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JonRaven
post Sun 16 Sep 2007, 20:05
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Hello there,

first time visiter, first time poster here...

I am currently using a powerbook 1.25 and I want to move into the ability to use some robust virtual instruments like toon track's "ezdrummer" and spek's "atmosphere", along with interested in the new east west quantum leap app called "gypsy" and the like.

My powerbook just wont cut it of course so I am thinking about getting a desktop mac.

Can anyone tell me from real world knowledge whether I could do everything I want with a used dual g5 or whether I really need to bite the bullet and get the new quad 2.66 intel?

I know ram is a big thing so I will upgrade either machine wiith atleast 4 gig ram.

I will be looking to do realistic backing tracks for my songs with virtual instruments and then adding say 16 tracks of audio tracks as well to the track.

Any ideas? Of course the music stores and the mac store are just out to sell the newest greatest of everything so you can't really get any honest opinions based on personal experience so I came here.

Can anyone discuss this with me?

Thanks and glad to be part of the group.
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JonRaven
post Mon 24 Sep 2007, 14:17
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in that case... merci
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- JonRaven   What Mac To Buy?   Sun 16 Sep 2007, 20:05
- - ironhead   well a dual power mac g5 not an imac can of cours...   Mon 17 Sep 2007, 05:30
|- - JonRaven   Hello there and thank you for replying with your t...   Mon 17 Sep 2007, 15:25
- - hahaworld   Hello, friend! I have had lots of problems wi...   Tue 18 Sep 2007, 04:37
- - mortalengines   Definitely make sure that ANY Mac (or PC) you buy...   Tue 18 Sep 2007, 05:00
- - JonRaven   wow you guys are awesome. I am sooo sorry your pr...   Tue 18 Sep 2007, 05:46
- - Mac Daddy   hahaworld, I have followed your story regarding ...   Wed 19 Sep 2007, 11:21
|- - JonRaven   Hello macdaddy, I am a little confused here. I ha...   Wed 19 Sep 2007, 14:33
|- - JonRaven   Wait a minute... I am confused. I checked out the...   Wed 19 Sep 2007, 21:17
- - lepetitmartien   I think the most important point is to decide if y...   Thu 20 Sep 2007, 04:23
|- - JonRaven   Yes that is a very valid point my friend. As for ...   Thu 20 Sep 2007, 04:45
- - Mac Daddy   JonRaven... Sorry for any confusion. When hahawor...   Thu 20 Sep 2007, 06:08
|- - JonRaven   After my little test on the company quad intel wit...   Thu 20 Sep 2007, 15:30
- - lepetitmartien   Yup G5 are now rock solid, the only problem remain...   Thu 20 Sep 2007, 15:45
|- - JonRaven   For now I have talked to a few friends and they sa...   Fri 21 Sep 2007, 00:26
- - lepetitmartien   Talk about coincidence… A member on the French sid...   Fri 21 Sep 2007, 04:16
- - emgcarra   Well. here goes my two cents...participation wise,...   Fri 21 Sep 2007, 14:07
|- - JonRaven   I will await your reports on the quad pro with 3 g...   Fri 21 Sep 2007, 14:49
- - DANO10   Hi Guys, Is this what you mean by a quad? ...   Fri 21 Sep 2007, 14:46
- - lepetitmartien   Quads are the last G5, 4 cores, liquid cooling. G...   Fri 21 Sep 2007, 16:43
|- - JonRaven   Yes I understand that there was amac g5 quad and a...   Fri 21 Sep 2007, 17:05
- - Jim Hoyland   We have 8 dual G5s and 7 MacPros running in variou...   Sat 22 Sep 2007, 11:57
- - lepetitmartien   Thanks Jim, more mac pro input than I've heard...   Sun 23 Sep 2007, 03:28
|- - JonRaven   Yes this is a grreat posting reply Jim. Thanks so...   Sun 23 Sep 2007, 06:55
- - Mac Daddy   Jim Hoyland, I knew there was a reason I liked yo...   Sun 23 Sep 2007, 14:56
|- - JonRaven   ok so now that I know i want a dual g5 2.5 machine...   Sun 23 Sep 2007, 19:59
- - lepetitmartien   errhhhhhh Maybe some reading over the G5 family w...   Mon 24 Sep 2007, 04:28
- - Mac Daddy   lepetitmartien.... "errhhhhhh. Maybe some rea...   Mon 24 Sep 2007, 08:31
- - JonRaven   in that case... merci   Mon 24 Sep 2007, 14:17
- - lepetitmartien   I point the solution to cover the basics and more,...   Tue 25 Sep 2007, 02:56
- - JonRaven   tres' bien, merci I look very forward to hear...   Tue 25 Sep 2007, 03:04
- - lepetitmartien   Well, no Leopard, no iPhone, no keynote, not very ...   Tue 25 Sep 2007, 22:57
- - mishmashmole   I have seen referrals to this thread when people a...   Wed 26 Sep 2007, 12:57
- - mortalengines   Go ahead and upgrade to Live 6. I did and I have...   Thu 27 Sep 2007, 04:55
- - mishmashmole   Wow, it's nice to know someone out there has t...   Thu 27 Sep 2007, 09:36
- - lepetitmartien   Ttt G5 are either mono, MP or dual cores, with the...   Wed 10 Oct 2007, 23:58
|- - JonRaven   thank you so very much for your collective help. ...   Thu 11 Oct 2007, 00:07
- - Mac Daddy   [thank you so very much for your collective help. ...   Thu 11 Oct 2007, 13:54
- - lepetitmartien   Yeah cool deal you got! the most important is ...   Fri 12 Oct 2007, 14:18
- - JonRaven   Yeah i feel i got an amazing deal as well. And it...   Sat 13 Oct 2007, 11:30
- - hahaworld   Hello, everyone! HaHaWorld here. I'm the ...   Fri 26 Oct 2007, 22:25
- - lepetitmartien   512 MB of RAM is a laugh, OS X to start being aliv...   Fri 26 Oct 2007, 23:25
- - rcross73   And actually, your dual-core 2.66 Intel machine? ...   Sat 27 Oct 2007, 15:16
- - hahaworld   Thanks for the good words, friends! I'm pi...   Sat 27 Oct 2007, 15:41
- - Mac Daddy   hahaworld, Bravo! Hurray! Yippeeeee! ...   Sun 28 Oct 2007, 13:58


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