 Old G4 Too Old? |
 Tue 25 Jul 2006, 22:00
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Howdy everyone. I have been looking for a Mac that I can afford to do some music (and maybe home movies) with a MIDI keyboard and get started with creating a DAW.
My uncle has a very old dual G4 450 mhz that I could buy from him and start using in my home. Is there still software out there that I could use for a long while, is this Mac powerful enough for my recording needs, or is this way too old to really be worth my time? He says it has mac OS X9 currently as the OS. IS that a problem? Where would I start looking to find the software I need to get started with this older machine? Any other tips welcome/appreciated. Thanks for your time. Razor |
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Wed 26 Jul 2006, 03:29
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Razor,
There are lots of options, but if you get a good deal on the G4 and want to keep things simple, you might try Pro Tools Free ( http://www.macmusic.org/software/view.php/lang/en/id/17/ ) which will run in OS 9, works great, and is absolutely free. If you don't use too many plug-ins you should be OK. I ran Pro Tools LE on my 800mHz single processor G4 in OS X for several years without problems. Ron |
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razor_usmc Old G4 Too Old? Tue 25 Jul 2006, 22:00
jeffty Yeah, that one is getting a little long in the too... Wed 26 Jul 2006, 23:05
ptilou QUOTE (jeffty @ jeu 27 jui 2006, 00:05) F... Thu 27 Jul 2006, 11:33 mortalengines I would second the prior post though the review I ... Thu 27 Jul 2006, 02:39 razor_usmc QUOTE (mortalengines @ Wed 26 Jul 2006, 18... Mon 31 Jul 2006, 19:38 Jim Hoyland A good starting place is:
http://www.xlr8yourmac.... Tue 1 Aug 2006, 09:57 strat54 QUOTE (razor_usmc @ Tue 25 Jul 2006, 21:0... Tue 1 Aug 2006, 12:38 slexer QUOTE "I have a dvd full of osx software and ... Tue 1 Aug 2006, 18:12 MadDonna There is however a small thing everybody overlooks... Wed 2 Aug 2006, 00:16 |
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