eMac+ digi002?

AEhly · 1st May 2005

how well will an eMac run with a digi002? ive got the eMac as powerful as an eMac can get- 1.25 GHz, 1GB ram.

I really want to get a digi002 system, but if it is not suggested I will look elsewhere

thanks in advance

Raw-Tracks · 2nd May 2005

I have no experience with that particular setup, but you should read the compatibility information on Digi's site:
http://www.digidesign.com/compato/osx/002/

They say that although the eMac G4 has not been specifically tested, there are no known differences in comparison to a similar iMac.

Sounds to me like you would be OK.

HudHudson · 3rd May 2005

Don't expect to be doing large (24-32 tracks) PTLE sessions with many plug-ins with that little horsepower. I run a Powerbook 1.25 GHz, 1.5 MB RAM, and it chokes pretty fast when I start adding tracks, plugs, etc. But it has forced me to look at recording in ways that minimize CPU usage (like printing effects rather than using plug-ins on mixdown, submixing groups to stereo, using auxes instead of inserts for reverbs & compressors, etc.) when I'm working in LE. Oh, and the 002 is a cool box (console or rack mount), a huge step up from the old 001. Oh, and Apple announced a more powerful (1.42 Ghz) eMac just today.

theblue1 · 4th May 2005

Plug-ins will probably be the biggest problem, as noted. Some eMacs have a very robust hard drive/controller/throughput vis a vis newer, more expensive machines like the iMac G5, according to MacInTouch.

sunset · 5th May 2005

I run an eMac with digi002 and it works great! considering a lot of the studios around my area are still only running single processor G4s, i'm not exactly missing out on anything by recording at home!

1st May 2005	#1
AEhly Gear interested Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 5 Thread Starter	eMac+ digi002? how well will an eMac run with a digi002? ive got the eMac as powerful as an eMac can get- 1.25 GHz, 1GB ram. I really want to get a digi002 system, but if it is not suggested I will look elsewhere thanks in advance

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Raw-Tracks Lives for gear Joined: Jan 2003 Location: USA Posts: 655	I have no experience with that particular setup, but you should read the compatibility information on Digi's site: http://www.digidesign.com/compato/osx/002/ They say that although the eMac G4 has not been specifically tested, there are no known differences in comparison to a similar iMac. Sounds to me like you would be OK. __________________ Eric Practice Your Mixing Skills! Mix Our Tracks in Your DAW! www.Raw-Tracks.com

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HudHudson Lives for gear Joined: Sep 2004 Location: Austin, Texas USofA Posts: 1,671	Don't expect to be doing large (24-32 tracks) PTLE sessions with many plug-ins with that little horsepower. I run a Powerbook 1.25 GHz, 1.5 MB RAM, and it chokes pretty fast when I start adding tracks, plugs, etc. But it has forced me to look at recording in ways that minimize CPU usage (like printing effects rather than using plug-ins on mixdown, submixing groups to stereo, using auxes instead of inserts for reverbs & compressors, etc.) when I'm working in LE. Oh, and the 002 is a cool box (console or rack mount), a huge step up from the old 001. Oh, and Apple announced a more powerful (1.42 Ghz) eMac just today. __________________ "The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side." - Hunter S. Thompson should have said this, but didn't www.yellowdogstudios.com

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theblue1 Gear Guru Joined: Mar 2005 Location: Long Beach, CA Posts: 15,095	Plug-ins will probably be the biggest problem, as noted. Some eMacs have a very robust hard drive/controller/throughput vis a vis newer, more expensive machines like the iMac G5, according to MacInTouch.

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