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Post by mitchkricun on Mar 4, 2017 5:38:28 GMT -6
mitchkricun have you used the mini K47? How is it? I've spoken with Matt a few times through Microphone-parts.com. I have one of the first modded Studio Projects C3s when they started offering to mod it for you. It's not quite a real U87, but it's a good mic to have around. I know a few people who speak highly of the K47. Hi Vincent, honestly, I only heard it once but it sounded instantly familiar to a very expensive U47 clone that I'm very familiar with. I was very impressed. Hope this helps. Peace.
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Post by mitchkricun on Feb 28, 2017 6:30:39 GMT -6
I haven't used the CM47FETce. I debated picking it up a few times, but never had a real reason to. When you do the Mod for the CM67, just note that in cardioid it seems to be missing a little top end. I generally use it one notch toward Omni. That's the nice thing about having 9 polar patterns. I find it matches my I/O Audio MK U67 really well on that setting. The MK U67 is about as close as you can get to a brand new U67. It's a kit that plugs into the TLM67 and U87AI that uses the Neumann capsule of the host mic and uses a near exact replica of the U67 circuitry. There's at least two threads discussing that kit on here. So that's my experience with the CM67 anyway. I started recording a friends album with the CM67 in that mode and am finishing it with the MK U67. My U67 thread: realgearonline.com/thread/6267/u67-style-microphoneThanks for the heads up! Yes I love being able to adjust the polar pattern, almost as a form of subtle EQ while recording. I figure the CM47FETce or CM48FET will hold me over till I get a CM47ve. The CM49 looks great also, so it is good to know you have been enjoying it so far. I have to unfortunately prioritize utility purchases at the moment such as a new patch bay and DB25 snakes, as well as building some more GOBOs and continue saving for a larger facility. Plus, it'll be nice having a U47FET style microphone where FET is called to opposed to a tube microphone I figure, for certain vocals, upright bass, electric guitar, and drums. I actually recently read the one thread, and they look badass! Still very much a beginner as far as DIY, but I will get there, sooner rather than later hopefully. About to start work on some CAPI kits now that Jeff just got a new batch of transformers, and I may even build a JLM LA500A or a pair of them, if I decide to go that route over a Serpent Audio Chimera. Also will end up with a Brute at some point, but that has a sound of its own, and isn't necessarily LA3A-ish. While the CM47FETCE is definitely a versatile mic, vocals is not it's best trick imho. In that price range, you may want to take a peak at the Roswell Mini k47. Good luck!
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Post by mitchkricun on Feb 27, 2017 13:38:23 GMT -6
This was my first thought too. I'm thinking a pair though...
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Post by mitchkricun on Feb 26, 2017 10:27:43 GMT -6
I'm pretty sure Martin was asking which mix should he send to Aria. Martin, my vote would be for the newer, softer mix, but before you do, you may consider taming some of the vocal peaks with automation or compression for that beautifully recorded vocal track. And I wouldn't mind hearing the song WITHOUT the drum into. It makes the track sound a little "demoish" imho. M57 - I like the Aria Mix slightly better, but the added sheen on the Aria mix does bring out the noise more. I apologize if I'm contributing to taking this thread further off topic.... Hmm.. I think you're right. But those are two ENTIRELY different mixes. I wonder if SoundCloud is the culprit and normalized one more dramatically than the other? I didn't know Soundcloud normalizes...?
