Is there another one out there?

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I just bought an old Apple IIe with a session 8 by digidesign D/I. The software that came with is sound designer II, Logic Audio, amd masterlist CD. A CD burner rounds out this attractive package. It is slow but seems to work fine. I have a shortage of memory but otherwise have had no troubles. Is anyone familiar with this set up and is it worth $500.

Thanks rude
 
An Apple IIe? That's circa 1984 technology. I mean I think its memory maxes out at 64K, disk space on its 5.25" floppy was, if memory serves, something like 384K. That's K, not M. How can an Apple IIe have a CD burner? That doesn't seem right. We're talking about a computer that had single bit video display resolution.

Now by the late '80s there was an Apple IIgs that had respectable sound for its day, I had a basic sequencing/composing program, but nothing compared to what $500 gets you today.

It might be worth $500 as a collectors item, but I'd have to believe a used Mac would be a better bet for sound production.
 
Even in Canadian $'s, it's not worth $500! I have a PowerMac 7200/90 which I'd be thrilled to get $100 for...

If you're going to spend $500, think about an all-in-one system (Boss, Roland, Fostex), or save up, and get a modern computer.

-mg
 
Dear Mr Troll,

You can't run Session 8 on an Apple IIe. Try to troll a bit less obviously in the future, please. ;)
 
Hi Guys,

Thanks for the response. It is an old apple from the early 90's. It was a custom set up as there is a 2 g external HD as well as the external CD burner. For $500 I could not find anything comparable. Now if I had another computer it would have worked. I looked at many work stations and most of the older ones had no CD burners and a limited (usually 2) number of inputs. Most interfaces with appropriate sound cards would cost a few hundred bucks as well.

My idea is (as I am a beginner) to use this before I invest more $$ to see if I will be able to get my tunes in better shape.

So far it works fine and I can edit etc and burn a final CD.

Any more info I would appreciate it.

Rudehead
 
Hello again,

When I was out looking I could not even find a digital 4 track with burner for $500.

One thing about the set up I have is that It came complete. I will get more info regarding the system.

What I was looking for was to be able to record digitally and burn a CD. I can do that with this system. It is just old and slow.

I appreciate any comments.

By the way what was I trolling for??

Rude
 
Rudehead said:
When I was out looking I could not even find a digital 4 track with burner for $500.
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I doubt you'll find any digital 4-tracks with burners at all. The only digital 4-tracks around are old minidisc recorders I think.

If you want hardware with built-in burner you probably have to go up to 16-track machines. So yes, if you don't have a computer at all, and hence can't burn any CD's, and your goal is to make CD demoes to send in to record companies, then what you got may very well been about as cheap as you can go.

But it aint an Apple IIe.
 
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