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 lun. 15 déc. 2003, 05:42
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I have a g4 powerbook 867 Mhz, 384 mb RAM, running 10.2.8. After some investigation, I've narrowed my choices down to two, for money, quality and reliability: getting an M-Audio Duo and Logic Audio Big Box or getting the Digidesign M-box. (roughly $500 for either) I'm wondering if there's any major differences between the two set-ups (hardware or software advantages, etc.) and also if anyone has any recommendations or warnings for me on my set up in general.
I'll be doing some recording with a mixer probably or just using the 2 inputs for mics, etc. I recognize the limitations of USB but I need good software more than inputs/outputs right now. Maybe I'll upgrade to FireWire sometime. Thanks for your advice! |
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dim. 11 janv. 2004, 04:40
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I did a bit of research recently upon deciding to go digital finally. I'm on a 12" Mac Powerbook. I came really close to going with the M-audio Firewire 410, but changed my mind 'cause it seemed a lot of people weren't happy with 1) the quality of the unit/software itself ("I feel like a beta tester...") and 2) the customer service. Actually, I found some people, Mac users naturally, who were having problems with MIDI so I bailed. I finally decided on the Digidesign Mbox and will have to get a separate MIDI unit. Yeah, Mbox doesn't have MIDI ports... and I know latency will be an issue to conquer, but I didn't find as many complaints out there in the WWW. I was happy to see all the software that's being bundled with units nowadays. The Firewire 410 and the Mbox both are bundled with Reason and Ableton Live. Very nice!
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tgwj Mbox Vs. The Rest Of The Usb World lun. 15 déc. 2003, 05:42
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