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Post by mitchkricun on Feb 26, 2017 10:08:46 GMT -6
M57, I prefered the ARIA track. It felt more glued together. The vocal's a little edgy, but maybe rerun the track, smooth the vocal up a little, then use ARIA again? I'm planning on trying at least ten songs through ARIA. First I need to finish them. All the tracks were originally done as demos, but I'm thinking of making them an album. I ran a mix a long time ago, having fun, trying to get it loud. It's way too hot, but that mix kept outdoing other mixes. Now that I'm taking the track more seriously, I did a remix yesterday. It's hot enough, but lower than the original mix. This track was done before I had better gear, and I had no clue about gain staging on a DAW, so it's crispy. Still, I don't feel like starting over. Which mix would you guys use, the hot one, and hope ARIA tames it, or the lower volume one, and let ARIA bring it all out a bit more ? Please do your best to level match. ... I also like the ARIA master on your song Martin. I'm actually surprised that your 'master' is significantly louder than the Aria mix. I'm guessing you used Aria "A," but I wish it were a tad louder (not as loud as yours. I'd love to get a handle on how to estimate the mastered DR. Maybe we could share notes. What was the DR of the track you submitted and how much headroom did you give ARIA. As for mine - I agree and I plan to re-do the lead vocal anyway. I've been fighting a cold with a few complications for the last month so I'm waiting for that to pass. I'm pretty sure Martin was asking which mix should he send to Aria. Martin, my vote would be for the newer, softer mix, but before you do, you may consider taming some of the vocal peaks with automation or compression for that beautifully recorded vocal track. And I wouldn't mind hearing the song WITHOUT the drum into. It makes the track sound a little "demoish" imho. M57 - On your mixes, I like the Aria version slightly better, but the added sheen on the Aria mix does bring out the noise more. I apologize if I'm contributing to taking this thread further off topic....
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Post by mitchkricun on Feb 26, 2017 9:38:57 GMT -6
In the last few weeks I've come across a few bargains that I haven't heard anyone talk about here, so I thought I'd share. 1) Kush Audio Omega Model 458A plug in - 2) 3 Sigma Audio guitar cab IR's - $7 a piece - (Friedman 4x12 and 65 Amps combo were stand outs for me) And lastly 3) Boz digital Transgressor - $49 intro price. Cheers! Hi mitchkricun . Thanks for flagging these. How do the 3sigma electric amp impulses work, do you load those into an IR speaker sim but still need an amp sim first? I watched the vids but couldn't work it out. Love the idea of the acoustic sims - suits my lazy ass recording style... Hi Snowflake. Yes, you need an amp sim first, followed by an IR loader/player. I use Recabinet 5 by Kazrog -$10. It allows you to load two IR's and for instance, use the same cabinet but with two different mics, or two different cabs, and blend them with a slider so if your using the same cab, you can do 60% SM57 and 40% Royer 121. Or two different cabs like a 4x12 with V30's blended with a 1x12 with a Greenback. Recabinet comes with a handful of IR's that sound really good, but as I said, the 3 Sigma ones, I believe are on another level. There are quite a few plug ins that can play IR's like Space Designer in Logic or the Free Pulse www.rosendigitalaudio.com/pulse/ Hope this helps. Holy Crap - you don't know it but you've just solved the biggest headache I face when recording! I've got a beautiful sounding Brazilian Rosewood Yairi, but have never had the skill / kit / knowledge / room to do it justice when recording. I end up getting frustrated and just use my mid priced Ovation DI'd, which as you probably know has a horrible springy / plasticky quality. I bought the Taylor acoustic impulses to try. I'm not convinced about the ones supposedly turning an electric to an acoustic, but the ones designed for a DI'd acoustic made my rubber Ovation sound really nice - I wish I'd known this was possible before. Back to re-mixing all my songs with acoustic on them (again). Nice! I was really curious about those Acoustic impulses for when I want to lay down a quick idea on acoustic, but don't have time to set up a mic and dial that in. My control room isn't really quiet enough to track acoustic guitar, so I have to run back and forth from my tracking room to the control room to tweek which is a pain in the ass. So thank you for sharing your experience! I'm going to pick a few up! Peace!
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Post by mitchkricun on Feb 25, 2017 10:30:33 GMT -6
With a capacitance measurer of course! Just kidding. I just told Mike at Wunder that it was a little bright for me and he suggested I try a capsule with a lower capacitance. He told me what the capacitance of each capsule was.
