Hi Frank, You only mention firewire and usb m-audio interfaces for use with m-powered pro tools, but there are plenty of pci ones from m-audio. Do those not work with the m-powered version of pro tools? One of the main reasons to buy a Mac Pro is the use of pci cards. I only need an audio interface for the moment. Although the choice for a Mac Pro may be obvious for real power users, but I ain't that just yet. Both the iMac and Mac Pro have their pros and cons. Regards, Ronald -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- Van: ptaccess@googlegroups.com [mailto:ptacc...@googlegroups.com] Namens Frank Carmickle Verzonden: donderdag 26 augustus 2010 22:28 Aan: ptaccess@googlegroups.com Onderwerp: Re: PCI audio interface M-Powered and monitor for Mac Pro
Hi On Aug 26, 2010, at 4:10 PM, RvR wrote: > Hello, > Can't seem to make the choice between an iMac and a Mac Pro for use > with Pro Tools and such. Having great difficulties with making > decisions the last couple of months...LOL I cannot ask you guys cause > you don't know what I am going to do with it. But maybe you can shed > some light on some things which hopefully can help me make my decision. > > First I was wondering if a Mac Pro also needs a monitor connected to > function properly and if so does it has to be turned on also? > I can't answer this directly but my experience with a Mac mini shows that yes you need a monitor attached but it does not need to be powered on. > Secondly, I presume using a pci audio interface with a Mac Pro is the > obvious way. Or is firewire also an option? For protools specifically you have hd, which is a pci/pci-e card, 003 or the supported m Audio devices which are firewire or usb. > In both cases (external for iMac) which audio interfaces would you > recommend? I don't need tons of ins and outs, just a midrange solution. > Brian recommended one of the MAudio boxes before but can't remember what that was. Do you want something with a built in control surface? If so the 003 is probably a good fit. > I probably gonna choose between an iMac i7 and a Mac Pro quad core > xeon 2.8. Brian has recommended the iMac to a few people on this list. I lean towards the Mac pro because you can put pci/pci-e expansion cards in it. Also you can easily upgrade the memory and hard drives. You can also put four hd's in the pro. > Maybe I will have some more questions later on. I don't mind answering questions. This stuff seems to come up a lot on the list. Maybe we should put up a page about the different hardware choices? Hope that helps --FC
