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Posted by SPAWNmaster on Jun-06-2006 22:31:

Producing on the new Macbook...

hi, im new to the boards here...normally i use Cubase SX3 as a sequencer...i was thinking of migrating to the new white Macbook and was wondering if anyone here has experience working on it...any advice? if i do get it i would obviously have to get new software (and prolly a new license for mac version of cubase???) i would also be upgrading the ram to 2GB...does anyone have any advice? how has migrating to mac changed your workflow??? thanks

Posted by esselfortium on Jun-06-2006 22:50:

Re: Producing on the new Macbook...

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Originally posted by SPAWNmaster
hi, im new to the boards here...normally i use Cubase SX3 as a sequencer...i was thinking of migrating to the new white Macbook and was wondering if anyone here has experience working on it...any advice? if i do get it i would obviously have to get new software (and prolly a new license for mac version of cubase???) i would also be upgrading the ram to 2GB...does anyone have any advice? how has migrating to mac changed your workflow??? thanks

Well...due to the recent switch from PPC to x86 processors, for a while some software is going to be running in Rosetta emulation until its developers release an Intel Mac-native version. With some software, you won't be able to notice a difference, but with cpu-intensive apps, you'll be able to tell. You should probably find out which of the cpu-intensive programs you use on a regular basis have native versions ready. I don't use Cubase, so I wouldn't know.

On the other hand, you can always use Boot Camp to dual-install your MacBook with Windows XP and run all your existing software

Posted by SPAWNmaster on Jun-06-2006 22:57:

thanks for the advice...i completely forgot about being apple to now set up a dual boot...its a good idea,...does boot camp just create seperate hdd partitions for the OSs or what? ive set up multi-boot machiens running linux and windows however have never worked with boot camp...

Posted by esselfortium on Jun-06-2006 23:02:

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Originally posted by SPAWNmaster
thanks for the advice...i completely forgot about being apple to now set up a dual boot...its a good idea,...does boot camp just create seperate hdd partitions for the OSs or what? ive set up multi-boot machiens running linux and windows however have never worked with boot camp...

Yeah, it repartitions your hard drive (without reformatting, which is very nice).

Posted by WirelessEyes on Jun-07-2006 05:36:

If your interested in prodution and everything which comes with it.. i would totally recomened a MacBook Pro. Faster HD, bus speed, processor, more I/O, and also working with DAW's like Logic or Cubase, its nice to have a larger screen.

Mac Book is a consumer level computer, the MacBook Pro is obviosly Pro for Pro applications like Logic or Cubase....

Posted by SPAWNmaster on Jun-07-2006 05:48:

well i just bought a new mixer (DJ, not console mixer) so im pretty much broke at this point and id have to wait longer if i wanted to get the macbook pro. i figure if i had the money to get the high end macbook pro (its like $2700?????) id rather buy like a nice G5 with like 5GB of ram and whatnot...

Posted by WirelessEyes on Jun-07-2006 06:04:

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Originally posted by SPAWNmaster
well i just bought a new mixer (DJ, not console mixer) so im pretty much broke at this point and id have to wait longer if i wanted to get the macbook pro. i figure if i had the money to get the high end macbook pro (its like $2700?????) id rather buy like a nice G5 with like 5GB of ram and whatnot...

Amen