Open QuickTime Player from your Applications folder, then choose File > New Screen Recording from the menu bar.I think the ideal would be to have a Pro Tower in the studio and use the Laptop for mobile occassions, but thats beyond my resources right now. The only other solution ive found that works - although its slower, is USB 2 through both USB ports - its quiet and reliable but the data takes time to transfer. Unlike the plain MacBook, the Pro wil have Firewire 800, which when combined with 7200 rpm firewire drive is supposed to be fast enough for large data input loads.īut Ive given up on that - experiencing constant crashing problems and noise interference because there were constant errors during transfer while recording - so Ive replaced the internal Hard Drive to 320 gig and am now running the session and programme off it - I know its not ideal but Ive had no hitches so far - making sure to transfer all data to the external Drive afterward. My MacBook Pro 15 is great -now that Ive sorted out the transfer issues.The Mac is running Pro Tools and hooked up to a 22 inch monitor Im often recording up to 8 tracks live - the latest being a jazz guitar trio. I hope I have communicated clearly my perspective. Due to the "effort" of just being able to get started, I find myself putting off working on songs, as I can't just walk straight into my studio and work on something for 5 mins before I leave for work or something. I find now with the MacBook, because I need to plug a whole bunch of stuff in just to get up and running (with ProTools its dongles, a bigger screen, audio interface, external harddrive, mouse.) I kinda find it a little uninspiring. If I had a creative idea for a song, my interface was all patched up, I often left a mic plugged in, so I just walked in and pressed record. Everything stayed plugged in and ready to rock. The beauty of the desktop was that I could walk in, open up a session, and get working. I upgraded mine with a really high quality 7200 RPM 500GB internal drive, and run sessions from an external Firewire drive. Portability, you can plug a bigger screen in.etc etc. All the pros of the MacBook have already been covered. I am going to throw a thought into the equation, from having used a G5 Powermac for a long time, and now a new MacBookPro.
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