InLight-Tone
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She's really good too, pretty foolproof and a good in between machine....Thanks for that reference, seriously tempting to build something like that
She's really good too, pretty foolproof and a good in between machine....Thanks for that reference, seriously tempting to build something like that
Depends on what you are doing with your SSDs. They don’t have to be Thunderbolt unless you are running a big bay. I’ve had good success with running SSDs through USB3. My late 2015 iMac is currently running 2 external monitors, one of which runs out of a Thunderbolt 2 dock that also provides me with 4 additional powered USB3 ports. I have 5 SSDs connected via USB3 and my audio interface is also currently USB3. I’d prefer to do the interface with Thunderbolt but I haven’t figured out how to run two external monitors without each of them having them in separate Thunderbolt ports (one connected through the Thunderbolt dock).
The current iMacs have TB3 but that should help. In any case the iMac and iMac Pro should both work in terms of your peripherals. For the iMac you might need to get a TB3 dock or a TB3 SSD bay.
Totally agree with the prosumer option, big hole there. My Hack I just built has a Sapphire 11265-05-20G Radeon Pulse RX 580 8GB and has great performance for $200. Love, love, love the Apple ecosystem so much I bought a new iPhone and iPad and being a Windows guy most of my life. Integrating everything is beyond easy and I did IT for 15 years with all Windows comps...And that particular build config even has TB3! I think you could build it with a bit less video card then she reccomended there and save some money too, we don't need that much video card for music production.
Still I will continue with my 5,1 for a couple more years, but it will be interesting to watch things develop in the next couple years and with setups like that its certainly going to be something to consider going with a hackintosh if Apple doesn't pull their head out and give us a better prosumer option.
That's my choice too. I'm fine for now.Staying on current Mac.
Totally agree with the prosumer option, big hole there. My Hack I just built has a Sapphire 11265-05-20G Radeon Pulse RX 580 8GB and has great performance for $200. Love, love, love the Apple ecosystem so much I bought a new iPhone and iPad and being a Windows guy most of my life. Integrating everything is beyond easy and I did IT for 15 years with all Windows comps...
The word on the street is that the 2012 MacPro will not be able to run OSX Catalina. That is not ten years.
Devices like the ThunderQuad have 2 TB ports for daisy-chaining. I'm not sure if that supports graphics, but even if it doesn't, it's possible that some device might...oh, and I switched from a dual monitor setup to a single 43" monitor and it's been the best thing.I’d prefer to do the interface with Thunderbolt but I haven’t figured out how to run two external monitors without each of them having them in separate Thunderbolt ports (one connected through the Thunderbolt dock).
Yeah, I got one last year and it's awesome! I'm just excited by the bright and shiny new speeds I'll get with the new Mac Pro, but for now I can do everything I need to do with the 2013.Maybe a noob question but is there a reason why almost nobody considers a used vader helmet? You can get a pretty decent machine for 2500.- bucks.
If I had a 43" monitor, I know I would just make the main editing window on the DAW bigger and I'd still end up with at least one additional monitor for plug-ins! Also the iMac is what it is—a very nice 27" 5K retina display, but I'm locked into it for obvious reasons.Devices like the ThunderQuad have 2 TB ports for daisy-chaining. I'm not sure if that supports graphics, but even if it doesn't, it's possible that some device might...oh, and I switched from a dual monitor setup to a single 43" monitor and it's been the best thing.