 Anyone Using Cubase Sx3 Happily On Mac? |
 Tue 28 Feb 2006, 19:47
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 Newbie Group: Members Posts: 1 Joined: 28-Feb 06 From: Hitchin - UK Member No.: 77,520  |
Hi there,
I'm thinking of moving from PC to MAC. I've been with PC since ATARI days, but always with accompanying frustration. I currently use a Dell laptop with Cubase SX, Reason, Ableton Live, Midiman Ozone and Midisport 8x8 USB MIDI interface. I also have a Yamaha Motif ES6 synth and an AKAI DPS 24 HD recorder. Anyhoo, each time I turn the computer on, it either does or does not recognise the USB interfaces so I realise that something needs to change. Also, the ES6 is supposed to talk to the PC through USB and that's flaky too. What I want to avoid is buying a Mac just to find I have the same problems. Relatively few people on this forum talk fondly of Cubase, and some also talk badly of USB. Does anyone have experience of any of the above equipment on the Mac platform, positive or negative? I dont need huge processing muscle (maybe 8 audio and 10 midi tracks), and was contemplating a Mac mini to start with to see how I find it, or a laptop for portability. But I also like the look of the imacs. Does anyone know if Cubase SX3 works OK on the new intel Imacs, even if it's not yet optimised? From reading through many posts, performance and pricewise I might be best off with a second hand dual G5 tower. Would this accept a yamaha SW1000xg soundcard? Appologies if I've asked too many questions, but I hope someone might have a system which has something in common with the above components, and can advise if it's satisfactory. If you think it's the USB, can you recommend a Midi/Audio firewire alternative? I have a PCMCIA port on the laptop so could presumably get a PCMCIA to Firewire converter. Many thanks in advance Best Regards Chris |
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Wed 6 Dec 2006, 08:07
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Rookie  Group: Members Posts: 48 Joined: 13-Nov 05 From: League City - US Member No.: 72,457 |
In spite of having Pro Tools, I am an avid user of Cubase SX3, which I do everything on a pair of G4's, a desktop PC, and a laptop PB. I have experienced a few problems along the way, but never nothing severe. I have just finished a project, which averaged around 40 tracks, with a ton of plug-ins happening. Of course I also use UAD plug-ins, which have there own processing card (PCI). My desktop is a 933 mhz G4 (1.5gig ram), and my laptop is a Power Book G4 1 ghz (750gig ram). I am about to upgrade to a Mac Intel, but wanted to first complete a couple major projects I am working on. As far as I know Cubase SX3 should work fine on the new Macs, but will require driver upgrades from Yamaha (Cubase). Good luck!
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Wed 6 Dec 2006, 18:21
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 Maniac Member Group: Members Posts: 899 Joined: 12-Oct 01 From: Kirkland Member No.: 2,002 |
QUOTE (aportman @ Tue 5 Dec 2006, 23:07)  In spite of having Pro Tools, I am an avid user of Cubase SX3, which I do everything on a pair of G4's, a desktop PC, and a laptop PB. I have experienced a few problems along the way, but never nothing severe. I have just finished a project, which averaged around 40 tracks, with a ton of plug-ins happening. Of course I also use UAD plug-ins, which have there own processing card (PCI). My desktop is a 933 mhz G4 (1.5gig ram), and my laptop is a Power Book G4 1 ghz (750gig ram). I am about to upgrade to a Mac Intel, but wanted to first complete a couple major projects I am working on. As far as I know Cubase SX3 should work fine on the new Macs, but will require driver upgrades from Yamaha (Cubase). Good luck! Allen Cubase 4 is required for the macIntels. -------------------- G-Dub
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cruelc Anyone Using Cubase Sx3 Happily On Mac? Tue 28 Feb 2006, 19:47
Chris C.L Hi cruelc
I am a cubase user on a 1ghz G4 mac. I c... Tue 28 Feb 2006, 21:14 rickenbacker Cubase is fine on a Mac. Dual processors recommend... Wed 1 Mar 2006, 11:46 TheCatman You should try the Logic Express demo. My excubase... Wed 1 Mar 2006, 22:03 Chris C.L QUOTE (rickenbacker @ Mar 1 2006, 10:46)Ablet... Thu 2 Mar 2006, 00:22 gdoubleyou I was an unhappy user, until I moved SX to my PC.
... Sat 4 Mar 2006, 00:17 eaks I dont have much to add here, but As a cubase sx3... Sun 23 Apr 2006, 22:41 kabie Hi,
I've been using SX3 for a year now running... Tue 5 Dec 2006, 21:48 kabie QUOTE (aportman @ Wed 6 Dec 2006, 07:07) ... Wed 6 Dec 2006, 15:45
kwasi My experience is different. Tried to run Cubase SX... Thu 7 Dec 2006, 01:43 |
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