I need expert opinions from mac users out here who have switched from pc regarding the use of mac mini as a daw.I'm thinking about
buying the new mini mac server with the i7 processor,downgrade to snow leopard, upgrade the ram to the 8 gb ,upgrade one of the hdd with an ssd (for sample library) and a new fw/usb audio inteface(apogee duet2/ motu audio express 6x6 ) may be switch to logic .
What are the problems that i might face if i use this mac rig mainly for midi sequencing for eg what if want to work with 8 to 16 midi tracks going to ni komplete 7 and 2 to 4 wave files is this new rig gonna be stable when compared to a similar spec pc ?
With my current centrino core2duo pc laptop(4gb,5400rpm hdd,usb keyboard controller) and an echo indigo djx expresscard interface i can run propellerheads reason 5 @ 512 buffer settings with no noticeable latency,i can play to the metronome i hear what i play in real time but when i use it to run any vst inside cubase it sucks big time its hard to keep up with the metronome because of the audio latency(or midi latency i really donno) even @ 256 or lower buffer settings .I have tried all the system time stamp,emulated port or whatever thing that is with cubase it didn't worked out very well.I was able run most of my vst plugs on standalone mode or using a vst host with no noticeable latency.
buying the new mini mac server with the i7 processor,downgrade to snow leopard, upgrade the ram to the 8 gb ,upgrade one of the hdd with an ssd (for sample library) and a new fw/usb audio inteface(apogee duet2/ motu audio express 6x6 ) may be switch to logic .
What are the problems that i might face if i use this mac rig mainly for midi sequencing for eg what if want to work with 8 to 16 midi tracks going to ni komplete 7 and 2 to 4 wave files is this new rig gonna be stable when compared to a similar spec pc ?
With my current centrino core2duo pc laptop(4gb,5400rpm hdd,usb keyboard controller) and an echo indigo djx expresscard interface i can run propellerheads reason 5 @ 512 buffer settings with no noticeable latency,i can play to the metronome i hear what i play in real time but when i use it to run any vst inside cubase it sucks big time its hard to keep up with the metronome because of the audio latency(or midi latency i really donno) even @ 256 or lower buffer settings .I have tried all the system time stamp,emulated port or whatever thing that is with cubase it didn't worked out very well.I was able run most of my vst plugs on standalone mode or using a vst host with no noticeable latency.