Powermac G5 as a Music Studio

[Granny Prime]

Hey guys,

I've been pondering this for some time now. I have a MacBook Pro right now, the old 2.2GHz model. But I really do miss the power and upgradeability of a desktop. I am looking to get deeper into music production as well as graphic design, web design, video editing, etc.

My question to you guys is namely concerning the Music Production area. Will I have trouble with VST plugins for the PowerPC platform in terms of compatibility? I know it's becoming a dead technology and I'd hate to invest in something like this knowing I'll only have a very limited run before I am having to resort to primarily using my laptop, which can't really handle that much graphics intensive work due to its 128MB video card.

If I can do music production without having to worry about compatibility with VST Plugins then that'll be fine and I'd gladly invest in this purchase. But I am just not 100% sure it'll be that easy.

So please if you can help me research my idea more as I really am looking for a desktop Mac to handle the more intensive tasks previously mentioned.


Thanks!

 

[Mjc.americor]

I think that it all really depends on what kind of VST plugin you want to run

Like Antares Auto-Tune, that Im pretty sure is only for intel.
I think that it all really depends on what kind of Plugin you want to run.
Just go to the website of the company for that plug in and see what they support.
Hope this helped!

 

[Granny Prime]

Thanks very much! I was a little curious as if they would actually work on the PPC platform; I always used to think they were universal!

Maybe I could search eBay for a low-end Mac Pro..