Jesus! Yeah, I have last year's model GF
On Jul 10, 2010, at 6:11 PM, Slau Halatyn wrote: > No question about the horsepower. I was also trying to figure out the > configuration in terms of FireWire ports, etc. Some MacBook Pro models from > different years have different ports, etc. Yeah, in terms of processing, > you'll be able to play back 48 stereo tracks easily. > > Slau > > On Jul 10, 2010, at 5:44 PM, clarence griffin wrote: > >> I have a mac book pro with a core II duo 2.53 GHZ with 8 gigs of DDR II ram. >> I think that should do the trick for most, if not all of my projects. >> lol >> >> GF >> >> >> On Jul 10, 2010, at 1:58 PM, Slau Halatyn wrote: >> >>> I don't recall whether you're using a laptop or Mac Pro but, whatever the >>> case is, if there's only one FireWire port available on the laptop, you >>> absolutely need a chassis with at least 2 FireWire ports and hang the >>> control surface off the drive. With FireWire stuff and Pro Tools, the >>> interface is always last in the chain. Otherwise, yeah, if it's a MacBook >>> Pro with 400 and 800 ports, it's possible to just keep the drive and >>> interface on separate busses. Whatever configuration you're using, it >>> should be way more than powerful enough to handle a ton of tracks. >>> >>> Years ago, I did a remote session with an iBook which was only a 600 MHz >>> processor and recorded 16 tracks live without any hiccups at all. >>> >>> Slau >>> >>> On Jul 10, 2010, at 12:03 PM, clarence griffin wrote: >>> >>>> ah! thanks. this sounds good. I didn't even think of that. so I need to >>>> get a caddy with 2 fw ports on it, then I can connect that to the mac, and >>>> the project mix to the drive. >>>> Is this correct? I just want to make sure I am understanding you >>>> correctly. I think that's right. >>>> >>>> GF >>>> >>>> >>>> On Jul 10, 2010, at 10:19 AM, Slau Halatyn wrote: >>>> >>>>> OK, yeah, I see what other people have since commented and, certainly, >>>>> stay away from USB and I woldn't at all recommend recording to your >>>>> internal drive. Yes, it will work and it'll work for a while but you're >>>>> asking for trouble. The way the interface connects is by being the last >>>>> item in the FireWire chain. Get a drive with two FireWire ports and >>>>> connect computer to drive and drive to interface. The smaller compact >>>>> bus-powered drives have fewer options in terms of multiple You'll want to >>>>> go with something a bit more substantial. If the computer has a FW 800 >>>>> port, you can record to that bus and use the 400 bus just for the >>>>> interface. >>>>> >>>>> HTH, >>>>> >>>>> Slau >>>>> ports. >>>>> On Jul 9, 2010, at 8:19 PM, clarence griffin wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I disabled the drive I was recording to from the spot light settings. >>>>>> Maybe I can't use an external drive? Its USB 2.0. I would think that's >>>>>> fast enough. Maybe I need to record to my hard drive? If so. I have a >>>>>> lot of clearing out of stuff to do. >>>>>> Any suggestions?? >>>>>> >>>>>> GF >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >> >
