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on: July 04, 2007, 23:05
I would like to hear from people who do music recording and postproduction with (older)macs. What software/hardware are you using? I will give a mac to a teenager, who is studying music seriously. The OS will probably be 7.6.1 (or 8.6). It would help me greatly to hear some do and do nots. |
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Reply #1 on: July 21, 2007, 01:18
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From my experience with older macs over the years, I recommend a Digidesign Audiomedia 3 PCI card in something like a 7500 with 7.6.1 which would give you 8 tracks (I think 16 is possible also). You could also get a Audiomedia 2 nubus , but it's only four tracks (voices). These cards are about $20 - $80 on ebay. I would get the AM3 card because you could use it in a 7200, all the way up to a 1.2 Ghz G4. Using an AM3 card let's you use Pro Tools and other audio sequencers. AM3 has alway been the pretty stable on older PCI powermacs. If you got a a G4, you could use AM3 with Pro Tools LE 5 & 6 and have 24 to 32 tracks of audio. Check out this site to get a free version of Pro Tools 3.4 for OS 9 and below. Works great with system 7. You can run it with and with out digidesign hardware: http://www.oakbog.com/PT3NuBus.html You'll need a midi interface and a midi keyboard and sound modules if you choose to do midi sequencing. And a little mixer like the Mackie 1202. Sound monitoring system, home stereo system can work or headphones. The digidesign user conference is a great resource for getting questions answered about Pro Tools http://duc.digidesign.com/ I've recorded bands and composed music as a hobby. Here is a list of my mac history and software and hardware since 1995: Mac II si - Master Tracks Pro -1995 LC 475 - Master Tracks Pro, Opocde Vision 3.0 -1996 Quadra 650 - Opcode Studio Vision 3.5, Digidesign Audiomedia 2 - 1996-2000 G4 400mhz AGP - Digidesign Pro Tools 5, Digi 001 - 2000 Mac Pro 2.66 Digidesign Pro Tools 7.3 M-Box2, 003 - 2006-2007 Quadra 650 rebirth Opcode Studio Vision 3.5, Digidesign Pro Tools III + Samplecell 2 TDM Midi and Audio hardware: EMU Esi-32, Korg X-5, MS2000R, Alesis D4, Novation Drum Station, Mackie 1604VLZ, Event PS8s, Akai MPD16, Opcode Studio 4, Digidesign 882
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Reply #2 on: July 21, 2007, 07:16
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Thank you for your help!
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