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Hey guys
First time posting here, but am a long time trawler, so be gentle!
Having worked in recording studios across NYC that all utilize trash-can Mac Pros with moderate success, I've decided it's time to upgrade my home-studio machine. I've been looking into the option of building a machine that would be considerably far outside of my price range in the Mac world and this is extremely appealing, but am worried about stability issues, and losing the equivalent money in time spent on days of maintenance and subsequent down time.
One issue is that I work in film scoring/commercials, with inflexible and tight deadlines and no room for distractions caused by intermittent issues, this makes me quite tentative. BUT! having seen and read about stable systems I do feel that it is possible to achieve, so I thought I'd give it a shot.
Being a complete newbie to this I figured a recommended system would be the way to go. tonymac's CustomacPro seems appealing as it's probably super stable through trial and error. One outstanding question I do have is about Thunderbolt in his configuration. I use 3 pieces of UAD Hardware - an Apollo twin, a quad satellite and an Apollo 16 MKII. These are the centerpiece of my setup and having thes bug out or be intermittent is just not an option in my workflow. Does anyone have any experience with the mobo used in the current CustomCacPro and Apollo gear? The Startek adapter for TB 2 seems to work for most people, but would love any tips or pointers!
Another question, to relate to the "buyers guide" nature of the post - are the any upgrades to tonymacs current template that would give me substantial gains for audio work? I compose in Logic and ProTools so multiple cores with multithreading are the name of the game. Also topping out on RAM is a lifesaver for bigger sessions. Video performance is not really important at all, so I'd stick with the recommended GTX 1060 with the allowing me the option if I ever felt the need to dabble in light gaming.
Your advice and pointers are so appreciated - especially as I enter into this uncharted territory!
First time posting here, but am a long time trawler, so be gentle!
Having worked in recording studios across NYC that all utilize trash-can Mac Pros with moderate success, I've decided it's time to upgrade my home-studio machine. I've been looking into the option of building a machine that would be considerably far outside of my price range in the Mac world and this is extremely appealing, but am worried about stability issues, and losing the equivalent money in time spent on days of maintenance and subsequent down time.
One issue is that I work in film scoring/commercials, with inflexible and tight deadlines and no room for distractions caused by intermittent issues, this makes me quite tentative. BUT! having seen and read about stable systems I do feel that it is possible to achieve, so I thought I'd give it a shot.
Being a complete newbie to this I figured a recommended system would be the way to go. tonymac's CustomacPro seems appealing as it's probably super stable through trial and error. One outstanding question I do have is about Thunderbolt in his configuration. I use 3 pieces of UAD Hardware - an Apollo twin, a quad satellite and an Apollo 16 MKII. These are the centerpiece of my setup and having thes bug out or be intermittent is just not an option in my workflow. Does anyone have any experience with the mobo used in the current CustomCacPro and Apollo gear? The Startek adapter for TB 2 seems to work for most people, but would love any tips or pointers!
Another question, to relate to the "buyers guide" nature of the post - are the any upgrades to tonymacs current template that would give me substantial gains for audio work? I compose in Logic and ProTools so multiple cores with multithreading are the name of the game. Also topping out on RAM is a lifesaver for bigger sessions. Video performance is not really important at all, so I'd stick with the recommended GTX 1060 with the allowing me the option if I ever felt the need to dabble in light gaming.
Your advice and pointers are so appreciated - especially as I enter into this uncharted territory!