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laughing_bear · Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 10:39 pm Post subject: New Mac User

Greetings,

I took the plunge and configured a Mac Pro and a Macbook Pro, should be with me in April.

The Desktop will be my workhorse with 8 cores at 3.0Ghz, 16 Gb Ram and 2 TB internal. The Macbook my in the field Mac for photography, 2.6 Ghz, 4 Gig Ram and the faster 200 Gig HD. For the desktop I got two 24 Inch Eizos and a Quato 26 inch wide gammut monitor in the middle. Sound card will be from Lynx.

Really look forward to work with this setup. Very Happy

You folks who use Mac's since long, can you give me some hints on what websites and eventually fora are a "must visit regulary" to learn and stay on track? Thanks a bunch!

Diego · Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 6:13 pm Post subject:

OMG WHAT AN AMAZING SETUP!!! Shocked

I regularly check the Apple website, there are tons of infos in the Developer section.
Always give a look to Version Tracker, too.

Regards
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laughing_bear · Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 2:40 am Post subject:

Thanks Diego.

I am all new to Macs, but I am reasonably certain this setup will do me fine for the next 3 years or longer. The latest CPUs they use are all "Penryns" with lesser power consumption.

I hope to be able to squeeze in the Euphonics artists series controller and mix expansion as well.

http://www.euphonix.com/artist/index.php

Looks really good to me!

Voltan · Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 2:50 am Post subject:

omg, what a system Shocked

laughing_bear · Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 2:52 am Post subject:

kinda slimline... but plenty power.

Voltan · Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 2:56 am Post subject:

and I wanted to get a simple MacBook Pro sometime this year Laughing

Lorenzo · Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 6:10 am Post subject:

I'm waiting for my 2.4 15 inch 7200rpm hd in these days (I already have here at home 4 gigabyte of ram ready to be installed)... I'll let you know how it works!
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laughing_bear · Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 6:20 am Post subject:

I chose Kingston RAM... should do the trick and so much more affordable.

Diego · Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 9:03 am Post subject:

Hey Bear, you won't regret your choice, you'll love Mac setup.
Much more smooth to use, more stable, more pleasure to work with.

These control surfaces are simply amazing, but I think they still cost a little too much; I would choose a mackie control with all its expansions.

What sequencer will you go for on the Mac side?

Regards
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Korg M3 with EXB Radias & EXB-256 onboard
MOTU Traveler - iBook G4

laughing_bear · Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 9:16 am Post subject:

stick with Nuendo, also because the Eucon Protocol is directly supported, no HUI needed, better fader resolution 1024 instead of 512 etc.

Diego · Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 9:25 am Post subject:

Oh, yes, Nuendo supports a lot of innovative protocols...
But I still think that 512 steps are more than enough for a 10cm fader Wink

BTW, these are great control surfaces, and it will be a pleasure to use them!
I've always being fascinated by the Mackie Control series, but that's just my two cents.

regards
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MOTU Traveler - iBook G4

OmarNoori · Senior Member Joined: 14 Feb 2008 Posts: 292

wow congrats on the new system sounds powerful Cool

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laughing_bear · Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 11:33 pm Post subject:

Thanks again,

however, could you point me to sites that are worth my time to scan on a weekly basis for example? - All new to OSX etc... -

Cheers!

Lorenzo · Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 6:03 am Post subject:

free, shareware and $$ downloads and update
http://www.macupdate.com/
http://www.versiontracker.com/macosx/

many tips and tricks
http://www.macosxhints.com/

have fun!
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