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Producing on the new Macbook...
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| 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 |
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| esselfortium |
| quote: | 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 :) |
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| 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... |
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| esselfortium |
| quote: | 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). |
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| WirelessEyes |
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.... |
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| 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... |
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| WirelessEyes |
| quote: | 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;) |
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