Mac vs PC for audio recording

[eieio]

Any advice which mac to get for audio video stuffs?
If I want to record guitar, then post on you tube like you all do here.. hehe =)

 

[kongwee]

Basic white Macbook can do for Quicktime recording, it is more than enough. Use iLife 09 to spice a little bit of your take.

 

[Cheez]

The question on linux is the 3rd party plugin compatibility. I would also really like to know. Another question is about 64-bit environment in linux - does it exist?

 

[eieio]

iBook G3 can? I try click on garage band but so slow
Can use Quicktime is it, what else I need to get for audio?
Guitar plug into amp, then from amp head phone out to sound input?

 

[joel68]

iBook G3 can? I try click on garage band but so slow
Can use Quicktime is it, what else I need to get for audio?
Guitar plug into amp, then from amp head phone out to sound input?

ibook G3

Do they still exist ??

 

[eieio]

yep it does, supposed to be faster than my quadra.. =(

 

[kongwee]

iBook G3 can? I try click on garage band but so slow
Can use Quicktime is it, what else I need to get for audio?
Guitar plug into amp, then from amp head phone out to sound input?

Quicktime can but must buy the pro version. G3 may able record, but I keep my finger cross. Of cos, there may be some free ware around that is more efficient than Quicktime.

Your amp headphone output can plug into the notebook, but may accidently fried the input line if not careful enough.

 

[eieio]

Ok, thanks for the tip kongwee.. =)

 

[gutturalpiss]

blueprintstudios, cheez: Great, my reply is saved of clutter by being on a different site:

It’s not hard to start recording on Linux - it’s just hard to start migrating to record on Linux. The documentation is so fragmented that even I myself have no idea which would be the perfect FAQ, or how I learnt all that. That’s why a lot of times we end up providing information from what we know instead of citing sources to beginners. And that’s exactly why, yet again, there’s another level of fragmentation. This may not be true now, though. I’m probably assuming but things should pretty much be 95% 95% really 95% plug-and-play by now, aside from the occassional quirks, bugs, and glitches.

http://schivmeister.wordpress.com/2009/02/18/professional-audio-on-linux-an-early-2009-overview/

 

[blueprintstudios]

thanks alot man will read it up!!

 

[hangar17]

do you want to spend time making music or do you want to spend time doing maintenance on your computer while trying to make music

 

[blueprintstudios]

hangar17 : exactly. thats why i tell bands, don't focus on learning too much recording/mixing yourself, recording to write songs / preproduction is gd enough. you do this (write music) and i do that (recording/pc DAW).

i'm not in a band and don't play a single instrument for very good reasons.

 

[kongwee]

People still do demo like selling EPs. :mrgreen:

 

[hangar17]

[=blueprintstudios

there's no shortcut unless you're a genius
for friends in bands i usually tell them to brush up their performance/songwriting skills and their sound (which is very important if you want a defining sound for your band)
i don't play in a band either i don't have the time to entertain different kinds of raging attitudes which comes from playing in a band.(from my experience)

 

[junkiemanxl]

I'm running on both OS on different stations and tried recording on both ends.
My vote is...

Macs for recording....

Windows for anything else...

 

[hangar17]

Thanks for your inputs guys. Well, the Line 6 Toneport UX1 comes with Live Lite 4 for both Mac and Windows. I thought of using that at first. Audacity which I have used extensively before is another consideration. For the Adobe Audition, is that the software that was bought over by Adobe, formerly known as Cool Edit?

And if I go the Mac route, will it make much difference in terms of processing power and sound quality if I get a Macbook instead of an iMac?

it depends too if you just wanna use it for just strictly home recording use etc or if you decide to go portable for live gigs/shows, mobile/field recordings etc

 

[kongwee]

it depends too if you just wanna use it for just strictly home recording use etc or if you decide to go portable for live gigs/shows, mobile/field recordings etc

For laptop recording, only Macbook or MBP if you meet that budget.

 

[sheldie87]

I do recording on a quad core Vista-based desktop and a dual-core white macbook.

After awhile of mucking arnd, I think mac is the clear winner in terms of interfacing. It just works! I've had minor problems with windows drivers but none for my macbook, save the issue of a smaller screen. Mac beats windows in terms of managing multiple windows (get the irony?) and its interface makes things much easier. That being said, I don't think I can differentiate the performance of the 2 if your rig has enough juice.