 My G4/protools/m-audio Situation... |
 Tue 13 Sep 2005, 03:07
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Hi all...new to the forum & I'm kind of new to the whole world of computer recording too, coming from more of a tape & then digital 16 track DAW background...but pretty soon I'm going to have a s/h g4 Powermac ( 450 cpu, 512 ram) to play with.
I'm going to run ProTools Free on it ( can't afford full blown PT just yet) & I have a little audioBuddy pre. I'm also thinking about getting a better soundcard - something like the Audiophile 2496. So...will this card be compatible with my set-up? Oh...and my Mac has OS X & Panther installed, but ProTools Free only works on OS9 so I'm pretty sure I'll have to install that & remove OSX...unless it'll run in Classic mode. Any tips, advice, etc will be gratefully received!! Thanks.. |
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Tue 13 Sep 2005, 09:51
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ProTools free won't run under Classic, you have to install OS 9. Also note that PT Free has only 8 tracks. G4 450 MHz is quite a modest processor for audio work as well. Using that setup you will be able to run only quite small projects. M-Audio Audiophile 2496 is compatible with the above mentioned system.
I don't know what kind of projects you're working on, what are your needs and what is your budget, but I'd suggest getting a more powerful second-hand G4 (they don't cost an awful lot) and Digidesign MBox 2 (500 USD new, or the original MBox which is even cheaper), if you like working with ProTools. With that you also get ProTools LE software, and it runs on OS X which is way more sophisticated than OS 9. |
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parsifal My G4/protools/m-audio Situation... Tue 13 Sep 2005, 03:07
parsifal Thanks man...
I'm gonna be basically ... Tue 13 Sep 2005, 11:56 rickenbacker For your own sake, don't get stuck on the idea... Tue 13 Sep 2005, 16:06 coldharbour QUOTE (rickenbacker @ Sep 13 2005, 15:06)The ... Tue 13 Sep 2005, 17:53 parsifal Thanks. Unfortunately, ProTools is pretty much the... Tue 13 Sep 2005, 23:37 mortalengines PT Free isn't compatible with with OSX even in... Wed 14 Sep 2005, 02:31 parsifal Cheers...yeah, I don't really wanna run OS9 bu... Wed 14 Sep 2005, 02:43 rickenbacker Coldharbour: Topic: Digidesign MBox 2 USB - Comp... Wed 14 Sep 2005, 14:25
Will2009 you are right on target rickenbacker , regarding p... Sat 13 Dec 2008, 23:54 parsifal Hey, thanks for the informative & intelligent ... Wed 14 Sep 2005, 21:31 rickenbacker Well, fair enough, sounds like it's Pro Tools ... Thu 15 Sep 2005, 15:08 rjscheller Id like to comment on the protools thing. Many peo... Thu 15 Sep 2005, 19:24 cubeest Hi, sorry for disturbing, since I saw you've u... Wed 10 Dec 2008, 06:54 cubeest As Protrools Free is a discontinued product, it is... Sun 14 Dec 2008, 19:09 Will2009 Congratulations, and you are right, you can not to... Mon 15 Dec 2008, 02:11 ironhead Great this is of course true work with what one ca... Sun 10 Jan 2010, 15:21 |
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