 About To Switch To Mac...general Questions, Multitrack recording & mastering on Mac |
 Mon 26 Jan 2004, 03:04
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I currently am, and have been, a PC user. I am making the switch to Mac this week. I am ordering a 14" iBook G4 (933 MHz, 40 Gig HDD, etc...)
I currently have a pretty basic setup involving a digital 8-track recorder that I record onto and then connect to my PC for mastering (SoundForge). I am thinking of downloading ProTools free to start off with, after I buy either the iMic or the Mobile Pre. Will ProTools FREE work with OS X? Would Garage Band be a good idea? Will I be able to use the USB interface (probably the Griffin iMic...) easily with ProTools or any other software? Does anybody have any other reccomendations besides ProTools? As a fallback option, If I wanted to do mastering on the Mac as I did with soundforge, what is a good freeware or inexpensive mastering program I should use? P.S., I am not a newbie when it comes to music and recording, so if there are any suggestions of good programs that aren't necessarily meant for beginners, That is fine. Thanks in advance, Alex |
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Tue 27 Jan 2004, 18:08
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well... I can't say for certain but it should work
but... if DP is the app you really want to use most then maybe consider just getting a MOTU 828mkii instead of the Digi002. I am a true believer that while yes you can use different apps on different interfaces (except PT)... you will most likely find that interfaces and apps made by same company will tend to work together best. So unless you must have ProTools then just consider a 828mkii instead 
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EletrikGutar182 About To Switch To Mac...general Questions Mon 26 Jan 2004, 03:04
lepetitmartien Welcome
forget PT free in OSX, there is no versi... Mon 26 Jan 2004, 05:16 Synthetic no "free" mastering software exists from... Mon 26 Jan 2004, 18:19 dmrkh Well then for that matter...,
Yeah/nay, should I... Tue 27 Jan 2004, 10:26 jamester Hey! I am also a recent Mac convert. My old ... Tue 27 Jan 2004, 19:56 dmrkh Motu 828mkii, 896, what-have-you,
that still leave... Tue 27 Jan 2004, 23:39 Synthetic QUOTE (dmrkh @ Jan 27 2004, 16:39)Motu 828mki... Wed 28 Jan 2004, 00:23 dmrkh Oh I'm still dreaming, but with my eyes open, ... Wed 28 Jan 2004, 02:12 dmrkh Would this cause the thread to be split, or would ... Wed 28 Jan 2004, 02:42 jamester The way I see it, a midi controller board can alwa... Wed 28 Jan 2004, 08:07 EletrikGutar182 QUOTE (jamester @ Jan 28 2004, 07:07)The way ... Thu 29 Jan 2004, 05:10 dmrkh Mhm, insightful question.
But what I want to appre... Thu 29 Jan 2004, 05:29
jamester well, I'm also still in the dreaming stage, bu... Thu 29 Jan 2004, 05:41 |
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