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Topic: Mac users, which DAW do you use? |
Peter den Hartogh
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Posted 5 Mar 2011 6:52 am |
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I am switching from Windoze to OSX.
I am used to Sonar with plugins, and Biab on WinXP.
Which Digital Audio Workstations do you guys use?
And can VST plugins for Sonar (WinXP) be used on a Mac?
Any suggestion appreciated.
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Fluger Cat-Can; Asher Electro Hawaiian; Gibson BR4; Fender FS52; Guyatone 8str;
Fender Resonator ; Epiphone Coronet 1937; Rickenbacher Ace; Rickenbacher NS;
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Scott Henderson
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Camdenton, Missouri, USA
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Posted 5 Mar 2011 7:23 am
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I use Pro tools 8 but they are all good...sonar, digital performer, cubase..
If you used to Sonar might want to stick with it to minimize your re learning...
Good move going to MAC. Not sure about VST plug ins
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b0b
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Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Peter den Hartogh
From:
Cape Town, South Africa
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Posted 5 Mar 2011 12:26 pm
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| Scott Henderson wrote: |
If you used to Sonar might want to stick with it to minimize your re learning...
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Sonar runs on a Mac?
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1977 Sho~Bud D10 ProIII Custom; Sho~Bud SD10 The Professional ; ETS S10 5x5;
Fender 1000; 1993 Remington U12; 1978 Emmons S10 P/P; GeorgeB Weissenborn;
Fluger Cat-Can; Asher Electro Hawaiian; Gibson BR4; Fender FS52; Guyatone 8str;
Fender Resonator ; Epiphone Coronet 1937; Rickenbacher Ace; Rickenbacher NS;
Dynalap 8string; Harbor Lights 8string; Aiersi Tri-Cone; Fender Stringmaster |
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Scott Henderson
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Camdenton, Missouri, USA
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Posted 5 Mar 2011 12:44 pm
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Sorry about that Guess I spoke out of turn..I did some diggin and discovered Sonar and MAC don't get along to well...
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Peter den Hartogh
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Cape Town, South Africa
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Posted 5 Mar 2011 4:57 pm
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Thanks guys,
I am going through some Garage Band tutorials, just to check it out.
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1977 Sho~Bud D10 ProIII Custom; Sho~Bud SD10 The Professional ; ETS S10 5x5;
Fender 1000; 1993 Remington U12; 1978 Emmons S10 P/P; GeorgeB Weissenborn;
Fluger Cat-Can; Asher Electro Hawaiian; Gibson BR4; Fender FS52; Guyatone 8str;
Fender Resonator ; Epiphone Coronet 1937; Rickenbacher Ace; Rickenbacher NS;
Dynalap 8string; Harbor Lights 8string; Aiersi Tri-Cone; Fender Stringmaster |
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Roger Haugejorden
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B.C., Canada
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Posted 5 Mar 2011 11:45 pm Logic
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| Hi Peter, I have Logic Express. I does not have all the glory of Logic Pro but does seem to do the job well for me. Have a look at the turorials. Roger |
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John Seitz
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New Jersey, USA
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Peter den Hartogh
From:
Cape Town, South Africa
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Posted 6 Mar 2011 4:56 am
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I just downloaded Logic Express and a bunch of tutorial videos. Lots of work to do!
I would love a tour in Dallas, but I am 9000 miles away. Oh well. 
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1977 Sho~Bud D10 ProIII Custom; Sho~Bud SD10 The Professional ; ETS S10 5x5;
Fender 1000; 1993 Remington U12; 1978 Emmons S10 P/P; GeorgeB Weissenborn;
Fluger Cat-Can; Asher Electro Hawaiian; Gibson BR4; Fender FS52; Guyatone 8str;
Fender Resonator ; Epiphone Coronet 1937; Rickenbacher Ace; Rickenbacher NS;
Dynalap 8string; Harbor Lights 8string; Aiersi Tri-Cone; Fender Stringmaster |
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Bill Terry
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Bastrop, TX
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Posted 6 Mar 2011 10:37 am
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Another vote for Logic, once I left the PC camp it seemed the 'right' thing to do. Plus I had some time seeing it over the shoulder of a good friend who uses Logic in a commercial studio, so I saw it in the hands of a power user.
I think the plugs that Apple provides 'free' with Logic are some of the best going. BTW, I have Logic 9 running on a Mac G5 with absolutely no issues, even though Apple says it requires a Mac Pro (Intel) machine. |
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John Seitz
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New Jersey, USA
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Posted 6 Mar 2011 1:07 pm
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Peter if you get stuck on something send me an email. There are some excellent and affordable tutuorals at macprovideo.com I've tried a few and these were the best (IMO)
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Bob Martin
From:
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Posted 7 Mar 2011 9:42 pm
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I use a few different DAW's, I like DP 7 from Motu I also love Logic Audio and to be honest the newest version of Garage Band in IWorks 11 sure has a lot more to offer than it did just a couple of years ago. I also enjoy using BIAB 2011 on the PC side and then import it into Garage Band on the Mac side. Good luck with any DAW you choose!!
Big Bob
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Peter den Hartogh
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Cape Town, South Africa
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Posted 8 Mar 2011 10:53 am
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I played around a bit with a couple of suggested DAWs, but they do not seem to support VST plugins.
I really do not want to loose the RealGuitar Plugins from MusicLab and the Line6 Gearbox plugin for my PodXT.
I think they both are VST and/or DXI plugins.
Which Mac DAW does support VST? It looks like ProTools is the only one, but the version of ProTools I tried needs specific hardware, I believe? I could not get it to work. |
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b0b
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Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Posted 8 Mar 2011 12:09 pm
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FWIW, I have Line6 Gearbox on my Mac. It's an app, not a plug-in. I use it to manage the patches in my Pod XT.