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Post by mitchkricun on Feb 25, 2017 8:50:04 GMT -6
Hey Dave - thanks for being here! Question. Why are there not darker options available in both sdc and ldc? The number one complaint I hear is that more affordable mics are too brite, yet I can't think of a single one that some might consider darker. For my personal taste, I would much rather put that top in with my own eq than try to dig it out. I'm curious what you mean by dark offerings. Like something darker than a U47/48 or M49 style mic? I don't have his U47/48 style option, and my M49 style mic will be here on Friday, so I'll definitely post my thoughts when I get it. :-D The custom U67 style mic he made me is nice and warm as a U67 should be. Not bright in the vintage mode. Maybe not quite the same as my MK U67, but definitely in the ball park. In the stock mode it is a bright mic though. When I got my Wunder CM7GT, the M7 capsule I got had a 92pF capacitance which was quite sibilant. I asked them to swap it out with a "darker" capsule and they sent it back with a capsule at 87pF. Better, but still too bright. Sent it back again and had it replaced with a capsule made in Germany by Siegfried Thiersch which is around 81pF. This one is very well balanced; warmth, natural "sss" and presence. I have an AA CM47 Fet/CE and it works really well in applications you'd use a Nuemann Fet 47, and it costs around $400! I told a friend about the company and he bought their U87 offering. I don't really like it on his voice based on the recordings he's played for me, but that could have more to do with his moderate level pre amp and/or his engineering skill. Also, not everyone's voice sounds great on an 87 imo. Hope this helps.
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Post by mitchkricun on Feb 24, 2017 16:47:26 GMT -6
In the last few weeks I've come across a few bargains that I haven't heard anyone talk about here, so I thought I'd share.
1) Kush Audio Omega Model 458A plug in - $29! I really liked what Soundtoys Radiator did in certain situations and imo, this plug takes it a step or two further sonically, while sacrificing some functionality. I don't want to go into adjectives, but it's definitely worth demoing and seeing if it works for you!
2) 3 Sigma Audio guitar cab IR's - $7 a piece - (Friedman 4x12 and 65 Amps combo were stand outs for me) I was never really interested in going down the IR rabbit hole, but damn, these really take modeled guitar amps to another level. When I'm recording a real amp, I usually mult my guitar to the amp and to a DI and record both for re-amping purposes. The 3 Sigma IR's blow away the stock cabs in all my Amp plug ins as well as my Axe-FX. I've never truly felt "satisfied" playing modeled amps, but I must say, I'm having a blast with these in the chain! They also have bass cabs, Acoustic Guitar IR's and Kemper profiles that are also highly regarded, although I haven't tried them.
And lastly
3) Boz digital Transgressor - $49 intro price. (May be regular price now, but I'm sure it will be on sale for that price at some point.) Up till now, I either used my real SPL Transient Designer or Softube Transient Shaper on Drums, sometimes reverb returns, sometimes clean guitars, etc. The Transgressor really gives nice results quickly as you can target the frequency of the transient AND the sustain. Very cool plug in.
Cheers!
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Post by mitchkricun on Feb 24, 2017 16:12:38 GMT -6
I've been reading this thread with great interest. Lots of good discussion on both the state of the industry as well as regarding Aria mastering services.
The industry discussion just makes me sad, while once again forcing me to confront the reality that I'm apparently not ready to face, even though I completely recognize the seeming futility. And yeah, I know it's ultimately about the art, but going from making a living doing what I love, to getting a side job to supplement my loss of studio income, to getting a full time job to survive and doing the studio stuff on the side, is really fu**ing with my head and heart.
Add to that, my TRUE love is songwriting and in the back of my head, have always had hopes that I would get that right song into the right hands.... well, you know the story. But man, when people on the level of John Kennedy are having such a tough time and are re-thinking things, the reality get all the clearer.
Add to THAT, I'm 51 fu**ing years old and spent my entire adult life "all in" on succeeding in the music biz (cuz thats what you do) and do you have any idea how hard and humbling it is to find a life sustaining regular job when you spent your life with no back up plan? (Back up plans were for losers, right? lol) I feel a lot like Mickey Rourke's character in "The Wrestler" when he's working at the deli counter... Anyway, sorry to take this thread further off the rails.
