 Which Mac?, Mac for DAW |
  Sun 21 Sep 2003, 13:54
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 Newbie Group: Members Posts: 10 Joined: 21-Sep 03 From: Chennai - IN Member No.: 25,145  |
Hi everyone..
I'm a beginner into DAW and doing my sound enginnering in India.Im so lost how to setup a Mac based DAW coz everyone is using PC coz its more cost effective here.I'm not sure what mac to buy?I mac or Power Mac... I macs are looking very cost effective but im not sure if its going to be useful to me... i have no clue what soundcard to use and how can i get the inputs? whether i can go for MOTU or get one of the 002 box...Im basically using cubase, protools and also reason... Please help me with the complete setup....Thanks for the same... VJ |
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Fri 31 Oct 2003, 07:00
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 5 Joined: 31-Oct 03 From: Anaheim - US Member No.: 27,883 |
I had to take out a loan to get my iMac 400 DV. It has a 10 gig hardrive and I upgraded the ram to 320. If I had to do it all over again, I would have taken out a larger loan and gotten a G4. I don't like all in ones to begin with. If the monitor goes bad, you are dead in the water. You have to take the stupid thing in and have the monitor replaced which is more expensive than getting a new monitor not to mention all that down time while waiting for repairs. If you get a tower, you can bip on down to a store, get a new monitor and be working again within an hour. (LOL, of course that is if you have the money and the store is close.) Also, if you know someone who has a spare monitor you can borrow it.
Also the iMacs are not as upgradable as the tower macs. It's dangerous to open the case if you don't know what you are doing. Anyway, that is why my next mac will not be an all in one. JeanB |
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vijay Which Mac? Sun 21 Sep 2003, 13:54
lepetitmartien Welcome Vijay!
First what exactly are you doi... Sun 21 Sep 2003, 21:56 vijay Hi Martein
Im basically gonna record ... Mon 22 Sep 2003, 06:41 kaboombahchuck an 828 will work fine on an Imac. In fact you wil... Mon 22 Sep 2003, 06:48 vijay Hi chuck
what software you use for mixing... Mon 22 Sep 2003, 06:56 kaboombahchuck actually I do not have an 828 at all, but all I ha... Mon 22 Sep 2003, 07:48 vijay so is it a good buy to buy a G4 1.25 i mac with 1 ... Mon 22 Sep 2003, 08:23 kaboombahchuck I think the G4 iMac and 828 will be a great way to... Mon 22 Sep 2003, 08:33 vijay Thanks for tat update
do ya recommend to buy a G5 ... Mon 22 Sep 2003, 08:46 kaboombahchuck The only reason I would go for a G5 is because it ... Mon 22 Sep 2003, 09:14 vijay if im connecting a mixer like yamaha O2R can i get... Tue 23 Sep 2003, 14:21 kaboombahchuck I don't blame you for holding off on the G5. ... Wed 24 Sep 2003, 13:14 vijay if i want to record more than 8 tracks simultaneou... Wed 24 Sep 2003, 15:24
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