Hi Brian,
Thanks for the well informed post.
This is exactly why I will wait to buy my new mac until after this edition
of pro tools is already out, and available. I want to get as I did for my
present setup, the best computer for my needs. The interface will not be a
problem, I already have a digi 002, and am told by other sources that the
unit will be supported in this up coming edition.
Once it is here, I can get my new mac based on just what I will require to
meet my professional needs.
any estimate on when this is really happening?
Karen
On Wed, 19 May 2010, Bryan Smart wrote:
Hi.
The accessibility support for Pro Tools will be in an update to Pro Tools 8.
In order to run Pro Tools 8, you need an Intel Mac (the Power PC support
stopped with Pro Tools 7). You must be running Leopard (10.5.5) or later.
Actually, you might need a later version than that for full accessibility
support (can't comment on that yet). Of course, you'll also need a qualifying
M-Audio interface to use M-Powered, or a Avid/Digi interface to run LE. Pro
Tools HD, of course, is only compatible with Mac Pro.
Beyond these requirements, the number of processor cores that are available on
your computer, the processor's speed, the amount of memory, and the speed of
your hard drive will affect how much you're actually able to do with Pro Tools.
Pro Tools will run on a low-end iMac or Mini, for example, but the number of
software instruments, effects, and tracks of audio will be limited. The single
5400 RPM hard drive in the Mini and on MacBooks will prevent you from using a
large number of audio tracks, will cause software instruments to switch between
instrument sounds slowly, and will generally result in a sluggish Pro Tools
experience. You really need a dual 7200 RPM drive setup, or better, for best
performance. If you plan to use a lot of software instruments, you should have
4GB of memory at minimum. Every effect or software instrument that you add to
your project consumes CPU power. Lower-end machines will be able to taste all
of the features, but will run out of power quickly as effects and instruments
are added to a project. A higher-end iMac with an I5 or I7 processor, or a Mac
Pro should be your choice if you intend to work with anything other than small
projects.
If you're serious about doing this, don't cheap out on a low-end machine. I've been
talking to people on other lists that already have plans about how they plan to
frankinhack Minis by replacing the internal drive, swapping out the optical drive
for another HD, using an external drive as their second drive, etc. After they fully
upgrade and retrofit their Mini, though, they could have just as well bought a nice
iMac, with a far larger 3.5" form-factor drive and faster CPU.
Bryan
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On Behalf Of Karen Lewellen
Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2010 11:47 AM
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Subject: Re: an Imac and voiceover?
laughter!
i was feeling the same. I got my answer long ago. Tiger is all this might do,
making it not worth the upgrade, since as it is now it works fine for my
personal needs.
Once pro tools gives me a reason, I can simply get another machine.
Kare
On Wed, 19 May 2010, Ben Mustill-Rose wrote:
for the sake of everyones sanitty on the list, shal we just agree to
disagree on this one Karren?
To answer your original question, if the iMac has a 600mhz cpu, it
will be able to run tiger (The first version of osx with voiceover)
well enough but will not be able to run leopard or snow leopard - I am
guessing that pt will require that you run leopard or sl for it to
work when the new version comes out.
You will be able to do a tiger install yourself since it is fully
accessible, so perhaps you could use the iMac as a internet surfing
machine running tiger to get used to vo when the time is right to
purchase a new computer for pt?
Iether way, good luck with pt, regardless of which version or computer
your using.
Cheers, Ben.
On 19/05/2010, Nicolai Svendsen <[email protected]> wrote:
Hi,
Yes, that's correct. It depends on what configuration she has, but
Leopard can use G4 and G5 867MHZ processors.
Regards,
Nic
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On May 19, 2010, at 1:51 AM, Ana G wrote:
I just read a blog post on something else, and I noticed that one of
the people who commented on the post said she had an iMac with
Leopard. She didn't give any other details about her configuration,
so I don't know how helpful this is.
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