Pc To Mac - Music Production, What do I need? Options

[fateshand]

I'm a P.C. user and have been all of my life. I am switching to make as I trying to start a company that will create music for its clients commercials, movies, etc.

Like I said, "I dont know MAC." If I were to get a Powerbook 15.2 in. with a 1.25G processor, 512RAM which I would plan to upgrade to 1G, and a 60Gig harddrive, would this be able to handle my music production needs.

Also, it appears that the M-audio Firewire 410 is not the first choice of audio interface, so what would be an alternative for a notebook.

Thanks a lot,

Gavin

[nate d]

So your telling me that I need to invest in a firewire hardrive to save my audio files on right. Why would I need the firewire hard drive? Why would I need the hard drive to be faster. This doesnt effect performance does it?

You don't absolutely need to get another drive. I, in fact, don't have one yet. But I do plan on purchasing one when I get more money. Basically, the hard drive inside the laptop is 4200RPM, which is pretty slow. Plus, it is your startup drive that runs your operating system, which makes it even slower for audio processing. Most applications will still work, but you will be limited as to how many tracks you can use. Having a fast, external firewire hard drive will give you more power for recording and using audio apps.

Your not telling me that I need a new firewire port for my Firewire 410 soundcard. Because the Powerbook does come with firewire inputs (400 and 800) that I can plug the sound card into, right?

Right! You absolutely do NOT need to buy extra firewire ports. The 410 will work with the ports that come built-in to your computer.

I hope I'm not making this more confusing for you. Basically, you don't need to buy another drive. It's just recommended and will probably end up helping you out a lot and give you much better performance.