ProTools for Mac OS X Released 43
destructo666 writes "Woohoo, the wait is over for Digidesign to get with the program. Read the release and then upgrade and toss Mac OS 9. Now MOTU may finally release DP for Mac OS X." I can't find a link the free version for Mac OS X, though. Some of us are cheapskates, you know.
or not... (Score:5, Informative)
Pro Tools 6.0 for OSX is scheduled to be released at the end of this year.
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shoulda read the comments.. (Score:3, Funny)
Re:shoulda read the comments.. (Score:1, Funny)
i lost some friends today.
Don't worry, you can just imagine some new ones.
In other news... (Score:4, Funny)
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*That is, they'll be out in 2003-4.
Re:In other news... (Score:2, Funny)
Yup. Two processors at 1 GHz each. Works great.
Re:In other news... (Score:4, Funny)
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The 24-processor render was almost exactly 24 times faster than the 1-processor render. I mean, within a decimal point or something. It was uncanny.
Now, let's speculate. What if there were such a thing as a 3.6 GHz R4400? Would it have rendered that frame 24 times faster than the single 150 MHz R4400? Well, no, not unless it also had 24 times the cache and 24 times the memory bandwidth. The CPU would have just sat there waiting on data most of the time.
With a well-tuned algorithm, SMP across two processors can be considerably faster than simply doubling the clock speed of a single processor.
And then there's the issue of context switching in a single-processor environment. Right now I'm compiling on one CPU as I type this. If I had only one CPU, every time I did anything interactive, the CPU would have to context switch out of the compiler and into another process, handle my action, then switch back. Having two CPUs means context switches are reduced, making the system as a whole more efficient.
I dare say my 2 x 1 GHz box is better in most ways than a 1 x 2 GHz box would be.
Re:In other news... (Score:2, Insightful)
Dual 1-GHz is great, especially since OS X can take good advantage of it. I'd take a dual 1-GHz PowerPC over a 2.2 GHz Intel any day. That doesn't mean that 2x 1 GHz PowerPC = 2 GHz PowerPC.
But it wasn't supposed to be a complaint, it was just supposed to be silly. Don't forget to laugh.
MOTU (Score:4, Interesting)
i can't wait until i can do all my music stuff in osX, but in addition to MOTU i have to wait for native-instruments [native-instruments.com] to get going on reaktor for osX.
hopefully, the protools announcement will help others get their asses in gear.
james
Re:MOTU (Score:2, Interesting)
Upgrade path? (Score:4, Insightful)
Which brings me to another point--will it require 10.2? I know other audio programs do, and I hear that 10.2 handles audio in a radically different (and much better) way. One of the key points about 10.2 is that you're supposed to be able to use any audio hardware with any other audio software (or did I hear wrong?). If this means I'll be able to use Pro Tools with a MOTU firewire interface, I'll be very happy.
Re:Upgrade path? (Score:2)
Now all I need are apps. Finale'd be nice.
Triv
Re:Upgrade path? (Score:1)
You're supposed to be able to use any audio hardware that has 'core-audio [apple.com]' drivers with any audio software that supports 'core-audio [apple.com]'.
Now, if Digi doesn't make 'core-audio' drivers for their hardware, their hardware won't work with other applications. For example, in OS9, digi didn't provide ASIO drivers for the digi001. Luckily, somebody else did (I think it was steinberg).
On the otherside of the coin, I think Digi can decide not to go through 'core-audio' and to only support it's proprietary audio interfaces. I hope they don't do this...but then, selling audio interfaces is how they make money.
Screen space (Score:3, Insightful)
Timing? (Score:3, Interesting)
Granted, Cubase SX for OS X was announced [slashdot.org] a full six months before the release, but still...
[And yes, I know ProTools and Cubase are on entirely different levels... And there are probably people who would get miffed if I tried comparing Cubase to Digital Performer too, but it looks like Steinberg will get their music software to the OS X market before any of them. [OK, so Emagic got Logic out the door first, but Apple owns them, so I think they had help...]]
FreeTools? (Score:2, Interesting)
Re:FreeTools? (Score:1)
As far as Pro Tools cost. An MBox (Mac only 4 now) is around $450 street, and a used Digi001 (PC and Mac) can be had for under $700 dollars. If you wanna do 24 bit digital audio with all the tools, that's pretty cheap for a complete HW/SW package.
I have have an AudioMedia 3 ($250 used) and a Digi001. Digidesign will sell you the software, plus upgrade rights for $50 on these used systems and transfer ownership rights for any original owner. Pretty cool. And these cards will be supported under OSX and are already supported un der WinXP.
While proprietary HW/SW combinations may not warm my heart with OSS love , I 've clocked several hundred hours in the last 2 months running a Digi001 under WinME!!!! on a P3-700 , without a single problem. My sessions generally run 20-24 tracks with many plugins and edits. Until Linux can offer the same features and stability I'm sticking with (and paying for) what works.
the 'slide
Re:FreeTools? (Score:3, Informative)