 Music W/ Mac Mini...?, How reliable are Mac Minis for recording |
 Tue 4 Oct 2005, 01:01
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 Newbie Group: Members Posts: 18 Joined: 10-Jan 05 From: Los Angeles - US Member No.: 58,131  |
Hello,
I am interested in getting feedback from any members that are using mac mini computers to do music. I recently purchased the mac mini specifically for general use; but I realized I have a computer w/ a 1.42ghz processor. I've been doing music projects on a 500mhz G4 powerbook for the last few years. My software of choice is Logic Pro 7.1. The audio interface is a Firewire 410. I'm interested in knowing if mac minis have been reliable for others who are recording audio. Secondly, I'm interested in the choices of software that others are using with this computer besides the bundled garageband software. Any feedback would be great. Thanks |
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Tue 4 Oct 2005, 18:39
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 6 Joined: 03-Oct 05 From: Ypsilanti - US Member No.: 70,821 |
I got a mini when they first came out. As a switcher, I fell in love with not only GarageBand, but apple in general. I've run Reason and Live on the mini and have had few problems. Biggest beef is choking with too many soft synths going on - but I just put in 1Gig of RAM this morning and that should be cleared up. The fact that it only has two USB ports could be a limitation if you are running many external devices, but for me it's a US-122 interface with an ancient Casio keyboard for MIDI control and I've been having a blast for almost a year now.
And thanks for the tip on TRaction.... need to go check them out! |
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Derok Music W/ Mac Mini...? Tue 4 Oct 2005, 01:01
Dadoo Hey Derok. I'm not aware of anyone using a mac... Tue 4 Oct 2005, 03:40 gdoubleyou I have a mini and a Powerbook, the mini is basical... Tue 4 Oct 2005, 17:30 zakary hey bassman1976,
let me know how your setup behave... Tue 4 Oct 2005, 20:29 Derok Hello,
Thank you all for your feedback. I think I... Wed 5 Oct 2005, 06:18 dwwave I have 1Gb of ram just to use Apple's Garageba... Thu 6 Oct 2005, 23:46 makaala I would second that ram suggestion. Limited ram i... Fri 7 Oct 2005, 05:26
dwwave More Ram the better
its a still underused compute... Sun 9 Oct 2005, 01:35 |
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