 Old G4 Too Old? |
 Tue 25 Jul 2006, 22:00
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 2 Joined: 25-Jul 06 From: Medford - US Member No.: 81,770  |
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 2 Aug 2006, 00:16
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 1 Joined: 02-Aug 06 From: Alkmaar - NL Member No.: 81,984 |
There is however a small thing everybody overlooks. It is a DUAL cpu machine. Although on a slow speed, it must be capable of working with all modern sequencer software.
I am working on a single 400mhz AGP machine with 640Mb memory. I can use Garageband 2 with 6 to 8 tracks without a problem. When I use real instruments I can go further. A dual cpu machine must have no problem with this kind of software. Offcourse, a processor upgrade or buying a whole new machine is fun and you can do a lot more. But is it worth it? Because you need to answer first the main and most important question: "what do I want to do with it." This post has been edited by MadDonna: Wed 2 Aug 2006, 00:18 |
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razor_usmc Old G4 Too Old? Tue 25 Jul 2006, 22:00
ronaldl Razor,
There are lots of options, but if you get ... Wed 26 Jul 2006, 03:29 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 |
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