Lassefromthailand
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Q: Use imac in musicstudio

Hi.....anyone that have som experience about iMac in a music studio.

 

I like to know if its some adapter or something I can connect between the thunderboltcable and in to a normal digital mixer ?

 

It should end up in two ordinary balaced jackplugs.

 

 

Or,   Is it better to use firewirecable to audiointerface ?

 

Or, maybe USB ?

 

Happy for tips and tricks !

 

Lasse

iMac, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8)

Posted on Jan 29, 2013 8:19 AM

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  • by cheekypaul,Helpful

    cheekypaul cheekypaul Feb 11, 2013 4:55 AM in response to Lassefromthailand
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    Feb 11, 2013 4:55 AM in response to Lassefromthailand

    thunderbolt interfaces are rare, at the moment, but more will appear this year.

    what kind of setup are you looking for?

    do you want to record more than one musician at a time, a band or orchestra?

     

    how many ins and outs do you need/want?

  • by Lassefromthailand,

    Lassefromthailand Lassefromthailand Feb 11, 2013 5:52 AM in response to cheekypaul
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    Feb 11, 2013 5:52 AM in response to cheekypaul

    Thanks a lot....I have a digital studio, using softsynths and some extern devices.

     

    My need is to have the best audio from mac, via mix to monitors...and low latency.

     

    I guess I will wait a few months and see what shows up in the interfacemarked.

     

     

    Best regards

    Kuhn Lasse

    Chiang Mai.

  • by cheekypaul,

    cheekypaul cheekypaul Feb 12, 2013 6:47 AM in response to Lassefromthailand
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    Feb 12, 2013 6:47 AM in response to Lassefromthailand

    ok, sounds like not too much recording 'live', or many tracks at once, maybe vocals and the occasional instrument?

    what is your main DAW?

  • by Lassefromthailand,

    Lassefromthailand Lassefromthailand Feb 12, 2013 8:53 AM in response to Lassefromthailand
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    Feb 12, 2013 8:53 AM in response to Lassefromthailand

    ....at the moment, I use AbletonLive8 a lot.  But my main DAW use to be Cubase.

     

    In my PC/win xp set up, I use a Lunacard. 3 inn/ out. No need for mic.

    Bheringer Mix, KRK RG5  monitors + sub

     

    This runs my Korg M3 and many other Korg-devices perfect.

     

    My softsynths include Omnisphere, Massive, Reactor, Absynth, and NI Maschine + + ....

     

     

    My hope is to make the same setup, using iMac 27 (2013 ).

     

     

    15 years ago I used Mac in my Norwgian studio....and now I am ready for Mac again, if it fit my needs.

     

    Regards

     

    Kuhn Lasse