 Mon 2 Jul 2001, 09:24
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I am very interested in purchasing a motu 828 for use with my new ibook 500, but am curious about performance issues.. Will there be limitations compared to a G4 powerbook (such as multitrack use) because of the limited bus speed (66mhz) on the ibook as well as the 4200 Rpm hard drive and 256k on board cache (instead of the powerbooks 1mb on board)..
I know I can compensate somewhat with lots of Ram...but Basically I want to know if its wise to use the motu 828 with an ibook? Thank you for your advice in this matter.. |
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Mon 2 Jul 2001, 18:02
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I'm using the 828 with my iBook and it seems to be just fine. I suppose the limitations would depend on what you want to do with it. If you plan on doing 32+ channels of audio with lots of plug-ins and edits, the Ti Powerbook might serve you better. Don't forget you can always bounce multiple tracks with all the edits & plugs to stereo then keep adding tracks. Also, a firewire HD with a passthrough port will give you better disk performance (it's always better to record audio to a different drive than the one running your system). According to Roger Nichols & others on the pro recording forums, a fast firewire HD with the Oxford chipset pairs up very nicely with the 828.
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bigwhig I am very interested in purchasing a motu 828 for ... Mon 2 Jul 2001, 09:24
symota if you're plugging your motu 828 through the firew... Tue 10 Jul 2001, 23:02 bigwhig Good ? Sym.. DIgibus answer PLZ.. By the way I bou... Tue 10 Jul 2001, 23:36 DigitMus RE: How do you plug the HD in? Easy, plug the HD i... Wed 11 Jul 2001, 08:29 kishori I am using an ibook for recording, but I'm always ... Mon 25 Mar 2002, 22:26 melta I have an 828 and G4 laptop and I too am anoyed at... Tue 26 Mar 2002, 15:27 symota Actually, I just saw in my Musician's Friend catal... Tue 26 Mar 2002, 21:54 kishori Is this what you're looking for?
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