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 Midi Set Up On Os X, Want to record & mix music on OS X |
 Wed 15 Oct 2003, 14:17
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 Newbie Group: Members Posts: 1 Joined: 15-Oct 03 From: Durand - US Member No.: 26,836  |
Need some direction....
I run a G4 with OS 10.2.8. I have a MT4 Midi transmitter and a Casio CTK-601 General Midi device. I would like to play and record music on my G4 via this midi interface and wondered if there is any freeware software out there that would allow me to do this. Understanding that eventually I would like to invest in more professional software. I am a self employed videographer and would eventually like to record my own music to put to video work. Any advice or suggestions would be appreciated. |
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Wed 26 Nov 2003, 06:01
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 1 Joined: 26-Nov 03 From: Seattle, - US Member No.: 29,707 |
In a similar boat, I'm afraid. Have no damn idea how to go about setting up my midi controller, what kind of host I need (that I can presently afford) or what kind of VSTis would be best for me. Right now, I just want to get my computer and controller in alignment. If you've done this already, I'd certainly like some advice.
I'm running 10.2.8 on a G4, incidentally. Thanks for your time, CD bolockobeoderny@yahoo.com |
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Thu 27 Nov 2003, 11:49
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 Maniac Member  Group: Members Posts: 645 Joined: 17-May 02 From: Broughton Member No.: 4,705 |
Check out the software (Soft) section here at macmusic - I'm sure it mentions free music apps available. Saying that, most things worth having on OS X cost at least a few dollars.
It also depends on what kind of music you want to make and whether recording live audio is important (vocals, guitars etc). The more you can tell us, the more tailored any advice can be. You can get anything from totally "out there" build-your-own-synth packages to all-in-one, dead-easy virtual studio set-ups. Real sounds; synthetic sounds - it's all possible. As an aside, just the very mention of making music with 10.2.8 makes my blood run cold - my update caused me endless headaches, audio dropouts, Midi glitches etc. It got unworkable, so I had to dump everything and reinstall 10.2 from scratch. I am now staying at 10.2.6 until I make the leap to Panther. Just a friendly warning! 
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Thu 27 Nov 2003, 16:24
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 Moderator  Group: Team Posts: 370 Joined: 19-Mar 03 From: Umeå - SE Member No.: 14,645 |
Experiences vary, I have run OS 10.2.6 to present Panther 10.3.2, DP-4.0 to DP-4.11 without any great problems on my flatpanel iMac-G4-800 machine.
I use Motu 828 Mk-I (fw-audio) & MTP Av Usb (midi) as interfaces. Above mentioned equipment is about 1786 us dollars at Sweetwater, not counting the cost for my iMac of course. Cheers: Dixiechicken -------------------- ==================
Oh my god it's full of stars… --------------------------------------------------- Mac-G5-2x.2.0, OS-X 10.5.1, 250/200Gb HD - 7.0Gb ram DP-5.13, Motu 828 MK-II, MTP AV Usb, ltst drvs, Kurzweil-2000, EPS-16, Proteus-2000, Yamaha 01V Emes Kobalt monitors ================================ |
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