 How Much Processer Do I Need? |
 Fri 5 Sep 2003, 10:44
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i am looking to buy a g4 powermac to run protools on. for the time being i will be using protools free, with a view to purchasing a m box later in the year. my tutor at college told me it's best to get a g4 with 1gig processor. however i have come across someone selling a g4 powermac and it's got 800mhz processor, 512ram 40gighard drive and is running os9 and os10.2. i am under the impression that i need os9 to run certain plug ins- if u know what i mean. i dont really understand about os. the bloke says it boots up in either os9 or os10. will this make a difference as to how it will run?
i'm really confused.......please help me. 
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Sun 5 Oct 2003, 21:33
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 4 Joined: 05-Oct 03 From: Göteborg - SE Member No.: 26,093 |
Just a quick q...
I *have* a iMac G4/800, and today use it only for MIDI. The audio goes to a Korg D8 (8 track HD recorder) but I feel I really need more audio tracks (submix after submix and copying ahead doesn't cut it anymore). Am I right in assuming, then, that a (for instance) FireWire M-410 would enable me to get something like *off the top of my head* a 24 track audio recorder using Cubase SX and still have enough CPU headroom over for effects (pretty standard stuff, like some reverbs etc)? Price-wise the difference is huge between that interface and buying a bigger stand-alone HD recorder like the Korg D1600 or Roland 24-track etc. Any comment? |
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pigtails How Much Processer Do I Need? Fri 5 Sep 2003, 10:44
duelectrum Hi, I will tell you what's my experience with ... Fri 5 Sep 2003, 18:56 Synthetic here is a good example for you
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