PT 6 with G400

[poppy]

Hi,
Is anyone getting away with a G 400 and PT 6?

[Extreme Mixing]

I have the same computer and from what I''ve read, it isn't supported for PT 6 and OSX.

[Polaris]

Originally posted by Extreme Mixing:
I have the same computer and from what I''ve read, it isn't supported for PT 6 and OSX.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">The "Yikes" G4's with a PCI graphics card are not but the "Sawtooth" G4 with an AGP card are on the approved list.

Anyone try it yet?

We would like to but until PostConform for OSX is ready, we are waiting.

[DigiTechSupt]

I'm running on an AGP G4/400 with 512MB RAM. OS 10.2.4 in general is a bit sluggish compared to faster machines, but totally useable. Pro Tools 6.0.1 and Xpress DV 3.5 are rock solid.

-Jordan

[chuck.dallas]

We're also interested in testing PT6/OSX on our G4/400/AGP machine which is still running an HD3 system just fine. We realize that certain new PT6 features such as dual processor-related functions would obviously not be supported. But if there are no other gotchas, we'd like to get our feet wet with OSX and take a good look at PT6. We're anxious to look at the new Digibase capabilities. Has anybody tested this on a G4/400?

[roberts]

I installed Protools 6 on my old G4/400/AGP. It worked. Then I got a Powerlogix 1 Ghz card from OWC the old 400 smokes now. You can get a Gigadesigns 1.2 Ghz card now from OWC for under $600. If you have an old 400 or 500 AGP G4 I would recommend this upgrade highly.
Here is the link
http://eshop.macsales.com/Specials/Maillist.cfm

[chuck.dallas]

roberts, Thanks for raising that option. That might be a good way to extend the life of our 400. We'll have to compare that option with investing the same money towards a new Mac and all the new features and future capabilities it provides (dual processor, FW800, Superdrive, faster graphics, improved cache, etc). Did you already do that comparison?

[Robocop]

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I'm running on an AGP G4/400 with 512MB RAM. OS 10.2.4 in general is a bit sluggish compared to faster machines, but totally useable. Pro Tools 6.0.1 and Xpress DV 3.5 are rock solid.
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what do you mean by sluggish?

[roberts]

The Way I see it Apple has always been slow at releasing faster Macs (Remember Power Computing always kicked Apple's butt). So If I can Get another 2 years out of my Mac an even faster Mac will be out then. I have tested a lot of upgrades in other machines and I think that that the upgrades for the older AGP G4 macs are excellent value for the money. I would get the Gigadesigns 1.2 Ghz upgrade. You will not be dissappointed..

[burningbusch]

I was running PT 6.0/HD3 on a G4/400/AGP for a while when I first switched to 6.0 and OSX. It seemed to run OK. My biggest issue was that when recording any kind of MIDI, the counters would get very jerky (more like a native system under stress). The MIDI seemed to record OK, though I didn't do a lot of testing. At that time my MIDI interface was a MOTU MTP AV but I also tried a small MIDIMan USB MIDI device and got similar results.

I have since moved to a dual 800 and the Digidesign MIDI I/O which works extremely well.

Busch.