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 mer. 29 août 2001, 04:09
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Hi all. I need some serious help in making some music on my Powerbook. Can I use the input in the back (I have a G3 400, 192Mb ram)? I have a USB Midi converter (Steinberg), but don't have a USB audio unit (ie roland UA-3). I was thinking of downloading Pro-Tools Free, is this a good place to start? I just need to make demos, I'm not recording pro CDs (yet). I am totally confused by all the software choices there is out there. Is there anyone out there who works on a G3 Powerbook who can guide me? I'm near Toronto, Canada, and I'm used to recording with MIDI equipment. Audio on the computer is another question. HEEEEELP! Thanks to all........mark
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jeu. 6 sept. 2001, 22:35
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Finally found it! I see now that almost all the info for a powerbook owner is online at the Apple website and is not in the manuals that come with the thing.
http://gemma.apple.com/techpubs/mac/Sound/...d/Sound-18.html You are correct Abbie and thank YOU,I get frustrated with all this I just wanna play music! LOL. But you win they ARE jacks. Inputs or jacks if you want to call it that, and it is indeed on there because there is a sound manager and sound card inside all G3'S no matter which one you have. It is a much better one in G4's with FIREWRE and USB ports and the imic and all but even without those things I can run an external mic right into the powerbook and it will record those vocals. YEA! And it will convert analog to digital. Now how my singer will hear the midi tracks I don't know I haven't read yet or figured that out yet, (perhaps a mixer is needed) but I need to run my tracks out of the computer into the boom box TO PUMP BASS, EQ BALANCE AND RECORD ONTO HIGH BIAS CASSETTES. But I will need a Radioshack extension cord with stereo line inputs BUT (big 'but' here) BUT it has to have a 1/4'' jack on the other end to run out of the powerbook 1/8' output. Like i said earlier i have the 1/8 to 1/4 adaptors so no problem there if i can find a cord like that; stereo outs and 1/4' input plug on the other end. My built-in sound manager even lets me boost and eq the mic signal before converting it into digital. Mac's are actually always superior to pc's for multimedia and music applications. I should have realized I mght be o.k. without anything costly needed. Since I am atleast talking G3 here folks. LOL. Just get me a midiman serial (printer port) interface and I'm jammin'! :-) I still like Musoman's idea of getting a small mixer to monitor and eq and route things the way I want.... to record the mic in and sound out WITH A LITTLE MIXER AS A GO BETWEEN, just helps each path both ways, to record the vocals in, and to record it all out onto the boom box. |
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musoman88 Beginner on Powerbook mer. 29 août 2001, 04:09
jq Yo Musoman 88,
I have a PB G3 (400 Pismo).
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abbie James, Things are looking up here, sounds like yo... ven. 7 sept. 2001, 14:23 |
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