Hi, I've got a little problem, my Mac g5 powerpc has 3gb in ram, 1.8 ghz dual processor and I still can't manage to make it run perfectly with my sessions. Some of them get really heavy and take my RTAS CPU usage to 95% even. Is there a way I can optimize my mac for mixing? I followed all the instructions for mac optimizing in the pro tools manual, is there anything else I can do?

What is the best option for a home recording studio.Im useing of now.Is any big diferet b g5 vs pro beside the price thank you

Hi there, i am currently running a Pc with Samplitude and my sound cards are m-audio delta 1010 and delta 44 pci cards. i am considdering buying a mac pro and using logic 8 but this move will mean that i have to sell my pci cards and move to firewire or pci express sound cards as the mac pro does not have pci slots.

I posted this in another section, and then after posting it I realized I should of stuck it in here... Here we go!
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Hey all. I have a problem here. I believe its with the configuration on my Mac.

I have an 24" iMac 2.8 core duo w/ 500 gig internal hard drive, 4gig's RAM and I currently have a PreSonus FireBox with some very old Cubase LE software that came with it - I never installed on the iMac yet(used on my PC for a few years now).

Since going mac about 2 years ago, I have not had any issues of great concern. The only problem I've had is as of late, when my computer is unplugged, the display shuts off after a few minutes even though I have the settings so the screen stays on. Its no life and death issue. But it had me wondering about regular servicing or system cleaning (software wise).

Does Reason 3 Work on Mac OSX Leopard. I'm hoping for the best...

Hi thanks for possibly helping me with this.

Here is what I am trying to do:
I have a RME Fireface 800 that is connected to my Mac via Firewire 800 and I have a MBox connected via USB. I would like to record into Pro Tools software but send the audio input through the RME and bypass the MBox. Basically I want the MBox to be a 'dongle' for Pro Tools to run.

Ok the problem is i have a mac pro 7 gigs of ram and its telling me that it is buffering out on me. if i turn all my plugins on and then try to editon while the song is playing its stops and bring up an error message tell me it buffered out and to turn up my hardware buffer but my buffer is all the way up.

hello all. Im about to build a new studio and I'm not sure if i should go pc or mac. I was sure pc was 4 me especially since my last studio which ive been in 4 8yrs is pc based but i came across a couple of engineers who told me that pc based protool le has a lot of bugs and just overall i will come across a lot of problems on the pc.