Need a new PC
Do modern processors and chip-sets work fine with MBox Original?
I understand you have to stay on Win XP
What version of Pro Tools can you use with MBOX Original
Regards
Thanks for the help
Initially I thought Phil's post was a bit head-on, but then I thought, why do you (op) need a new computer?
Not enough power for what you're doing?
I mean, you could get a new computer with XP and PT 8.0.1; There's nothing wrong with that at all,
but depending on how much of a computer upgrade you're going for ( more or less than 4gb ram ) , a 64 bit OS might be a good idea after all.
Food for thought.
Truth be told I just switched to mac. I'm sure plenty of people haven't been as lucky as me, but I've never had to consider whether a driver is 64 bit or not.
It's been seamless so far.
The only thing that bugs me with avid/digi interfaces is that they have dropped support for older ones (mbox1,digi001/002) etc with their new versions of PT, yet the same interfaces work just fine with other DAWS.
The day they announced that avid interfaces were no longer necessary for PT I sold my 003, bought a motu 828 and made about £700 back.
Their interfaces are, and probably always will be, overpriced in my opinion.
True that.Yeah, but when you're new to it you think Pro Tools is the last stop for Recording. I think in a big studio that can afford all the best gear it's perfect, but not so good for home recording enthusiasts. I've tried a SHIT LOAD of interfaces and they all seem to be about the same. You can get good recordings with the most basic set up if you take your time and have a decent mic to work with. I spend about 6 months researching before I invest into anything because wants and needs are 2 very different things. I find you can be headed into a whole new and better direction if you give yourself time to looking into every alternative.
The main reason I'm big on PC systems is because I like doing some gaming too and mac is last in that race. Eventually I'll buy a new system just for recording like an imac or what ever new contraptions they come out with. The newer ones have all the power you'll need for recording and alot of other cool things like video editing etc. They can even play some games, but unfortunately there aren't very many video games ported over to MAC.