Pro Tools LE 7 on Power PC Mac G4?

February 22, 2010 by admin · 2 Comments
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tguktater asked:

I am in the process of purchasing the Digidesign Mbox2. My current computer is a Macbook with 1 GHZ RAM that runs on OS x 10.4.8. I have a Power-PC based Mac G4 that am planning on fixing up to run Pro-Tools LE. Will Pro-Tools LE 7.x run on the older G4 if I have it upgraded to run on OS X 10.4.8 or should I concider purchasing a new computer. I would like to not have to use my Macbook for recording, but am open to the idea.

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2 Responses to “Pro Tools LE 7 on Power PC Mac G4?”
  1. yumsorbet says:
    February 24, 2010 at 4:36 pm

    Consider purchasing a new computer. yumsorbet

  2. Pro Tools Guru says:
    February 27, 2010 at 4:05 pm

    It really depends on how old the G4 you’re hoping to use is…

    In my experience, I would not try and use Pro Tools on a G4 if it’s only a Single Processor G4 - you’re probably not going to be happy with the perfomance** and you might want to find another host for Pro Tools.

    **This also depends on what type of work you’re doing in Pro Tools (how many tracks, how many plug ins, how long the sessions are… ) these are all factors in determining the speed of the machine you should go with.

    Great alternative might be a used / refurb Mac Mini - (Cheap and Intel) Pro Tools Guru

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