G5 With Ibm Chips Options

[petra]

Hi,

I'm getting ready to buy a new computer for my future studio. After emailing, posting messages in forums, long considerations etc. it looks like I will go in the direction of a PC.

Why? I talked to an employee of Apple, and he told me that if I buy a G4 today, I should be ready to sell it when new processors come out at the end of 2003.

I wanted to ask Mac users, what do you think about this new, what I think they call "G5" and what is it going to mean for you? Will your current software and recording hardware work with the G5?

Also, how is Cubase SX with OSX?

Please elnighten me, I might still change my mind and go Mac if it makes sense.

Petra

[petra]

Thanks everyone. I will do some more reading around.

I think that I secretly want to go in the direction of Mac because 1. they have the reputation of being more stable than PCs 2. they just look so much better - what a shallow statement, but hey I like the design:)

BUT the price is an issue, unless I keep the Mac for 5 years. Would I do the same with a PC? I don't know.

Lepetitmartien, thanks for the compliments on Down By The Water. There is so much more material in that direction that I need to record

Before I go on reading other posts, I do have some more specific questions.

1. Mac users. Exactly what kind of Macintosh/sound card/software combination are you using? What are the minimum recommended requirements for the computer to be a stable, reliable music machine?
(I do need Midi, so PT LE by itself is probably not good enough for me. It looks like Logic is. )

2. I know that most professional studios use Macs and Pro Tools. I was advised to get, for example Digi 001 to be compatible with the pros. What would it mean for me, however, if I had a PC with Cubase SX on it and wanted to take it for mixing and mastering to a pro studio that is using ProTools?

Please let me know. Thanks