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 jeu. 24 juil. 2003, 22:02
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Hi Everyone...
First off...I would like to say that this forum is great!!! I am a new member and definately a Mac fan. I am in the market to buy a new computer and have decided to go for Mac all the way. I am seriously considering the G4 powerbook 15" but now the 17" has intrigued me further. I know many people have a problem with its size but for me its actually a benefit having such a large screen to view when working. I will be using the PB mainly for music production..you know sampling, looping, multi-tracking...whatever. Considering I buy the G4 PB 17"...my ideal set up will consist of Logic 6 or Cubase SX running on OSX..a software sampler (Halion 2.0 or Logic EXSP)...the audio card will probably be the Digidesign M Box so I can benefit from having Pro Tools...for a midi controller I am looking at the small Oxygen 8 keyboard. Eventually I also want to get a Firewire drive strictly for the audio considering that the internal hard drive is running @ 4200 according to specs. Will I have a problem if I start with the internal drive for now. Obviously I want to be able to do both midi and audio based production together with some VST instruments and EFX. My question is...will the G4 PB 17" accomodate my demands and needs. I have heard from others that its a true workhorse and I shouldnt have a problem. Is there anyone out there that can shed some light on this for me possibly user experiences...pros...cons...or just good old opinions. Much respect and thanks in advance. PS...I will soon be running with the Mac gurus..LOL |
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lun. 4 août 2003, 17:18
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yep... the Mbox is nice... but not sure how it plays with other non-digidesign apps such as the Logic and Cubase in OSX though. I have major latency issues using Logic 4.8.1 with my Digi001 on OS9 but this may or may not be an issue in OSX. I would try to decide which app you will use mainly for audio production and get an interface that will work good with it first.
Example..... I use PT for most audio work and then resort to Logic for midi work (which has very little latency compared to monitoring audio inputs in Logic) so my Digi001 works best for me in that situation. If Cubase or another app besides PT will be the main audio tracker.... then you might want to consider another interface 
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THE DUDE G4 Powerbook 17" jeu. 24 juil. 2003, 22:02
c.frederik I join to the people owning a 17" Powerbook G... dim. 3 août 2003, 07:13 Synthetic c.fred.... i don't use Mbox but my Digi001 use... lun. 4 août 2003, 17:22 c.frederik Hello,
In the meantime I was informed in other (D... mar. 5 août 2003, 09:09 THE DUDE Thank you to everyone who has replied so far...it ... mar. 5 août 2003, 19:51 c.frederik Hello The Dude,
So, in answer to your first quest... mer. 6 août 2003, 08:13 THE DUDE Well c.frederik I thank you aswell for your experi... ven. 8 août 2003, 07:38 c.frederik Hello the Dude,
Thanks for your advice. Indeed 12... ven. 8 août 2003, 08:52 THE DUDE Maybe I should have also asked what kind of music ... ven. 8 août 2003, 21:50
c.frederik Hello the Dude,
Thanks a lot for all your informat... sam. 9 août 2003, 09:03 |
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