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 Thu 30 Jan 2003, 17:34
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Hi,
I'm getting ready to buy a new computer for my future studio. After emailing, posting messages in forums, long considerations etc. it looks like I will go in the direction of a PC. Why? I talked to an employee of Apple, and he told me that if I buy a G4 today, I should be ready to sell it when new processors come out at the end of 2003. I wanted to ask Mac users, what do you think about this new, what I think they call "G5" and what is it going to mean for you? Will your current software and recording hardware work with the G5? Also, how is Cubase SX with OSX? Please elnighten me, I might still change my mind and go Mac if it makes sense. Petra |
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Tue 4 Feb 2003, 22:54
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If you can afford the G4 tower and all the rest of the stuff you'll need, that's great.
Still, if you have a 'small' budget, I still say the G4 imac is probably quite sufficient. Even a second hand G3 imac will get you going a long way. You only need two audio I/O (in/out) + midi as you're working on your own, right? That doesn't stop you having loads of tracks in a session. If you don't spend 8hrs a day everyday on your mixing, you can manage with a good pair of headphones and your stereo set before investing $1000+ on monitors etc etc. If voice recording quality is important, the mics need to be good and they cost! Still, you could well be using them in 10 years time We would all like the biggest and best for little money, but that doesn't work. My G3 ibook is more than sufficient for what I want to do. Apparently OS9 needs less power and works quicker than OSX so I don't see the need to rush into OSX. An idea: if you can get a very cheap G3 iMac (not the first ones - they make too much noise), by the time you find you need G4 tower power, they will have dropped much more in price than what you paid for the G3. That would give you time to determine your needs more precisely. For what I need to do, the power of the computer is not important. I prefer spending money on the other stuff, but then I'm more interested in live imperfection than electronic perfection. In fact I hate perfection 
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petra G5 With Ibm Chips Thu 30 Jan 2003, 17:34
Presto As in any area of computing, you have to choose th... Thu 30 Jan 2003, 20:00 lepetitmartien Petra I think you should browse a little here in t... Thu 30 Jan 2003, 22:17 rickenbacker Two points in quick reply, Petra:
1. Cubase SX on... Fri 31 Jan 2003, 13:22 lepetitmartien QUOTE (rickenbacker @ Jan 31 2003, 13:22)the ... Fri 31 Jan 2003, 18:04 rikibacardi MMMMmmmmmacintosh !
afriad it's a dark ti... Fri 31 Jan 2003, 18:43 PlasTree Here's the deal. I don't care if pcs have ... Sat 1 Feb 2003, 02:38 gdoubleyou Apple doesn't want to control the computing wo... Sat 1 Feb 2003, 02:50 lepetitmartien Please, the thread is NOT on Mac/PC bashing… or I... Sat 1 Feb 2003, 05:53 Synthetic in the big picture... the end result is all that m... Sun 2 Feb 2003, 07:04 music sucks petra my man
I am in the same shoe you are in, tho... Mon 3 Feb 2003, 03:54 Presto Hey, Mr MusicS,
You say "Macs are a much mor... Mon 3 Feb 2003, 15:17 petra Thanks everyone. I will do some more reading aroun... Mon 3 Feb 2003, 16:21 lepetitmartien QUOTE (petra @ Feb 3 2003, 16:21)I think that... Mon 3 Feb 2003, 18:11 petra Would you reccommend a second hand Mac? If so, wha... Mon 3 Feb 2003, 18:30 Presto If you don't want it to be portable, get a new... Mon 3 Feb 2003, 20:48 lepetitmartien QUOTE (petra @ Feb 3 2003, 18:30)Would you re... Tue 4 Feb 2003, 03:48 petra QUOTE You can do marvels with an Imac G4, but for ... Tue 4 Feb 2003, 17:25 lepetitmartien QUOTE (petra @ Feb 4 2003, 17:25)QUOTE I supp... Tue 4 Feb 2003, 23:26 rickenbacker From what you say, Petra, I think you need at leas... Wed 5 Feb 2003, 12:14 petra Thanks everyone. Now I have to go to the cave and ... Wed 5 Feb 2003, 17:05 lepetitmartien I can't give you the good second hand places b... Wed 5 Feb 2003, 20:18 Howard Davis A company called Small Dog in Vermont (I think) ha... Thu 6 Feb 2003, 07:54 jmax Just a little comment to add - I'm using one o... Thu 6 Feb 2003, 08:10 tremelo68 Petra, I have a souped up beige G3 for sale if you... Thu 6 Feb 2003, 16:09 petra LPM, I do know 1 professor, very well, and I my se... Thu 6 Feb 2003, 16:32 Presto If you work for a university, you should be eligib... Thu 6 Feb 2003, 19:03 petra Thank you Presto. I know I can get an academic dis... Fri 7 Feb 2003, 17:10 Presto This isn't really for a Getting Started topic ... Fri 7 Feb 2003, 20:15 manexmachina i'm a little late chiming in here.... but the ... Mon 24 Feb 2003, 07:07 jmax One thing to keep in mind is that the G5 chip will... Mon 24 Feb 2003, 08:29 gdoubleyou The beauty of the IBM chip is that it can run 32bi... Mon 24 Feb 2003, 16:53 hjvk You should just be patient.The G5 will have 1/3 of... Fri 28 Feb 2003, 02:25 trippinginthefall PC Users are constantly getting new CPUs/Motherboa... Fri 25 Apr 2003, 21:18 dixiechicken I just thought I'd inject a little pessimistic... Sun 4 May 2003, 11:00 bilhep dixiechicken said:
>I have personally had Mac S... Mon 5 May 2003, 09:29
dixiechicken Ahh yes it really brings back sweet memories.
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