New Mac User! Osx Or Os9?, is there enough software on osX? Options

[r0cker]

hello, thanks for checking my message.

i will be getting my new powerbook next week and am not sure whether to run osX or os9 as i don't know if there are sufficient programs, virtual instruments and plugins available yet on the osX platform.

i currently run cubase 5 but plan to change to logic eventually though i will initially be using both on the mac until i complete the tracks half done in cubase!

If anyone could advise me whether its worth running osX now that would be great as it would save me a lot of trouble of buying and installing loads of programs (if they exist!) and finding that there are essential things i cannot use. i plan to use the two sequencers mentioned as well as lots of softsynths and effects.

any help is much appreciated.
thanks in advance,
r0cker

[lepetitmartien]

You can (with subtleties) use both but :

- at this time only Logic, reason, Live are X released (correct me if I'm wrong) the current state can be followed in the X forum and in the news

- your interfaces may not have a full working driver, if one at all, either midi or audio

- everything runs ok under 9

I don't say you can't use X, but you'll be reduced to logic at the moment. It'll change soon, but when…

Anyway, install both, have a OS9 separated from the Classic used for X that you can use for music, so that you have a clean environement in 9, and you can begin to learn X. The best would be to begin directly in X so that you don't have to burden yourself learning 2 OSs but I don't know if your interfaces will permit it. Read extensively the OSX forum, check the hardware you have in mind, the homework will give you the complete answer