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Is my macbook powerful enough?
HI,
Is my macbook powerfull enough to record 16 channels at once with a digi 003 rack? The details of my macbook are as follows: Model Name: MacBook Model Identifier: MacBook5,2 Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo Processor Speed: 2 GHz Number Of Processors: 1 Total Number Of Cores: 2 L2 Cache: 3 MB Memory: 2 GB Bus Speed: 1.07 GHz Also what's the best hard drive models to get for protools sessions..? Thanks |
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Re: Is my macbook powerful enough?
My question would be what are you going to add to the 003 to get the extra 8 channels?
I have found that some of the ADAT input units cause you to have to do some nudging. Quote:
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Re: Is my macbook powerful enough?
Hi SKI,
I'm using a Presonus Digimax D8 for the ADAT.. |
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Re: Is my macbook powerful enough?
You shouldn't have a problem tracking 16 channels.
You can play around with your buffer settings to see what gives you the best balance between the timing of the 003 channels and the D8 channels. Also you can play around to see what is the lowest buffer setting that the MacBook likes while tracking and to see if you need to up it when mixing.
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Re: Is my macbook powerful enough?
You shouldn't have any problem.
I've been using my old Mac Powerbook (1.67GHz/2GB SDRAM), 003 Factory and Presonus DigiMAX FS to record 16 tracks for a number of live recording events. Quote:
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Re: Is my macbook powerful enough?
The new i5's or i7's work great!
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Re: Is my macbook powerful enough?
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Re: Is my macbook powerful enough?
Great. Thanks guys
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