything so you can't really get any honest opinions based on personal experience so I came here. Can anyone discuss this with me? Thanks and glad to be part of the group. |
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jeu. 20 sept. 2007, 04:23
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I think the most important point is to decide if you want to move the software update road or not… Check what you are using that you have already in UB or not.
If you lack in the UB department, maybe a G5 or 2 would be better. If not… Now, I personally lack of much feedback from Mac Pro users, the only one I know has more issues than with the G5 he had before. The question is, is it a special case or common situation? I don't know. I've found my brand new refurbished macbook to be prone to more little hiccups than my first gen G5 on day to day non music use, and I'm a monster at maintenance and stability. So I'm in doubt for the time being. -------------------- Our Classifeds • Nos petites annonces • Terms Of Service / Conditions d'Utilisation • Forum Rules / Règles des Forums • MacMusic.Org & SETI@Home
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jeu. 20 sept. 2007, 04:45
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Yes that is a very valid point my friend. As for the software road... I don't really have much alreayd so I would have to purchase the virtual instruments I want to use anyways. I currently own protools 6.7x and logic pro 7 so I will have to see if they are UB but either way,... I am looking to christmas gifts for the software I need either way. right now I am just trying to see what machine would do what I need it to more smoothly.
Now on an updated note to my story and research. My company that I do web design for during the day while not doing music... uggg day job... anyways... sorry for the side track of sorrow haha. Just purchased a quad intel 2.66 and actually splurged and added 10 gigs...yes you heard me...10 gigs of ram to it. They have a pretty impressive 30" apple screen too. Anyways... so today upon my suprise we had one... I went into the "video suite" room where it found it's new home. I took the ezdrummer installer disk I recently purchased for my new system and I sat down at the impressive screen. I popped the disc in and beyond my belief... I waited 10 minutes for it to install without it completing. Now I thought...oh wait it might not be binary... but I checked and yes it is... so why wouldn't it install after oooh so long? I waited a while longer and then eventually gave up. It just worried me... cause yeah they say this machine should be lightning fast and here it is loaded with way more ram then I could ever put in mine if I bought one... and it still was sort of not noticeably lightning? Any thoughts? i am looking for a quad intel owner out ther to tell me their actual real world sequencing and recording experience with their machine... and then also... older g5 dual 2 and above owners with their thoughts.. so that we can all decide whether the price of the quad intel makes any sense for now... or for another year for that matter. Thanks so much. I think the most important point is to decide if you want to move the software update road or not… Check what you are using that you have already in UB or not.
If you lack in the UB department, maybe a G5 or 2 would be better. If not… Now, I personally lack of much feedback from Mac Pro users, the only one I know has more issues than with the G5 he had before. The question is, is it a special case or common situation? I don't know. I've found my brand new refurbished macbook to be prone to more little hiccups than my first gen G5 on day to day non music use, and I'm a monster at maintenance and stability. So I'm in doubt for the time being. |
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JonRaven What Mac To Buy? dim. 16 sept. 2007, 20:05
ironhead well a dual power mac g5 not an imac can of cours... lun. 17 sept. 2007, 05:30
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emgcarra Well. here goes my two cents...participation wise,... ven. 21 sept. 2007, 14:07
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DANO10 Hi Guys, Is this what you mean by a quad? ... ven. 21 sept. 2007, 14:46
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lepetitmartien Thanks Jim, more mac pro input than I've heard... dim. 23 sept. 2007, 03:28
JonRaven Yes this is a grreat posting reply Jim. Thanks so... dim. 23 sept. 2007, 06:55
Mac Daddy Jim Hoyland, I knew there was a reason I liked yo... dim. 23 sept. 2007, 14:56
JonRaven ok so now that I know i want a dual g5 2.5 machine... dim. 23 sept. 2007, 19:59
lepetitmartien errhhhhhh Maybe some reading over the G5 family w... lun. 24 sept. 2007, 04:28
