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Posted by: Meteor Mon 19 Dec 2005, 01:59

Can you answer the question: May I use this Power Mac model for making music????? http://nav.440network.com/out.php?mmsc=forums&url=http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=88299 with 800 MHz processor 1Gb memory and what's necessary??????
Sorry for some grammar mistakes.

Posted by: swilder Mon 19 Dec 2005, 03:18

Well, I have a powerbook 867 MHz with 512 Megs of Ram. You can do some stuff. But I've found it to be slow and cumbersome. Very limited tracks and effects.

Even something like garageband is rather pokey.

Scott

Posted by: lepetitmartien Mon 19 Dec 2005, 04:20

Garageband is a CPU hog, there should be some serious optimization in the code one day…

Af course you can, but be aware that you'll be limited on the front of plug-ins as the hungry ones will be to much for it. I'll add that it'll be way more interesting in OS 9 than OS X too (more power available, more responsive) now it's up to you to decide as it'll have to run on all obsolete software.

Note that if you use real hardware synths or samplers, you don't need them inside the computer

Envision one day to upgrade the CPU too it can make then a pretty computer in OS X for not much money.

Else, you need this ram, and at least 2 different hard drives.

Posted by: Meteor Mon 19 Dec 2005, 05:19

What do you think about this config PowerPC G4 (1.25 GHz)
1.25 Gb (2x512 è 1x256)
GeForce4 MX (64 Mb)
ST380011A (80 Gb)
ST340014A (40 Gb) ???????????

Posted by: Meteor Sat 24 Dec 2005, 15:04

Who uses Macmini???????????