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 Ibook And Cubase Sx, ibook and cubase sx |
 Thu 24 Jul 2003, 01:47
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 Newbie Group: Members Posts: 3 Joined: 24-Jul 03 From: Fairfax - US Member No.: 21,811  |
I recently purchased an ibook. (G3 900/256MB). I was curious if anyone has experience with running Cubase SX on this system. The minimum specs for Cubase SX seem to suggest a G4. The Emagic software seems to suggest less stringent minimum specs, however for both $$ and compatability with another musician I work with Cubase would be preferable. Any comments are appreciated.
If it matters I'm running OSX 10.2 and plan to use the Motu 828 firewire device in this scenario. Thanks |
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 Mon 1 Mar 2004, 07:38
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 3 Joined: 29-Feb 04 From: Miraflores - PE Member No.: 37,244 |
Hi, I am running Cubase SX on an iBook G3/800 mhz/640 Ram/M audio Ozone/ Panther, and have no problems.
It works great. Also have an iBook G4/800mhz/256Ram/Panther/Core audio/M audio Oxigen running SX and no problems so far. The Motu is a great interface, a friend of mine has one and works flawlessly. Good luck, |
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Thu 4 Mar 2004, 16:56
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 23 Joined: 25-Feb 04 From: Montclair - US Member No.: 36,899 |
Hi,
I'm on an Ibook g3 700 and and still running Cubase 4.12r in OS 9. I runs well. But OS X is inevitable since my ibook is the last generation that boots OS 9. I was wonderering how many tracks, plug ins, virtual instruments you are able to run with SX on your similar system. I do want to get into OS X for my music since everything else I use is there... 
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 Thu 4 Mar 2004, 23:37
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 Maniac Member  Group: Members Posts: 899 Joined: 12-Oct 01 From: Kirkland Member No.: 2,002 |
 SX1 maybe, you would be hard pressed to use SX2 it uses much more CPU. Minimum requirements call for G4/867. After being a longtime Cubase5 user, I moved my SX license to PC where the performance and user experience is better for Steinberg products. I suggest Logic6 or DP4.12 for your machine, that would save a lot of frustration. Both Logic and DP have about the same performance in OSX as they did in OS9 -------------------- G-Dub
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Fri 5 Mar 2004, 11:22
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 Newbie Group: Members Posts: 3 Joined: 01-Aug 02 From: Edinburgh - UK Member No.: 6,434 |
The following question and answer below is from the Steinberg knowledgbase and relates to Cubase SX and Cubase SL. I have a G3/700MHz iBook and want to run Cubase SX 2 on it and have been searching to find anyone with a similar setup and the user <someaestudios> here on Macmusic appears to be doing so successfully with a G3/800MHz iBook. Somaestudios does not say if it's SX 1 or SX2 they are using and I believe that SX 2 puts an even greater load on the cpu, especially if you get into using lots of plug-ins, fx etc. I guess I'll need to go ahead and try it. Anyway the Steinberg info:
--- Question: Is my Mac strong enough to run Cubase SX? These are the official system requirements of Cubase SX Mac: Processor: Power Mac G4 RAM: 256 MB (512 MB recommended) Operating System: Mac OS X Version 10.2 or later However, SX will also run properly on Power Macs with a G3 CPU (e.g. iMacs and iBooks). Generally it can be said that a specific Power Mac is suitable for running SX when the global performance of OS X (10.2) is satisfying. A very important factor for the performance of OS X (10.2) is the graphics card. If OS X (10.2) behaves rather slow on your Mac check if the graphics card you're using supports Quartz Extreme, the "composite windowing system" of Mac OS X that has been introduced with Jaguar (10.2). Quartz Extreme's functionality is supported by the following video GPUs: NVIDIA GeForce2 MX, GeForce3, GeForce4 MX, or GeForce4 Ti or any AGP-based ATI RADEON GPU. A minimum of 16MB VRAM is required. The use of an according graphics card increases the global performance of OS X (10.2) considerably. Further information: http://www.apple.com/macosx/jaguar/quartzextreme.html ---- The original link, this may not work and I apologise in advance if it doesn't, for the Steinberg piece is: http://service.steinberg.net/knowledge_pro...5f?OpenDocument |
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Fri 5 Mar 2004, 16:28
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 Maniac Member Group: Members Posts: 645 Joined: 17-May 02 From: Broughton Member No.: 4,705 |
I have used SX on a 600MHz G3 iBook. I could get about 16 tracks of audio and a few Midi. Performance wasn't terrible, but I knew a bigger and better Mac would be preferable. So I bought one. And then switched to Logic.
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 Sat 6 Mar 2004, 00:33
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Maniac Member Group: Members Posts: 899 Joined: 12-Oct 01 From: Kirkland Member No.: 2,002 |
 From the steinberg site updated requirements for SX2: Processor PowerMac G4 867 MHz (PowerMac G4 Dual 1,25 GHz or faster recommended) RAM 384 MB (512 MB recommended) Operating System Mac OS X 10.2.5 or higher My desktop is an ancient G4/400 SX choked it. On the same machine my basic sessions 24-32 tracks 8-16 soft-synths with Logic6. Logic only requires a G3/400, DP4 only ask for any G3/G4. SX is currently suffering from a buttload problems, buckle up your helmet and go feel the pain at Cubase.net for firsthand accounts. http://forum.cubase.net/cgi-bin/cubase.net...et/Ultimate.cgi This post has been edited by gdoubleyou: Sat 6 Mar 2004, 00:34 -------------------- G-Dub
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