Imac Or Powermac?, do i need the power? |
Tue 11 Oct 2005, 11:20
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 3 Joined: 15-Jun 05 From: Independence - US Member No.: 66,815 |
Hi there!
I'll be starting an electronica group with a friend in the near future, and plan on getting a Mac with Apple's Logic Pro. We'll be programing drums, synths, virtual instruments and using the guitar modeling and synths in real time. This sounds like a huge load to process all at once, and was wondering if an iMac would give Logic enough juice. The portability and lower price is making me lean towards the iMac, but if we REALLY REALLY need the power of the dual 2GHz G5s, then so be it. Any input you guys could give would be most appreciated. Thanks! --kjartan |
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Wed 12 Oct 2005, 09:09
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 3 Joined: 15-Jun 05 From: Independence - US Member No.: 66,815 |
I'll be honest here, and say I've been a PC user all my life. I'm just not sure how Intel's and AMD's GHz translate into the whole G5/PowerPC thing. Like I don't know how to begin to compare a 3.4 GHz Pentium 4 to a dual 2 HGz PPC G5.
My assumption of what we'd be using in any given situation: a) 1-2 drum tracks (Ultrabeat) b) 3-4 Synth Tracks (Sculpture and others) c) 1-2 Synth tracks *in real time* (playing along with pre-composed music live on stage) d) 1 Guitar Amp Pro modeler *in real time* (again, playing along with pre-composed music live on stage) e) Probably a few misc pre-recorded audio tracks (percussion, basses, keyboards, guitars, etc.) That just seems like A LOT of "stuff" for a computer to handle all at once. Whichever system I get, I'll have *at least* two gigs of RAM. I know virtual instruments gobble it up like crazy, I'm just not too sure how much *processing* power I'll need. --kjartan |
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kjartan Imac Or Powermac? Tue 11 Oct 2005, 11:20
lepetitmartien Think that you need at least the iMac, RAM, and an... Wed 12 Oct 2005, 03:40
chmara I have been running on an iMac G5 with 2G ram, the... Wed 12 Oct 2005, 06:15
beyaRecords kjartan, Steinberg has recently produced a documen... Thu 13 Oct 2005, 08:12
dwwave what I have always heard and read is multiply the... Thu 13 Oct 2005, 23:03
lepetitmartien The guess is a 1,5 to 2 multiplier, it depends a l... Fri 14 Oct 2005, 02:18
dwwave totally agree many other facets than just cpu spee... Sat 15 Oct 2005, 00:13
kjartan I've decided to go with the PowerMac--probably... Sat 15 Oct 2005, 00:26
dwwave Excellant Choice!! Sat 15 Oct 2005, 19:36
lepetitmartien Think that you need at least the iMac, RAM, and an... Wed 12 Oct 2005, 03:40
chmara I have been running on an iMac G5 with 2G ram, the... Wed 12 Oct 2005, 06:15
beyaRecords kjartan, Steinberg has recently produced a documen... Thu 13 Oct 2005, 08:12
dwwave what I have always heard and read is multiply the... Thu 13 Oct 2005, 23:03
lepetitmartien The guess is a 1,5 to 2 multiplier, it depends a l... Fri 14 Oct 2005, 02:18
dwwave totally agree many other facets than just cpu spee... Sat 15 Oct 2005, 00:13
kjartan I've decided to go with the PowerMac--probably... Sat 15 Oct 2005, 00:26
dwwave Excellant Choice!! Sat 15 Oct 2005, 19:36
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