Lo-tech Music-maker, low cpu low ram workstation? Options

[Mr. Jason E. Lec...]

I recently acquired an older iBook G4 for simple on-the-go email and web things. It's running 10.4, 1.33 GHz PPC processor, with only 256 MB RAM. I've been wanting to do some basic music stuff on the bus ride to/from work, but i haven't successfully found a program that runs smoothly. i don't need it to do a lot. and i'm remembering the days before i switched to mac, having a crappy pc with a 500MHz processor, and only like 64 MB of ram, and easily running ReBirth and a couple other programs.

i mainly want a couple drums and synths to work with. i actually got rebirth from the website, but for some reason this iBook's previous owner apparently deleted anything to do with Classic OS, so i don't have os9 on here to run rebirth in. and i don't have the install discs. (i'm not complaining because the iBook was free)

is there anything that could be suggested for me? either a way for me to "re-get" Classic onto my iBook or some sort of os9 emulator.... OR a similar light CPU light on RAM program.

This community has been a huge help to me over the past few years! so i'm sure you guys will have plenty of ideas for me.

[houstonmusic]

http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/Rebirth_RB-338/
Rebirth is now free, and runs on OSX, supposedly.
More RAM? that's a good idea.
I found Rebirth with a quick search at Hitsquad... there's lots more there.
have fun.

-(edit) okay, here's the full scoop. there's a refill for registered Reason users that emulates the Rebirth sound, and there's a disc image of the install for Rebirth, but it's a classic app.
still, you've gotta love a browse at 'mac music machine'.

This post has been edited by houstonmusic: Thu 6 Aug 2009, 17:24

[ironhead]

http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/Rebirth_RB-338/
Rebirth is now free, and runs on OSX, supposedly.
More RAM? that's a good idea.
I found Rebirth with a quick search at Hitsquad... there's lots more there.
have fun.

-(edit) okay, here's the full scoop. there's a refill for registered Reason users that emulates the Rebirth sound, and there's a disc image of the install for Rebirth, but it's a classic app.
still, you've gotta love a browse at 'mac music machine'.

you should be able to use reason 2.5 or earlier versions or logic audio 5 or 6 or logic express 7or digital performer 4.5 or earlier or cubase 3 or earlier any one of these program should work
.another thing you should have garage band install on it
It is a pretty good program to make great music if not use the e installer or the content disk to add it and you are good to go if your are still having problems you may need to do a clean installation and memory update

remember the older the program is less stress on you cpu