I'm using an 8500, 450MHz Sonnet G4, SCSI disks, and both an Audiophile 2496 card and a Griffin iMic. Software is DP4, Peak 4 DV, Metro SE 6.1, etc. I got a combined Firewire/USB2 card but had some problems with the USB2 part, and went back to a USB1.1 card with a Griffin "Audio Hub". Analog audio-in seems a bit susceptible to clicks, probably from disk seeks. The iMic and the 2496 seem indistinguishable in quality at 44.1KHz. The iMic may be slightly more click-resistant, probably because its A/D conversion is outboard. Maybe getting an ATA card for disks or using Firewire drive would eliminate the problem, but I haven't tried that yet, mostly because I need an additional ethernet port, and thus (with the USB card and the Audiophile) all three PCI slots are filled!
Built-in microphone port and audio-out work fine in OS 10.2.8, though not the 8500's "planb" RCA-connected video/audio (which isn't as good anyways). I'm using the Sonnet software rather than XPostFacto right now. Despite the fact that this stuff is cheap and mostly works, I'd really recommend getting at least a G4 box with a faster bus for audio...a "quicksilver" or later. Used prices have come down a lot. You can easily end up spending less than you would upgrading the old box, and you'll get DVD support, built-in Firewire, larger memory capacity, and so on. --Lee > From: Gerald Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Audio work > Date: Tue, 25 May 2004 18:56:19 +0100 > Well, I have a DAW (as in Digital Audio Workstation) under construction > - but it ain't yet fully operational. > Expected to be: > 9500 + Jag > Sonnet G4 800 > ATI 7000 > Sonnet Tempo Trio + pair of fast ATA drives > Delta 1010 > Note that built-in audio in/out under OSX is not functioning on > unsupported machines. Hence the need for a separate audio card like the > Delta 1010. > For apps, have look at www.apple.com/macosx/downloads, and then browse > the sections by application type. > hth > GWW -- Unsupported OS X is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Unsupported OS X list info <http://lowendmac.com/lists/unsupported.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive <http://www.mail-archive.com/unsupportedosx%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