Mac Daddy lepetitmartien.... "errhhhhhh. Maybe some rea... lun. 24 sept. 2007, 08:31
JonRaven in that case... merci lun. 24 sept. 2007, 14:17
lepetitmartien I point the solution to cover the basics and more,... mar. 25 sept. 2007, 02:56
JonRaven tres' bien, merci I look very forward to hear... mar. 25 sept. 2007, 03:04
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mishmashmole I have seen referrals to this thread when people a... mer. 26 sept. 2007, 12:57
mortalengines Go ahead and upgrade to Live 6. I did and I have... jeu. 27 sept. 2007, 04:55
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JonRaven thank you so very much for your collective help. ... jeu. 11 oct. 2007, 00:07
Mac Daddy [thank you so very much for your collective help. ... jeu. 11 oct. 2007, 13:54
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hahaworld Thanks for the good words, friends! I'm pi... sam. 27 oct. 2007, 15:41
Mac Daddy hahaworld, Bravo! Hurray! Yippeeeee! ... dim. 28 oct. 2007, 13:58
ironhead well a dual power mac g5 not an imac can of cours... lun. 17 sept. 2007, 05:30
JonRaven Hello there and thank you for replying with your t... lun. 17 sept. 2007, 15:25
hahaworld Hello, friend! I have had lots of problems wi... mar. 18 sept. 2007, 04:37
mortalengines Definitely make sure that ANY Mac (or PC) you buy... mar. 18 sept. 2007, 05:00
JonRaven wow you guys are awesome. I am sooo sorry your pr... mar. 18 sept. 2007, 05:46
Mac Daddy hahaworld, I have followed your story regarding ... mer. 19 sept. 2007, 11:21
JonRaven Hello macdaddy, I am a little confused here. I ha... mer. 19 sept. 2007, 14:33
JonRaven Wait a minute... I am confused. I checked out the... mer. 19 sept. 2007, 21:17
Mac Daddy JonRaven... Sorry for any confusion. When hahawor... jeu. 20 sept. 2007, 06:08
JonRaven After my little test on the company quad intel wit... jeu. 20 sept. 2007, 15:30
lepetitmartien Yup G5 are now rock solid, the only problem remain... jeu. 20 sept. 2007, 15:45
JonRaven For now I have talked to a few friends and they sa... ven. 21 sept. 2007, 00:26
lepetitmartien Talk about coincidence… A member on the French sid... ven. 21 sept. 2007, 04:16
emgcarra Well. here goes my two cents...participation wise,... ven. 21 sept. 2007, 14:07
JonRaven I will await your reports on the quad pro with 3 g... ven. 21 sept. 2007, 14:49
DANO10 Hi Guys, Is this what you mean by a quad? ... ven. 21 sept. 2007, 14:46
lepetitmartien Quads are the last G5, 4 cores, liquid cooling. G... ven. 21 sept. 2007, 16:43
JonRaven Yes I understand that there was amac g5 quad and a... ven. 21 sept. 2007, 17:05
Jim Hoyland We have 8 dual G5s and 7 MacPros running in variou... sam. 22 sept. 2007, 11:57
lepetitmartien Thanks Jim, more mac pro input than I've heard... dim. 23 sept. 2007, 03:28
JonRaven Yes this is a grreat posting reply Jim. Thanks so... dim. 23 sept. 2007, 06:55
Mac Daddy Jim Hoyland, I knew there was a reason I liked yo... dim. 23 sept. 2007, 14:56
JonRaven ok so now that I know i want a dual g5 2.5 machine... dim. 23 sept. 2007, 19:59
lepetitmartien errhhhhhh Maybe some reading over the G5 family w... lun. 24 sept. 2007, 04:28
Mac Daddy lepetitmartien.... "errhhhhhh. Maybe some rea... lun. 24 sept. 2007, 08:31
JonRaven in that case... merci lun. 24 sept. 2007, 14:17
lepetitmartien I point the solution to cover the basics and more,... mar. 25 sept. 2007, 02:56
JonRaven tres' bien, merci I look very forward to hear... mar. 25 sept. 2007, 03:04
lepetitmartien Well, no Leopard, no iPhone, no keynote, not very ... mar. 25 sept. 2007, 22:57
mishmashmole I have seen referrals to this thread when people a... mer. 26 sept. 2007, 12:57
mortalengines Go ahead and upgrade to Live 6. I did and I have... jeu. 27 sept. 2007, 04:55
mishmashmole Wow, it's nice to know someone out there has t... jeu. 27 sept. 2007, 09:36
lepetitmartien Ttt G5 are either mono, MP or dual cores, with the... mer. 10 oct. 2007, 23:58
JonRaven thank you so very much for your collective help. ... jeu. 11 oct. 2007, 00:07
Mac Daddy [thank you so very much for your collective help. ... jeu. 11 oct. 2007, 13:54
lepetitmartien Yeah cool deal you got! the most important is ... ven. 12 oct. 2007, 14:18
JonRaven Yeah i feel i got an amazing deal as well. And it... sam. 13 oct. 2007, 11:30
hahaworld Hello, everyone! HaHaWorld here. I'm the ... ven. 26 oct. 2007, 22:25
lepetitmartien 512 MB of RAM is a laugh, OS X to start being aliv... ven. 26 oct. 2007, 23:25
rcross73 And actually, your dual-core 2.66 Intel machine? ... sam. 27 oct. 2007, 15:16
hahaworld Thanks for the good words, friends! I'm pi... sam. 27 oct. 2007, 15:41
Mac Daddy hahaworld, Bravo! Hurray! Yippeeeee! ... dim. 28 oct. 2007, 13:58
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