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 Thu 2 Feb 2006, 15:13
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Okay, so I'm buying a mac Quad, and need some advice on how some things work...
I'm getting a Logic Pro also, and obviously need a sound card or maybe two? What I need from the computer is to be able to playback at least 100 tracks of 24bit/96kHz at the same time...I don't need that many of in/outs...the hole music making process is going to happen mainly with soft synths, plugins and so on. No need to record a symphony orchestra. The price range isn't that much of a problem, though I don't have money for Pro tools yet. So my question is, what kind of sound card/s do I need. What would be the best solution...Or is pro tools HD3 the only one that can do this? |
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Mon 6 Feb 2006, 19:58
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Yeah I would say that what is more important for the track count you are trying to achieve in Logic is upgrade your RAM to it's max, and just like mortalengines said Logic has a cool function that lets you use networked computers to add more processing power. I would be interested in knowing how many tracks a Quad G-5 can handle playing back in Logic. So really I would think your RAM would be more important than how many interfaces you have in this case.
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TonyMusic Mac Quad And The Right Sound Card? Thu 2 Feb 2006, 15:13
TonyMusic Like, can I get that with 3 RME HDSP MADIs...or is... Fri 3 Feb 2006, 01:25 lepetitmartien Well, it'd be easier if you told us how many I... Fri 3 Feb 2006, 02:08 gpax The very first thing you will need to find out is ... Fri 3 Feb 2006, 03:29 TonyMusic Well, all I'm going to be recording is vocals ... Fri 3 Feb 2006, 15:17 TonyMusic Okay...and I did little more research of my own, a... Fri 3 Feb 2006, 15:40 TonyMusic Lol, this is becoming a chat with myself...but I j... Fri 3 Feb 2006, 21:45 mortalengines 100 tracks is a pretty outrageous need (& you ... Sat 4 Feb 2006, 20:16 TonyMusic Yeah, I just realized, that we're kinda talkin... Sun 5 Feb 2006, 01:46 mortalengines Basically you can use as many tracks as your CPU c... Mon 6 Feb 2006, 04:45 TonyMusic Thanks everyone for your input!
Now I just... Tue 7 Feb 2006, 20:48 mortalengines There are so many good soundcards out there that (... Thu 9 Feb 2006, 04:51 beyaRecords Apogee Symphony(PCie)
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TonyMusic Thanks you guys...I'll be looking into the sou... Thu 9 Feb 2006, 08:47 |
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