While i would be tempted to say the current Gen air with the 2.0GHZ processor and 8 gb of ram would be sufficient, if its going to be your only machine i'd say go with the mac book pro. I own a mid 2011 air with 1.8GHZ processor, 4GB of ramm and i can mix on it no problem wit aproject containing 12 to 24 tracks. Wouldn't try recording to one of those without an external drive though as that much constant writting to any SSD drive will shorten its life span greatly. If you go for the pro i'd spring for the 8GB or 16GB of ramm if affordable and a 128GB SSD as well. The advantage of the pro is you can swap out the cd rom drive for a second HD down the road should you so choose to. But like i Said you will need a second HD for recording for best performance no matter which laptop you go with, the pro just gives you more flexibility.
As for Pro TOols. Any authorized dealer like the usual online ones are good places to start. If you need an interface its a better deal if you buy Pro tools bundled with one of avid's interface. I don't use midi much if at all so can't speak to that, so will leave it for others to answer. I prefer to build my drum tracks from drum loops personally. On Jan 20, 2013, at 5:39 PM, Cody wrote: > Hi guys, > > So just to expand on the pro tools podcast for beginners, I was wondering if > a macbook air with a 128 gig ssd and 8gb of ram will suffice. My agency will > be buying me either this machine or a macbook pro, and was wondering if a > bootcamp setup, leaving either os install 64 gb would be enough. > > Also, how does one going about selecting and obtaining/paying for a copy of > pro tools. I know there are several versions, and though i've been on this > list for months and have never said anything, the time is nearing that i may > make the transition from sonar 8 5 to pt. > > Basically the only reason I'd use windows is to use cakewalk, but, is pt > currently good enough to do that, I.E. extensive raw audio trimming, editing, > moving things around, adding effects, etc, and I know the midi aspect is > still a bit sketchy, so what are people doing for this. I'd primarily being > using midi only for drums, as my very small apartment doesn't allow for a > full sized kit. What are some good midi drum controlers, I've seen those all > in one midi controlers with a few pads, and 49 keys and some other cool > things, anyone got any input on this. I want to basically write my music as > pain free as possible, and if that requires still using windows 7 until pt > can catch up, so be it. > > in other words: Can someone describe to me the most ideal setup for a blind > person to write music? I'm starting over from scratch and want to buy quality > gear, but it still needs to be useable and accessible. Hardware specifrics > would be appreciated. > > > Thanks all > Cody > >
