power book + digi 001

[remo]

hi- i've recently started reading up on protools and considering it as my home setup. im still at the beginning stages of home recording, so i need all the information i can get.

i am looking into investing in a powerbook G4 and digi 001. would that be a good combination? do you recommend it? will the powerbook do all that a power mac can do with ease? will all connectivity be possible?

thanks in advance

[lwilliam]

Once you get an expansion chassis for the 001's PCI card, it should work just fine.

[cedric]

Hi william:

Does it work fine with an ibook?
Which expansion chassis should I buy?

My aim is to use PT for live acts.
I need 3 audio out (2 for the stereo & 1 for the drummer's click) and 1 MIDI out.

There's maybe an other solution. I think about the Mbox (using monitoring out for the drummer!), but what about the MIDI?

Hope you could help me!
See you [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]
Cédric

[Bastiaan]

Mbox doesnt have midi, so you should get a midi-interface for that too. A little warning though: MBOX only has 2 in 2 out....so what you could do is record 2 channels, and capture all the midi. Then at a later stage you could get the synth to your place, connect it to the box, and get the synth-audio into protools, by letting it replay the performance through midi.

[daryl bowden]

Originally posted by cedric:
Hi william:

Does it work fine with an ibook?
Which expansion chassis should I buy?

My aim is to use PT for live acts.
I need 3 audio out (2 for the stereo & 1 for the drummer's click) and 1 MIDI out.

There's maybe an other solution. I think about the Mbox (using monitoring out for the drummer!), but what about the MIDI?

Hope you could help me!
See you [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]
Cédric

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Unfortunately the Ibook has no Card slot, so an expansion chassis is out of the question. You would have to go with the Mbox-no matter what.