 Got a G4/400, Where can I go from this? |
 Sun 19 Mar 2006, 16:28
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QUOTE (lepetitmartien @ Mar 2 2006, 02:25) That's it Max the RAM to 2 GB, and you're flying  Note it'll be noisy by today's standards The only point I strongly advise you is to use it either in OS 9 or in OS X only, not both and switching. That's the thing that makes them behave crazily. You'll be able to upgrade the processor later if need be, but by this time, you'll be on macintels. On the drives, it can be made better, but you'll be up and running with this.  There's not very many posts nor much info in MM about processor upgrades (G4) and making music. One post (replied to by "Newbies", such as myself) says to stay away from a processor upgrade and save up for a new or used G5.... Another, recent post explains that certain Audio Interfaces aren't supported with processor upgrades. I've got a G4 AGP Graphics Sawtooth, 400 MHz, 1 GB RAM (can add more), original 10GB HD + added 110GB HD. Use (but not often) 9.2.2 OS on the first HD & OS 10.3.9 on the second HD. Added a PCI card w/ 3 USB 2.0 & 1 FW port My budget is limited. My recording needs are small and mostly personal/ non-professional. But I've got music that needs to be done. 3 piece band w/ guitar, lead & bass, digital piano, vocals. I've been reading these posts for a few months now and trying to figure out- 1. what Audio Interface to buy? < $500.00 (seems that Cubase software is preferred?) 2. and which processor upgrade to go for? (limited 100MHz bus speed) I changed my mind from the processor upgrade to the Mac Mini last year. That way I'd get the external HD (firewire to my G4) AND a CD burner AND a faster processor, but now they're onto Intel processors... ?? I understand that I also need to add external HD? and I need to get a decent CD (DVD too) burner. Please, some help here? Can I upgrade my (beloved) G4 and make music? Thank you. -------------------- dB= deciBell. (CAPITOL "B") In honor of Alexander Graham...
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Sat 4 Aug 2007, 18:50
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What's Up azkid, thanks for replying, I'm glad the cpu upgrade's working. I'm a little concerned about my front side bus speed slowing down things; It's only 100 mhz. From what I've read this makes a difference.
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jce44 Got a G4/400 Sun 19 Mar 2006, 16:28
lepetitmartien I've splited the thread to give you a better s... Mon 20 Mar 2006, 05:36 jce44 Thank you very much for your informative reply. I... Mon 20 Mar 2006, 18:45 lepetitmartien Yes XLR8 is not helpful for audio but you can easi... Tue 21 Mar 2006, 06:10 ruczaj I've G4 400 too... It doesn't handle with ... Sun 26 Mar 2006, 11:38 JakePeake I also have a g4 with 400 mhz. Luckily I got 1.19 ... Fri 12 May 2006, 02:02 ali macdonald Try hiking up your disk buffer to the max(you will... Fri 12 May 2006, 09:15 JakePeake Thanks Ali.I'm not a real computer guy, but I... Sat 13 May 2006, 04:06 cornutt QUOTE (jce44 @ Mar 20 2006, 11:45)My intentio... Mon 15 May 2006, 03:52 jce44 JakePeake, You'll see my posts on this subjec... Tue 16 May 2006, 01:04
azkid QUOTE (jce44 @ Mon 15 May 2006, 18:04) Ja... Sat 4 Aug 2007, 15:14 |
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