winip Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 I'm new to Mac computers. I am planning on purchasing a Macbook Pro and Logic Studio 9. What would you recommend as a Macbook Pro model for a really robust system (lots of plug-ins and low latency with virtual instruments). I currently have a PC based studio,but am looking at something that I could use both in the studio and when I play out. Thank you, Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triplets Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 What's your budget? Are you gonna use an interface? If so, which one? Do you care about screen real estate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winip Posted October 9, 2009 Author Share Posted October 9, 2009 I like the 15" that I looked at, and I'm fine with the price that I saw. However, the hard drive is 5400 rpm, and I'm not sure if this is an issue or not. I am planning on going with an Apogee Duet for an audio interface. I'm not sure about which Midi interface to get. I would like something that would at least be 2X2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triplets Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 A 7200 rpm drive is always better. Depends on how busy your projects are. Nowadays looks like the HD is the slowest component in a computer for audio or video work. If you're gonna record to the laptop 1 track at a time I think you'll be fine. If you're planning to record to an external HD, remember firewire is better than USB and that the Duet doesn't have a second firewire port for daisy-chaining and that the 17'' laptop is the only one now with an expansion card. And that Logic doesn't like FAT32 (Windows and multi-platform) drives for recording purposes, they have to be formatted in Mac OSX Extended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winip Posted October 9, 2009 Author Share Posted October 9, 2009 Would the slower hard drive affect latency in recording virtual instruments? And, if I went with an external 7200 hard drive using firewire, would it be inferior to an internal 7200 drive? Thank you for the information. Like I said, I've been a PC guy for years and years. I am very familiar with Sonar and using a PC for a DAW, but I know nothing about a Mac I'm afraid!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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