MOTM

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/daw-mac

See ya there! :-) Someone on that list just asked if anyone wanted to buy
their used 828 btw...

Have you found Unicornation yet? They have a bulletin board and mailing list
for MOTU-Mac users:

http://www.unicornation.com

Firewire hard drives are not fast enough for most people doing media (video
or audio), although it certainly is possible if your project is very
lightweight. I've gotten up to 8 tracks of audio with plugins on my iBook,
running everything off the same internal ATA drive. It wasn't pleasant
though -- it was like working in molasses! You'll get best results if you
put your OS on a SCSI HD, DP can go on your built-in ATA drive, and then use
a Seagate SCSI drive for your audio files. The Barracuda's are really good,
that's what most of us are using. The Cheetahs are good also. The Glyph is
super expensive for what it is, I honestly don't know anyone using those!

I've been using a lowly 450mhz G4 with this configuration and DP versions
2.6 - 3.01, and have gotten up to 72 audio tacks with plugins. I can't wait
to see what results I can get when I (can afford to) upgrade to a newer
machine! 

best,
- Scott
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http://www.red-noise.com