Give an idea of your budget. And how much work are you willing to do to keep up an old OS and keep it free of bloat?
How much do you know about work flow? Chopping big projects into smaller parts? Also what do you know about audio, and the various bit strategies etc? Some folks can produce on an iPad. or a phone. what equipment do you already own that you want to keep. If there were newer alternatives would you go to them if they were cost effective or is there emotional baggage that might go with keeping old stuff if connectivity is a problem ? If money is a problem but you have lots of time and patience a G4 would be better than nothing. Just know that if you need specialty items to get the audio into the machine , even used vintage stuff can add up fast.. Mac OS is fine. But again what software do you intend to use? What are it's limits ? Finding the right Android tablet for cheap with a 4 core nVidia and some cheap apps could be more satisfying. Your mileage may vary. If you Dream of Ableton, Logic, Pro tools or Audition newer than about 5 years old a Used PC would be easier. Consider your wallet, time and what you want to accomplish Who is your audience? Those are things only you can decide. Adrian D'Alessio aka; Fluxstringer fluxstrin...@gmail.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/fluxstreamcommunication/ http://www.facebook.com/FluxStringer https://www.youtube.com/user/fluxstringer http://www.linkedin.com/in/fluxstreamcommunications On Fri, Jan 1, 2016 at 11:14 PM, James Cordano <riffraff...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm trying to find the most cost effective path to a Mac that can run one > of the current DAW's (Digital Audio Workstation) for a home recording > studio. > I have my old G4, and I just assumed it's too limited in terms of max RAM > capacity, motherboard etc., so that no matter what I jam in there, it could > never run at the level these applications demand- esp. for editing etc. > Then I came across a couple videos of guys using beefed up G5's, and > thought I'd at least ask. > According to 'common wisdom', if I were to put together an '06-'11 Mac > Pro, they'd need to have something like this onboard: > Apple Mac Pro 2x2.8GHz Quad-Core Xeon 16GB 240GB SSD 640GB to compete with > the newer systems the software is optimized for. > With that in mind, is it an exercise in futility to even attempt to throw > $ at my old Mac, or has/is anyone having success in a home studio setting > with one? > Thanks > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for > those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power > Macs. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our > netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "G-Group" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "G-Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