Onto Aria Mastering service... With the free coupon, I guess it's a no brainer to try, so I did. For a $20 mastering job, the results were impressive, and the fact that it was ready in 23 minutes is just ridiculous! I listened to it against my self mastered version (without level matching) on many different systems and the Aria was definitely louder, fuller and more polished, but when I got around to listening on a pair of Beats earbuds, the low end was just a mess. I know Beats are hyped, but they are also common and the biggest advantage of Mastering is of course, translation on all/most systems. My "nowhere near perfect" mix was already a little bass heavy and the Aria mastering seemed to accentuate the lows rather than tame them. Also, I'm so used to the Mastering Engineer doing my fades, that I forgot to do a fade on the track, and of course, an automated system isn't going to do that for you. Something to keep in mind. I can't really complain too much, or at all, considering it was free or even if I had paid $20 bucks for it. Just sharing my experience. I'm curious to see what you guys think sounds better. I've been going back and forth. Cheers!
My Version
https%3A//soundcloud.com/mitch-kricun/perfect-day-new-mix-master-62015
The Aria Version
https%3A//soundcloud.com/mitch-kricun/perfect-day-aria-1
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Post by mitchkricun on Feb 11, 2017 9:53:46 GMT -6
Of course, it depends on what kind of music you do, but I think Bospherus Cymbals sound lovely and work really well in most situations. One other thing to consider is something I read by Brian McCloud, one of my favorite studio drummers... If your space has low ceilings, you may be better off with cheap, thin cymbals, the kind that come in three packs. lol. They have less complex overtones and are less likely to "excite" a small space and wash out a mix. I'm paraphrasing, but you get the point. Not sure what your situation is, but I thought I'd throw that thought into the mix. Good luck!
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Post by mitchkricun on Oct 30, 2016 16:12:42 GMT -6
The best way to run your clocking would be to use one WC out from your Burl if it's the master. Go to radio shack and buy a few BNC T splitters. Come out of the Burl WC and have a T on the Motu WC in, then from the other side of the T run a WC cable to a T on the first AD16x WC in, then from that T run another WC cable to another T on the last AD16x. From there run another WC cable to another T on the RM WC with the cable going in one side of the T and then a 75ohm termination plug on the other side of the T on the RM. The Burl should have plenty of power to send WC to just 4 devices. If you do it this way it ensures all your gear is synced on one transmission line and all are receiving the same clock signal. Does the RM have a RCA type SPDIF I/O? If so you could utilize that so your Motu is the only device running and you won't need to make an aggregate device. I'm not sure how you are wanting to set this up so thats all I can suggest with the info you gave. Hope it helps! J Thanks so much your time! I will try that. All I'm really trying to do is to be able to use the RM AD (and the DA when it arrives) without having to switch out my Burl. The Motu has SPIDF but it still only has 3 banks, which are all being used. I was hoping the Mac Pro digital I/O would be the ticket, but I'm getting a ton of latency. I tried researching the Mac Pro digital I/O, but couldn't find anything that would be xplain the latency. Thanks for your help again! Much appreciated!
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Post by mitchkricun on Oct 29, 2016 11:45:03 GMT -6
Hey Guys
So after a short 13 months, I received half my order from RM. The SuperBeast DA is on the way soon, I'm assured....
I'm trying to figure out the best way to hook it up and could use some insight from you guys. My current setup is using a Motu 2408mk3 which has three banks of 8 channels I/O. Banks A and B are taken up by Apogee AD/DA 16x's, and Bank C has my Burl B2 AD. So 18 ins 16 outs.
To add the RM AD, I tried running the optical out of the RM into optical in on my Mac Pro. Made an Aggregate Device with the 2408 and the Built In Digital In. I was able to get the RM to show up as Inputs 19 and 20 in Logic, but there is a huge latency that I can't seem to get rid of.
My word clock setup (which is probably wrong) is, Burl (Master - has two W/C outs) W/C out 1, to Apogee AD16x W/C in Burl W/C out 2, to Apogee DA16x W/C in Apogee AD16x W/C out, to RM AD W/C in.
