Mini Mac for music and recording? Is anyone else doing that?
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Dont get the earlier mini for audio work, it doesn't even have an audio input!!! VERY annoyed about that when I foind out, now have to get new one.
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Using it on my Mac Mini with Mavericks and the latest version of Audacity. Works great. Get the software from http://audacity.sourceforge.net. It's open source; no charge.
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Thanks for the reply. I'm not looking for studio quality, but just good enough to re-enjoy concerts. I've been using a Sony MD recorder, which is remarkable as long as I keep the volume under control. I'd also use it for acoustic group demo/critical listening, so it'll probably do OK for that. If all else fails in the concert area, I can keep using the minidiscs.Thanks again,Jim
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as long as the mac device has a usb option. what kind of device are you trying to use it for?
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Yes, via the Mac's Bluetooth feature. Good sound for such a little speaker; used in a 12x15 LR, with 3 other couples present, on the coffee table and it did fine.
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Hello mate, same story with the mac I'm afraid, I have a couple of macs too, may sound a tad bit better but does not power the drivers adequately. I run mine through an audio interface in my studio, Focusrite Saffire 40, this has headphone amps with volume controls and powers the just fine. If you really want to enjoy these headphones, you do need good headphone amps. I also use them to monitor sound into my Zoom H4N in which do have a small headphone amp on them
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Hi there. I am not techie. I have a MAC as well, and did not need the disc. I did have to adjust my preferences in all the applications that I wanted to use the mic in. Only once though. Sorry couldn't be more help.
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I'm was also checking these speakers out for my Mac setup. Currently, I have the old iMac 17", which has no optical output... so according to the good folks here, this would be dissapointing. But I just checked on the Mac minis, and they are optical (input and output), so I think it's time for an upgrade! Looks like Apple are switching all their machines to have a combo mini optical/headphone port. A Good Thing.
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I do. Works great. Output from the UCA digital out to a Mac Mini digital Input. Use the sound settings on the Mini to select the UCM as the input source. I do the same for output, attach headphones to UCM to monitor. Great little unit. Had this setup for a year now. No problems. Hope this helps.
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I don't think you need the software to run it on a mac. Pretty much any Mac-based music software will recognize the interface.
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No the mini uses laptop memory. As far as Mac go this specific memory is only for the MacPro and maybe an Xserve... Not sure about the Xserve though
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Also, PC iTunes can stream to numerous units simultaneously as well as Macs. I swap the audio back and forth from my Mac to the PC, depending on whose computer I'm wishing to use.
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We purchased a Mac and use Garage Band to do our recordings. You can get a refurbished Mac for just a few hundred dollars and the Garage Band software will probably already be installed on it.
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We use ours as our iMAc's speakers and they work great for everything. A bit overkill for just that purpose, but your music from iTunes will never sound better! :o) We love ours and use them daily for music, video and just for the computer's audio, and of course for recording and mixing which they excel at.
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Touch base with M-Audio...but the thing is you shouldn't even need a driver. Macs automatically plug-n-play especially with GarageBand
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Yes it is definitely Mac compatible, all the way to the latest version of OS X, 10.10, Yosemite. You can use the free program Audacity, which works fine. There are also probably a dozen other audio recording apps in the App Store that you could use. Many of them recognize USB sources like this cassette device, and some of them are free. I prefer to use Audio Hijack Pro (it's not in the App Store). It's not free, but has some advantages. See my review for details.
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I have/am using it. I keep it in a closet behind where my computer is. I ran a long usb cable through the wall. Plan is to bolt it down to prevent theft. The mac mini backs up via the usb. My MacBook Pro is configured to backup over the wireless to the same drive. All works well now. Although it took a while to get the wifi backup to work. I feel a lot better knowing that in a fire, I can dash out and not worry (too much) about losing all my photos, music, and movies. I wish Apple would make time capsule fire and water proof.