#How to record on mac without garageband mac

I suspect that a live rig is the way to go, rather than being tied to a computer. I think I'm just trying to save a few bucks by looking at what I've got rather than spending. Thanks for the input Gordon, I suspected the latency was going to be a problem. Max has the disadvantage that I don't want to take my macbook to gigs - I just don't consider personal computers of any variety to be reliable enough, and the downsides of openstomp are that it isn't available in the UK yet, and it requires Windows. My front runners at the moment are Max/MSP and the openstomp pedal. I'm considering upgrading, and have been for some time. You'd be amazed how much a theremin can squeeze out of a delay. Guitar effects pedals have served me well for three years of experimenting, and I am still finding plenty of mileage in them. The primary example of a loopy thereminist is Pamelia Kurstin. (I note that both Sarah and Wilco use Max to drive hardware as well as process audio - robots and an array of moogfoogers respectively.)

#How to record on mac without garageband mac

I guess that this is just as applicable to PCs and other s/w, but what can I say, I'm a Mac fan-boy :)Ĭlassical thereminists will tell you that even tiny amounts of latency are significant (and they are probably right), but for serious experimentalists such as Wilco Botermans and Sarah Angliss the weapon of choice seems to be Max/MSP, and both have told me they don't find the small amount of latency to be a hindrance. So, am I buying myself a world of pain going the DI route, or should I stick with outboard amp/effects and record via a mic? Of course, this wouldn't have been a problem if the boy hadn't decided to take the Behringer keyboard combo off to college :) M-Audio BX5a powered monitors, so I'm not too worried about that side of things. Is using the Mac/GarageBand combo as a live-play solution (with s/w effects) feasible, or am I going to get killed by the inherent latency in the system? I'm using a pair of Any effects could (of course) be added in post, but where post effects can be fine, they won't do much for live playing (as they can be such an integral part for some styles).

Ideally, I'd like to directly connect the Etherwave to the line in (via a small mixer if needed) and record straight into GarageBand. I'm fairly adept at working with GarageBand (and to a lesser extent Logic), and have put together many straight sequenced pieces, and a number of audio pieces using voice and foley (primarily using a C01U USB mic). I've a couple of questions regarding recording via my MacPro (intel). The Etherwave is ordered and on its way :)