i used to be a big user of pc until that day, but i think i could now switch on mac. my goal is to have the better configuration for doing a live work, not production that i can still do on my pc tower station on nuendo.
i've choose for the moment a motu 4 pre hybrid card ( fw and usb 2, 4 mics in to record and treat one pair for the treatment of a piano, and one pair for some other acoustic instruments like percussions.. ),
i've seen on reconditionned apple product what seems to be a good affair : a MacBook Pro Intel i7 bicœur à 2,8 GHz , with fw800, usb 2 and thunderbolt, which seems to be a good thing maybe for the future, the cache memory is 3 Mo l3, 4Go ram (can upgrade to 8 ), hd of 750 serial ata 5400/rpm, screen of 13.3'... and mac OS X
so my questions are :(for some of yours who are using mac/bootcamp,) :
are usine/ windows 7 or XP / bootcamp working well, together ? with mac OS X ?
is 3 MO cache memory enough,? is it upgradable ?
is 5400/rpm enough ? ( maybe an externe hd in fw or usb2 or even thunderbolt is better, for the os or the audio files ?)
does windows XP or 7 manage more than 2 Go ram on bootcamp ?
is ( i know, it's relative, but ..) 13.3' enough confortable to work on usine ( i mean in a live situation, before to get a remote control later ) ?
do you think a reconditionned stuff by apple is trustfull ?
any other informations i missed ?
a lot of questions because i got some years of delay in informatic matter, and i'm going to kill my wallet with that stuff, so if anydody can help me with his own experience, i would be be very grateful, and ,in anyway, good hollidays ( of patching, of course ) to all of you.
Statistics: Posted by ringmodulator — 27 Jul 2012, 15:06
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I'll tell you if my problems have been solved.
DC
Statistics: Posted by daviche — 03 Sep 2011, 23:46
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I also have to go in and turn off my smartcard driver. So far it's looking like I have to do it every time I start the computer[!?]
If ASIO4all works for you, use it! My zoom recorder works well as an interface under ASIO4all, but is basically non-functional using its own drivers.
-e
Statistics: Posted by woodslanding — 07 Aug 2011, 03:03
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I run the Firebox with a 2008 MacPro (Win 7 Pro 64) and a 2007 MacBookPro (Vista Pro 64) and both run pretty smooth after I followed some of those advices.
The funny thing is, that officially, Firewire isn't supported by Apple under Bootcamp...
(That was the very helpful answer I got from Presonus at least...)
Well, it works just fine now for me, but my Macs are much older, not sure if my solution will work for you...
I hope you can figure it out!
Cheers,
Thomas
Statistics: Posted by Thomas Helzle — 07 Aug 2011, 00:55
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I've recently changed my Laptop.
Before under windows XP and my Motu 828 MKII I had no trouble and I used 192 samples buffer.
Now, with my new laptop and Win 7, I have many drop out. The Motu's drivers a really known for being crappy and buggy. I've asked some more information to the motu's technical support and I'm waiting for its answer.
I tried Asio4all, it seems to work but I don't know how reliable is this driver. Usine is the only soft I have problem with, Reaper and Max works without drop out.
RME is certainly better than Motu but it is twice the price.
Kenan
Statistics: Posted by Ken29 — 07 Aug 2011, 00:13
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to be sure the problem is really there before buying a new one..?
RME is of course a good choice , but don't have any advice on his association with macbook pro
Statistics: Posted by nay-seven — 16 Jul 2011, 10:13
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some patches hardly load, I have frequent internal errors, some strange noises, and a few times, the input level of my soundcard brutally changed ( + 20 db : you can imagine the result).
I talked about that with a friend of mine, a sound engineer who uses also Usine, and he told me that I had some problems with his new Mac and his Motu 828 Mk2.
So, I suppose my problems come from the association between my Motu Ultralite and my MacBook Pro, and I'd like to know if someone else have the same troubles. I am planning to buy a new soundcard, wich should be the new Ultralite MK3 Hybrid or a RME Fireface UC.
Any advices ?
Thanks.
DC
Statistics: Posted by daviche — 16 Jul 2011, 01:13
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