If the Burl had a 3rd W/C out, I would have used that going to the RM, but it doesn't.
PS: If I choose "Built In Digital Input" as my Input Device in Logic's Preferences, I get the signal without the latency, but then I lose all my other 18 inputs.
Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong? Thanks so much!
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Post by mitchkricun on Jun 26, 2016 9:08:40 GMT -6
I demo'd Pro-Q. I was looking for a GML clean eq as I have lots of Neve outboard eq's for color. I tried the FabFilter Pro-Q2 against the AirEQ and the EQuilibrium. I kinda liked the EQuilibrium the most. The AirEQ had a bright tinny thin thing going on 90% of the time. The FF Pro-Q2 was dirtier then the EQuilibrium but the EQuilibirum as clear clean and wide as it is still sounds like a flat (plastic) plug. I still , haven't found, what I'm looking for... "Plastic" is the exact word that comes to my mind every time I pull up Air EQ. On an unrealted topic, I'm selling my Air EQ license at full price!
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Post by mitchkricun on Apr 10, 2016 9:21:47 GMT -6
Just thought I'd share for those who aren't on the mailing list. Gregory Scott (UBK) has started emailing a Museletter full of very thoughtful and insightful (to me) things to consider. He's a great writer and seems to consistently hit on points that speak to me, and communicates these ideas in a way that I wish I could. He's done 4 at this point, and I think they're just great reading. Maybe you'll find it useful as well. www.thehouseofkush.com/#!mailing-list/cee5 I'm in no way affiliated, just sharing.
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Post by mitchkricun on Apr 8, 2016 17:04:05 GMT -6
Anyone got their units yet? I'm getting worried. I've emailed them 6 times over the last 8 months, asking very politely for a general time frame and haven't gotten one reply. I'm guessing they view my emails as harassing, but if they had responded to ONE of them, I wouldn't have felt the need to send another. And I promise, the language is very non confrontational. Usually something like, "Hi, just wondering if I can get get a general time frame for my order?" I'm afraid to get confrontational, because I figure that will only cause more delay. This is such a strange place to be for me, but knowing SOMEONE has gotten their order filled recently would leave me with some hope. Thanks guys! He's still there, I've received 5 of my 7 boxes, going into my second year of waiting, I'm pretty pissed about it, but what good is getting nasty with him going to do? He said my last two boxes are put together and he's waiting on some parts, believe me, what ever ur feeling, I've felt, my investment was an uncomfortable $5k! The good news is the boxes I've received sound GREAT! Glad to hear they sound great and your rig is coming together Tony! My biggest problem, is that while he's waiting on parts, maybe he can respond to ONE email for a prepaying customer asking a polite and reasonable question. I was actually worried he went out of business. Good to hear he's still there. I knew there was a possibility of a long wait, so I'm cool(ish) with that, but a little communication would go a long way for me. And yeah, if I can get something that's sonically in the same league as the Pure 2 for under $800, it will have been worth it for me. I've basically resigned myself to accepting the ridiculousness of the situation. Thanks for the reply and even temperament!
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Post by mitchkricun on Apr 8, 2016 5:17:57 GMT -6
Anyone got their units yet? I'm getting worried. I've emailed them 6 times over the last 8 months, asking very politely for a general time frame and haven't gotten one reply. I'm guessing they view my emails as harassing, but if they had responded to ONE of them, I wouldn't have felt the need to send another. And I promise, the language is very non confrontational. Usually something like, "Hi, just wondering if I can get get a general time frame for my order?" I'm afraid to get confrontational, because I figure that will only cause more delay. This is such a strange place to be for me, but knowing SOMEONE has gotten their order filled recently would leave me with some hope. Thanks guys!
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Post by mitchkricun on Mar 25, 2016 5:47:22 GMT -6
I'm really sorry to hear this. RIP Kidvibes...
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Post by mitchkricun on Feb 15, 2016 21:52:52 GMT -6
Yeah, It's one of those plugs that once opened, stays open. I really dig Radiator too...
