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 Sun 23 May 2004, 00:19
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i am a new commer to digital recording, i have a strong mac with plenty of power. i was thinking about purchasing the mbox, is anybody familiar with this device? i am looking for quality vocal recording at a low price. can anybody throw down some 2 cents......
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Tue 25 May 2004, 11:38
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Gollumis, I do not know if I stand by the mbox for your computer. You have to ask around and see if you can get a decent track count with just 400mhz of G4. Cause ProTools is processor intensive.
I just got my mbox a month ago, and now I need a new computer! I´m still running a 233mhz G3 iMac, so I knew that was inevitable, hehe. Ask around a bit more, or search the forums, either here or on www.digidesign.com, where you are sure to find some posts about track-count on different powered macs. If you find that your computer allows for a decent number of tracks/plug-ins, i say go ahead with the mbox. For my style of production it is very sweet, and so is ProTools. BEWARE: I don´t think the mbox is shipping with a OS9 version of ProTools anymore. Maybe you can still get a hold of a box including both OS9 and OSX versions. Ask around at the stores. The compatibilty and system requirements are different for OS9 and OSX versions, with OS9 version requiring a bit less power. Check out compatibility and system requirements on www.digidesign.com, before deciding. |
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gollumis Advice About The Mbox Sun 23 May 2004, 00:19
arvidtp hey
In short, I would say probably no. I own one ... Sun 23 May 2004, 01:29 gollumis thanks for the reply, was very helpful. i am not f... Sun 23 May 2004, 02:25 arvidtp No, the fact that the mbox is computer powered is ... Sun 23 May 2004, 04:38 abcdaniel I bought the mBox and moved to ProTools after much... Sun 23 May 2004, 11:44 gollumis thanks, so would you stand by your mbox. would you... Sun 23 May 2004, 17:36 gollumis thanks dog, i am running osx 10 and classic. i wil... Wed 26 May 2004, 00:11 arvidtp as far as Pro Tools goes, it was way more CPU effi... Wed 26 May 2004, 03:20 gollumis so how many vocal tracks do you think i could layd... Wed 26 May 2004, 04:44 abcdaniel If I were in your shoes, I would get myself an mbo... Fri 28 May 2004, 08:58 fingers I have never used logic - but i do like pro tools ... Sat 12 Jun 2004, 03:15
gollumis how many tracks can you get? Sat 12 Jun 2004, 23:21 |
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