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 Thu 18 Mar 2004, 22:30
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I am building a new studio funded by my company so money is no obeject.
1) What is the best, top of the line, AD/DA converter and Audio I/O that is compatible with MAC G5 Panther. 2) If I am suping up my MAC with 8GB of RAM is it still necessary to buy additional DSP Cards for my VST processing? Ifo so, what is the difference between the two? Thanks in advance. |
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 Mon 6 Dec 2004, 07:00
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 2 Joined: 16-Nov 04 From: Kitchener - CA Member No.: 55,060 |
Just becasue you have lots of money to spend doesn't mean the most expensive option is best... Don't forget that your music won't be as pristine on the end users system. Ram is a great investment and it looks like you have that more than covered. Logic 7 Pro is a great DAW for MIDI (arguable the best for MIDI). A Motu 828mkII firewire interface with an Apogee Big Ben clock and some Mackie monitors will give you more clarity from your system than any end user will ever be able to appriciate...
Once you've completed a piece burn it and play it through an average end users system. If it doesn't kick there a $40000 Pro Tools mixer and rack of $6000 dollar converters won't make it sound better to the audience... [Unless you equip each theatre with the same kit and stop serving noisy snacks (like those damn nachos!) to the patrons.] |
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cyanbaby101 Best Audio I/o For Mac G5 Thu 18 Mar 2004, 22:30
cyanbaby101 BUMP Fri 19 Mar 2004, 20:27 Quindo It all depends on what software you are using, and... Thu 8 Apr 2004, 15:30 td3k I'd have to agree with the first part of Quind... Thu 8 Apr 2004, 19:26 cyanbaby101 I will be using Logic Pro. Not Pro Tools. The main... Thu 8 Apr 2004, 19:33 Mac-Dee well i would say the main ones man to look at is R... Sat 17 Apr 2004, 07:21 peabreu Check: Lucid converters or Lavry (4496) converters... Thu 29 Apr 2004, 14:12 Dabr Hey Cyan
In my opinion, the Apogee would be the w... Thu 29 Apr 2004, 18:09 editbrain not trying to troll, but i would like to add that ... Tue 7 Dec 2004, 07:03 CanadaRAM Don't confuse RAM with processing power.
Havi... Sun 19 Dec 2004, 00:54 istiban Hello,
I am building up my modest home studio, so ... Wed 29 Dec 2004, 22:04 The Guitar God my fave audio I/O is the m-audio mobile-pre and it... Thu 30 Dec 2004, 22:26 Billy T Hi folks
anybody using an MBox with logic and a G... Tue 11 Jan 2005, 15:04
jeffca Since you asked, check out the Prism Sound ADA-8XR... Tue 11 Jan 2005, 16:48 |
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