How do you like SX for Mac OSX?

[Walter Mitty]

I've recently purchased the following computer:

Apple G4 dual 867, 60 GB, 512 MB ram running OSX

I currently have the following music equipment:

Hammond XK2, Yamaha P-80, and a Roland PC-200 MK II midi controller which I've never used.

I'm seriously looking at Cubase SX. I have no real prior experience with DAW software (other than PT free) so I'll be starting from scratch regardless. I assume it's a powerful piece of software. Is the learning curve not so steep?

Also, what do you recommend as far as a souncard? I'm interested in more software based instruments (doing scores, etc) but am also interested in real time multitracking with friends.

Thanks.

 

[ashram godok]

Hey Walter,

going for cubase can't be a bad choice.
yesterday i'd been to a big studio running protools on an old 266 mac, i'll recommend them cubase...

when you wanna do multi-input-sessions, get one with at least 8 analog-ins and 24bit resolution.

roooooooooock!!!!!!!

mrQs

 

[Tnglwd_Stu]

Hi guys,

Do either of you know if Cubase SX will run on a G3 running OS X?

It's a good program, a real improvement on VST. There's lots of really nice features and easy to remember quick keys, and if you use Reason it works really well with ReWire. You can use your Reason rack as a rack of MIDI controlled instruments and use Cubase as the sequencer. It's good - worth the money.

Stu