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Post by mitchkricun on Jan 24, 2016 16:24:03 GMT -6
Good lookin' out! I was looking at prices for the 3.3ghz ones. Nice find on the memory too. I really appreciate it!
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Post by mitchkricun on Jan 24, 2016 14:07:16 GMT -6
start with a dual quad 2009 Nehalem, should be good under a grand, then up to 5,1 firmware for free, you can get into ecc 1333 ram for under a couple hundy for 64 gigs, if you have the need you can go up to 128 gigs of ram haha, then buy a pair of 6 core xeons for under a couple hundy and bust your threads out to 24 cpu's, get a 150 gig SSD drive for your OS and applications, these should be a really good start, cheap enough to go nuts on a great vid card and maybe PCIe SSD drives if you want? the latter is all luxury. Thanks Tony. I'm looking, but I don't see where I can get two 6 core xeons for under $400-$450 though. $849 for a 2009 dual quad. $350 for the RAM... That's $1650 before shipping. Seems like less hassle to grab one that's already been upgraded, assuming the seller is legit, no? This actually sounds like a power supply problem. I had a similar issue with my Z800, until I swapped the psu. It does not make sense why a psu would work then not but it was the case for me. Could be, but it happened last winter too and the ran perfectly from March to mid January...
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Post by mitchkricun on Jan 24, 2016 11:54:21 GMT -6
Thanks gentleman. It seems I was a year off in the cycle, when my Dual Core 2.3 mhz G5 was really showing it's age and I upgraded to a 2008 2.8 mhz 8 core. (and i would have all the power I'd ever need...lol)It has served me well for years now and only chokes when several large sample libraries are open. (24 gigs of RAM) It doesn't really hurt my workflow terribly and I probably would just keep riding her for a while longer, except that I'm having this strange problem when it gets cold out. Unless the control room temperature is at least around 70 degrees, it takes me about 30 times to power up. The first 20 times, it goes on and turns off immediately. Next 5 times, it stays on for a few seconds before turning off, and eventually it powers up. I've looked everywhere for answers, but it seems to be pretty unique. The best idea I've found is that there may be a lubricant (hard drive or other moving part?) that when cold, can cause something to not move as it should, sending an error message to the logic board that there's a problem. I changed the boot up drive, but the problem still exists. It's possible changing to an SSD drive would help, but I'm hesitant to spend the money on a 1TB SSD drive, when my computer doesn't support SATA 3, and as I understand it, I wouldn't get the benefits running a SATA 3 SSD on my machine. Plus my magnetic hard drives have worked well for years in the same kind of temperatures that I'm having a problem with now. I'm kind of over it. So, if I have to change computers, I feel as though I might as well go for it, as in my eyes, speed = longevity. As a bonus, my workflow should improve when I don't need to render VI's and sample libraries, or feel reticent about experimenting with a particular plug in chain. So it comes down to finding a good deal on a 4.1 machine and upgrade it myself or buy one that's been upgraded, while staying in the $1500 range. At least, that's what's making sense to me right now...
Hey Tony, care to share some of your inexpensive, well known and proven trick outs? Thanks!
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Post by mitchkricun on Jan 22, 2016 6:09:35 GMT -6
I wouldn't do this unless you're looking for a home for an HDX or older TDM system. Then, I'd be all over this and buying extras for parts. If you're not buying it to use PCIe audio interfaces, I don't know why you'd bother for audio production. I do need a PCIe slot for my interface... Are you saying an iMac or laptop is enough power for audio production? Thanks!
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Post by mitchkricun on Jan 20, 2016 9:21:44 GMT -6
Thanks guys! I appreciate the info!
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Post by mitchkricun on Jan 20, 2016 7:17:01 GMT -6
Does anyone have experience with purchasing a "flashed" Mac Pro? Basically, it's a 2009/2010 4.1 model that's been upgraded to 2012 5.1 specs. They are all over Ebay and I can get a 12 core Westmere for around $1500. Any thoughts or comments would be appreciated. Thanks!
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