Third, which concerns all users this time: the RTAS format will disappear and become AAX - AAX2, actually, to differentiate it from AAX32 bit, which works already since PT10. Remember that the upgrade price is the same as for PT10 HD owners. Since most of such users are people who already have an HD version in their studios and want to be able to take their work home, they will have to pay up… twice, even though they are AVID’s core customers. They are the only ones allowed to buy it without acquiring at least one AVID sound card. Or they can pay 570 euros to get an HD Native. Users who payed around 2000 euros to get most functionalities of Pro Tools HD while staying native (surround, VCA tracks, etc.) have the option of upgrading to PT11, like everybody else, and thus lose their investment. Second, the Complete Production Toolkit has been dropped. That’s not the case for second and third generation Digi 002's, 003's and other MBoxes. The problem is that it’s always the same people who have to pay, and we’re not talking peanuts here. We’ve been through this before when we went from TDM to HD. Not such a big deal if you want to change to 64 bits, considering that the old HD architecture didn’t allow it. Members Introduction.Let’s bring out the controversies before actually starting our review: the upgrade from version 10 to version 11 is not only costly, but it also forces owners of HD cards (almost any professional studio, that is) to upgrade to HDX cards too. Mac OS 9 booting on: PowerBook G4 17" Aluminum 5,1 (Detailed Posts)ĭiehard rambles on and also re-visits the Mac mini G4 and FW410 in 2023…įW800->FW400 issue on PB G4 is not that harmless. This allowed you to make changes to the audio that previously no other program could do-a precursor to what Melodyne can now do, and of course DP lets you do these things directly now too (under OS X+).Īs a side note Seal's first album was produced by Trevor Horn, and they used StudioVision on the album. In the most recent versions Opcode added the ability to convert audio to midi, and back to audio. It's very powerful, and I've not seen it replicated. One of my favorite things about StudioVision is the logic that you can employ for modification and substitution of events. The workflow is a bit different than Performer (including Digital), but there are enough similarities that you'll be able to use either without too much trouble. It probably came out in 1990, but it might have come out in 89. StudioVision was the very first "DAW" on a personal computer. It wont be the older version, and it may only run on OS9. When Opcode died Jason released a version of StudioVision without copy protection. I'm pretty sure there was a version of StudioVision that ran on OS7, but it would have been copy protected (which is why you are asked for a floppy), and I'm not aware of any instances of it without the protection. The best solution is probably to buy a Second Wave chassis, although this will add something like £1000 to your budget! From many points of view you will want to choose the latest technology (PCI) but if you already have NuBus cards, or plan to buy a NuBus-based Pro Tools III system, these will not work in PCI slots. This change to PCI slots poses a problem if you are intending to buy a new Mac system or upgrade an existing one today. Digidesign have announced that they will be producing PCI versions of their hardware from around the first quarter of 1996 and that there will be a crossgrade path for Pro Tools III users for one year following the launch of the PCI versions. All the Digidesign cards use NuBus, but it is possible to buy a Digidesign-compatible NuBus expansion chassis from a company called Second Wave, which connects to these new models using a PCI card (if you want to use a NuBus digital video system, however, you should be aware that Radius VideoVision Studio does not work in the NuBus-to-PCI expansion chassis). The next consideration is PCI, a new standard buss system used by the latest PowerMacs, the 8500 and the 9500, in place of the NuBus system used in prior models. PowerMacs are more demanding as far as RAM is concerned, but when native versions of the current software is released, the extra speed increase is sure to be worth it. As far as RAM is concerned, I'd recommend not less than 24Mb, and 48Mb would be better, especially if you're using several TDM plug-ins, though you could get by with 16Mb on a Quadra 650 if you're not doing anything too fancy. For a start, you definitely need a large-screen Mac for using any of these programs, or, better still, two screens.
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