If it's not a Firewire iMac, you're really limited to minor league audio, but can
do some MIDI work.
If it's a FireWire capable iMac, one option is a MOTU 828 hardware interface, and
you could run the included AudioDesk program, or upgrade to Digital Performer. It
would be a rockin lil rig, and you could add a MTPavUSB do take care of MIDI.
Oh yeah...ad an external FW drive also [for audio], with the Mercury chip set
interface....
There's other audio platforms that you could run, I believe, but my experience is
in MOTU and slightly in PT....
Soon will be a couple other interfaces for FW audio, such as Metric Halo's Mobile
I/O, and Crest Audio has one soon.
Depending on what exactly you wish to do in terms of track count and such also
greatly affects which interface/software you can run.
As far as Protools goes in terms of an iMac, I believe you'd be pretty much
limited to the PT Free, or possible LE, but you couldn't use the Digi 001
interface, as that requires PCI. And generaly, Digidesign's hardware and software
only works with theirs, tho you can import /export audio files into things....
Check out the MOTU stuff, and the Metric Halo piece. They'd both work well with an
iMac, me thinks....
HTH, SS @ Audio Madness
>
>
> Date: Wed, 08 Aug 2001 21:10:55 -0400
> Subject: Re: HELP ME!!! with my iMac.
> From: Alberto De Armas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> well.. this is the thing.. i didnt kew that all macs are different until i
> saw mine... i was looking for the more $$$ affordable mac.. and you know..
> this one has a lots of ram , big Hard disk CDRW and a great price so i buy
> the one i liked... but it got to be some way to do audio production on it..
> a guy at work told me that he saw a POWERBOOK G4 running protools... with
> some kind of adapter.. and believe me.. i saw that machine.. and the ibook
> do more than the PBg4.. so,, maybe somebody can tell me about it... and how
> to installit... so dont abandon me here alone.. help me.. you mac gurus.. i
> know you people can..
>
> :)
>
> > From: Tim and Angelina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (G-List)
> > Date: Wed, 08 Aug 2001 20:53:07 -0400
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (G-List)
> > Subject: Re: HELP ME!!! with my iMac.
> >
> >
> >
> > Alberto De Armas wrote:
> >
> >> i have an iMac, slot loading version, i want to know how to work with audio
> >> with it...? you see, a friend told me that if i want to make high Quality
> >> audio files for home production I need a mac.. so i quit my PC and buy an
> >> iMac.. and its so different! it doesnt have PCI slots and i want to know
> >> what to do.. to work with audio apps, like pro tools, and cubase VST and all
> >> of that stuff... music is my life and i need knowledge for the new iMac i
> >> have back home..
> >>
> >> help me
> >> NewMackieOwner
> >
> > So.... who recommended you get an iMac for doing hq audio?
> >
> >
> > Tim
> >
> >
> > --
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