all macs support firewire as standard. macbook, macbook pro, imac, etc. USB is just as good.
pro quality doesn't mean expensive hardware. you could use an M Audio Fasttrack or similar I/O hardware with a decent mic and cables and achieve it through the software UI. Protools 10 works out at about £450 or so, you can get a decent package for about £650 or so with the hardware and iLok dongle. I had to work with pro tools for years as a student as that was the only decent thing. lew On 23 Nov 2011, at 18:14, Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith wrote: > Hello Lew > > To be honest I don't think it's reasonable to expect somebody on a low budget > to splash out on an external sound card of professional quality. Besides > which, you only have the option of USB devices with the Mac unless you're > using a Mac Pro, of course. > > If you are going to go for an external device though, I would suggest that > something like the Griffin iMic would be perfectly adequate for most home > users. We actually have 4 of those things now, 2 of the older type and 2 > quite new ones. The quality of those things is pretty amazing for what they > are. OK, it's not studio or professional quality. But I am sure you're very > well aware of the need to cost what you're doing and do it as cheaply as you > can whilst maximising the functionality of what you are able to acquire > within your budget. > > I've heard some pretty decent recordings, some of them made by Dane, funnily > enough, and they were made using a Mac's line output I believe. I'm not > crawling, that's not my thing. Just stating fact. It's possible to obtain > some more than acceptable quality if you think hard about the location and > the proximity to other equipment of your microphone, for instance. I've also > heard some pretty dreadful recordings made using the Mac's internal > microphone. I can only suppose that they were made underneath fans, in the > boot of a car, or something like that; because actually, even the internal > microphone of an iMac or a MacBook can produce some pretty reasonable quality > output. > > As for Reaper I really must give that a go with VoiceOver. I keep hearing > about ProTools. What kind of price are we talking about here, and where can > it be bought from? > > Lynne > > On 23 Nov 2011, at 09:29, Mr. L. Alexander wrote: > > Regarding the use of the line in source of your mac, As reliable as this > input is, I would consider the use of an external soundcard with 1/4in cables > (standard jack) or XLR for microphone use. you get a better audio support > range. > > Reaper is a pretty decent package and is good for someone who can't find > something accessible on a budget. > > it is worth mentioning that AVID ProTools is now accessible for the most part > for blind users. Since V9.0, there has been a great improvement into the use > of voiceover intergration. now that V10.0 has come out, things are looking a > lot better. OK this means buying both ProTools and a suitable hardware > interface, however if you're doing this to make good money or you're a > student a ta music college and you need access to ProTools, then this is the > way to go. > > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > [email protected] > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at > either the list's own dedicated web archive: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > or at the public Mail Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> > > The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free! > > Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting > the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to [email protected] You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free! Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
