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Posted by lostfrequency on Jan-29-2009 23:02:

Xone 4D and Macbook Pro

I will be getting a Xone 4d soon and was wondering if the new 15" 2.53GHz is powerful enough to handle the Xone 4d using Ableton live?

Posted by jupiterone on Jan-29-2009 23:06:

i run my 3d on a 2.0ghz macbook. and 2nd, i don't think the mixer does anything but send messages to and from your computer? what you should be asking is how the macbook will run ableton, and the answer to that is, perfectly fine

if i can play an 80 track session on a macbook then you can prob play a 200 track session

Posted by lostfrequency on Jan-29-2009 23:27:

I just want to make sure I buy the adequate one so it wont crash while performing live

Posted by Joss Weatherby on Jan-29-2009 23:41:

more is always better

Posted by Acton on Jan-30-2009 10:43:

Re: Xone 4D and Macbook Pro

quote:
Originally posted by lostfrequency
I will be getting a Xone 4d soon and was wondering if the new 15" 2.53GHz is powerful enough to handle the Xone 4d using Ableton live?

lol

The 4D is basically a nice looking soundcard as far as the laptop is concerned, so it will be fine. And as mentioned previously, it's just the laptop running Ableton which is the query. To be honest, if you're getting a Macbook Pro I'm suprised you even had to ask that question.

Posted by n3lly on Jan-30-2009 13:03:

Re: Re: Xone 4D and Macbook Pro

quote:
Originally posted by Acton
lol

The 4D is basically a nice looking soundcard as far as the laptop is concerned, so it will be fine. And as mentioned previously, it's just the laptop running Ableton which is the query. To be honest, if you're getting a Macbook Pro I'm suprised you even had to ask that question.

agreed...

Too much spare money only messing..

Posted by david.michael on Jan-30-2009 13:32:

Re: Xone 4D and Macbook Pro

Posted by TranceOwnsLol on Jan-30-2009 16:07:

you must be loaded.

Posted by lostfrequency on Jan-30-2009 17:27:

Yea I can see how you're surprised I would ask the question. The things is Ive been using Ableton on my crappy pc for 2 years now, and now that my dj schedule is beggining to go off I will be using the 4D and need a mac and I have zero knowledge on macs.

Posted by Ted Promo on Jan-30-2009 23:37:

quote:
Originally posted by lostfrequency
Yea I can see how you're surprised I would ask the question. The things is Ive been using Ableton on my crappy pc for 2 years now, and now that my dj schedule is beggining to go off I will be using the 4D and need a mac and I have zero knowledge on macs.

Why do you need a mac? Ableton will run just fine on a pc. Are you needing something mac-only like Logic?

Posted by Waterproofpaper on Jan-31-2009 03:05:

I dont the the 2.53 is worth it for ableton. Even with logic 8 studio i dont think its worth it.

2.4 @ 3mb cache vs 2.53 @ 6mb cache

There is more cache but i havent maxed out my macbook pro yet and i have the 2.4.

Macs are easy to use... just click on buttons and youll get it eventually.

Posted by lostfrequency on Feb-01-2009 05:02:

quote:
Originally posted by Ted Promo
Why do you need a mac? Ableton will run just fine on a pc. Are you needing something mac-only like Logic?

Because I will be using it for playing live, carrying around a pc would be a hassle. And its time to buy a new computer too, my pc is old and cant handle it anymore lol

Posted by Ted Promo on Feb-02-2009 05:02:

quote:
Originally posted by lostfrequency
Because I will be using it for playing live, carrying around a pc would be a hassle. And its time to buy a new computer too, my pc is old and cant handle it anymore lol

Uh, there are pc laptops. By that I mean Windows laptops. They will do anything you need to do just fine and most likely for cheaper. That is, of course, unless you are going to start producing in Logic.

The mac operating system isn't all that more intuitive, though a bit more stable. Other than that, and design preferences, you could go with a Windows-based laptop (aka a pc) and be just fine. Probably come out with a few hundred extra to spend on other gear or save.

And yes, I own a macbook

Posted by lostfrequency on Feb-02-2009 10:22:

quote:
Originally posted by Ted Promo
Uh, there are pc laptops. By that I mean Windows laptops. They will do anything you need to do just fine and most likely for cheaper. That is, of course, unless you are going to start producing in Logic.

The mac operating system isn't all that more intuitive, though a bit more stable. Other than that, and design preferences, you could go with a Windows-based laptop (aka a pc) and be just fine. Probably come out with a few hundred extra to spend on other gear or save.

And yes, I own a macbook

Yea thats also one of the reasons why I want to get a mac because Im moving over to logic. So any of the two Macbook Pros would do it then?