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Seriously, are I-Macs any good at recording? Considering the high cost of mac ram, compared to PC ram.
Rimmer
10-25-2001, 03:52 PM
Yes. If you were to buy a firewire Audio interface and a decent Mulitrack program (logic/cubase etc) you can go all sorts of places. I prefer a desktop G4 myself as it has greater expanderbility.
By the way, Mac memory is the same price as PC memory as they use the same RAM chips. PC100 or PC133. This is not the case with older macs though...
Cya
Steve...R
Originally posted by stephenrussell:
By the way, Mac memory is the same price as PC memory as they use the same RAM chips. PC100 or PC133. This is not the case with older macs though...
Cya
Steve...R
Really? the Apple store (http://store.apple.com/Apple/WebObjects/ukstore.woa/945/wo/4uQNl15aWehY7qjGar/1.3.0.3.30.29.1.2.19.3.0.1.3.1.1.0?615,216) has ram @ £130 for 2x 256 Dimms. I can buy 133mhz Kingston RAM for £35 per 256MB dimm. http://acapella.harmony-central.com/confused.gif
Yeah, I'd like a G4, but money is not something I'm swimming in right now. I'd love to know what a gig of RAM feels like though <power Icon! http://acapella.harmony-central.com/mad.gif>. I'm planning on getting either a PIII or an I-mac & getting cubase. Any recomendations on soundcards?
TimOBrien
10-25-2001, 09:36 PM
"High cost of Mac ram"???????
IT USES STANDARD PC-100 RAM!! Get your facts straight!
www.crucial.com (http://www.crucial.com) has an easy-to-use memory finder that will show the configuration of any PC or Mac.
dhosek
10-26-2001, 07:00 AM
Originally posted by ONEN:
Yeah, I'd like a G4, but money is not something I'm swimming in right now. I'd love to know what a gig of RAM feels like though <power Icon! http://acapella.harmony-central.com/mad.gif>. I'm planning on getting either a PIII or an I-mac & getting cubase. Any recomendations on soundcards?
It all depends on what you're going to record, whether you want to lay down multiple tracks etc.
Note that the iMac doesn't take any sort of expansion card, so your audio interface needs to be connected by USB, or better yet Firewire.
You might spend more money up front for a mac-based solution, but you'll have something much more reliable than a pc-based solution in my experience (yes, I've worked with both).
If I were putting together a low-budget Mac-based recording system, I'd try and find a G4 cube (probably around $1000 used) and a MOTU 828 ($700 new) which will give you a basic multitrack recording system for not a whole lot of money, comparatively speaking.
-dh
T.J.Hooker
10-30-2001, 11:45 AM
Originally posted by ONEN:
Really? the Apple store (http://store.apple.com/Apple/WebObjects/ukstore.woa/945/wo/4uQNl15aWehY7qjGar/1.3.0.3.30.29.1.2.19.3.0.1.3.1.1.0?615,216) has ram @ £130 for 2x 256 Dimms. I can buy 133mhz Kingston RAM for £35 per 256MB dimm. http://acapella.harmony-central.com/confused.gif
The DIMM RAM is used in older pre-G3 Macs and is still pretty spendy. The PC100 and PC133 RAM is used in the newer G4's and is dirt cheap.
T.J.Hooker http://acapella.harmony-central.com/cool.gif
patshep
11-10-2001, 12:38 PM
i've been thinking along the same lines... i think i'm going to buy an imac 500mhz and an 828... the guys i have talked to seem to think you can squeeze 24+ tracks ... the only drawbacks are the screen size and the lack of slots... i could get a nice p.c. and a delta or aardvark soundcard... but i don't think i want to deal with p.c. crashes and stuff ... and i would also like to run digital performer ( i have several friends who swear by it) anyway ... i think you can run a pretty nice little studio from an imac... when i get mine, i'll let you know more
Nordy North
11-10-2001, 02:23 PM
There is no difference between a PC or mac as long as you have the correct hardware and components to have a smooth running PC. Because there are so many manufacturers supplying PC components you have to make sure everything is compatible. If you don't have this compatibility then this will definately be a problem. Make sure in the first place you buy everything correctly and it will be fine . There are loads of specialised companies that can supply you with a ready made system, fully configured and this is definately the best option. Other than that the only difference is the software, but if you like Cubase or Logic then it will do pretty much the same on a PC as on a Mac. You will still have a fantastic programme that can sequence all your MIDI, record as many tracks as your computer will handle and supply the added plug-ins. A mac can crash as well, and PC's nowadays are so advanced that you will not be dissapointed. The only advantage I feel there is with a Mac is the fact they are more specialised to the proffessional world. You can't just go into a shop and buy a cheap mac to play games and there are much less mac users and manufacturers, which gives it a kind of unique feel. I personally have a mac, and bought it for this reason, but if and when I want to upgrade for a faster model I will seriously consider a PC. At the end of the day, all you want is a reliable machine that you can use to bring your musical ideas into reality, a mac won't make your music any better, only you can do that.!
SMOOTH RUNNING PC??????!!!!!
What is that? Never heard of such a thing. It's fantasy.
What there is is: SMOOTH RUNNING MACS.