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software for the apple mac

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im new in the music game. im haveing trouble mixing down my music just on the fantom x8 and im really getting tired of it. i just got a new macbook the other day. can somwone tell me what program i can get to mix my music?
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there's a ton of programs for the mac for creating & recording music. a macbook comes with Garageband, but GB is pretty cumbersome beyond recording more than 4-6 tracks because it's not optimized very well (which means it runs slowly). competitors like Logic Pro / Logic Express, ProTools / ProTools LE, Cubase, Tracktion and Digital Performer can run 20+ tracks without a hitch, depending upon RAM, hard disk speed (external drives are usually faster than internal macbook drives), and audio interface.

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JSepeta is pretty much correct. And don't forget about Ableton Live. I never got into it myself, but it has a pretty big following.

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thanks man, ill look into those programs.
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I don't know you, but GarageBand works fine for me. I never ran into trouble when streaming many tracks and running a few synths and effects along. My drive is 7200 rpm SATA, 2 GB RAM, CPU is 1.83 GHz Core Duo.
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Yeah, Artemio is correct to point out the drive speed. That can affect your overall system performance, especially where track counts are concerned.

I have the stock 5400 RPM drive in mine right now, but eventually I may look into the 7200 RPM model. I just don't want to have to deal with it right now, and I'm not even trying to play back more than about 10 or 15 tracks at a time in Cubase. I have heard that you can expect something on the order of 20-30 tracks without a hitch, even with the 5400 RPM drive. I believe that you need to upgrade at the point at which you need more like 40-50 tracks or more.

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