A few newbie questions...

Hi All,
I really want to get a MacBook and start composing (initially with Garage Band then hopefully Logic Express), but just had a few questions concerning using LE7 with a MacBook...
i. Can I hook up a MIDI keyboard easily enough to a MacBook?
ii. Will a 1.83Ghz/1Gig ram MacBook be beefy enough to run LE7 adequately?
Thanks in advance!
robster

1) Yes of course. If it's a midi keyboard with USB, all you need is a USB cable. Make sure there's Mac drivers for it (most of them are ok). If there's no USB plug, you'll need a midi interface. There's many of them but a very basic one like Edirol UM-1EX will work fine.
2) Yes. I used to work with Logic Express and a iBook G3 600... There's a couple of plugins, especially soft synths, that are very CPU-hungry but you can always freeze tracks. However, if you can afford it, I'd choose 2GB of RAM.

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Assassin X wrote:
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Assassin X wrote:
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Try using freeware, heres an excellent video converter for iPods:
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