oldschooldaw.com

Operating Systems => PowerPC Macintosh 32bit => Mac OS 9 (Oct 1999) => Topic started by: chrisNova777 on November 19, 2017, 08:22:20 AM

Title: choosing a DAW host app for mac os 9
Post by: chrisNova777 on November 19, 2017, 08:22:20 AM

here we are looking at the different options for choices of which software to run ordered by which was most recently updated

#1Ableton live 4.14 (Apr 2005) **rewire 2 capable (http://media.soundonsound.com/sos/feb02/images/abletonliveheader.l.gif) #2Emagic logic 6.4 (Oct 2004) **rewire 2 capable (http://www.elec-intro.com/EX/05-14-08/firewirea.l.gif) #3Propellerheads Reason 2.5 (May 2003) **rewire 2 capable (http://media.soundonsound.com/sos/sep02/images/reasonheader.l.gif) #4MOTU Digital performer 3.11(Oct 2002) *rewire 1 capable (https://www.macintoshrepository.org/_resize.php?w=640&h=480&bg_color=333333&imgenc=ZmlsZ8a4XMvbWcvc2l0ZXMvbWcvZmlsZXMvc2NyZWVuc2hvdHMvZHAzLmdpZg%3D%3D) #5Steinberg Cubase VST 5.1 (Nov 2001) *rewire 1 capable (http://macintoshgarden.org/sites/macintoshgarden.org/files/screenshots/cubasevst5.gif) #6Steinberg Nuendo v1.52 (October 2001) **rewire 2 capable (http://media.soundonsound.com/sos/oct01/images/nuendoheader.gif) #7Digidesign Pro tools 5.1.1 (June 2001) *no rewire / use direct connect (http://macos9lives.com/linked/pro%20tools%20main.gif) #8Opcode SVP 4.5.3 (Nov 1999) *rewire 1 capable (http://macos9lives.com/smforum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=278.0;attach=503;image) Additional notes: Emagic Logic 5.2 (Aug 2002) *was the final version to use VST plugins Emagic Logic 4.8.1 (Oct 2001) *rewire 1 capable Digidesign Pro tools 5.0 (Nov 1999) Sound Diver 3.0.5 (Dec 2002) (https://www.musicfarm.org/input/test/img-test2001/SD3setup.jpg) Sound Diver 3.0.52 (June 2003) UNISYN 2.02 (March 2003) (http://macos9lives.com/smforum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=1331.0;attach=520;image) Opcode Galaxy 2.5.2 (Mar 1998) (https://www.deepsignalstudios.com/images/galaxy.jpg) refill packer for reason 2.5: http://macos9lives.com/smforum/index.php?topic=1626.0 Quote it would occur to some that one could choose a particular "camp" to go with, using the hardware created by a certain company might be a good idea as you are able to assume that this configuration must have been rigourously tested by the company... here are a few of the "chosen paths" that combine the host DAW application, with their own MIDI hardware + MIDI management software: **) Ableton Live + Reason via ReWire can be used with any midi interface or librarian.. with no special integration Quote The Emagic Path **) Emagic Logic + Sound Diver v3.05 Midi Librarian + AMT8/MT4 Midi interface? (http://www.deepsonic.ch/deep/pix_equipment/emagic_amt8_01.jpg) (http://www.potm.org/software/Unitor/files/BIGunitor8.png.png) (https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51JBPT776HL._SX385_.jpg)(https://www.musicfarm.org/input/test/img-test2001/SD3startup.jpg) Quote The MOTU Path **) MOTU Digital Performer + Unisyn v2.02 Midi Librarian + MOTU MTP Interface? (http://www.the-hurds.net/MIDI_Studio/JPEGs/MOTU_MTP.jpg) (http://www.oldschooldaw.com/forums/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=2999.0;attach=3946;image)(http://macos9lives.com/smforum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=1489.0;attach=1680;image) Quote The Opcode Path **) Opcode StudioVisionPro + Galaxy v2.5.2 Midi Librarian + Opcode MIDI Interface? (http://www.oldschooldaw.com/forums/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=26.0;attach=5767;image) (https://media.sweetwater.com/publications/sweetnotes/sn-earlysummer98/graphics/studiovision4.gif)(http://www.oldschooldaw.com/forums/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=4823.0;attach=5769;image) Quote The Steinberg Path **) Steinberg Cubase + ??? (no midi librarian made by steinberg) (http://www.tanderud.se/images/swan/midex8new.jpg) (http://www.oldschooldaw.com/forums/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=191.0;attach=40;image) version info: OMS: http://www.oldschooldaw.com/forums/index.php/topic,2519.0.html FREEMIDI: http://www.oldschooldaw.com/forums/index.php/topic,60.0.html