langz@asylum.SF.CA.US (Lang Zerner) (12/16/90)
The following message is from a friend of mine. I will be sure to get responses to him until we get him onto the net (sorry about the pseudonym; all of his friends call him that at the office :-): I am considering picking up either a mac II ci w/ digidesign sound tools or a next .What are the smpte and midi lock capabilities of the next and more importantly how expensive are they vs the mac digidesign package . Is any one using the next in a professional audio situation ? responses apreciated , -Mr. Satan-- langz@asylum.sf.ca.us "Karma means `getting caught.' The secret to not creating karma is getting even without getting caught." --Rodent Kapoor
garton@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu (Bradford Garton) (12/17/90)
In article <13210@asylum.SF.CA.US> langz@asylum.UUCP (Lang Zerner) writes: > I am considering picking up either a mac II ci w/ digidesign sound >tools or a next .What are the smpte and midi lock capabilities of the next and >more importantly how expensive are they vs the mac digidesign package . Is any >one using the next in a professional audio situation ? responses apreciated , Mac is a better choice if he/she wants a "turnkey" system, but the NeXT is more extensible (and with lots of PD software, too -- csound, cmix, cmusic, etc.). I don't know that any SMPTE sync systems currently exist for the NeXT, but I do know of two guys (Andy Milburn and Tom Hajdu, aka tamandandy, inc.) who are doing extensive commercial work with a couple of cubes. They're the guys responsible for "BUZZ" in MTV, plus a lot of the fast-cut glitzo MTV-style commercials on the tube (I think Reebok and/or Nike are some of their clients). NeXT gives you more, price-wise (DSP, faster processor, disk space, etc.) but doesn't have all the MIDI software the Mac does. Brad Garton Music Dept. brad@woof.columbia.edu