Re: OT: Audio interface recomendations

[Per Boysen <perboysen@gmail.com>]

On 25 maj 2007, at 01.22, max valentino wrote:

> So, my question is does anyone know of a PT interface (with LE  
> edition) which can run on a iMac G3? Or do I need to pull the  
> trigger on another computer (I have really spent far too much on  
> studio gear already this year, so the budget may be shot there…).


You may find out at http://www.digidesign.com/.

OS X can run on a G3, according to Apples web site. But I guess the  
G3 won't deliver very much power for digital audio if you going to  
run PT LE which is a native solution. BAck in the early nineties I  
was using a 25 MHz Mac with a Digidesign DSP card and it worked out  
ok, but with a native system your processing power is dependent on  
the computer's CPU. However, if you don't need to run a lot of tracks  
and plug-ins it will work of course.

You're much better off if it's one of those second generation G3  
iMacs that have a firewire port, cause then you can get the  
Digidesign MBox 2 Pro (Protools LE comes bundled with it). The USB  
based MBox'es might not be as good choice. I recently had an MBox 2  
Mini for a test and it did only work with Protools. With all other  
software it did not produce clean audio (artifacts, noise...). With  
the firewire based Pro model you are set for the future because  
you'll soon be wanting to get a modern Mac for running Protools, and  
then an USB interface will be a drag.

> nightmares about running audio on Xp…

Hey, XP is much better than VIsta for audio. For three years I was  
using XP for audio and it was totally fine. But everyone knows  
Protools runs better on Mac.

Greetings from Sweden

Per Boysen
www.boysen.se (Swedish)
www.looproom.com (international)
http://www.myspace.com/looproom
http://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/per.boysen/
http://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/lo.fi.lazer/