Thanks JWL & Plowman,
I'm going to NAMM and plan to mine all the info I can finagle out of all the manufacturers whose VI's & plugins I own or plan to buy in the immediate future.
I've made up crib sheets of pertinent questions regarding compatibility w/ Mac Intel, what it will take to migrate their software to another computer (really my biggest concern regarding setup of a new system or network) and what the major library manufacturers need in terms of computer resources. This way I can figure out how to spread the programs over multiple cpu's and with informed consideration of the eventual upgrade to the 64-bit future.
I'm also bringing a video camera to document what I see & hear so I can remember & recall it accurately.
It's really great that NAMM follows on the heels of Mac World so closely. There should be a lot of answers available that right now are only available by reading tea leaves. I'm with those you believe that the single machine, 64-bit heavenworld is a ways off still. I use Pro Tools HD & Logic and want to see them split off onto their own platforms. Of course, there are other complications also.
Anyway, at that point I'll make my decision about which way to go to relieve my poor little dual 2 Gig from its current misery.
I'm really looking forward to this trip.
I'm going to NAMM and plan to mine all the info I can finagle out of all the manufacturers whose VI's & plugins I own or plan to buy in the immediate future.
I've made up crib sheets of pertinent questions regarding compatibility w/ Mac Intel, what it will take to migrate their software to another computer (really my biggest concern regarding setup of a new system or network) and what the major library manufacturers need in terms of computer resources. This way I can figure out how to spread the programs over multiple cpu's and with informed consideration of the eventual upgrade to the 64-bit future.
I'm also bringing a video camera to document what I see & hear so I can remember & recall it accurately.
It's really great that NAMM follows on the heels of Mac World so closely. There should be a lot of answers available that right now are only available by reading tea leaves. I'm with those you believe that the single machine, 64-bit heavenworld is a ways off still. I use Pro Tools HD & Logic and want to see them split off onto their own platforms. Of course, there are other complications also.
Anyway, at that point I'll make my decision about which way to go to relieve my poor little dual 2 Gig from its current misery.
I'm really looking forward to this trip.