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Re: Recording on a Powerbook
On 04-03-05 13.40, "LeonD" <ld60@rcn.com> wrote:
> After years of being a Windows users, I'm jumping ship and getting a
>Mac; a
> 15" PowerBook.
If you are not in extreme hurry about this it might a good idea to hold
back
for a couple of months. Rumours of "G5 powerbooks" are circulating right
now.
> One of my primary uses it to record digital audio. I'm
> looking for suggestions on how to connect a mic / guitar to the laptop.
The fastest interface is a PCMCIA, Cardbus interface. I can recommend the
RME Multiface since I'm using this and know from my own experience that
it's
one of the best interfaces. This one has a break-out box with 8 in, 8 out,
8
digital Adat or stereo S/PDIF. I'm using it with a PCI card on a tower mac
(G5) and with the Cardbus interface with a IBM pc laptop (will be replaced
by G5 laptop a.s.a.p.).
You could also go for a firewire based audio solution. That's not as fast
but good enough, many say. There are some inexpensive FW units around (410
etc) and a general rule sais the cheaper they come the cheaper they sound.
But if top fidelity is not a must, you have plenty to chose from.
> While four inputs would be nice, I could get by with two. The most I'd
>like
> to spend is around $500.
> One store I stopped in really pushed Digidesign's
> Mbox. They said in addition to having quality hardware, the included
> software was great.
Agreed! At least it was two months ago before Apple dropped the price for a
complete Mac studio software set-up, by Logic, with more than 50 % (well to
be true, the price remains but all softsynth instruemnts comes bundled).
> So, is the Mbox the way to go or is there something else I should be
> considering?
It depends on what you plan to use the gear for. And if you want to expand
it into the future. That's my main concern against getting a G4 based
lappie now because we may soon want to run many programs together, wiring
them up to each other through OSX.
Best wishes
Per Boysen
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