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Peter den Hartogh
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Cape Town, South Africa
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Posted 8 Mar 2011 12:44 pm
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Thanks b0b, I will look into that one.
It is my intention to use Gearbox for re-amping as discussed here:
http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=200505
Guys, I must apologize for all the questions, but I only aquired the Mac a few days ago. So the learning curve is a bit steep. 
The audio set-up looks like a giant puzzle and I need to decide which pieces fit together the best.
(I can setup an audio system on a Windows machine in about 5 minutes.  ) |
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b0b
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Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Posted 8 Mar 2011 3:32 pm
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I wasn't aware that GearBox could be used as a plug-in like that. Interesting. The program does work well on a Mac, and I see that "Line6: GearBox" appears as an Audio Unit in Audacity's Effects menu. The dialog that it pulls up is too tall for my screen, though. I can't seem to get it to work.
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Peter den Hartogh
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Cape Town, South Africa
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Posted 9 Mar 2011 12:28 pm
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Thanks b0b, I got Gearbox to work with the PodXT, pulled the Pod's memory content across to the MAC hard drive via Tonelocker and it works perfectly as an AU plugin in Adobe Audition 4 (previously CoolEdit).
You can reduce the hight of the Gearbox dialog box by using the show/hide buttons (red triangles).
Now I just have to install the rest of the hardware. |
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Bob Martin
From:
Madison Tn
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Posted 9 Mar 2011 1:18 pm
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Peter, line 6 has a complete line of Mac drivers and same apps to use on your Mac as good if not better than the PC. Jjust go to www.line6.com and go to downloads and every download they have for PC is also there for Mac ie they support everything they make for the Mac just as they do the PC, if you have problems let me know I'll help ya  good luck!!
Big Bob
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Peter den Hartogh
From:
Cape Town, South Africa
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Posted 9 Mar 2011 9:11 pm
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Thanks Bob M.
I couple of days ago I downloaded all those Line6 drivers and apps. and activated everything.
Now I must do the same for the rest of my external synths and other hardware.
After it is all working, I will choose the DAW.
If needed, I will certainly take you up on your offer, thank you so much. |
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b0b
From:
Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Posted 9 Mar 2011 11:02 pm
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I see the GearBox plug-in in GarageBand now and it looks great. Ditto in Logic Express. It looks wrong in Audacity, though. I think that Audacity doesn't launch it correctly.
I haven't hooked up my Pod XT to test this, but I will! It looks really powerful. Thanks for pointing it out to me.
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Ned Pearson
From:
North Carolina, USA
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Posted 10 Mar 2011 6:44 am
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I switched everything from PC to Mac about a year ago. Switched my business and everything. Had to purchase a ton of Mac software and sell the PC software (that was salable) on eBay. But making the switch was a great decision.
My experience with the Mac is that it is much more logical than the PC and much less of a hassle. I have now helped my daughter's family and also a good friend make the switch and they are very pleased they did.
In regards to using DAWs, I am a relative newby, with the exception of Audacity and having played around with Cubase LE on PC's for a couple of years, nothing serious. However, in the past two months, I have rolled up my sleeves and learned the basics of Cubase LE, Reaper, and more recently GarageBand. I have also downloaded and installed the free version of Native Instruments.
GarageBand has really turned my head about the advantages of going native Mac, so a couple of days ago I bought Logic Express, which is going to be delivered today. I will probably need some help getting up to speed.
As far as Mac questions, however, I may be able to answer some. In particular, how to do a PC thing on a Mac (and vice versa). I also upgraded the hard drives on my MacBook pro and one of my Mac Minis so I have some hardware experience as well. And I just bought a second Mac Mini used (would have bought yours Bob but too late) and have set it up as a dedicated machine in my home studio. I am using a Zoom R16 as a Control Surface/Interface.
Sorry for the long post |
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Tore Blestrud
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Oslo, Norway
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Peter den Hartogh
From:
Cape Town, South Africa
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Posted 16 Mar 2011 8:32 pm
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Thanks, I'll check out Studio One.
UPDATE:
I downloaded a trial version and it looks awesome.
This one will soon give Apple (Logic) and Avid (ProTools) a run for their money.
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1977 Sho~Bud D10 ProIII Custom; Sho~Bud SD10 The Professional ; ETS S10 5x5;
Fender 1000; 1993 Remington U12; 1978 Emmons S10 P/P; GeorgeB Weissenborn;
Fluger Cat-Can; Asher Electro Hawaiian; Gibson BR4; Fender FS52; Guyatone 8str;
Fender Resonator ; Epiphone Coronet 1937; Rickenbacher Ace; Rickenbacher NS;
Dynalap 8string; Harbor Lights 8string; Aiersi Tri-Cone; Fender Stringmaster
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Steven Meyrich
From:
Colorado, USA
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Posted 20 Mar 2011 10:40 am garage band beginner tutorials
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I have been able to record with pretty well with an Apogee duet into GB but really want to learn more about loops, rhythms etc. Any suggestions for good tutorials and an intro to Logic if I want to upgrade would be welcome. I am using a Macbook Pro and am a long time Mac user. Thanks
Steve |
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Bob Martin
From:
Madison Tn
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Posted 21 Mar 2011 3:48 am
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The good thing about Presonus Studio live is that it will work on the PC side as well as the Mac side too (You do have to download the version you want to use one version does not work on both PC and Mac so make sure you download the correct version). So if you record something on the PC you can import it directly into your Mac with all plugins and all other parameters being there as well.
I bought the "lite version" which is still a great DAW called "Studio One" it the other day through AudioMidi.com on their special deal for 30.00.
Bob Martin
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