Going over to full digital set up and wanted some advice

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Going over to full digital set up and wanted some advice

Hi Everyone

Just like to say wicked site you have here - very comprehensive.

I am in the process of selling my beloved 1210’s - djm 400 and serato scratch live and replace it with VCI 100 black and fast track pro.

I have looked into the above and they both get good ratings but i have a question:

Will this set up run on my G5 imac running OSX 10.4.11 ?

and any other advice RE what im buying just incase there is a better option.

Cheers

Luke

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You can use Traktor 3 on a G5 mac but you cant run Traktor Pro sadly.

Thats really the only concern there is that i can think of.

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Cheers Bento

Do you think that what im buying is a good upgrade from the 1210’s ?

If i were to buy a new mac - would an intel macbook run Traktor pro without probs ?

Is Traktor 3 any good ? ( as it is free with the vci 100 black )

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a macbook pro will run traktor pro just fine. see this thread for some discussion on this:

the biggest issue i see with the current macbooks is that they only have 2 usb ports and no longer also a firewire port.

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cheers lsmith

would hate to spend the money on macbook pro and then traktor pro not to work !

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Traktor Pro runs fine on my MacBook Pro. I have the model before the newest one and I have never had a problem running it. The only problem I have is for some reason if I start Traktor Pro with my Fast Track Pro soundcard turned on it crashes. It works fine if I start Traktor and then turn on my soundcard. I’m assuming it’s a problem with my soundcard though, because every once in a while my computer won’t reboot if the soundcard is on.

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Sure .. but the poster was asking about a Macbook and not about a Macbook Pro ..

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thought it seems that now he is infact talking about a Macbook Pro. So yes a unibody Macbook has 2 USB2 ports. The old still available white Macbook additionally has a FW400. The Macbook Pro’s come with 2 (the 17" even 3) USB2 ports and a FW800 (that also works with FW400).

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snap, tru..will edit my prev post

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Thanks everyone for your input

now i cant wait to get the vci 100 and fast track pro

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Thats completly subjective - in the end you might want to use timecode vinyl and use a VCI-100 as a fancy fx unit\turntable accessory. No one can really answer this for you - i wouldnt sell the decks until you have played got the hang of the VCI-100 and know where you want to go from there.

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I wouldn’t sell the tables til you get the new set up running and know whether or not it’s for you. If you rush this it could end really poorly, leaving you regretting all the money you spent.

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+1 with Bento if you can keep at least one 1210 untill you are sure of your choice

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But let me know if you decide to sell tables. I always need more =)

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i am also a vci rookie but +1 for keeping your tables…there are lots of new things you can do with the vci but lots of other things you can´t and wich for your tables are still the better option.