Hi. I just registered. I am a life-long pc user, but I now really want to buy a mac. Without going into long, boring detail, I mainly want the new computer for recording -- mostly music (my own compositions, with multiple tracks played on keyboards) and perhaps some voice (interviews for a podcast), and I've heard that "Garage Band" comes installed and is easy to learn and use.
I'd like to be able to use Garage Band to record directly (analog in) as well as with MIDI. For analog recording, I have all the necessary external equipment (audio cables, good mics, preamps, and a mixer); also, all my keyboards are MIDI equipped.
Anyway, I want to buy a powerful, fast computer so there aren't frustrating issues with latency. I think I can afford up to $2,000 (or maybe a tad more if that's what it takes to get a good computer).
Advice please: Which mac(s) should I be looking at?
That's my main question. Also, for what it's worth, I live in rural Japan. I assume that if I buy a mac somewhere here in Japan (perhaps in Tokyo), it'll have a Japanese operating system. Does anyone know if I can get a dual (BOTH English and Japanese) operating system mac in Japan? (I can read Japanese fairly well, but having to decipher Japanese help messages can add an element of frustration when I just want to concentrate on using my computer.)
Thanks in advance!
JapanGuy
I'd like to be able to use Garage Band to record directly (analog in) as well as with MIDI. For analog recording, I have all the necessary external equipment (audio cables, good mics, preamps, and a mixer); also, all my keyboards are MIDI equipped.
Anyway, I want to buy a powerful, fast computer so there aren't frustrating issues with latency. I think I can afford up to $2,000 (or maybe a tad more if that's what it takes to get a good computer).
Advice please: Which mac(s) should I be looking at?
That's my main question. Also, for what it's worth, I live in rural Japan. I assume that if I buy a mac somewhere here in Japan (perhaps in Tokyo), it'll have a Japanese operating system. Does anyone know if I can get a dual (BOTH English and Japanese) operating system mac in Japan? (I can read Japanese fairly well, but having to decipher Japanese help messages can add an element of frustration when I just want to concentrate on using my computer.)
Thanks in advance!
JapanGuy