Thanks guys this really helps, I know that a mac pro would be best and if I had the cash I wouldn't even think twice about it but money money money sigh... So is a external hard drive only nececery on a MBP, will I be fine recording on a SSD drive on a imac?
Frank Carmickle wrote: > Hi > > I mostly agree with Kevin but... I've been running large channel count mixes > with lots of plugs on my dual core i7 mbp with out any problem what so ever. > At some point I will get a mac pro though. The quad core i7 is available in > the 15 inch and I'm sure it would be more than enough. If you are thinking > about the imac do wait a few weeks. Apple is about to release the new ones > which will be based on the sandy bridge chips. Now with thunder bolt and > sandy bridge quad core i7's the mbp is ridiculously fast. The SSD makes all > the difference in the world. I know $400 - $600 sounds like a lot for a 240 > -260 gb drive but it is worth every penny. It really does make it so that > apps just open. You don't wait for them to load any longer. Do not get any > less than 8 gb of ram. The cost is an extra 150 bucks or so but totally > worth it. > > HTH > --FC > > On Apr 13, 2011, at 9:57 AM, Kevin Shaw wrote: > > > HI, > > > > I can't help you with the PCI card information, but I can offer some advice > > with regard to a desktop vs. a laptop for recording. > > > > If you're planning on doing recording as a career, invest in a desktop like > > a Mac Pro or one of the i7 iMacs. You can get the iMacs now with a solid > > state boot drive, which should make ProTools quite happy, as you have the > > option of installing a .5, 1 or 2 TB data drive. The Mac Pro has a very > > fast bus speed which is great for moving around multiple tracks of audio > > and it is designed to be a workhorse when it comes to media production. > > > > My music sessions will run upwards of 80 tracks and it's unlikely that a > > laptop running ProTools, even a tricked out one, will be able to handle > > that on the table tray of an airplane for an 8 hour mixing session. I tend > > to advise people away from laptops for hard core mixing and audio > > production as they can get overworked pretty quickly. > > > > Having said that though, if you're planning on recording in the field or > > setting up a recording session in a barn somewhere, a Mac laptop will do > > more than suffice for tracking. Just remember to use an external hard drive > > and a fast interface. > > > > Hope this helps, > > Kevin
