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G4 MDD & Digi 001 - Strange noises, anyone?
I read this recently on the Apple G4 discussion forum:
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Anyone had any experience of this? I ask because I'm in the market for a new Mac. (Too many tracks & plug ins make my G4/400 cough a bit, and a TDM system is beyond my budget just now!) Thanks. |
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Re: G4 MDD & Digi 001 - Strange noises, anyone?
I bought an 867 X 2 last month, and there is a groung loop noise that can be gotten rid-of with a Radio Shack adapter in the 1/8th in. analog jack output. It also gets rid of the headphone noise. I'm just moving into the "Mac" world and almost had a #%*%@ - fit when I heard the noise. I couldn't even believe there was a ground loop inside it's own system. The fan noise is another issue, but it's better than the high pitch whinning oscillations of a PC fan noise.
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Re: G4 MDD & Digi 001 - Strange noises, anyone?
I bought an 867 X 2 last month, and there is a groung loop noise that can be gotten rid-of with a Radio Shack adapter in the 1/8th in. analog jack output. It also gets rid of the headphone noise. I'm just moving into the "Mac" world and almost had a #%*%@ - fit when I heard the noise. I couldn't even believe there was a ground loop inside it's own system. "If" there is another problem in the 34hz area, I'm not sure, that is a very low frequency and I'll look for that thread. The fan noise is another issue, but it's better than the high pitch whinning oscillations of a PC fan noise.
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Re: G4 MDD & Digi 001 - Strange noises, anyone?
Sorry about the double post, there was some administraive error that docked the post for 60 secounds or something, then I added some stuff, weird man.... [img]images/icons/rolleyes.gif[/img]
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Re: G4 MDD & Digi 001 - Strange noises, anyone?
Yeah, I'm thinking about a 1GHz Dp machine as well, but now I'm not sure.
Has anyone else had serious ProTools issues with the new machines? |
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Re: G4 MDD & Digi 001 - Strange noises, anyone?
By he way, I just read over on the Apple discussions group that the audio noises only happen in OS9. In OSX teh fans are software controlled. Perhaps PT 6 will eliminate the noise problems?
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Re: G4 MDD & Digi 001 - Strange noises, anyone?
I know someone who had major problems with a dual 1.25GHz G4 MDD. From an email he sent me recently:
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You could wait until the next generation G4 comes out (this spring - if the rumours can be believed) but, it is also rumoured that these will only boot into OSX. If you're running any older software (Cubase 5 for example) or have a SCSI card without X drivers then there could be a problem, as these things may not work properly in "Classic" mode. |
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