Topic: Mac News and geek talk.

[nic]

the real question regarding Panther is if Core Audio is finally in a useable form to record with reliably...it hasnt been as of 10.2.7
until Core Audio has matured, I'll keep my OS9.2 partition for Digital Performer

[Chris K]

hi....i saw this while scoping for some gear for my home studio...

g4 1.o ghz powebook for $600 at sweetwater sound's trading post

http://www.sweetwater.com/tradingpost/details.tpl?cart=10651487372310002&sku=20031002121739

i will post this in the yard sale also

chris k

[Chris K]

whoops ... sorry didnt rad to far into it that the screen was no good

well...i'll keep lookin

[RRobar]

I was going to say that was to good to be true. I'm 99% sure I'll be getting a new PowerBook from work soon. I should be able to place my order on Monday. All I need know is a line on some "DEMO" software fo recording

[Chris K]

i have been using bias peak le 3.2.1....and they just sent me a copy of peak le 4, but i haven't loaded it yet because you need 10.2.3, and i have 10.2.2...and i'm not ready for another phase up os upgrades right now

peak is nice, but i have been playing with spark xl...there is a good demo, and you can also get the free spark me. the program format is a little different than i am used to , but i think i prefer spark.
http://www.tcelectronic.com/SparkXL

[RRobar]

Is the Spark ME fully functional and what will it do. I'm kind of confused by the specs. I'm looking to do 24/48 from the MiniMe. Then 24/96 at some point later on.

[scb]

17 inch can get 3 hours pretty easily i think, though not sure when taping

it's HUGE to use for taping

[wbrisette]

it's HUGE to use for taping

In my opinion it is too big! An iBook or 12" PB would be a better option for taping since this is one area where smaller is usually better. I know that in most of the venues around here I don't have enough space to keep a 17" PowerBook from being stepped on, dropped, etc. Usually I have just a small amount of space to work with.

[RRobar]

17 inch can get 3 hours pretty easily i think, though not sure when taping

it's HUGE to use for taping

I really want the 17 inch for full spreads in stuff like quark. I'll probably end up with a 15 inch just beacause of the price difference. ALso I run a 15 inch PC laptop now for taping. Also I don't run FOB so a little more size is OK by me. The 12 inch is just to small for Design work. If I had a big ass desktop monitor I would be ok with it. Plus if work is paying for it (or half of it) I need to keep the design aspect of my needs in mind in the decision.

[MattD]

There's a program called soundhack that'll do this for you. Only thing is, I think it needs core audio which, if I remember, isn't implemented until 10.2.

-Matt

[scb]

>>he real question regarding Panther is if Core Audio is finally in a useable form to record with reliably...it hasnt been as of 10.2.7
until Core Audio has matured, I'll keep my OS9.2 partition for Digital Performer<<

what's not reliable?  i think core audio is pretty damn good, and has been perfectly fine since 10.2....