Ok, so I've been researching and pondering on setting up an unused G5 as a slave for most of VI/VE. I have the following:
Main Machine: Intel Mac Quad 3.9ghz, 8gb RAM, logic studio pro (has optics in/out, no audio card/interface)
Apogee Ensemble (has optic in/out)
I'd like to some or most of VI/VE on the G5. Is there an easy way to do this with little or no cost?
I'm wondering if I can run an optic cable from the G5 to the Ensemble, or even to the IntelMac, but I don't think you can select inputs from two sources at the same time in logic, unless there's an app I'm missing. Will the optic cable this way give me at least 8 channels of audio? Or do I need to buy an audio card for the G5 to transfer audio? Also, what's the best way to transfer MIDI? All my MIDI devices are USB, so no MIDI in/out directly on the IntelMac.
Any help would be appreciated.