Any dubstep producers using a Mac? Need some help :)

Steve AC23 · Post by **Steve AC23** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 5:10 pm

Anyone running a Mac?

What software do you run?

Im having bare problems with Cubase SX 1.06 and Waves Diamond 5.2 Plugin Pack

As soon as install the Waves Diamond, Cubase crashes at the splash screen when its trying to start....anyone else have this problem? Or maybe a work around?

Does anyone have Waves 4 and running it fine? I cant find it to try

After this, Im thinking Im going to haveto sell my G5.

I can't afford to buy a copy of SX3

Cheers
ez
steve

kion · Post by **kion** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 7:39 pm

subframe · Post by **subframe** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 8:13 pm

If waves are crashing your system, don't use Waves.

j_j · Post by **j_j** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 11:54 pm

use something else other than waves or cubase i wouldnt sell ur g5 u must b mad ,use frutiyloops reason 3 ableton whatever theres looooooads that all run on mac ...i use a mac and it hasnt crashed once in a audio application and i got the cpu goin fukkin nuts mate bleev .the thing gets red hot and makes mad sounds ..safe .

Steve AC23 · Post by **Steve AC23** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 4:18 am

ye nice1, ill just piss Waves off......but its meant to be the shit for EQing.

doomstep · Post by **doomstep** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 7:01 am

Waves is THE plug-in eq ... but not much use if ya can't build a tune

pete_bubonic · Post by **pete_bubonic** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 10:09 am

Yeah the waves plug ins are the shit. I use them in practically every tune. The problem sounds like a missing dll file, I had the same problem when I installed the waves 3 package. Either hunt down a different install for the plugins or just fuck em off, there are plenty of other plugins capable of doing just as good as a job as the waves.

kion · Post by **kion** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 6:33 pm

I thought macs used xml files or summit - DLL is a windows-specific ting or am I wrong?

subframe · Post by **subframe** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 8:00 pm

There are loads of plugins out there that can rival or better Waves, just look around for ones that you like.

drawkafella · Post by **drawkafella** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 11:35 pm

i use logic express 7 which can operate without a dongle, as well as reason, i had waves 5 and it worked fine, but it has since expired, there are many free au instrumens out there too google it. thats what works for me.

drawkafella · Post by **drawkafella** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 11:38 pm

ill buy your g5

Steve AC23 · Post by **Steve AC23** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 9:34 am

.. the problem lies with Cubase SX1 being old and the VSTs arent compatable.

Gonna haveto move sequencers.
Never really liked Logic Exp.7
look like ill haveto use it now, gonna try Digital Performer too

Probably go with Logic if you guys are success with it, cheers

ez

r33lc4sh · Post by **r33lc4sh** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 11:29 am

J_J wrote:use frutiyloops

ther is no fruity on mac and it will never be

grievous_angel · Post by **grievous_angel** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 4:48 pm

If it's an SX crack, it's likely to crash anyway. If it's a Waves crack, and an SX crack, then crashes are very likely indeed. If it's SX1, that's a lot less stable than SX3.

But don't pay 350 quid for SX. Pay 99 for Cubase SE. You really don't need all the stuff that's in SX -- surround etc. See http://www.dv247.com/invt/29688/ for features and pricing. It's got:

* 48 Audio tracks and unlimited MIDI tracks
* Professional 24/96 recording
* Up to 16 VST instrument slots
* 5 insert effects and 8 send effects per channel
* VST System Link and ReWire 2-compatible
* VST audio and MIDI plug-ins included
* Video thumbnail track for building your own video soundtracks
* Technology and user interface based on Cubase SX3/SL3
* Fully automatic delay compensation for plug-ins
* Enhanced user interface (same “look and feel” as Cubase SX3)
* Improved Hitpoint detection for tempo adjustments of audio loops

And so on.

I wouldn't go the Logic route personally because I think it's over-complicated, but the full version has fantastic plug ins and many people do love it to bits. There's a cheaper version of Logic as well for 169 quid. http://www.dv247.com/invt/27714/

Or, you could get Reason, which will get you up and running a lot quicker, but will cost you three hundred notes.

Pays your money and you makes your choice. Reason would be best in terms of actually getting stuff done -- your biggest cost isn't your software, it's your time.

8bitwonder · Post by **8bitwonder** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 6:12 pm

ac23 wrote:Anyone running a Mac?

What software do you run?

Im having bare problems with Cubase SX 1.06 and Waves Diamond 5.2 Plugin Pack

As soon as install the Waves Diamond, Cubase crashes at the splash screen when its trying to start....anyone else have this problem? Or maybe a work around?

Does anyone have Waves 4 and running it fine? I cant find it to try

After this, Im thinking Im going to haveto sell my G5.

im running waves platinum and masters edition on a g5 but i had to get help from mac themselves...it kinda made everything clip on my machine and gave really big slowdown but now its fine so it is possible to run
I can't afford to buy a copy of SX3

Cheers
ez
steve

j_j · Post by **j_j** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 6:50 pm

r33lc4sh wrote:
J_J wrote:use frutiyloops
ther is no fruity on mac and it will never be

g5 intel core duo processors allow for pc mirroring.

municiple · Post by **municiple** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 9:34 pm

If any of you are teachers, or know teachers, have them buy you Cubase... it is half off. You can do it on sites like www.academicsuperstore.com. Also, Mac gives a 10% discount to teachers.

deckstar · Post by **deckstar** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 8:37 pm

I have a tool to reset the demotime of waves 5 on osx if anyones interested... PM

djunya · Post by **djunya** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 10:25 pm

I have dual 2.5 G5 w/ Logic 7 - State of the art tools if you ask me... I also use reason,recycle & absynth. Logic 7 was designed for the G5 and is easy to use if you have any prior experience with any recording software.. I highly recommend if you keep your mac!!

tmu · Post by **tmu** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 10:32 pm

can i get one of those MacBookPro's and Logic 7.2 and im good to go?

Any dubstep producers using a Mac? Need some help :)

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