so i just got an apple powerbook, i got an external device to hook up my speakers and all

before onpc, i hooked up my mixer to line in and went to sound forge, it automatically played through my pc speakers

how can i do the same with apple? because my speakers are my monitors

and whats a good recorder to use?

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can't you just connect the speakers to your mixer and monitor?
*need some more info on your setup

ok so i have my powerbook, i got a USB Powerwave Griffin sound device, which has rca in and out. im using a logitech z560 sub as the amp, which is connected to the sound device, and to the amp i have jensen 3 way speakers.

i go to sound options and put sound input to Line in, and theres a Sound input Meter and it sgoing.. like theres dound, so it hears the sound but doesnt play it through the speakers which is what im tryin to do

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what program on the mac are you using to record?
there may be an option in it where you can turn on monitoring of the inputs.

does your DJ mixer have a rec out and a master out? if it does, just connect the speakers to the mixer when you are recording so you can monitor through the mixer (which is the best thing to do when you are mixing).
you can also jsut get a seperate RCA y cable and connect the computer directly to your mixer as one of the inputs

i use audacity to record. good free program, i can record fine.. but playing it live through speakers i cant figur eout how

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just kidding, macs are alright...i guess...

I'm sorry but for Sound and Graphic applications macs blow the PC's out of the water. Pro Tools is soo much better on Mac as is Reason, Final Cut Pro is wonderful for Mac as is Photoshop.

Not to mention Mac color balancing makes most PC's look like a joke.

k i got it i love my mac

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haha getting an ibook on monday (but i got it suped up so its as good as a powerbook) anyways love macs best thing for producing. cant really help you with your question just thought id congradulate you

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Heh i wasn't laying into you. I just wish people knew twhat they were talking about before they went ranting and raving on and on about it.

I have no idea how to get your speakers its gotta be something as part of that program search the help file or the manual for speakers if you have it.

Ugh god damn it
I got this program called Sound Studio
It has an option called play-thru.. which is what I needed.. its so I can hear it through the speakers whats coming in line IN

But the fact is.. its delayed, and I need it to be very precise since these are my DJ monitors. Isn’t there a way of doing it?? How come its so easy to do on PC but on MAC its hard, and I need special software to do it? I thought mac was supposed to be so good for studio work

Ugh

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The feature you want is called "hardware playthrough." If you can't get it to work on your program, try a program called "Sound Studio" for Mac.

From the Sound Studio User's Manual:

Page 22: The option “Play Input Audio Through Output Device” turns on software playthrough, which will let you hear the audio coming in on the audio input by playing it on the output device. Some devices have hardware play-through, which does the same thing as software play-through, but much faster. If your device has hardware play-through, you can turn the software play-through off.

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