In article , Luther Bell
wrote:

currently I'm using a bogged down 800Mhz Compaq and I am interfacing with
the board through the standard 1/8" jack in the stock sound card. We've
decided to upgrade and do it right and we figured, why not go the whole nine
yards and upgrade fully. I'm not looking for many multitrack channels.
Like I said, I feel that the M-Audio Quattro will do just fine. We don't do
much multitrack recording, but I have come into a few situations where it
would have been nice. I have used Mac in the past (my wife has a G4 iBook),
it's just that I've never done audio editing on them so I was kind of
clueless as for where to start looking for Mac software that is decent.


Peak is cheap and easy to use, but only 2-track.

Performer is excellent, and as a previous poster stated, it works best
with MOTU hardware.

I am still running Performer 3.1 on a G3 with OS 9.2.1 via a MOTU 2408
and I get excellent results. When I got the system it was 'the latest
thing' and it is still more than useable 4 years later.

You can get a 2408 (Mk.I) used these days for like $300 or less.

Soon, I will upgrade to Performer 4, but I'll need a new computer to do
it properly. The G3 isn't fast enough for DP4. If you can get a G4 or
G5 with OSX and DP4 you'll be in bliss.

Cubase and Logic are also excellent programs with large user bases.

Logic is notoriously hard to use but once you conquer it, most users
say it is worth the trouble.

Cubase is probably the simplest of them all, but I think Performer is
better and not MUCH harder to learn for a newbie.

Overall, I would say DEFINITELY use a Mac for your audio productions.

The user interface of Mac OSX is actually easier, more flexible, and
more stable than Windows. Once you adapt to the new way of working,
you will be glad you made the effort.


JT