i-mac G5 ok for rendering 2hr mixes???

edlloyd · Post by **edlloyd** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 11:12 am

I'm looking at getting an I-Mac G5 2.1ghz, with 1.5gb of ram as I can't afford a powemac G5 with added the screen costs as well.

I'm just wondering is this machine going to be ok for rendering two hour mixes in Live 5 and also recording analougue mixes into bias peak. Is a 7200rpm hard drive ok for this?

Cheers for advise!

Elliot

Machinate · Post by **Machinate** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 11:49 am

for rendering then any machine will do. The only variable is how long it's going to take. Rule of thumb, if your set uses 50% cpu, and it's one hour long it should take about 30 minutes to render, give or take.

edlloyd · Post by **edlloyd** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 3:19 pm

so...it will also be stable enough to record 2hours analouge, well actual live mixes from my decks into bias peak as well?

Cheers!

Elliot

bod · Post by **bod** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 5:37 pm

if my shitty G3 imac 600mhz 256 ram can handle 4 hours of live recording, editing then rendering, then i see no problems for you to be honest.

edlloyd · Post by **edlloyd** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 8:25 pm

lovely. Cheers for that mate

D DAS · Post by **D DAS** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 9:06 pm

I have an imac g5 with a 1.6 ghz processor and it handles it no problem, I also use peak with out troubles, however peak is a beast of a program when recording live vocals. But a 2.1 ghz will handle just about anything you can throw at it. I would reccomend keeping your ram in in even incriments, such as two 512 sticks or two 1gb sticks, from what mac told me mixing a 512 and a 1g stick can cause it to not be as fast as it should

AdamJay · Post by **AdamJay** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 9:08 pm

you try recording analog mixes into Ableton?

it makes a great multi-track recorder.

edlloyd · Post by **edlloyd** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 9:14 pm

Yeah, I heard something about the ram working better in pairs that are the same. But that's how mac sells em though.

No. I will, when I get it, my imac being using bias peak to record my live mixing from turntables n mixer and also for recording my vinly.

I use live to fuck about with tunes and as a dj tool as well.

cheers for help

smutek · Post by **smutek** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 9:18 pm

Listen, I'm not trying to thread jack, but does someone mind telling me what the difference is between rendering and recording into a clip?

You know, if I record a jam, or just want to use ableton to rip vinyl, why wait for it to render? Why not just create a track for recording, record the jam into that clip then snag that audio file out of the record folder?

Sorry if I am being dense, just that I never really understood the difference.