Hi Krister On Mar 19, 2011, at 6:34 AM, Krister Ekstrom wrote:
> Hi there. > One thing that would be very useful to know is just how much power it needs, > i.e what are the system requirements to even get off the ground? I suppose a > 2 year old IMac with 2 gig ram, a 4.66 gig Intel core duo processor and aprox > 1.5 TB external and internal storage is far from enough? > The reason i ask is so i know if it's at all possible to seek grant money for > a rig, cause otherwise i can't afford it. Also can i as a blind person use > the 003 Factory interface or what is recommended for someone who wants to do > good home recordings but don't necessarily want a complete professional > studio. You mean a 2.66 ghz core 2 duo? They didn't make anything faster than about a 3 ghz. I'd say more ram would be a good thing to have. 2 gb is a little on the small side for even everyday tasks on snow leopard. If I was going to upgrade the ram I would go right to 8 gb. System requirements can very based on how much processing you want to do. If you are planning on recording more than 32 tracks with three or more plugins per track get an i75 or an i7 with at least 8 gb of ram. Make sure to get fast drives. One drive for the system and one for audio. The speed of the drive is much more important than the size. The latest generation of 7200 rpm drives are good enough for audio. Upgrade your ram to 8 gb and see how it goes. You won't regret doing the ram upgrade. If you don't like pro tools you can always sell it. The 03 factory is very usable. The command8 is a bit less expensive if your only looking for a control surface. There are quite a few good inexpensive a/d an d/a solutions. Remember pro tools 9 now allows you to use any audio interface that works with coreaudio. The microphone preamps in the 003 aren't that great so it may be worth getting one of the other inexpensive options as a firewire add on. If your looking to get in to this you should find a company in your country that can sell you pro tools and a control surface. Usually people will give you a deal as a bundle. If you want to add some plugins they may discount the package even further. HTH --FC -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
