hey guys,

i am looking at a cheap way of expanding channels on my existing Mac Book Pro / PreSonus FirePOD set up.

I am aware that i can buy another PreSonus FirePod and chain them together however... i am looking to add a cheaper alternative... and additional 4-8 Channels (12 -16 total) would do me just fine... just wondering if anyone has a similar setup?

First of all, will I be okay with this setup as far as the soundcard goes? The Centrance Micport Pro will be my USB interface, but I'm assuming the soundcard that comes standard on the 15" Macbook Pro is pretty decent?

Hi,

Everytime when I run more than 5 instruments in Live 6 with my Macbook, it delay and display 100% usage of the CPU power. So frustrated!
Is Macbook powerful enough for recording. Will adding more ram helps? Thanks!

I'm thinking about getting one of the newest macbook pros the specs being:
- 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
- 4GB 667 DDR2 - 2x2GB SO-DIMMs
- 160GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200 rpm
and i would like to get Pro Tools LE 7.3
and the 003 rack.
any info you guys could throw my way or tips or suggestions would be helpful i am very new to recording.

Hello!
I am owner of a macbook pro 17 @ 2,33 duo, 3 Gb of ram, 100GB@ 7200 RPM and I am looking for an external sound Interface, because i am starting sound recording course soon ! I prefer Pro Tools LE systems (mbox 2 pro or 003) ! If you believe that other brands are better... just tell me !I just want some help!

Good morning! I just helped an older friend of mine who is a self-proclaimed "Analog man living in a Digital world" order a new 17" iMac. He's upgrading from an old G3 "color" iMac that is like 7 years old. I've only been a Mac user since May of 2006, so my knowledge is still limited. Now, I know that new macs have a "Audio line in/optical digital audio input (minijack)".

Hi all.

I am researching notebooks for a group who want full mobility with a small recording rig. This will involve bus power or even battery packs of some description obviously.

Is anybody out there recording straight into their Macbook Pro's optical SPDIF?

Is it possible to hook up a system that goes: preamp ---> A/D/A ---> Macbook Pro optical SPDIF?

If so, what are the drawbacks to this? Are there any quality issues? Would I be better off with a two-channel firewire system?

Im looking at purchasing a laptop to run Pro Tools. My school and the rest of the world uses Macs. Im not against Macs at all but a $2300 macbook pro seems pretty hard to justify.

$2300
MacBook Pro, 15-inch, 2.33GHz
• 2.33GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
• 2GB 667 DDR2 SDRAM - 2x1GB
• 120GB Serial ATA Drive @ 5400 rpm
• SuperDrive 6x (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)

Hi

About a month or so ago I was just about to buy a macbook pro, but then I came across a website that listed many problems with this machine including severe overheating (with consequent distortion of the chassis), wining noises, discoloration of the chassis, and frequent shut-downs.