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How does XP run for music on a macbook pro?
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solconnection
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Posted : Apr 18, 2007 12:57
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After having terrible luck with a toshiba p105 laptop giving me glitches during live performance and then spending hours reading about PC laptops which all seem to have problems im seriously considering going the mac route. I just want something that works and is stable.
having said that, all my software is on pc and i would still want to do the bulk of my producingg in windows, there are so many more obscure plugginss available for it. Id use abelton + osx for live performance.
has anyone got a macbook/pro and used it for producing in xp? how does it run? ive got a motu ultralite + virus ti, do you think they would go ok through a macbook running xp?
it would be awesome if this didn't turn into a mac vs pc debate 
have a nice day
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5-ht
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Posted : Apr 18, 2007 13:58
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hi, i'm playing with a macbook pro 2,33 c2d, i use window with cubase sx and works great, i have a motu ultralite and after some problems now works great with fw800 on window, so, i think there will be no problems, i took the same decision when i decide to buy a laptop, there are many problems now with notebook so i decided to buy a macbook p and try to make music with win xp, wow its powerfull enought for anything you want to do, any vst and dual core works fine. listen to me, when you install window don't forget to find on microsoft the right hotfix for dual core and firewire in window, the dual core hotix is not important but firewire hotfix is the one you need if you want to use ultralite on fw, bye |
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Si Harmonic
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Posted : Apr 18, 2007 15:51
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I have a macbook dual 2ghz running ableton 5 i find that it gives me a stable enough base to work with, not crashed on me yet, fingers crossed, running audio and vst parts 
i have got xp running on it through boot camp and no issue so far but to be honest i've not tried sequencing etc.. with xp on it, should be stable enough to tho if you needed it.
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mukti777
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Posted : Apr 18, 2007 21:08
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There is a great virtualization program called Parrallels that will run windows on a mac...or linux in xp/vista. According to folks I know who use it, it is far better than bootcamp....and it's really cool to watch the switch between the mac os and windows!
Check out http://XPmusic.net for helpful hints!
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Triamera
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Posted : Apr 19, 2007 13:21
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works well with XP
dont know how it will perfrom "live"
Nocturnal Wizardz Recs
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Cubasing is like Freebasing, just with audio.
Both cost more than you can afford, and leaves you sitting in a dark room with no life,craving for more. |
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subconsciousmind
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Posted : Apr 19, 2007 13:22
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I have absolutely no problems with music on pc laptops, and don't know anybody who has.
did you turn of the dynamic cpu frequency switching feature? do it with speedswitch xp, a nice little tool
you DID have a notebook WITHOUT shared grafics memory, right? cause thats the most that can be bad about a notebook.
Most of my music for you to download at:
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Methodic Marble
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Posted : Apr 21, 2007 23:53
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Hey mates can PLZZZZZ somebody tell m witch key do u use to delete.
Cos my laptop macbook doesn“t have the delete key that my normal keybord has.
Im using it now on WIN with Nuendo3 ..
I would help m a lot ! |
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zafer
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Posted : Apr 22, 2007 00:00
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not sure but heard that new macbook pro finally solved the problem of cracked software!!!!!
it's for the moment not possible to run cracked softs on the intel preocessor of macbook pro or something like that.
crime is slowly getting stopped !!!!!
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Methodic Marble
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Posted : Apr 22, 2007 11:16
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i have my doubt“s zafer, at least running win it“s possible,:p
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Hey mates can PLZZZZZ somebody tell m witch key do u use to delete.
Cos my laptop macbook doesn“t have the delete key that my normal keybord has.
Im using it now on WIN with Nuendo3 ..
I would help m a lot ! |
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solconnection
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Posted : May 7, 2007 12:04
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thanks for the replies guys and esp 5-ht for answering my Q
have a nice day
-Dan |
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idjuba
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Posted : May 10, 2007 05:01
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FL Studio audio skips sometimes, other than that its a dream. |
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Triamera
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Posted : May 10, 2007 07:28
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yea fl studio skips and grabs too much of cpu usage
nuendo and sx work perfect
the delete key works in nuendo and cubase
but not for regular file deletion
you could get a logitech or any any other brand
wireless keyboard and mouse and solve this issue also
hope that helps 
Nocturnal Wizardz Recs
Bhooteshwara Records
Cubasing is like Freebasing, just with audio.
Both cost more than you can afford, and leaves you sitting in a dark room with no life,craving for more. |
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