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can i install "audigy 2zs platinum pro" on mac pro

hi every one

sorry for my bad English

i am wondering if i can still use my lovely "sound blaster audigy 2zs platinum pro " on my new mac pro 2009

i dont know if it can be installed or not "PCI - or PCI-E" ?????

and plz can anyone point me for another option
coz i really need my ASIO drive to Compose music on my mac pro as before on pc

thank you

mac pro, Mac OS X (10.5.7), 2x 2.26 - 12GB ram

Posted on May 30, 2009 5:45 PM

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Posted on May 30, 2009 9:44 PM

Hi and welcome to Discussions,

first of: your english is very good, no problem with it 😉

Bigger problem: you can not use the Audigy in your Mac Pro.

The audigy is a PCI-card whereas the MAc Pro 'only' has PCI-E slots.
The card simply won't fit into these slots.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PCILocalBus
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PCI-E

Sorry

Stefan
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May 30, 2009 9:44 PM in response to ghaith bash imam

Hi and welcome to Discussions,

first of: your english is very good, no problem with it 😉

Bigger problem: you can not use the Audigy in your Mac Pro.

The audigy is a PCI-card whereas the MAc Pro 'only' has PCI-E slots.
The card simply won't fit into these slots.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PCILocalBus
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PCI-E

Sorry

Stefan

May 31, 2009 5:12 PM in response to Fortuny

thank you for your response but can anyone give advise on sound card that i can use with music programs like (Reason 4....) for example !!

in windows i needed something called ASIO drive which will lower the response Time between MIDI Keyboard and the result sound

however now i am so confused about the sound card should i choose .

i need somthing tested and really work with me

again thank you for your time

May 31, 2009 9:43 PM in response to ghaith bash imam

ghaith bash imam wrote:
thank you for your response but can anyone give advise on sound card that i can use with music programs like (Reason 4....) for example !!


From a quick googling on 'sound cards Mac Pro' only brought back RME internal PCI-E sound cards http://www.rme-audio.de/enproducts_overview_pci_express.php?page=content/products/en_products_overview_pci _expresslist#intern from whcih the HDSPe AIO sounds very interesting.
Another company would be M-Audio but to my knowledge they hadn't come out with a PCI-E card.

in windows i needed something called ASIO drive which will lower the response Time between MIDI Keyboard and the result sound


Mac OSX already includes all that your need (Called Core-Audio and Core-Midi) and in general the latency in OSX in far lower than in Windows.

however now i am so confused about the sound card should i choose .


From what I got reading around here, most seems to use external (USB or better FireWire connected) sound modules.

For my own private useage of Logic Studio I use the internal 'sound card' of my Mac Pro.
i need somthing tested and really work with me


Might be a good idea to head over to the Logic Studio Forum http://discussions.apple.com/category.jspa?categoryID=231 where the real sound cracks are.

again thank you for your time


You're welcome anytime.
Hope it helps.

Stefan

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