> On Jan 1, 2016, at 9:14 PM, James Cordano <[email protected]> wrote: > > I'm trying to find the most cost effective path to a Mac that can run one of > the current DAW's (Digital Audio Workstation) for a home recording studio.
Make sure your 'current DAW' will work with a PowerPC. That’ll likely be the deal breaker. > I have my old G4, and I just assumed it's too limited in terms of max RAM > capacity, motherboard etc., so that no matter what I jam in there, it could > never run at the level these applications demand- esp. for editing etc. > Then I came across a couple videos of guys using beefed up G5's, and thought > I'd at least ask. > According to 'common wisdom', if I were to put together an '06-'11 Mac Pro, > they'd need to have something like this onboard: > Apple Mac Pro 2x2.8GHz Quad-Core Xeon 16GB 240GB SSD 640GB to compete with > the newer systems the software is optimized for. No G4 ever, EVER came close to that, performance-wise. Adrian is correct: you can do it slow, and with great limitations on your G4 using tools it supports, or you can get a cheap PC or a used Mac Pro (or build out a hackintosh equivalent) and do it with modern software. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "G-Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
